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Potassium selenocyanate

reagent grade, 97%

Synonym(s):

Selenocyanic acid potassium

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Linear Formula:
KSeCN
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
144.08
Beilstein:
3912121
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23
Assay:
97%
grade:
reagent grade
form:
solid

grade

reagent grade

Quality Level

Assay

97%

form

solid

technique(s)

NMR: suitable

mp

100 °C

SMILES string

[K][Se]C#N

InChI

1S/CHNSe.K/c2-1-3;/h3H;/q;+1/p-1

InChI key

KYEKHFSRAXRJBR-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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General description

Potassium selenocyanate is a crystalline solid and a reagent for the conversion of alkyl halides to nitriles, and the production of pharmaceutical intermediates. It also finds application in the field of energy storage devices.

Application

Potassium selenocyanate can be used as a:
  • Redox-active electrolyte to enhance the performance of carbon-based supercapacitors.
  • Starting material for the one-pot stereoselective synthesis of alkyl styryl selenides.
  • Precursor to synthesize Cu and Ni complexes with antioxidant/anti-inflammatory activities.
  • Selenylating agent to prepare stereoselective selenoglycosides and selenium-linked disaccharides.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

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

Storage Class Code

6.1B - Non-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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Eric Block et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 128(46), 14949-14961 (2006-11-16)
More than 40 new 4- to 12-membered ring heterocycles containing various combinations of Group 14 and 16 elements Si, Sn, S, Se, and Te have been synthesized and fully characterized. Synthesis of these small-ring as well as medium-ring (mesocyclic) heterocycles
Glycosyl selenoacetates: Versatile building blocks for the preparation of stereoselective selenoglycosides and selenium linked disaccharides
Tapasi Manna and Anup Kumar Misra
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 17, 8902-8912 (2019)
Tetrahedron, 46, 7735-7735 (1990)
Denina Bobbie Dawn Simmons et al.
Environmental science & technology, 45(6), 2165-2171 (2011-02-24)
The common green fresh water algae Chlorella vulgaris was exposed to starting concentrations of 10 μg/L selenium in the form of selenate, selenite, or selenocyanate (SeCN(-)) for nine days in 10% Bold's basal medium. Uptake of selenate was more pronounced
Tagbo Emmanuel Ezenwa et al.
Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003), 47(47), 16938-16943 (2018-11-18)
Selenium and sulfur derivatives of lead(ii) acylchalcogourato complexes have been used to deposit PbSxSe1-x thin films by AACVD. By variation of the mole ratio of sulfur and selenium precursors in the aerosol feed solution the full range of compositions of

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