Selenophene

Selenophene
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Selenophene[1]
Identifiers
103223
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.157.009 Edit this at Wikidata
100994
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C4H4Se/c1-2-4-5-3-1/h1-4H
    Key: MABNMNVCOAICNO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • C1=C[Se]C=C1
Properties
C4H4Se
Molar mass 131.047 g·mol−1
Appearance colorless liquid
Density 1.52 g/cm3
Melting point −38 °C (−36 °F; 235 K)
Boiling point 110 °C (230 °F; 383 K)
1.58
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS02: FlammableGHS06: ToxicGHS08: Health hazardGHS09: Environmental hazard
Danger
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
Related compounds
Related more saturated
selenolane
2-selenolene
3-selenolene
Related compounds
furan
thiophene
tellurophene
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Selenophene is an organic compound with the chemical formula C4H4Se. It is an unsaturated compound containing a five-member ring with four carbon atoms and one selenium atom. It is a selenium analog of furan C4H4O and thiophene C4H4S. A colorless liquid, it is one of the more common selenium heterocycles.

  1. ^ International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (2014). Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry: IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013. The Royal Society of Chemistry. p. 141. doi:10.1039/9781849733069. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4.