Sodium selenide

Sodium selenide
Names
IUPAC name
sodium selenide
Identifiers
CAS Number
  • 1313-85-5 checkY
3D model (JSmol)
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ChEBI
  • CHEBI:77773 checkY
ChemSpider
  • 66601
ECHA InfoCard 100.013.830 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 215-212-0
PubChem CID
  • 73973
UNII
  • 1FEK1K7WCE checkY
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
  • DTXSID5061661 Edit this at Wikidata
InChI
  • InChI=1S/2Na.Se/q2*+1;-2
    Key: VPQBLCVGUWPDHV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [Na+].[Na+].[Se-2]
Properties
Chemical formula
Na2Se
Molar mass 124.951 g·mol−1
Density 2.62 g cm−3[1]
Melting point >875 °C[1]
Solubility in water
reacts with water
Structure[2]
Crystal structure
Cubic (fluorite), cF12
Space group
Fm3m, No. 225
Lattice constant
a = 0.6825 nm
4
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS06: Toxic GHS08: Health hazard GHS09: Environmental hazard
Danger
H301, H331, H373, H410
P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P301+P310, P304+P340, P311, P314, P321, P330, P391, P403+P233, P405, P501
Related compounds
Other anions
Sodium oxide
Sodium sulfide
Sodium telluride
Sodium polonide
Other cations
Hydrogen selenide
Lithium selenide
Potassium selenide
Rubidium selenide
Caesium selenide
Related compounds
Sodium selenite
Sodium selenate
Aluminum selenide
Antimony selenide
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
Chemical compound

Sodium selenide is an inorganic compound of sodium and selenium with the chemical formula Na2Se.

Preparation

This colourless solid is prepared by the reaction of selenium with a solution of sodium in liquid ammonia at −40 °C.[3] Alternatively, sodium selenide can be prepared by the reaction of gaseous hydrogen selenide with metallic sodium at 100 °C.

Reactions

Like other alkali metal chalcogenides, this material is highly sensitive to water, easily undergoing hydrolysis to give mixtures of sodium biselenide (NaSeH) and hydroxide. This hydrolysis occurs because of the extreme basicity of the Se2− ion.

Na2Se + H2O → NaHSe + NaOH

Similarly, sodium selenide is readily oxidized to polyselenides, a conversion signaled by off-white samples.

Sodium selenide reacts with acids to produce toxic hydrogen selenide gas.

Na2Se + 2 HCl → H2Se + 2 NaCl

The compound reacts with electrophiles to produce the selenium compounds. With alkyl halides, one obtains a variety of organoselenium compounds:

Na2Se + 2 RBr → R2Se + 2 NaBr

Organotin and organosilicon halides react similarly to give the expected derivatives:

Na2Se + 2 Me3XCl → (Me3X)2Se + 2 NaCl (X ∈ Si, Ge, Sn)

