- Selenium tetrachloride
Chembox new
Name = Selenium tetrachloride
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IUPACName = Selenium tetrachloride
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Section1 = Chembox Identifiers
CASNo = 10026-03-6
RTECS = VS7875000
PubChem = 24859372
Section2 = Chembox Properties
Formula = SeCl4
MolarMass = 220.771 g/mol
Appearance = white to yellow crystals
Density = 2.6 g/cm³, solid
Solubility = decomposes in water
MeltingPt = sublimes at 191.4°CCitation
last = Lide
first = David R.
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year = 1998
title = Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
edition = 87
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publication-place = Boca Raton, FL
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publisher = CRC Press
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isbn = 0849305942
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pages = 487
url = http://books.google.com/books?id=lFjg0L-uOxoC&pg=PT872&dq=%22Selenium+tetrachloride%22&lr=&as_brr=3&sig=ACfU3U0XSg9ZRNwmH_XCpy3TgbbF-PEIlw
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Section7 = Chembox Hazards
NFPA-H = 3
NFPA-F = 0
NFPA-R = 0
EUClass = Toxic (T), Dangerous for the environment (N)
RPhrases = R23/25, R33, R50/53
SPhrases = S20/21, S28, S45, S60, S61cite web |url= http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/search/ProductDetail/ALDRICH/323527/ |title= 323527 Selenium tetrachloride |accessdate=2008-07-02 |publisher= Sigma-Aldrich|date= ]
FlashPt = non-flammable
Section8 = Chembox Related
OtherAnions =Selenium tetrafluoride Selenium tetrabromide Selenium dioxide
OtherCations =Dichlorine monoxide Sulfur tetrachloride Tellurium tetrachloride Selenium tetrachloride is the
chemical compound composed ofselenium andchlorine with the formula SeCl4. It forms yellow to white crystals which decompose on exposure to water or moist air and sublime when heatedCitation
last = Perry
first = Dale L.
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last2 = Phillips
first2 = Sidney L.
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year = 1995
title = Handbook of Inorganic Compounds
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publisher = CRC Press
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isbn = 0849386713
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pages = 345
url = http://books.google.com/books?id=0fT4wfhF1AsC&pg=PA345&dq=%22Selenium+tetrachloride%22&lr=&as_brr=3&sig=ACfU3U3NfxaTsyIFad_VjIvitq8R9Go8yQ#PPA345,M1
accessdate =2008-07-02 ] .Reactions
Selenium tetrachloride reacts with water to give selenous and hydrochloric
acid sCitation
last =Thorpe
first = Thomas Edward
author-link = Thomas Edward Thorpe
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date =1877
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title = A Manual of Inorganic Chemistry
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volume = 2
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publication-place = London
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publisher = William Collins, Sons, and Co.
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pages = 353
url = http://books.google.com/books?id=pxMNAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA353&dq=%22Selenium+tetrachloride%22&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=sZVuSN2rCY_aigGI04HmAw
accessdate =2008-07-04 ] ::SeCl4 + 3H2O → H2SeO3 + 4HClWhen reacted with
selenium dioxide it formsselenium oxychloride Citation
last = Roscoe
first = Henry Enfield
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last2 = Cain
first2 = John Cannell
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last3 = Schorlemmer
first3 = Carl
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last4 = Jeens
first4 = Charles Henry
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last5 = Jones
first5 = Bernard Mouat
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date =1920
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title = A Treatise on Chemistry
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publication-place = London
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publisher = Macmillan and Co.
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pages = 479
url = http://books.google.com/books?id=uRJDAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA479&dq=%22Selenium+tetrachloride%22&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=sZVuSN2rCY_aigGI04HmAw
accessdate =2008-07-04 ] ::SeCl4 + SeO2 → 2SeOCl2The volatility of selenium tetrachloride can be exploited to separate selenium from other metals with non-volatile chlorides by heating the mixture in the presence of chlorine gas; the vaporized selenium tetrachloride can be collected in water and reduced to elemental seleniumCitation
last = American Philosophical Society
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author-link = American Philosophical Society
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date =1926
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title = Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society
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volume = 65
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publication-place = Lancaster, PA
place = Philadelphia
publisher = Lancaster Press
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isbn = 1422372448
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pages = 41
url = http://books.google.com/books?id=uRJDAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA479&dq=%22Selenium+tetrachloride%22&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=sZVuSN2rCY_aigGI04HmAw
accessdate =2008-07-04 ] .References
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