:Copper(II) selenite
{{Chembox|IUPACName=Copper(II) selenite
|Section1={{Chembox Identifiers
| CASNo_Ref = {{cascite|correct|CAS}}
| CASNo = 10214-40-1
| CASNo1_Ref = {{cascite|correct|CAS}}
| CASNo1 = 15168-20-4
| CASNo1_Comment =(dihydrate)
| PubChem = 160923
| PubChem_Comment = anhydrous
| PubChem1 =71317452
| PubChem1_Comment = monohydrate
| PubChem2 = 24884280
| PubChem2_Comment = dihydrate
| EC_number = 233-526-6
| UNII_Ref = {{fdacite|correct|FDA}}
| UNII = G2Y4101Z3O
| UNII1_Ref = {{fdacite|correct|FDA}}
| UNII1 = B084V60QBP
| UNII1_Comment = (dihydrate)
| ChemSpiderID2 = 21241696
| ChemSpiderID2_Comment = dihydrate
| InChI=1S/Cu.H2O3Se/c;1-4(2)3/h;(H2,1,2,3)/q+2;/p-2
| InChIKey = JNRBLFVQPTZFAG-UHFFFAOYSA-L
| SMILES = [O-][Se](=O)[O-].[Cu+2]
}}
|Section2={{Chembox Properties
| Appearance = Blue{{Cite web |url=http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/aldrich/258199?lang=en®ion=US|title=Copper(II) selenite |publisher=Sigma-Aldrich |access-date=}}
| SolubleOther = Insoluble in water
Slightly soluble in benzene and acids
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|Section7={{Chembox Hazards
| GHSPictograms = {{GHS06}}{{GHS08}}{{GHS09}}
| GHSSignalWord = Danger
| HPhrases = {{H-phrases|301|331|371|410}}
| PPhrases = {{P-phrases|260|261|264|270|271|273|301+310|304+340|311|314|321|330|391|403+233|405|501}}
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|OtherNames=Copper selenite dihydrate}}
Copper(II) selenite is an inorganic salt frequently found as its dihydrate, CuSeO3·2H2O, in the form of a blue powder.{{Cite journal|date=November 1935|title=Copper Selenite as a catalyst in the Kjeldahl nitrogen determination|journal=Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/aldrich/258199?lang=en®ion=US |title=Sigma Aldrich - Copper(II) selenite dihydrate |access-date= }}
Preparation
Copper(II) selenite can be prepared from copper(II) acetate and selenous acid.{{Cite journal|last1=Hurd|first1=Loren C.|last2=Kemmerer|first2=George I.|last3=Meloche|first3=V. W.|title=The Ammonates of Copper Selenite1|date=2002-05-01|journal=Journal of the American Chemical Society|language=EN|volume=52|issue=10|pages=3881–3886|doi=10.1021/ja01373a018}}
Uses
Copper(II) selenite can be used a catalyst for Kjeldahl digestion.