Selenium(IV) chloride (SeCl4)-Lump

Characteristic

 

Selenium tetrachloride is the inorganic compound composed with the formula SeCl4. This compound exists as yellow to white volatile solid. It is one of two commonly available selenium chlorides, the other example being selenium monochloride, Se2Cl2.




Chemical formula: SeCl4

Molar mass: 220.771 g/mol

Appearance: white to yellow crystals

Density: 2.6 g/cm3, solid

Melting point: sublimes at 191.4 °C

Solubility in water: decomposes in water

 


Application

 

It is used in the synthesis of other selenium compounds.