# 90 Site-specific C–H chalcogenation of quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones enabled by Selectfluor reagent
#90 Site-Specific C-H Chalcogenation of Quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones Enabled by Selectfluor Reagent
Jinwei Yuan,a,* Yang Zhang,a Guangchao Huang,a Mengyao Ma,a Tengyu Yang,a Liangru Yang,a,* Shouren Zhang,b,* Pu Mao,a Lingbo Quc
Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 2021, 8, 6937-6949. DOI: 10.1039/d1qo01332g

A site-specific C-H chalcogenation of quinoxalin-2(1
H)-ones with various diselenides and dithiols is presented by employing Selectfluor reagent as an oxidant. The reaction proceeds selectively at the C6 position of quinoxalin-2(1
H)-ones, and enables access to a wide array of chalcogenyl quinoxalin-2(1
H)-ones.