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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

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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Cheryl A Hull et al.
Cutis, 73(6), 425-429 (2004-07-01)
Pityriasis (tinea) versicolor, which consists of hyperpigmented and hypopigmented scaly patches, is often difficult to treat. A double-blind comparative study between once-a-day sodium sulfacetamide lotion and selenium sulfide lotion was undertaken. Both treatments were safe and efficacious. Selenium sulfide was
Noel Prevost et al.
Journal of drugs in dermatology : JDD, 7(7), 689-691 (2008-07-31)
Hair shaft discoloration has been documented to be caused by disease states, medications, and exogenous chemicals. After researching the literature, xanthotrichia or yellow hair has been determined to be caused predominately by exogenous chemicals. Two cases of new chemicals causing
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
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)
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
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