Hydrogen selenide

Hydrogen selenide
  Selenium, Se
  Hydrogen, H
Names
IUPAC name
Hydrogen selenide
Other names
Hydroselenic acid
selane
selenium hydride
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.029.071
EC Number
  • 231-978-9
KEGG
PubChem CID
RTECS number
  • X1050000
UNII
UN number 2202
InChI
  • InChI=1S/H2Se/h1H2 Y
    Key: SPVXKVOXSXTJOY-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/H2Se/h1H2
    Key: SPVXKVOXSXTJOY-UHFFFAOYAF
SMILES
  • [SeH2]
Properties
Chemical formula
H2Se
Molar mass 80.98 g/mol
Appearance Colorless gas
Odor decayed horseradish[1]
Density 3.553 g/dm3
Melting point −65.73 °C (−86.31 °F; 207.42 K)
Boiling point −41.25 °C (−42.25 °F; 231.90 K)
Solubility in water
0.70 g/100 mL
Solubility soluble in CS2, phosgene
Vapor pressure 9.5 atm (21°C)[1]
Acidity (pKa) 3.89
Conjugate acid Selenonium
Conjugate base Selenide
Structure
Molecular shape
Bent
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
Extremely toxic and flammable
GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word
Danger
Hazard statements
H220, H330, H410
Precautionary statements
P210, P260, P271, P273, P284, P304+P340, P310, P320, P377, P381, P391, P403, P403+P233, P405, P410+P403, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
4
4
0
Flash point flammable gas
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
0.3 ppm (guinea pig, 8 hr)
5.9 ppm (rat, 1 hr)[2]
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
TWA 0.05 ppm (0.2 mg/m3)[1]
REL (Recommended)
TWA 0.05 ppm (0.2 mg/m3)[1]
IDLH (Immediate danger)
1 ppm[1]
Safety data sheet (SDS) ICSC 0284
Related compounds
Other anions
H2O
H2S
H2Te
H2Po
Other cations
Na2Se
Ag2Se
Related compounds
Arsine
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Hydrogen selenide is an inorganic compound with the formula H2Se. This hydrogen chalcogenide is the simplest and most commonly encountered hydride of selenium. H2Se is a colorless, flammable gas under standard conditions. It is the most toxic selenium compound[3] with an exposure limit of 0.05 ppm over an 8-hour period.[4][5] Even at extremely low concentrations, this compound has a very irritating smell resembling that of decayed horseradish or "leaking gas", but smells of rotten eggs at higher concentrations.

  1. ^ a b c d e NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0336". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  2. ^ "Hydrogen selenide". Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentrations (IDLH). National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  3. ^ epa.gov US Environmental Protection Agency, Air Toxins website
  4. ^ "CDC - Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentrations (IDLH): Hydrogen selenide (as Se) - NIOSH Publications and Products". www.cdc.gov. 2018-11-02. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  5. ^ https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/81-123/pdfs/0336.pdf Occupational Health Guideline for Hydrogen Selenide, The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1978