Selenium reagents and intermediates in organic synthesis

Introduction (Sir Derek Barton). General aspects of selenoorganic chemistry. Selenoorganic functional groups. Selenocarbonyl and selenocarboxylic functional groups. Synthesis and properties of selenides. Selenoxides and selenones. Selenonium salts and selenonium ylides. Addition reactions. Addition reactions with cyclization. Selenium-stabilized carbanions. Unsaturated selenides, selenoxides and selenones. Hydroxy- and carbonyl-selenium structures. Oxidation reactions. Reduction reactions and other uses of selenium reagents. Special structures and natural products and biologically active compounds. Author index. Subject index.