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Methylmercury(II) chloride

Cl ~13 %

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Linear Formula:
CH3HgCl
CAS Number:
115-09-3
Molecular Weight:
251.08
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3600218
EC Number:
204-064-2
MDL number:
MFCD00013592
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
PubChem Substance ID:
24867892
NACRES:
NA.22

form

powder

composition

Cl, ~13%

mp

170-173 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

C[Hg]Cl

InChI

1S/CH3.ClH.Hg/h1H3;1H;/q;;+1/p-1

InChI key

BABMCXWQNSQAOC-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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Application

Methylmercury(II) chloride [HgMe(Cl)] can be used in the synthesis methylmercury(II) complex of pyridine-2-carbaldehyde thiosemicarbazone , benzaldehyde-4,4-dimethylthiosemicarbazone , bis(alkynyl)oligothiophenes and -bithiazoles.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Dermal - Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 2 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Carc. 2 - Lact. - Repr. 1A - STOT RE 1

Storage Class

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

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Synthesis and molecular structures of methyl and phenylmercury (II) complexes with benzaldehyde-4, 4-dimethylthiosemicarbazone
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