Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Selenourea is the organoselenium compound with the formula SeC(NH2)2. It is a white solid. This compound features a rare example of a stable unhindered carbon-selenium double bond. The compound is used in the synthesis of selenium heterocycles. Compared to urea the oxo-analog of selenourea few studies have been done on the compound due to the instability and toxicity of selenium compounds.
