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Selenous acid

99.999% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Selenious acid

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Linear Formula:
H2SeO3
CAS Number:
7783-00-8
Molecular Weight:
128.97
EC Number:
231-974-7
MDL number:
MFCD00011331
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
PubChem Substance ID:
24853753
NACRES:
NA.23

Assay

99.999% trace metals basis

form

solid

mp

70 °C (dec.) (lit.)

density

3.004 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

O[Se](O)=O

InChI

1S/H2O3Se/c1-4(2)3/h(H2,1,2,3)

InChI key

MCAHWIHFGHIESP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Selenous acid is a dibasic acid. It is the oxoacid of selenium and can be formed by adding selenium dioxide gas to water. Selenous acid shows analogy to sulfurous acid. As a crystalline solid, the molecules are arranged in a pyramid and in a solution it behaves as a diprotic acid.

Application

  • Selenic acid etching assisted vacancy engineering for designing highly active electrocatalysts toward the oxygen evolution reaction: Examination of the use of selenous acid in vacancy engineering for electrocatalysts (Zhang et al., 2021).
  • Europium (III) Catalysis for Reduction of Thionine Dye by Selenous Acid in Aqueous Sulfuric Acid Solutions: Study on the kinetics and mechanism of selenium(IV) reduction in aqueous sulfuric acid solutions (Fawzy, 2016).

Packaging

Packaged in High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE)

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

6.1D - Non-combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic hazardous materials or hazardous materials causing chronic effects

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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PDSCL

Poisonous substance

PRTR

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ISHL Indicated Name

Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

ISHL Notified Names

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JAN Code

229857-50G:4548173120515
229857-VAR:
229857-BULK:
229857-500G:4548173120508

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Thomas G Back et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 124(41), 12104-12105 (2002-10-10)
1,2-Oxaselenolane Se-oxide is a novel cyclic seleninate ester that functions as a remarkably efficient glutathione peroxidase mimetic by catalyzing the reduction of tert-butyl hydroperoxide to tert-butyl alcohol in the presence of benzyl thiol. The seleninate ester can be conveniently generated
M Rizki et al.
Environmental and molecular mutagenesis, 37(1), 70-75 (2001-02-15)
The genotoxic activity of three selenium compounds (sodium selenite, sodium selenate, and selenious acid) and the antigenotoxic effects of sodium selenite in combination with the chromium compound potassium dichromate were studied using the wing spot test of Drosophila melanogaster. This
Y Kayanoki et al.
Journal of biochemistry, 119(4), 817-822 (1996-04-01)
Selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase (GPx) plays a protective role in oxidative stress-induced apoptosis. In this study, we demonstrated that MDBK cells, a bovine renal epithelial cell line, exhibited internucleosomal DNA fragmentation characteristic of apoptotic cell death under selenium-deficient conditions with lower
Yuki Ohta et al.
Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 226(2), 169-177 (2007-11-09)
All nutritional selenium sources are transformed into the assumed common intermediate selenide for the syntheses of selenoproteins for utilization and/or of selenosugar for excretion. Methylselenol [monomethylselenide, MMSe] is the assumed intermediate leading to other methylated metabolites, dimethylselenide (DMSe) and trimethylselenonium
Wiberg E and Wiberg N
Inorganic Chemistry null
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