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containing heterocyclic scaffolds by virtue of their interesting reactivities and a broad range of applications in the medicinal and materials chemistry. This review involves the electrophilic/radical cyclization of alkynes containing heteroatoms which resulted into the novel Se‐heterocycles. The synthesis of seleno‐heterocycles via different nucleophiles including O, N, S, Se, Te, and C‐nucleophiles is exhaustively discussed. Also, one‐pot electrophilic cyclization of 1,3‐diynes and 1,3,5‐triynes was described in details. Furthermore, the various mechanisms underlying the synthesis of selenium‐β‐lactam, carbapenem heterocycle, bis‐ and tris‐selenide alkene, β‐selenosulfonation and selenated alkynes were discussed. The Se‐heterocycles reported in this review allow preparing these selenated compounds bearing the selenium moiety both on the rings (outside) and inside the ring (e. g. selenophenes). The review demonstrates the growing opportunities to construct selenium containing heterocycles from alkynes containing heteroatoms.

Tricin (4',5,7-trihydroxy-3',5'-dimethoxyflavone) has demonstrated diverse biological activities. This compound has a high anti-human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) activity; however, its oral availability is low. To improve its bioavailability, we synthesized tricin-amino acid derivatives as prodrugs and investigated their cell permeability, stability in vitro, and oral availability in vivo. The results demonstrated that the tricin-alanine-glutamic acid conjugate exhibited enhanced permeability, stability in MDCK cells, and excellent bioavailability after oral administration in Crl:CD (SD) male rats. Tricin-alanine-glutamic acid conjugate is a potential new anti-HCMV drug.

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