Dimethyl selenide

• Formula: C₂H₆Se
• Molecular weight: 109.03
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C2H6Se/c1-3-2/h1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: RVIXKDRPFPUUOO-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 593-79-3
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: (CH3)2Se; Selenium dimethyl; Dimethylselenium; Methane, selenobis-; Selenide, dimethyl-; Methyl selenide; Methyl selenium
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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid

Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Enthalpy of vaporization

Enthalpy of fusion

Entropy of fusion

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi

View reactions leading to C₂H₆Se⁺ (ion structure unspecified)

Ionization energy determinations

Gas Chromatography

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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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References

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Rabinovich, Sheiman, et al., 1991
Rabinovich, I.B.; Sheiman, M.S.; Kamelova, G.P.; Nistrotov, V.P.; Karataev, E.N., Heat capacity and thermodynamic functions of methyl derivatives of selenium, Zhur. Fiz. Khim., 1991, 65, 2071-2076. [all data]

Goldish, Hedberg, et al., 1955
Goldish, E.; Hedberg, K.; Marsh, R.E.; Schomaker, V., An Electron Diffraction Investigation of Dimethyl Selenide, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1955, 77, 2948-9. [all data]

Rabinovich, Sheiman, et al., 1991, 2
Rabinovich, I.B.; Sheiman, M.S.; Kamelova, G.P.; Nistratov, V.P.; Karataev, E.N., Heat capacities and thermodynamic functions of methyl selenium compounds, Zh. Fiz. Khim., 1991, 65, 2071-6. [all data]

Dykyj, Svoboda, et al., 1999
Dykyj, J.; Svoboda, J.; Wilhoit, R.C.; Frenkel, M.L.; Hall, K.R., Vapor Pressure of Chemicals: Part A. Vapor Pressure and Antoine Constants for Hydrocarbons and Sulfur, Selenium, Tellurium and Hydrogen Containing Organic Compounds, Springer, Berlin, 1999, 373. [all data]

Baev, 1997
Baev, A.K., Thermodynamic study of structural changes in solutions of dimethyl-zinc with methyl compounds of Group VIB elements, Zh. Neorg. Khim., 1997, 42, 4, 662. [all data]

Karlson, Frankenberger, et al., 1994
Karlson, U.; Frankenberger, W.T.; Spencer, W.F., Physicochemical properties of dimethyl selenide and dimethyl diselenide, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1994, 39, 3, 608-610, https://doi.org/10.1021/je00015a049 . [all data]

Rabinovich, Sheiman, et al., 1991, 3
Rabinovich, I.B.; Sheiman, M.S.; Kamelova, G.P.; Nistratov, V.P.; Karataev, E.N., Heat capacities and thermodynamic functions of methyl selenium compounds, Zh. Fiz. Khim., 1991, 65, 8, 2071. [all data]

Chang, Young, et al., 1986
Chang, F.C.; Young, V.Y.; Prather, J.W.; Cheng, K.L., Study of methyl chalcogen compounds with ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy, J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom., 1986, 40, 363. [all data]

Bock, Aygen, et al., 1984
Bock, H.; Aygen, S.; Rosmus, P.; Solouki, B.; Weissflog, E., Gasphasen-reaktionen,40. Selenoformaldehyd: Hochkorrelierte wellenfunktion und photoelektronenspektroskopischer nachweis, Chem. Ber., 1984, 117, 187. [all data]

Scott, Causley, et al., 1973
Scott, J.D.; Causley, G.C.; Russell, B.R., Vacuum ultraviolet absorption spectra of dimethylsulfide, dimethylselenide, and dimethyltelluride, J. Chem. Phys., 1973, 59, 6577. [all data]

Cradock and Whiteford, 1972
Cradock, S.; Whiteford, R.A., Photoelectron spectra of the methyl, silyl and germyl derivatives of the group VI elements, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 2, 1972, 68, 281. [all data]

Hillen and Werner, 1973
Hillen, L.W.; Werner, R.L., Correlation of retention index data for dimethyl polysulfides, polyselenides, and related thiaselena-alkanes, J. Chromatogr., 1973, 79, 318-321, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(01)85303-6 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Cp,liquid	Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
  S°liquid	Entropy of liquid at standard conditions
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔfusS	Entropy of fusion
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization

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