Selenium heterocycles display a broad spectrum of biological activity [1,2], which accounts for the interest in this area of chemistry. We have developed a method for the synthesis of a new selenium heterocyclic system, namely, 3,5,7,11-tetraazatricyclo[7.3.1.0 2,7 ]tridec-2-ene-8-selenone. Thus, we have found that 1,4-dihydropyridine-2-selenolate 1 undergoes the Mannich reaction with primary amines 2 in the presence of excess formaldehyde to give selenones 3 in 45-53% yield. O NH RNH 2 (2), HCHO 1 3 + EtOH, 2, 3 a R = 4-MeC 6 H 4 , b R = MeThe structure of selenones 3 was supported by 1 H NMR and IR spectrometry. The 1 H NMR spectra of selenones 3 are in good accord with the data for related 8-trioxo-3,5,7,11-tetraazatricyclo[7.3.1.0 2,7 ]tridec-2-enes [3][4][5][6][7], whose structure was demonstrated unequivocally by X-ray diffraction crystallographic analysis [5][6][7].The 1 H NMR spectra were taken on a Bruker Avance II 400 spectrometer at 400 MHz in DMSO-d 6 with TMS as the internal standard. The IR spectra were taken on an IKS-29 spectrophotometer for vaseline mulls.