Embarking on a new millennium, the book in hands describes the recent developments of organsoselenium chemistry in all facets. Various distinguished scientists have contributed, with their skill and expertise, making this book a valuable source for synthetic oriented organic chemists and for those, who want to get a first insight into the chemistry of selenium.

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and General Aspects.- Electrophilic Selenium, Selenocyclizations.- Nucleophilic Selenium.- Radical Reactions Using Selenium Precursors.- Selenium-Stabilized Carbanions.- Selenium at Higher Oxidation State.- Selenocarbonyls.- Selenoxide Elimination and [2,3]Sigmatropic Rearrangement.- Selenium Compounds as Ligands and Catalysts.