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Mercury(II) acetate

ACS reagent, ≥98.0%

Synonym(s):

Mercuric acetate

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
(CH3COO)2Hg
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
318.68
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
NACRES:
NB.24
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
216-491-1
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3563831
MDL number:
Assay:
≥98.0%
Grade:
ACS reagent
Form:
powder

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grade

ACS reagent

Quality Level

assay

≥98.0%

form

powder

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: mercury

impurities

≤0.01% insolubles

reduction residue

≤0.02%

mp

179-182 °C (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤0.005%, nitrate (NO3-): ≤0.005%, sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.005%

cation traces

Fe: ≤0.001%, Hg+: ≤0.4%, other heavy metals (as Pb): ≤0.002%

SMILES string

CC(=O)O[Hg]OC(C)=O

InChI

1S/2C2H4O2.Hg/c2*1-2(3)4;/h2*1H3,(H,3,4);/q;;+2/p-2

InChI key

BRMYZIKAHFEUFJ-UHFFFAOYSA-L

General description

Mercury(II) acetate forms various addition compounds with olefins. Polarographic evaluation of these addition compounds has been proposed. It participates in the synthesis of nitrate esters, acetate esters, alcohols and ethers.
Mercury(II) acetate is a reagent mainly used in oxymercuration-demercuration reaction.

Application

Mercury(II) acetate may be used in the preparation of 2-benzylidene-3(2H)-benzofuran-3-ones (aurones). It may be used in the hydrothermal synthesis of [Hg2(apca)2]n [apca = 3-aminopyrazine-2-carboxylate], a new mercury(I)-organic framework based on Hg22 + dumbbell.
Due to its strong affinity towards sulfur, it finds application as a reagent in desulfurization reactions. Mercury(II) acetate may be used in the preparation of mercury(II) acetate-Nafion modified electrode, which can be used in anodic stripping voltammetry for the analysis of lead and copper ions in waste water samples.

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form

powder

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form

solid

form

powder or crystals

assay

≥98.0%

assay

-

assay

≥99.0% (complexometric)

assay

≥99.0% (precipitation titration)

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

300

Quality Level

200

grade

ACS reagent

grade

ACS reagent

grade

ACS reagent

grade

ACS reagent, puriss. p.a.

mp

179-182 °C (lit.)

mp

-

mp

178-180 °C (decomposition)

mp

179-182 °C (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤0.005%, sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.005%, nitrate (NO3-): ≤0.005%

anion traces

-

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤0.005%, nitrate (NO3-): ≤0.005%, sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.005%

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤50 mg/kg, nitrate (NO3-): ≤50 mg/kg, sulfate (SO42-): ≤50 mg/kg


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Danger

Hazard Classifications

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

Storage Class

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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Polarography of olefin-mercury (II) acetate addition compounds.
Fleet B and Jee RD.
J. Electroanal. Chem. Interfac. Electrochem., 25(3), 397-408 (1973)
Mercury (II) Acetate.
Dejmek M.
Synlett, 23(19), 2867-2868 (2012)
Mercury (II) acetate-Nafion modified electrode for anodic stripping voltammetry of lead and copper with flow-injection analysis.
Dalangin RR and Gunasingham H.
Analytica Chimica Acta, 291(1), 81-87 (1994)



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176109-500G04061835346479
176109-100G04061838752703
176109-5G04061838752710

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