12-08577. Selenium Oxybromide [Archived]

Nomenclature

CAS number: 7789-51-7
Seleninyl bromide; selenyl bromide.
Br2OSe; mol wt 254.77.
Br 62.73%, O 6.28%, Se 30.99%.
SeOBr2.

Description and references

Prepd by the reaction of selenium dioxide, fused selenium, and fused calcium bromide: Lenher, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 44, 1668 (1922).

Properties

Red-yellow solid. mp 41.5-41.7°; d50 3.38; bp740 217° (dec). Dec in water. Chlorine displaces the bromine. Dec by sulfur and hydrogen sulfide. Sol in sulfuric acid, carbon disulfide, chloroform, benzene, toluene, xylene, carbon tetrachloride. Reacts explosively with sodium and potassium.

Status

This monograph has been retired and is no longer subject to revision or update.