Understanding the noncovalent interactions (NCIs) among the residues of proteins and
nucleic acids, and between drugs and proteins/nucleic acids, etc., has extraordinary …

In the last few decades,“unusual” noncovalent interactions like anion‐π and halogen
bonding have emerged as interesting alternatives to the ubiquitous hydrogen bonding in …

Investigations into semiconductor nanomaterials from both an academic and industrial point
of view are of great significance. Selenium (Se) nanostructures, as narrow bandgap …

Chalcogen bonding is a type of noncovalent interaction in which a covalently bonded
chalcogen atom (O, S, Se or Te) acts as an electrophilic species towards a nucleophilic …

Organoselenium compounds, a significant class of substances with applications in the
biological, medicinal and material sciences as well as in modern organic synthesis, have …

Chalcogen bonding is the non‐covalent interaction between Lewis acidic chalcogen
substituents and Lewis bases. Herein, we present the first application of dicationic tellurium …

Seleno-containing heterocycles exist widely in pharmaceutical molecules and the skeletons
of natural products. The addition of organoselenium to alkenes and alkynes via …

In the recent decade, growing efforts have been devoted to employing elemental selenium
as a selenium source in organic synthesis. In contrast to unstable, smelly, and toxic previous …

Selenium-based catalysts, due to their high efficiency, mild reaction conditions, good
functional compatibility and excellent selectivity, have attracted much attention during the …

Conspectus As scientists in recent decades have discovered, selenium is an important trace
element in life. The element is now known to play an important role in biology as an …