Sodium selenite

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Not to be confused with Selenite (mineral).
Sodium selenite
Identifiers
3D model (
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ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard
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EC Number
  • 233-267-9
KEGG
RTECS number
  • VS7350000
UNII
UN number 2630
  • InChI=1S/2Na.H2O3Se/c;;1-4(2)3/h;;(H2,1,2,3)/q2*+1;/p-2 checkY
    Key: BVTBRVFYZUCAKH-UHFFFAOYSA-L checkY
  • InChI=1/2Na.H2O3Se/c;;1-4(2)3/h;;(H2,1,2,3)/q2*+1;/p-2
    Key: BVTBRVFYZUCAKH-NUQVWONBAC
  • [Na+].[Na+].[O-][Se]([O-])=O
Properties
Na2O3Se
Molar mass 172.948 g·mol−1
Appearance colourless solid
Density 3.1 g/cm3
Melting point decomposes at 710 °C
85 g/100 mL (20 °C)
Solubility insoluble in ethanol
Structure
tetragonal
Pharmacology
A12CE02 (WHO) (Oral), B05XA20 (WHO) (Parenteral)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS06: ToxicGHS07: Exclamation markGHS09: Environmental hazard
Danger
H300, H317, H331, H411
P261, P264, P270, P271, P272, P273, P280, P301+P310, P302+P352, P304+P340, P311, P321, P330, P333+P313, P363, P391, P403+P233, P405, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 3: Short exposure could cause serious temporary or residual injury. E.g. chlorine gasFlammability 0: Will not burn. E.g. waterInstability 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g. liquid nitrogenSpecial hazards (white): no code
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Safety data sheet (SDS) ICSC 0698
Related compounds
Related compounds
sodium biselenite
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Sodium selenite is the inorganic compound with the formula Na2SeO3. This salt is a colourless solid. The pentahydrate Na2SeO3(H2O)5 is the most common water-soluble selenium compound.

Synthesis and fundamental reactions

Sodium selenite usually is prepared by the reaction of selenium dioxide with sodium hydroxide:[1]

SeO2 + 2 NaOH → Na2SeO3 + H2O

The hydrate converts to the anhydrous salt upon heating to 40 °C.

According to X-ray crystallography, both anhydrous Na2SeO3 and its pentahydrate feature pyramidal SeO32−. The Se-O distances range from 1.67 to 1.72 Å.[2] Oxidation of this anion gives sodium selenate, Na2SeO4.[3]

Applications

Together with the related barium and zinc selenites, sodium selenite is mainly used in the manufacture of colorless glass. The pink color imparted by these selenites cancels out the green color imparted by iron impurities.[4]

Because selenium is an

essential element, sodium selenite is an ingredient in dietary supplements such as multi-vitamin/mineral products, but supplements that provide only selenium use L-selenomethionine or a selenium-enriched yeast
.

The US Food and Drug Administration approved a selenium supplement to animal diets; the most common form is sodium selenite for pet foods. According to one article, "not much was known about which selenium compounds to approve for use in animal feeds when the decisions were made back in the 1970s .. At the time the regulatory action was taken, only the inorganic selenium salts (sodium selenite and sodium selenate) were available at a cost permitting their use in animal feed.” [5]

Sodium selenite has been proposed as an effective suicide agent.[6]

Safety

Selenium is toxic in high concentrations. As sodium selenite, the

Tolerable upper intake levels (UL) for selenium from all sources - food, drinking water and dietary supplements - at 400 μg/day.[8] The European Food Safety Authority reviewed the same safety question and set its UL at 300 μg/day.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ F. Féher, "Sodium Selenite" in Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd Ed. Edited by G. Brauer, Academic Press, 1963, NY. Vol. 1. p. 432.
  2. ISSN 1600-5368
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  3. PMID 24454013
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  4. doi:10.1002/14356007.a23_525
  5. S2CID 12668227
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  6. OCLC 1003529499.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link
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  7. PMID 6998645
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  8. PMID 25077263
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  9. ^ Tolerable Upper Intake Levels For Vitamins And Minerals (PDF), European Food Safety Authority, 2006

External links

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