17675-89-7

Basic information

• Product Name: hexane-1-selenol
• Synonyms: 1-hexaneselenol; Hexane-1-selenol
• CAS NO: 17675-89-7
• Molecular Formula: C₆H₁₄Se
• Molecular Weight: 165.1354
• Mol File: 17675-89-7.mol
• Article Data: 4

Chemical Properties

• Boiling Point: 208°C at 760 mmHg
• Flash Point: 79.6°C
• Vapor Pressure: 0.314mmHg at 25°C
• CAS DataBase Reference: hexane-1-selenol(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: hexane-1-selenol(17675-89-7)
• EPA Substance Registry System: hexane-1-selenol(17675-89-7)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 17675-89-7(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 52056-08-3 di-n-hexyl diselenide 
• 943-78-2 hexyl phenyl sulfide 
• 111-31-9 Hexanethiol 
• 60669-47-8 n-hexyl selenocyanate 
• 111-25-1 1-bromo-hexane 

Downstream Products

• 52056-08-3 di-n-hexyl diselenide 

Relevant articles and documents

A Scalable Process for the Synthesis of 1,2-Dialkyldiselanes and 1-Alkaneselenols

A four-step telescoped process for the synthesis of 1-alkaneselenols entails (1) the rapid formation of potassium selenocyanate from potassium cyanide and selenium in methanol, (2) the nucleophilic substitution of bromoalkanes or alkyl tosylates with potassium selenocyanate, (3) the mild base-catalyzed conversion of the resultant 1-alkaneselenocyanates to 1,2-dialkyldiselanes (the Krief reaction), and (4) the reduction of the resultant 1,2-dialkyldiselanes with hypophosphorous acid to give the desired 1-alkaneselenols. The process has been used to produce 1-octaneselenol on a 10.4 mol scale. Nine examples of the process are described.

Synthesis of primary-alkyl selenols and selenides from primary-alkyl thiols involving diphenyl sulfonium salts

Hexyl thiol has been transformed to hexyl selenol and related selenides and selenocyanate by substitution of the corresponding hexyldiphenylsulfonium tetrafluoroborate with selenium nucleophiles. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2005.