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Preferred IUPAC name (Methylselanyl)methane | |
Other names methylselenide | |
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Beilstein Reference | 1696848 |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.008.918 |
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Chemical formula | C2H6Se |
Molar mass | 109.041 g·mol |
Appearance | colorless liquid |
Density | 1.4077 g/cm (14.6 °C) |
Melting point | −87.2 °C (−125.0 °F; 186.0 K) |
Boiling point | 55 °C (131 °F; 328 K) |
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Signal word | Warning |
Hazard statements | H301, H331, H373, H410 |
Precautionary statements | P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P301+P310, P304+P340, P311, P314, P321, P330, P391, P403+P233, P405, P501 |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). Infobox references |
Dimethyl selenide is the organoselenium compound with the formula (CH3)2Se. This colorless, malodorous liquid is the simplest selenoether. It occurs in trace amounts in anaerobic environments and in the atmosphere due to biomethylation of selenium.
Dimethyl selenide is prepared by treating Se sources with electrophilic methylating agents such as methyl iodide:
- Na2Se + 2 CH3I → (CH3)2Se + 2 NaI
The carbon–selenium bond length is 1.943 Å and the C–Se–C bond angle is 96.2°, as determined by microwave spectroscopy. Similar dimensions of 1.98 Å and 98° are found by gas electron diffraction.
References
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Se(−II) | |
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