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| Preferred IUPAC name
(Ethylselanyl)ethane | |
| Other names
Ethyl selenide
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| UN number | 2630 |
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| Properties | |
| C4H10Se | |
| Molar mass | 137.09 g/mol |
| Appearance | colorless liquid |
| Density | 1.232 g/ml |
| Melting point | −87 °C (−125 °F; 186 K) |
| Boiling point | 108 °C (226 °F; 381 K) |
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| H225, H301, H331, H373, H410 | |
| P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P301+P310, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P311, P314, P321, P330, P370+P378, P391, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, P501 | |
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| Flash point | 22 °C (72 °F; 295 K) |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Diethyl selenide is an organoselenium compound with the formula C
4H
10Se. First reported in 1836, it was the first organoselenium compound to be discovered.[1][2] It is the selenium analogue of diethyl ether. It has a strong and unpleasant smell.
Occurrence[edit]
Diethyl selenide has been detected in biofuel produced from plantain peel.[3] It is also a minor air pollutant in some areas.
Preparation[edit]
It may be prepared by a substitution reaction similar to the Williamson ether synthesis: reaction of a metal selenide, such as sodium selenide, with two equivalents of ethyl iodide or similar reagent to supply the ethyl groups:
References[edit]
- ^ Mukherjee, Anna J.; Zade, Sanjio S.; Singh, Harkesh B.; Sunoj, Raghavan B. (2010). "Organoselenium Chemistry: Role of Intramolecular Interactions". Chemical Reviews. 110 (7): 4357–4416. doi:10.1021/cr900352j. PMID 20384363.
- ^ Löwig, C. J. (1836). "Ueber schwefelwasserstoff—und selenwasserstoffäther" [About hydrogen sulfide and selenium hydrogen ether]. Annalen der Physik. 37 (3): 550–553. Bibcode:1836AnP...113..550L. doi:10.1002/andp.18361130315.
- ^ Efeovbokhan, Vincent E.; Akinneye, Damilola; Ayeni, Augustine O.; Omoleye, James A.; Bolade, Oladotun; Oni, Babalola A. (2020). "Experimental dataset investigating the effect of temperature in the presence or absence of catalysts on the pyrolysis of plantain and yam peels for bio-oil production". Data in Brief. 31. Elsevier: 105804. Bibcode:2020DIB....3105804E. doi:10.1016/j.dib.2020.105804. PMC 7300137. PMID 32577450.