CAS 1666-13-3: Diphenyl diselenide

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Diphenyl diselenide is a reactive chemical compound that has been shown to have anti-fungal and anti-bacterial properties. It can be used for the treatment of infectious diseases, such as opportunistic fungal infections in immunocompromised patients. The compound inhibits bacterial DNA polymerase, leading to cell death by apoptosis. Diphenyl diselenide also inhibits mitochondrial membrane potential and enzyme activities, leading to caspase-independent cell death in wild-type strains of bacteria. In addition, it has been shown to cause atherosclerotic lesion formation in an experimental model by reducing the energy metabolism of cells.

Applications Diphenyl Diselenide is an organoselenium compound with pharmacological properties, including antioxidant, glutathione peroxidase-mimetic, and neuroprotective effects. Studies show that Diphenyl Diselenide has demonstrated anxiolytic effects in rodents and can inhibit biofilm formation by Candida albicans, increasing both ROS production and membrane permeability. Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the package References Hassan, W., et al.: Eur. J. Pharmacol., 761, 341 (2015); Rosseti, I.B., et al.: J. Trace Elem. Med. Bio., 29, 289 (2015); Ibrahim, M., et al.: Prog. Neuro-Psychoph., 54, 187 (2014)

Diphenyl diselenide is used in the methoxyselenenylation of alkenes, dihydroxylation of double bonds, hydrothiolation of terminal alkynes. It is used in the synthesis of the unsymmetrical diorganyl selenides, 1-(phenylselenomethyl)vinyl selenides, allylic phenyl selenides. This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.