Solid phase
Official name
Selenocystine
Secondary names
Se-cystine; Selenium cystine; Seleno-DL-cystine
CAS number
2897-21-4
Family
molecular solid
Class
hydrogen bonded molecular solid
Compound type
organic molecular solid
Formula
$HOOC(NH_2)CHCH_2Se_2CH_2CH(NH_2)COOH$
Chemical formula
C6H12N2O4Se2
Elemental formula
C6 H12 O4 N2 Se2
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
2.0
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
$HOOC(NH_2)CHCH_2Se_2CH_2CH(NH_2)COOH$ Selenocystine molecule 1 1.0 1 pure main
Chemical functions
  Function Number
$R-C(=O)-OH$ 2
$R-CH_2-R$ 2
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$-O \dots H-$ 6
$\geq C-H$ 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
Class
molecular solids with hydrogen bonded molecules (03)
Phase type
crystalline
Molar mass
334.09 $g/mol$
State NTP
solid