Arsenic triselenide

Arsenic triselenide is an inorganic chemical compound with the chemical formula As2Se3.

Arsenic triselenide
Names
Other names
Arsenic(III) selenide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.013.745
EC Number
  • 215-119-5
RTECS number
  • CG2285000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/As2Se3/c3-1-5-2-4 Y
    Key: WBFMCDAQUDITAS-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/As2Se3/c3-1-5-2-4
    Key: WBFMCDAQUDITAS-UHFFFAOYAQ
  • [Se]=[As][Se][As]=[Se]
Properties
As2Se3
Molar mass 386.756 g·mol−1
Appearance brown-black powder or metallic gray crystals
Odor odorless
Density 4.75 g/cm3
Melting point 377 °C (711 °F; 650 K)
insoluble
Structure
Monoclinic, mP20
P21/c, No. 14
a = 0.43 nm, b = 0.994 nm, c = 1.29058 nm
α = 90°, β = 109.927°, γ = 90°
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Hazards
GHS labelling:
Danger
H301, H330, H331, H373, H410
P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P284, P301+P310, P304+P340, P310, P311, P314, P320, P321, P330, P391, P403+P233, P405, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
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0
0
Related compounds
Other anions
Other cations
antimony(III) selenide
Related compounds
arsenic(V) selenide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Amorphous arsenic triselenide is used as a chalcogenide glass for infrared optics. When purified, it transmits light with wavelengths between ca. 0.7 and 19 µm.

In arsenic triselenide, arsenic is covalently bonded to selenium, where arsenic has a formal oxidation state of +3, and selenium −2.

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