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Methoxyethylmercuric acetate

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Methoxyethylmercuric acetate
Names
IUPAC names
acetyloxy(2-methoxyethyl)mercury[1] (Acetato-κO)(2-methoxyethyl)mercury[2]
Systematic IUPAC name
(Acetato-kappaO)(2-methoxyethyl)mercury[3]
Other names
2-methoxyethylmercury acetate

Mercury, (acetato-κO)(2-methoxyethyl)- [ACD/Index Name] (2-Methoxyethyl)mercuric acetate (2-METHOXYETHYL)MERCURIO ACETATE (2-METHOXYETHYL)MERCURY ACETATE (Acetato-O)(2-methoxyethyl)mercury 151-38-2 [RN] 205-790-2 [EINECS] Acetato(2-methoxyethyl)mercury ACETOXY(2-METHOXYETHYL)MERCURY Methoxyethelmercuric acetate Methoxyethelmercuric acetic acid Methoxyethyl mercuric acetate METHOXYETHYLMERCURIC ACETATE

methoxyethylmercury acetate[4]
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.005.265 Edit this at Wikidata
UNII
UN number 2025, 2777[7]
  • InChI=1S/C3H7O.C2H4O2.Hg/c1-3-4-2;1-2(3)4;/h1,3H2,2H3;1H3,(H,3,4);/q;;+1/p-1
    Key: AGJBKFAPBKOEGA-UHFFFAOYSA-M[8]
  • [9]: InChI=1S/C3H7O.C2H4O2.Hg/c1-3-4-2;1-2(3)4;/h1,3H2,2H3;1H3,(H,3,4);/q;;+1/p-1
    Key: AGJBKFAPBKOEGA-UHFFFAOYSA-M[10][11]
Properties
C5H10HgO3
Molar mass 318.724 g·mol−1
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
mercury-containing compound
0.01 mg/cu m[14] (TWA), 0.03 mg/cu m[15] (STEL)
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
25 mg/kg (rat oral),[16]
45 mg/kg (mouse oral)[17]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Methoxyethylmercuric acetate is a chemical compound formerly used as a pesticide for seeds of cotton and small grains. It is highly toxic, and can pose a threat to the brain and central nervous system.[18]

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