Most investigations have focused on the preparation and reactivity of selenoxides,'but selenones have received little attention. Selenones have been prepared by oxidation of selenides using an excess of peroxycarboxylic acids, 2 potassium permanganate, 2 or hydrogen peroxide in the presence of seleninic acid. 3 These methods have several disadvantages and can be applied only to selenides with limited structural features in the ...
