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(NH2)CHCH2Se2CH2CH(NH2)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−CH2−R 2
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
≥C−H 6
−O−H 2
>N−H 4
−Se−Se− 1
≥C−Se− 2
≥C−C≤ 2
⪖ 2
\geq C-N< 2
>C=O 2
\eqslantgtr C-O- 2