Selenium sulfide (SeS)
Also known as selenium sulfide, Selenium sulphide, Seleniumsulfide
Key facts
What buyers check first
- Appearance
- Orange-yellow tablets or powder
- Melting point
- 111.1 °C
- Boiling point
- 118 to 119 °C
- Density
- 3.056 at 0 °C
- Solubility
- Insoluble in water, ether
- HS code
- 285390
- Category
- Sulfates and sulfur salts
- UN number
- UN 2657
What is Selenium sulfide (SeS)?
Plain description, key identifiers and synonyms
Selenium sulfide appears as orange-yellow tablets or powder. Has a faint odor. (NTP, 1992)
Identifiers
Registry numbers, names and line notations, tap to copy
- CAS number
- 7446-34-6 CAS number cross-checkedOther or deprecated CAS: 7488-56-4
- Molecular formula
- SSe
- UNII
- J90WFR7ZFF
- InChIKey
- VIDTVPHHDGRGAF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- InChI
- InChI=1S/SSe/c1-2
- SMILES (canonical and isomeric)
- S=[Se]
Synonyms
- selenium sulfide
- Selenium sulphide
- Seleniumsulfide
- Selensulfid
- Abbotselsun
- Selenium sulfide red powder
- selenosulfide
- Caspiselenium
- selenenyl sulfide
- Selenium Sulfide USP
- SeS2
Physical and chemical properties
Measured values and descriptors computed from the structure
Physical and chemical properties
Measured values, check the supplier specification for your grade
| Appearance | Orange-yellow tablets or powderexp.Measured value |
|---|---|
| Odour | Odorlessexp.Measured value |
| Melting point | 111.1 °Cexp.Measured value |
| Boiling point | 118 to 119 °Cexp.Measured value |
| Density | 3.056 at 0 °Cexp.Measured value |
| Solubility | Insoluble in water, etherexp.Measured value |
Values vary by grade. Ask suppliers for the COA or TDS of the batch you buy.
Computed descriptors
Calculated from the structure, useful for screening and formulation
| Molecular weight | 111.03 g/molcalc.Computed value |
|---|---|
| Exact mass | 111.8886 Dacalc.Computed value |
| LogP (octanol/water) | 0.27calc.Computed value |
| Topological polar surface area | 0 Ųcalc.Computed value |
| Hydrogen bond donors | 0calc.Computed value |
| Hydrogen bond acceptors | 1calc.Computed value |
| Rotatable bonds | 0calc.Computed value |
| Heavy atoms | 2calc.Computed value |
| Rings | 0calc.Computed value |
| Aromatic rings | 0calc.Computed value |
| Fraction sp3 carbons | 0calc.Computed value |
| Formal charge | 0calc.Computed value |
| Stereocentres | 0calc.Computed value |
Calculated for screening. Confirm critical figures with the supplier.
Safety and hazards
GHS classification summary, not a safety data sheet
- UN number
- UN 2657
GHS classification summary, not a safety data sheet (SDS). Classifications can differ by supplier, grade and concentration. Always check the supplier's SDS.
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24 suppliers in 7 countries
- India14
- United States3
- China1
- United Kingdom1
- Pakistan1
- Sweden1
- and 1 more countries
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Uses and applications
What the substance is used for, by industry and function
Ingredient in anti-dandruff shampoos, constituent of fungicides, veterinary medicine.
Medicine (treatment of seborrhea, medicated shampoos).
Use classes: Cosmetics.
How it is made
Preparation from selenious acid and H2S, product may be a mixture of the elements. ... Prepared by fusion of the elements, solid solutions of sulfur (S8), selenium (Se8) and selenium sulfides (S n Se8-n, n = 1-7) formed. (Selenium sulfides)
Reaction of selenious acid & hydrogen sulfide followed by removal of excess sulfur with carbon disulfide
Regulatory status
Inventories, regulations and trade controls that list this substance
No regulatory list memberships are recorded for this substance yet. Always check the rules of the importing and exporting country before trade.
HS code and trade data
Customs classification and reported world trade statistics
Global trade
World import and export statistics for the HS code Selenium sulfide (SeS) is traded under.
Phosphides, whether or not chemically defined, excluding ferrophosphorus, other, other
- China68.4%
- Israel8.1%
- United States4.9%
- United States19.3%
- Japan17.9%
- China13.4%
The HS code shown for Selenium sulfide (SeS) is indicative (it is known at chapter level only). Confirm the classification with your customs broker before shipping.
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