Selenium monochloride

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Selenium monochloride
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Names
IUPAC name
Selenium monochloride
Other names
Dichlorodiselenide, Diselenium dichloride, Selenium chloride, 1,2-dichlorodiselane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 233-037-8
PubChem CID
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  • Cl[Se][Se]Cl
Properties
Se2Cl2
Molar mass 228.83 g/mol
AppearanceReddish-brown oily liquid
Density 2.7741 g/cm3
Melting point −85 °C (−121 °F; 188 K)
Boiling point 127 °C (261 °F; 400 K) at 0.997 atm
insoluble
Solubility in other solventsSoluble in chloroform, carbon disulfide, and acetonitrile
−94.8·10−6 cm3/mol
Hazards
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Danger
H301, H311, H314, H331, H373, H410
P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P301+P310, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P311, P312, P314, P321, P322, P330, P361, P363, P391, P403+P233, P405, P501
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 monochloride is an inorganic compound with the formula Se2Cl2. Although it is called selenium monochloride, a more descriptive name might be diselenium dichloride. It is a reddish-brown, oily liquid that hydrolyses slowly. It exists in chemical equilibrium with SeCl2, SeCl4, chlorine, and elemental selenium. [1] Selenium monochloride is mainly used as a reagent for the synthesis of Se-containing compounds.

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Structure and properties

Selenium monochloride has the connectivity Cl-Se-Se-Cl. With a nonplanar structure, it has C2 molecular symmetry, similar to hydrogen peroxide and sulfur monochloride. The Se-Se bond length is 2.23 Å, and the Se-Cl bond lengths are 2.20 Å. The dihedral angle is 87°. [2]

Preparation

Early routes to selenium monochloride involved chlorination of elemental selenium. [3] An improved method involves the reaction of a mixture of selenium, selenium dioxide, and hydrochloric acid: [4]

3 Se + SeO2 + 4 HCl → 2 Se2Cl2 + 2 H2O

A dense layer of selenium monochloride settles from the reaction mixture, which can be purified by dissolving it in fuming sulfuric acid and reprecipitating it with hydrochloric acid. A second method for the synthesis involves the reaction of selenium with oleum and hydrochloric acid: [4]

2 Se + 2 SO3 + 3 HCl → Se2Cl2 + H2SO3 + SO2(OH)Cl

The crude selenium monochloride is removed via separatory funnel. Selenium monochloride cannot be distilled without decomposition, even at reduced pressure. [4]

In acetonitrile solutions, it exists in equilibrium with SeCl2 and SeCl4. [5] Selenium dichloride degrades to the monochloride after a few minutes at room temperature: [6]

3 SeCl2 → Se2Cl2 + SeCl4

Reactions

Selenium monochloride is an electrophilic selenizing agent, and thus it reacts with simple alkenes to give bis(β-chloroalkyl)selenide and bis(chloroalkyl)selenium dichloride. It converts hydrazones of hindered ketones into the corresponding selenoketones, the structural analogs of ketones whereby the oxygen atom is replaced with a selenium atom. [7] Finally, the compound has been used to introduce bridging selenium ligands between the metal atoms of some iron and chromium carbonyl complexes. [7]

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References

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  2. ↑ Kniep, Rüdiger; Körte, Lutz; Mootz, Dietrich (1 January 1983). "Kristallstrukturen von Verbindungen A2X2 (A = S, Se; X = Cl, Br)". Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B. 38 (1): 1–6. doi: 10.1515/znb-1983-0102 .
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