Reaction Pattern and Mechanistic Aspects of Iodine and Iodine-Based Reagents in Selenylation of Aliphatic, Aromatic, and (Hetero)Cyclic Systems

• Published in: Topics in current chemistry (2016) Vol. 382; no. 2; p. 12
• Main Authors: Kumar, Pankaj, Bhalla, Aman
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 08.04.2024
• Subjects: Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Chemistry/Food Science; Life Sciences; Materials Science; Molecular Medicine; Physics; Review; Iodine reagents; Heterocycles; Organoselenium; Selenylation; Mechanistic investigations

Organoselenium compounds have been the subject of extensive research since the discovery of the biologically active compound ebselen. Ebselen has recently been found to show activity against the main protease of the virus responsible for COVID-19. Other organoselenium compounds are also well-known f...