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The synthesis of organoselenium compounds continues to be a very active research area, due to
their distinct chemical, physical and biological properties. Selenium-based methods have
developed rapidly over the past few years and organoselenium chemistry has become a very
powerful tool in the hands of organic chemist. This review describes the synthesis of
organocatalysed bioactive selenium scaffolds especially including transition metal-catalysed
diaryl selenide synthesis, Cu-catalysed selenium scaffolds, Pd-catalysed selenium scaffolds,
asymmetric catalysis, Nickel catalysed selenium scaffolds and Rh-catalysed selenium scaffolds.