Methaneselenol is the

organoselenium compound Organoselenium compounds (or seleno-organic) are chemical compounds containing carbon-to-selenium chemical bonds. Organoselenium chemistry is the corresponding science exploring their properties and reactivity. Selenium belongs with oxygen and sulf ...

with the formula CH₃SeH. It is the simplest selenol. A colorless gas, it is notorious for its foul odor. It is prepared by reaction of methyl lithium or a methyl

Grignard reagent A Grignard reagent or Grignard compound is a chemical compound with the general formula , where X is a halogen and R is an organic group, normally an alkyl or aryl. Two typical examples are methylmagnesium chloride and phenylmagnesium bromide ...

with selenium followed by protonation of the product The compound is a metabolite. According to IR spectroscopy, ν_Se-H = 2342 cm⁻¹. For the other homologues, ν_E-H = 1995 (E = Te), 2606 (E = S), and 3710 cm⁻¹ (E = O) for

methanetellurol Methanetellurol is the organotellurium compound with the formula CH3TeH. It is the simplest organotellurium compound that has been purified in bulk. It is classified as a tellurol. A colorless gas, it decomposes to Te and methane near room temperat ...

, methanethiol, and

methanol Methanol (also called methyl alcohol and wood spirit, amongst other names) is an organic chemical and the simplest aliphatic alcohol, with the formula C H3 O H (a methyl group linked to a hydroxyl group, often abbreviated as MeOH). It is a ...

.{{cite journal , doi=10.1080/00945717708069709, title=The Synthesis and the Raman and Infrared Spectra of Methanetellurol, year=1977, last1=Hamada, first1=K., last2=Morishita, first2=H., journal=Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic and Metal-Organic Chemistry, volume=7, issue=4, pages=355–366

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Selenols Hydrides Organic compounds with 1 carbon atom