RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY OF DISELENIDES, BENZISOSELENAZOLONES AND SELENINIC ACIDS

Abstract
Syntheses of various groups of organoselenium compounds such as aryl and heteroaryl diselenides (1), bis(2-carbamoyl)phenyl diselenides (2), 1,2-benzisoselenazol-3(2H)-ones (3), their 1-oxides (4) and seleninic acids (5) are reported. Some of them manifest potent biological activity as immuno-modulators (compounds 1-3) and cytostatics (compounds 5)