Constituent
Name
Se-(methyl) seleno cysteine (SeMeCys)
Official name
Se-methylselenocysteine
Family
molecular solid
Class
non polar molecular solid
Compound type
inorganic molecular solid
Constituent abundance in material
Relevance
main - major
Arrangement
single phase
Mass fraction
1.0
Mole fraction
1.0
Chemical composition
Formula
$CH_3SeCH_2C(NH_2)COOH$
Chemical formula
CH3Se(CH2)2NH2COOH
Elemental formula
C4 H9 N O2 Se
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
$CH_3SeCH_2C(NH_2)COOH$ Se-methylselenocysteine molecule 1 1.0 1 constituent molecular main
Chemical functions
  Function Number Relevance
$R-CH_3$ 1 main
$R-CH_2-R$ 1 main
$R-NH_2$ 1 main
$R-C(=O)-OH$ 1 main
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number Relevance
$\geq C-H$ 5 main
$\geq C-Se-$ 2 main
$\geq C-C \leq$ 1 main
$\eqslantgtr C-C\leq$ 1 main
$\geq C-N<$ 1 main
$>N-H$ 2 main
$>Se=O$ 1 main
$>C=O$ 1 main
$\eqslantgtr C-O-$ 1 main
$-O-H$ 1 main
Class
molecular solids with polar molecules (02)
Type
with polyatomic organic polar molecules (CnHm...) (02.01)
Phase type
crystalline
Crystal system
unknown
Crystal class
unknown
Crystal class symbol
unknown
Crystal spacegroup
unknown
Texture
polycrystalline
Molar mass
182.08 $g/mol$
Color
colorless, white, yellowish