71 to 72 °C (160 to 162 °F; 344 to 345 K) (18 mmHg)
Solubility in water
slightly
Solubility in other solvents
most organic solvents
Refractive index (nD)
1.616
Structure
Dipole moment
1.1 D
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
toxic
GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word
Danger
Hazard statements
H301, H331, H373, H410
Related compounds
Related compounds
Phenol
Thiophenol
Hydrogen selenide
Diphenyl diselenide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Chemical compound
Benzeneselenol, also known as selenophenol, is the organoselenium compound with the chemical formula C6H5SeH, often abbreviated PhSeH. It is the selenium analog of phenol. This colourless, malodorous compound is a reagent in organic synthesis.[1]
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Benzeneselenol, also known as selenophenol, is the organoselenium compound with the chemical formula C6H5SeH, often abbreviated PhSeH. It is the selenium...
abbreviated Ph2Se2. This yellow-coloured solid is the oxidized derivative of benzeneselenol. It is used as a source of the PhSe unit in organic synthesis. Ph2Se2...
for phenyl) is a white solid. It can be prepared by the oxidation of benzeneselenol. Selenenic acid Seleninic acid IUPAC, Compendium of Chemical Terminology...
selenols include respectively selenomethionine, diphenyldiselenide, and benzeneselenol. The sulfoxide in sulfur chemistry is represented in selenium chemistry...
thiols 1,2-Benzenedithiol Benzenemethanethiol Related compounds Phenol Benzeneselenol Diphenyl disulfide Except where otherwise noted, data are given for...
organolithium reagents or Grignard reagents with elemental Se. For example, benzeneselenol is generated by the reaction of phenylmagnesium bromide with selenium...
compounds are relatively unstable and generally have an unpleasant smell. Benzeneselenol (also called selenophenol or PhSeH) is more acidic (pKa 5.9) than thiophenol...
selenols include respectively selenomethionine, diphenyldiselenide, and benzeneselenol. The sulfoxide in sulfur chemistry is represented in selenium chemistry...