References

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  1. ^ a b Haynes, William M., ed. (2016). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (97th ed.). CRC Press. p. 4.87. ISBN 9781498754293.
  2. ^ Bonneau, Philippe R.; Jarvis, Robert F.; Kaner, Richard B. (1992). "Solid-state metathesis as a quick route to transition-metal mixed dichalcogenides". Inorganic Chemistry. 31 (11): 2127–2132. doi:10.1021/ic00037a027.
  3. ^ Brauer, G. ed. (1963) Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd Ed., Academic Press, NY., Vol. 1. p. 421.
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Inorganic
Halides
Chalcogenides
Pnictogenides
  • Na3N
  • NaN3
  • NaNH2
  • Na3P
  • Na3As
Oxyhalides
  • NaClO
  • NaClO2
  • NaClO3
  • NaClO4
  • NaBrO
  • NaBrO2
  • NaBrO3
  • NaBrO4
  • NaIO3
  • NaIO4
Oxychalcogenides
  • Na2SO3
  • Na2SO4
  • NaHSO3
  • NaHSO4
  • Na2S2O3
  • Na2S2O4
  • Na2S2O5
  • Na2S2O6
  • Na2S2O7
  • Na2S2O8
  • Na2SeO3
  • Na2SeO4
  • NaHSeO3
  • Na2TeO3
Oxypnictogenides
  • NaNO2
  • NaNO3
  • Na2N2O2
  • NaH2PO4
  • NaPO2H2
  • Na2HPO3
  • Na2PO3F
  • Na3PS2O2
  • Na3PO4
  • Na5P3O10
  • Na4P2O7
  • Na2H2P2O7
  • Na3AsO3
  • Na3AsO4
  • Na2HAsO4
  • NaH2AsO4
  • NaSbO3
Others
  • NaAlH4
  • NaAlO2
  • Na3AlF6
  • NaAl(SO4)2
  • NaAuCl4
  • Na2TiF6
  • NaBH4
  • NaBH3(CN)
  • NaBO2
  • Na2B4O7
  • Na2B2O9
  • Na2B8O13
  • NaBiO3
  • NaCN
  • NaCNO
  • NaCoO2
  • NaH
  • NaHCO3
  • Na4XeO6
  • NaHXeO4
  • NaMnO4
  • NaOCN
  • NaReO4
  • NaSCN
  • NaTcO3
  • NaTcO4
  • NaVO3
  • Na2CO3
  • Na2C2O4
  • Na2C3S5
  • Na2CrO4
  • Na2Cr2O7
  • Na2Cr3O10
  • Na2GeO3
  • Na2He
  • Na2[Fe(CO)4]
  • Na2MnO4
  • Na2MoO4
  • Na3IrCl6
  • Na2PtCl6
  • Na2O(UO3)2
  • Na2S4O6
  • Na2SiO3
  • Na2TiO3
  • Na2U2O7
  • Na2WO4
  • Na2Zn(OH)4
  • Na3VO4
  • Na6V10O28
  • Na4Fe(CN)6
  • Na3Fe(CN)6
  • Na3Fe(C2O4)3
  • Na4SiO4
  • Na2SiF6
  • Na3[Co(NO2)6]
  • NaNSi6
  • Na2PdCl4
Organic
  • CH3ONa
  • C2H5ONa
  • HCOONa
  • C2H5COONa
  • C3H7COONa
  • Na2C4H4O6
  • C4H5NaO6
  • NaCH3COO
  • NaC6H5CO2
  • NaC6H4(OH)CO2
  • NaC12H23O2
  • NaC10H8
  • Na2[Fe[CN5]NO]
  • C6H16AlNaO4
  • NaC6H7O6
  • C5H8NO4Na
  • C6H5Na
  • C4H9Na
  • NaC5H5
  • C15H31COONa
  • C17H33COONa
  • C18H35O2Na
  • C164H256O68S2Na2
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Salts and covalent derivatives of the selenide ion
H2Se
H2Se2
He
Li2Se Be SexByOz CSe2
OCSe
(CH3)2Se
(NH4)2Se O F Ne
Na2Se MgSe Al2Se3 Si PxSey
-P
+S Cl Ar
K2Se CaSe Sc2Se3 TiSe2 V CrSe
Cr2Se3
MnSe
MnSe2
FeSe CoSe NiSe CuSe ZnSe GaSe
Ga2Se3
-Ga
GeSe
GeSe2
-Ge
As2Se3
As4Se3
Se2−
n
Br Kr
Rb2Se SrSe Y2Se3 Zr NbSe2
NbSe3
MoSe2 Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag2Se CdSe In2Se3 SnSe
SnSe2
-Sn
Sb2Se3 Te +I Xe
Cs2Se BaSe * LuSe
Lu2Se3
Hf TaSe2 WSe2
WSe3
ReSe2 Os Ir PtSe2 Au HgSe Tl2Se PbSe Bi2Se3 Po At Rn
Fr Ra ** Lr Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg CnSe Nh Fl Mc Lv Ts Og
 
* LaSe
La2Se3
CeSe
Ce2Se3
PrSe
Pr2Se3
NdSe
Nd2Se3
Pm SmSe
Sm2Se3
EuSe
Eu2Se3
GdSe
Gd2Se3
TbSe
Tb2Se3
DySe
Dy2Se3
HoSe
Ho2Se3
ErSe
Er2Se3
TmSe
Tm2Se3
YbSe
Yb2Se3
** Ac ThSe2 Pa USe2 Np PuSe Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No


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