Diethyl_selenide

Diethyl selenide

Diethyl selenide

Organoselenium compound

Diethyl selenide is an organoselenium compound with the formula C
4H
10Se. First reported in 1836, it was the first organoselenium compound to be discovered.[1][2] It is the selenium analogue of diethyl ether. It has a strong and unpleasant smell.

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Occurrence

Diethyl selenide has been detected in biofuel produced from plantain peel.[3] It is also a minor air pollutant in some areas.

Preparation

It may be prepared by a substitution reaction similar to the Williamson ether synthesis: reaction of a metal selenide, such as sodium selenide, with two equivalents of ethyl iodide or similar reagent to supply the ethyl groups:


References

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    Mukherjee, Anna J.; Zade, Sanjio S.; Singh, Harkesh B.; Sunoj, Raghavan B. (2010). "Organoselenium Chemistry: Role of Intramolecular Interactions". Chemical Reviews. 110 (7): 4357–4416. doi:10.1021/cr900352j. PMID 20384363.
  2. [2]
    Löwig, C. J. (1836). "Ueber schwefelwasserstoff—und selenwasserstoffäther" [About hydrogen sulfide and selenium hydrogen ether]. Annalen der Physik. 37 (3): 550–553. Bibcode:1836AnP...113..550L. doi:10.1002/andp.18361130315.
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    Efeovbokhan, Vincent E.; Akinneye, Damilola; Ayeni, Augustine O.; Omoleye, James A.; Bolade, Oladotun; Oni, Babalola A. (2020). "Experimental dataset investigating the effect of temperature in the presence or absence of catalysts on the pyrolysis of plantain and yam peels for bio-oil production". Data in Brief. 31. Elsevier: 105804. Bibcode:2020DIB....3105804E. doi:10.1016/j.dib.2020.105804. PMC 7300137. PMID 32577450.
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