“…In fact, mono-and bis-imidazole selones have been extensively used to generate transitionmetal-based complexes [26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38] and have furtherb een employed in versatile catalytic applications, such as polymerization [39] and the reduction of nitrobenzenes. [40] Moreover,s uch selenoketones have been used as inhibitors of lactoperoxidase-catalyzed oxidation and tyrosine nitration, [41][42][43] as an analogue of the antithyroidd rug methimazole, [44][45][46] in optoelectronics, [47] as chemicals ensors, [48] and also as ac hemical tool for Pd II extraction from water. [49] Since the first report of the one-pot synthesis of as elone startingf rom an imidazolium salt and elemental seleniumb yJ in et al, [50] as ignificant number of reports has been published following as imilar synthetic protocol.…”