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Mercury(II) chloride

Catalog No. A17472 Name Alfa Aesar
CAS Number 7487-94-7 Website
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SYNONYMS

Title
氯化汞(II)
IUPAC name
mercury(2+) ion dichloride
IUPAC Traditional name
mercury(2+) ion dichloride
Synonyms
Mercuric chloride

DATABASE IDS

Merck Index 145876
MDL Number MFCD00011041
CAS Number 7487-94-7
EC Number 231-299-8

PROPERTIES

Purity 98+%
Boiling Point 302°C
Density 5.4
Melting Point 280-282°C
Refractive Index 1.859
GHS Pictograms GHS05
GHS Pictograms GHS06
GHS Pictograms GHS08
GHS Pictograms GHS09
GHS Hazard statements H300-H372-H341-H361-H314-H318-H400-H410
European Hazard Symbols Highly toxic Highly toxic (T+)
European Hazard Symbols Nature polluting Nature polluting (N)
GHS Precautionary statements P260-P301+P310-P303+P361+P353-P305+P351+P338-P405-P501A
Risk Statements 28-34-48/24/25-62-68-50/53
RTECS OV9100000
Safety Statements 26-36/37/39-45-60-61
TSCA Listed
Hazard Class 6.1
UN Number UN1624
Packing Group II

DETAILS

REFERENCES

  • Aromatic mercuration can be brought about by reaction with aryllithium compounds, e.g. from N,N-Diethylbenzamide, L08427: J. Org. Chem., 2728 (1988).
  • For a review of organomercurials in synthesis, see: Tetrahedron, 38, 1713 (1982).
  • Reagent for the cleavage of various sulfur compounds, such as dithioacetals; see 1,3-Dithiane, A10505.