Cadmium selenide

IUPAC name[hide]

Selanylidenecadmium^[1]

Other names[hide]

Cadmium(2+) selenide^[2]

Cadmium(II) selenide^[2]

Cadmium selenide^{[citation needed]}

Identifiers

CAS number

1306-24-7 ^Y

PubChem

14784

ChemSpider

14101 ^Y

EC number

215-148-3

UN number

2570

MeSH

cadmium+selenide

ChEBI

CHEBI:50834 ^Y

RTECS number

EV2300000

Gmelin Reference

13656

Jmol-3D images

Image 1

SMILES

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·                                 [Se]=[Cd]

InChI

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·                                 InChI=1S/Cd.Se ^Y
Key: AQCDIIAORKRFCD-UHFFFAOYSA-N ^Y

InChI=1/Cd.Se/rCdSe/c1-2
Key: AQCDIIAORKRFCD-BBSQRNTLAE

Properties

Molecular formula

CdSe

Molar mass

191.37 g mol^?1

Appearance

Black, translucent, adamantine crystals

Odor

Odorless

Density

5.816 g cm^-3

Melting point

1268 °C, 1541 K, 2314 °F

Band gap

1.74 eV

Refractive index (n_D)

2.5

Structure

Crystal structure

Wurtzite

Space group

C_6v⁴-P6₃mc

Coordination
geometry

Tetrahedral

Hazards

GHS pictograms

GHS signal word

DANGER

GHS hazard statements

H301, H312, H331, H373, H410

GHS precautionary statements

P261, P273, P280, P301+310, P311, P501

EU Index

048-001-00-5

EU classification

T N

R-phrases

R20/21/22, R23/25, R33, R50/53

S-phrases

(S2), S36/37, S45, S60, S61

Related compounds

Other anions

Cadmium oxide,
Cadmium sulfide,
Cadmium telluride

Other cations

Zinc selenide,
Mercury(II) selenide

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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa