Molecule
Name
Selenocystine
IUPAC name
2-amino-3-[(2-amino-2-carboxyethyl)diselanyl]propanoic acid
Secondary names
Seleno-DL-cystine, Selenium cystine, DL-Selenocystine
InChI
InChI=1S/C6H12N2O4Se2/c7-3(5(9)10)1-13-14-2-4(8)6(11)12/h3-4H,1-2,7-8H2,(H,9,10)(H,11,12)
InChI key
JULROCUWKLNBSN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS number
2897-21-4
Comments
Melting moint: 214.5°C
Structure and atomic composition
Formula
$HOOC(NH_2)CHCH_2Se_2CH_2CH(NH_2)COOH$
Chemical formula
C6H12N2O4Se2
Structural formula
[CH2]([CH](C(=O)[OH])[NH2])[Se][Se][CH2][CH](C(=O)[OH])[NH2]
Charge
0
  Atom Name Number
$C$ Carbon 6
$H$ Hydrogen 12
$O$ Oxygen 4
$N$ Nitrogen 2
$Se$ Selenium 2
Relations
  • enantiomer
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
Spin type
equilibrated
Molar mass
334.09 $g/mol$
State STP
solid
State NTP
solid
Protic
protic
Polarity
polar
Molecule symmetry
unknown
Case
nonlinear-polyatomic
Chemical functions
  Function Number
$R-C(=O)-OH$ 2
$R-CH_2-R$ 2
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$\geq C-H$ 6
$-O-H$ 2
$>N-H$ 4
$-Se-Se-$ 1
$\geq C-Se-$ 2
$\geq C-C \leq$ 2
$\eqslantgtr C-C\leq$ 2
$\geq C-N<$ 2
$>C=O$ 2
$\eqslantgtr C-O-$ 2