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Se 2S 6 | ||
| Molar mass | 350.30 g·mol−1 | ||
| Appearance | orange needles | ||
| Density | 2.44 g/cm3 | ||
| Melting point | 121.5 °C (250.7 °F; 394.6 K) | ||
| Solubility | soluble in carbon disulfide | ||
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Selenium hexasulfide is a chemical compound with the chemical formula Se
2S
6. Its molecular structure is an 8-membered ring, consisting of two selenium and six sulfur atoms (diselenacyclooctasulfane), analogous to the S
8 ring, an allotrope of sulfur (cyclooctasulfur or cyclooctasulfane), and other 8-membered rings of selenium sulfides with formula Se
nS
8-n.[2]
There are several isomers depending on the relative placement of the selenium atoms in the ring: 1,2-diselenacyclooctasulfane (with the two Se atoms adjacent), 1,3-diselenacyclooctasulfane, 1,4-diselenacyclooctasulfane, and 1,5-diselenacyclooctasulfane (with the Se atoms opposite).[3] It is an oxidizing agent.
The 1,2 isomer can be prepared by reaction of chlorosulfanes and dichlorodiselane with potassium iodide in carbon disulfide. The reaction produces also cyclooctaselenium Se
8 and all other eight-member cyclic selenium sulfides, except selenacyclooctasulfane SeS
7, and several six- and seven-membered rings.[2]
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Categories: [Sulfides] [Selenium compounds] [Oxidizing agents] [Interchalcogens]