selenourea
Selenourea is the organoselenium compound with the chemical formula . It is a white solid. This compound features a rare example of a stable, unhindered carbon-selenium double bond. The compound is used in the synthesis of selenium heterocycles. Selenourea is a selenium analog of urea . Few studies have been done on the compound due to the instability and toxicity of selenium compounds. Selenourea is toxic if inhaled or consumed.
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Selenourea is the organoselenium compound with the chemical formula . It is a white solid. This compound features a rare example of a stable, unhindered carbon-selenium double bond. The compound is used in the synthesis of selenium heterocycles. Selenourea is a selenium analog of urea . Few studies have been done on the compound due to the instability and toxicity of selenium compounds. Selenourea is toxic if inhaled or consumed.
==Synthesis== The compound was first synthesized in 1884 by Auguste Verneuil by the reaction of hydrogen selenide and cyanamide: