Title:Selenium as a Versatile Reagent in Organic Synthesis: More than Allylic Oxidation
Volume: 19
Issue: 3
Author(s): Samuel Thurow*, Laura Abenante, João Marcos Anghinoni and Eder João Lenardão*
Affiliation:
- Institute of Chemistry, State University of Campinas, Rua Monteiro Lobato, 270, 13083-862, Campinas, SP, Brazil
- Laboratório de Síntese Orgânica Limpa - (LASOL, CCQFA), Universidade Federal de Pelotas – (UFPel), P. O. Box 354, 96010-900, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
Keywords:
Selenium, organochalcogen, catalysis, redox, functionalization, selenium dioxide.
Abstract: For many years since its discovery, Selenium has played the role of a bad boy who became a hero in
organic transformations. Selenium dioxide, for instance, is one of the most remembered reagents in allylic oxidations,
having been applied in the synthesis of several naturally occurring products. The main goal of this review
is to show the recent advances in the use of classical and new selenium reagents in organic synthesis. As demonstrated
through the around 60 references discussed here, selenium can go even forward as a versatile reagent. We
bring a collection of selenium reagents and their transformations that still asleep in the eyes of most synthetic organic
chemists.