Selenium hexafluoride
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| Names | |||
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| IUPAC name Selenium hexafluoride | |||
| Other names Selenium(VI) fluoride, Selenium fluoride | |||
| Identifiers | |||
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| ChemSpider | |||
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.149.506 | ||
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| RTECS number | 
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| Properties | |||
| SeF6 | |||
| Molar mass | 192.9534 g/mol | ||
| Appearance | colourless gas | ||
| Density | 7.887 g/L | ||
| Melting point | −39 °C (−38 °F; 234 K) | ||
| Boiling point | −34.5 °C (−30.1 °F; 238.7 K) sublimes | ||
| insoluble | |||
| Vapor pressure | >1 atm (20°C) | ||
| −51.0·10−6 cm3/mol | |||
| Refractive index (nD) | 1.895 | ||
| Structure | |||
| Orthorhombic, oP28 | |||
| Pnma, No. 62 | |||
| octahedral (Oh) | |||
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| Thermochemistry | |||
| Std enthalpy of formation (ΔfH⦵298) | −1030 kJ/mol | ||
| Hazards | |||
| Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |||
| Main hazards | toxic, corrosive | ||
| NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |||
| Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |||
| LCLo (lowest published) | 10 ppm (rat, 1 hr) 10 ppm (mouse, 1 hr) 10 ppm (guinea pig, 1 hr) | ||
| NIOSH (US health exposure limits): | |||
| PEL (Permissible) | TWA 0.05 ppm (0.4 mg/m3) | ||
| REL (Recommended) | TWA 0.05 ppm | ||
| IDLH (Immediate danger) | 2 ppm | ||
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |||
Selenium hexafluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula SeF6. It is a very toxic colourless gas described as having a "repulsive" odor. It is not widely encountered and has no commercial applications.