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Carbon diselenide
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<p>Carbon diselenide is an <a href="/facts/Inorganic_compound/TfFfzxSz">inorganic compound</a> with the chemical formula CSe2. It is a yellow-orange oily liquid with pungent odor. It is the <a href="/facts/Selenium/k975NApC">selenium</a> analogue of <a href="/facts/Carbon_disulfide/b04Tadmy">carbon disulfide</a> (CS2) and <a href="/facts/Carbon_dioxide/xGzpppEp">carbon dioxide</a> (CO2). This light-sensitive compound is insoluble in water and soluble in <a href="/facts/Organic_solvents/LoMPMz8S">organic solvents</a>. </p>