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Sigma-Aldrich

Selenium sulfide

Synonym(s):

Selenium disulfide

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Linear Formula:
SeS2
CAS Number:
7488-56-4
Molecular Weight:
143.09
EC Number:
231-303-8
MDL number:
MFCD00011227
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
PubChem Substance ID:
24855605
NACRES:
NA.23

form

powder

Quality Level

100

SMILES string

S=[Se]=S

InChI

1S/S2Se/c1-3-2

InChI key

JNMWHTHYDQTDQZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Selenium sulfide (SeS2) can be used in a variety of applications such as:
  • antifungal agent in shampoos.
  • as electrode material in lithium ion batteries.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H301 + H331,H373,H410

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - STOT RE 2

Storage Class Code

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Catherine Chen et al.
Pediatric dermatology, 27(5), 459-462 (2010-08-26)
Our objective was to compare the efficacy of selenium sulfide shampoo 1% and ciclopirox shampoo 1% as adjunctive treatments for tinea capitis in children. Forty children aged 1-11 years with clinically diagnosed tinea capitis were randomized to receive selenium sulfide
F R Moore et al.
Mutation research, 367(1), 33-41 (1996-01-01)
Selenium monosulfide (SeS) was reported to be carcinogenic to livers of male and female rats and livers and lungs of female mice. However, its genotoxicity profile in short-term assays is somewhat equivocal. A multiple endpoint/multiple tissue approach to short-term genetic
Kenneth Gilbertson et al.
Pediatric dermatology, 29(1), 84-88 (2011-04-02)
We describe six patients who developed orange to red-brown scalp discoloration after application of selenium sulfide-containing shampoos. This phenomenon has been described only once previously. In all of the cases, the discoloration resolved shortly after discontinuing the selenium sulfide. Lightly
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of ketoconazole 2% shampoo versus selenium sulfide 2.5% shampoo in the treatment of moderate to severe dandruff
Danby FW, et al.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 29(6), 1008-1012 (1993)
Encapsulation of selenium sulfide in double-layered hollow carbon spheres as advanced electrode material for lithium storage
Zhang H, et al.
Nano Research, 9(12), 3725-3734 (2016)
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