In recent years, vinyl selenones were rediscovered as useful building blocks for new synthetic transformations. This review will highlight these advances in the field of multiple-bond-forming reactions, one-pot synthesis of carbo- and heterocycles, enantioselective construction of densely functionalized molecules, and total synthesis of natural products.
Keywords: annulations; domino reactions; enantioselective synthesis; heterocycles; natural products; organocatalysis; selenium; spiro compounds.