Mercury(II) acetate

• Catalog No.: A12478
• CAS Number: 1600-27-7
• M. F.: C4H6HgO4
• M. W.: 318.67804
• Purity: 98+%

SYNONYMS

• Title: 乙酸汞(II)
• IUPAC name: mercury(2+) ion diacetate
• IUPAC Traditional name: mercury(2+) ion diacetate
• Synonyms: mercuric acetate; Acetic acid mercury(II) salt

DATABASE IDS

• EC Number: 216-491-1
• Merck Index: 145873
• CAS Number: 1600-27-7
• Beilstein Number: 3563831
• MDL Number: MFCD00012165

PROPERTIES

• Purity: 98+%
• Density: 3.28
• Melting Point: 179-182°C
• GHS Hazard statements: H300-H310-H330-H373-H400-H410
• European Hazard Symbols: Highly toxic (T+)
• European Hazard Symbols: Nature polluting (N)
• GHS Precautionary statements: P280H-P273-P302+P352-P309-P310-P501A
• Risk Statements: 26/27/28-33-50/53
• RTECS: AI8575000
• Safety Statements: 13-28-45-60-61
• Storage Warning: Light Sensitive
• TSCA Listed: 是
• Hazard Class: 6.1
• UN Number: UN1629
• Packing Group: II

REFERENCES

• The solvomercuration of alkenes by Hg(OAc)₂, with demercuration by NaBH₄, is a useful method for the Markovnikov hydration of alkenes; reviews: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 17, 27 (1978); Tetrahedron, 38, 1713 (1982). See, e.g.: Org. Synth. Coll., 6, 766 (1988):
  
• Intramolecular oxy- or amino-mercuration is a useful route to oxygen or nitrogen heterocycles: J. Heterocycl. Chem., 11, 771 (1974); 13, 349 (1976); 15, 1313 (1978):
  
• For an improved method for the synthesis of substituted pyrrolidines using TBTH as reducing agent, avoiding the reaction reversal encountered with borohydride, see: Synth. Commun., 26, 1507 (1996).
• Mercuration/demercuration of aliphatic isocyanates provides a mild route to primary amines: Tetrahedron Lett., 36, 8859 (1995).
• For a review of organomercurials in synthesis, see: Tetrahedron, 38, 1713 (1982).