2-methoxyethyl mercury acetate

Structural formula
General
Surname	2-methoxyethyl mercury acetate
other names	Panogen Metox
Molecular formula	C 5 H 10 HgO 3
Brief description	white crystals
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 151-38-2 EC number 205-790-2 ECHA InfoCard 100.005.265 PubChem 16682936 Wikidata Q14804408
properties
Molar mass	318.72 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
Melting point	40-42 ° C
solubility	soluble in water
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances danger H and P phrases H: 330-310-300-373-410 P: ?
Toxicological data	25 mg kg −1 ( LD 50 ,  rat ,  oral )
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

2- Methoxyethylmercury acetate , also known under its trade name Panogen Metox , is an extremely toxic organometallic compound of mercury . It was used for dressing seeds and replaced the older Panogen .

Extraction and presentation

2-Methoxyethyl mercury acetate can be obtained by oxymercuration of ethene with mercury (II) acetate and methanol .

Admission

2-Methoxyethylmercury acetate is not approved as a crop protection agent in the European Union or Switzerland .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Entry on 2-methoxyethylmercuric acetate in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on September 2, 2013(JavaScript required) .
2. ↑ Thomas A. Unger: Pesticide Synthesis Handbook . William Andrew, 1996, ISBN 0-8155-1853-6 , pp. 395 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
3. ^ Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety of the European Commission: EU pesticide database ; Entry in the national directory of plant protection products in Switzerland ; Retrieved June 26, 2016.