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Physicochemical properties of dimethyl selenide and dimethyl diselenide

Journal Article · · Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/je00015a049· OSTI ID:7049337
 [1];  [2];  [2]
  1. National Environmental Research Inst., Roskilde, DE (United States). Dept. of Marine Ecology and Microbiology
  2. Univ. of California, Riverside, CA (United States). Dept. of Soil and Environmental Sciences

Volatilization of selenium (Se) is a dissipation mechanism by which gaseous Se is redistributed in the environment. The vapor pressures of dimethyl selenide (DMSe) and dimethyl diselenide (DMDSe) were determined using the isoteniscope method, and the solubility of DMSe in H[sub 2]O was determined in a closed system by headspace analysis. The vapor pressure at 25 C were 32.03 and 0.38 kPa for DMSe and DMDSe, respectively. The enthalpies of vaporization were calculated as 31.90 and 74.92 kJ mol[sup [minus]1], respectively. The solubility of DMSe was 0.0244 g/g of H[sub 2]O. The Henry's law constant for DMSe was calculated as 143 kPa kg mol[sup [minus]1] (0.144 kPa m[sup 3] mol[sup [minus]1]).

OSTI ID:
7049337
Journal Information:
Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data; (United States) Vol. 39:3; ISSN JCEAAX; ISSN 0021-9568
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English