Electricity-driven, oxidative C-H selenylative and tellurylative annulation of N-(2-alkynyl)anilines: Sustainable synthesis of 3-selanyl/tellanylquinolines

A metal- and oxidant-free, electricity-driven C–H selenylative and tellurylative annulation of N -(2-alkynyl)anilines with diorganyl dichalcogenides is developed to access 3-chalcogenylquinolines.