Synthetic Approaches to Selenoesters

Selenoesters are compounds of great synthetic relevance since they can be used in several types of chemical transformations and mainly due to their great capacity in the formation of acyl radicals. Therefore, the scientific community has been developing several methods for the synthesis of this class of molecules. This review will address the synthesis of these compounds from different starting materials, such as carboxylic acids derivatives (acid chlorides and anhydrides), aldehydes, selenoacetylenes and miscellaneous methods.

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Selenoesters are important compounds for synthetic purposes due to their ability to participate in various chemical transformations, particularly in the formation of acyl radicals. Scientists have developed multiple methods for synthesizing these compounds from different starting materials.