Selenium Sulfide
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This article is compiled based on the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) – 2025 Edition
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SeS2 143.09
Selenium sulfide (SeS2).
Selenium sulfide (SeS2) CAS RN®: 7488-56-4; UNII: Z69D9E381Q.
Selenium sulfide contains not less than 52.0 percent and not more than 55.5 percent of selenium (Se).
Packaging and storage—Preserve in well-closed containers.
Identification—
A: Filter 20 mL of the solution of Selenium sulfide prepared as directed in the Assay, and to 10 mL of the filtrate add 5 mL of water and 5 g of urea. Heat to boiling, cool, and add 2 mL of potassium iodide solution (1 in 10): a yellowish orange to orange color is produced, and it darkens rapidly (presence of selenium).
B: Allow the solution obtained in Identification test A to stand for 10 minutes, filter, and to the filtrate add 10 mL of barium chloride TS: the solution becomes turbid (presence of sulfur).
Residue on ignition 〈281〉: not more than 0.2%.
Soluble selenium compounds—
Test solution—Mix 10.0 g of Selenium sulfide with 100.0 mL of water in a 250-mL flask, allow to stand for 1 hour, with frequent agitation, and filter. To 10.0 mL of the filtrate add 2 mL of 2.5 M formic acid, dilute with water to 50 mL, mix, and adjust, if necessary, to a pH of 2.5 ± 0.5. Add 2 mL of freshly prepared 3,3′-diaminobenzidine hydrochloride solution (1 in 200), mix, allow to stand for 45 minutes, and adjust with 6 N ammonium hydroxide to a pH of 6.5 ± 0.5. Transfer to a separator, add 10.0 mL of toluene, shake vigorously for 1 minute, allow the layers to separate, and discard the aqueous phase.
Standard solution—Using 10.0 mL of a solution of selenious acid containing 0.5 µg of selenium per mL, prepare a solution as directed under Test solution, beginning with “add 2 mL of 2.5 M formic acid.”
Procedure—Concomitantly determine the absorbances of the toluene layers of the Test solution and the Standard solution in 1-cm cells at 420 nm, with a suitable spectrophotometer, using a blank consisting of the same quantities of the same reagents treated in the same manner as the Test solution: the absorbance of the Test solution is not greater than that of the Standard solution (5 ppm).
Assay—Place about 100 mg of Selenium sulfide, accurately weighed, in a suitable container, add 25 mL of fuming nitric acid, and digest over gentle heat until no further solution occurs. Cool, transfer the solution to a 250-mL volumetric flask containing 100 mL of water, cool again, dilute with water to volume, and mix. Pipet 50 mL of the solution into a suitable flask, add 25 mL of water and 10 g of Urea, and heat to boiling. Cool, add 3 mL of starch TS, then add 10 mL of potassium iodide solution (1 in 10), and immediately titrate with 0.05 N sodium thiosulfate VS. Perform a blank determination, and make any necessary correction. Each mL of 0.05 N sodium thiosulfate is equivalent to 987.0 µg of Se.
