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Mercury(II) bromide

ACS reagent

Synonym(s):

Mercuric bromide

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Linear Formula:
HgBr2
CAS Number:
7789-47-1
Molecular Weight:
360.40
EC Number:
232-169-3
MDL number:
MFCD00011040
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
329751967
NACRES:
NB.24

grade

ACS reagent

Quality Level

200

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 136.5 °C)

form

powder

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: mercury

impurities

≤0.05% insol. CH3OH

reduction residue

≤0.02%

color

white to very faintly yellow

bp

322 °C (lit.)

mp

236 °C (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤0.25%

SMILES string

Br[Hg]Br

InChI

1S/2BrH.Hg/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2

InChI key

NGYIMTKLQULBOO-UHFFFAOYSA-L

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General description

Mercury(II) bromide (HgBr2) affords 1:1 adducts on reaction with N,N,N′,N′- tetramethyl-o-phenylenediamine. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies of these adducts have been reported. It forms complexes by reacting with 3,12-dimethylbenzo[a]quinoxalino[2,3-c]phenazine ligand.

Application

Mercury(II) bromide (HgBr2) may be used in the preparation of mononuclear [Hg(L1)Br2] and 1D polymer [Hg2(L2)Br4]n [L1 = (N,N-diethyl,N′-(pyridin-2-yl)formylidene)ethane-1,2-diamine and L2 = (N,N-diethyl,N′-(pyridin-2-yl)benzylidene)ethane-1,2-diamine]. It may also be used as a promoter in the glycoslyation reaction of alcohols.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 1 Dermal - Acute Tox. 1 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 2 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - STOT RE 2

Storage Class Code

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Crystal Structures of the 1: 1 Adducts of N, N, N', N'-Tetramethyl-o-phenylenediamine with Zinc (II) Bromide and Mercury (II) Bromide and Iodide.
Hughes CM, et al.
Australian Journal of Chemistry, 38(10), 1521-1527 (1985)
Practical synthesis of the 2-acetamido-3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-?-d-glucosides of Fmoc-serine and Fmoc-threonine and their benzyl esters.
Carvalho I, et al.
Carbohydrate Research, 338(10), 1039-1043 (2003)
Syntheses, Structures and Properties of Two Luminous Mercury (II) Bromides Containing Tridentate N-Donor Schiff Bases: Control of Coordination Number and Nuclearity by Varying Ligand Matrices.
Satapathi S, et al.
Journal of Chemical Crystallography, 42(10), 1060-1066 (2012)
Synthesis of Quinoxalinophenazine Derivatives and Reaction of 3, 12-Dimethylbenzo [a] quinoxalino [2, 3-c] phenazine with Mercury (II) Bromide: Spectral and Structural Characterization.
Marjani AP, et al.
Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry / Jie Gou Hua Xue, 33(10), 1460-1466 (2014)
Don S Forsyth et al.
Food additives and contaminants, 21(9), 849-856 (2005-01-26)
Mercury was detected in all analysed samples of swordfish, marlin, shark and tuna purchased from major supermarket outlets and fish retailers in three cities across Canada. Total mercury and methylmercury levels ranged up to 3845 and 2346 ng g(-1), respectively.
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