Sandmeyer‐Type Trifluoromethylthiolation and Trifluoromethylselenolation of (Hetero)Aromatic Amines Catalyzed by Copper

Aromatic and heteroaromatic diazonium salts were efficiently converted into the corresponding trifluoromethylthio‐ or selenoethers by reaction with Me₄NSCF₃ or Me₄NSeCF₃, respectively, in the presence of catalytic amounts of copper thiocyanate. These Sandmeyer‐type reactions proceed within one hour at room temperature, are applicable to a wide range of functionalized molecules, and can optionally be combined with the diazotizations into one‐pot protocols.