Uses
Methaneseleninic acid may be employed as a ligand in the preparation of lanthanide complexes. It may also be used in the synthesis of a 12-membered macrocycle [(
p-MeO-C
6H
4)
2Te(μ-O)-(μ-MeSeO
2)(μ
4-Cl)]
2 by reacting with bis(p-methoxyphenyl)tellurium dichloride.
Definition
ChEBI: An organoselenium compound that is seleninic acid in which the hydrogen attached to selenium is replaced by a methyl group.
General Description
Methaneseleninic acid is an oxidizing agent useful in organic synthesis. It is formed as major product during the oxidations of γ-glutamyl-Se-methylselenocysteine and Se-methylselenocysteine.
