Study on the Application of Photoelectric Technology in the Synthesis of Selenium-Containing Heterocycles
Xin Wang, Yan Zhang, Kai Sun, Jianping Meng, Bing Zhang
Abstract
Selenium-containing heterocycles are a kind of important organic molecules, which are widely used in medicine, agrochemicals, organic materials and other fields. Therefore, the introduction of selenium atom into organic molecules is of great significance in synthetic chemistry. Visible light and electrochemical technology is one of the green and sustainable synthesis methods, which has opened up broad application prospects in the fields of bifunctionalization and cyclization of unsaturated bonds and direct functionalization of C-H bonds. In recent years, the development of novel selenium cyclization reaction using photoelectric technology to drive unsaturated bonds and direct selenization reaction of C-H bonds has attracted much attention. Therefore, this paper describes the electrochemical-driven and visible-light-induced synthesis reactions of selenium-containing heterocycles, and discusses the applicable scope and mechanism of some reactions.