Integrated electrochemical reactors in automated flow systems were utilised for selenenylation reactions. The automation allowed multiple electrochemical reactions of a programmed sequence to be performed in a fully autonomous way. Many functionalised selenenylated products were synthesised in short reaction times in good to high yields.
Alkenes were reacted with diphenyl diselenide in presence of ceric ammonium nitrate in methanol, affording β-methoxyalkyl phenyl selenides in good yields.