Selenium tetrachloride
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Selenium tetrachloride | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.030.036 |
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| Properties | |
| SeCl4 | |
| Molar mass | 220.771 g/mol |
| Appearance | white to yellow crystals |
| Density | 2.6 g/cm³, solid |
| Melting point | sublimes at 191.4°C[1] |
| decomposes in water | |
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| Monoclinic, mS80 | |
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| Flash point | non-flammable |
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Other anions |
Selenium tetrafluoride Selenium tetrabromide Selenium dioxide |
Other cations |
Dichlorine monoxide Sulfur tetrachloride Tellurium tetrachloride |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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Selenium tetrachloride, also selenious chloride, selenous chloride, or selenium(IV) chloride, is a chemical compound made of selenium and chlorine. Its chemical formula is SeCl4. It contains selenium in its +4 oxidation state.
Properties
[change | change source]Selenium tetrachloride is a yellow or white solid. It evaporates easily. It reacts with water to make hydrochloric acid and selenous acid. It reacts with selenium dioxide to make selenium oxychloride, a mixture of selenium dioxide and selenium tetrachloride bonded together.
Preparation
[change | change source]It is made by heating a mixture of selenium and chlorine. The selenium tetrachloride escapes as a gas. This can be used to purify selenium. Impure selenium can be placed in the flask, reacted with chlorine. Only selenium tetrachloride escapes. This is reduced to selenium again, making pure selenium.
Uses
[change | change source]It is used to purify selenium. It is used to make other selenium compounds.
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ Lide, David R. (1998). Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. p. 487. ISBN 0849305942. Retrieved 2008-07-02.