Selenium Dioxide
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Selenium(IV) Oxide
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
CAS
7446-08-4
EC
231-194-7
Food Code
Selenium Dioxide, SeO2, is a white tetragonal crystalline subliming at 315°C, water-soluble forming selenious acid, oxidizer for allylic hydroxylation in fine chemicals per PubChem reaction mechanisms.
Selenium Dioxide
In manganese electrolytic refining; in glass color neutralization; in photocopier toners; in pharma selenium supplements; and in organic selenations for API intermediates.
Acute toxicity with garlic breath symptom; chronic selenosis. Fume cabinets are obligatory; monitor air levels and provide selenium antidotes in kits.
Sealed in 10 kg glass-lined steel cans. Lock in selenium hazard vaults.
