Phenylmercury (II) nitrate

Structural formula
General
Surname	Phenylmercury (II) nitrate
other names	Phenyl mercury nitrate
Molecular formula	C 6 H 5 HgNO 3
Brief description	white odorless solid
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 55-68-5 EC number 200-242-9 ECHA InfoCard 100,000,221 PubChem 16682924 Wikidata Q1861514
properties
Molar mass	339.70 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
Melting point	176-186 ° C
solubility	very heavy in water (0.8 g l −1 at 20 ° C)
safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling from  Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 (CLP) , expanded if necessary danger H and P phrases H: 301-372-314-410 P: ?
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Phenylmercury (II) nitrate is a chemical compound belonging to the group of organic mercury compounds .

properties

Phenylmercury (II) nitrate is a flammable, hardly inflammable, white, odorless solid that is very sparingly soluble in water.

use

Phenylmercury (II) nitrate, like other phenylmercury salts, was used as a preservative .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Entry on phenyl mercury (II) nitrate in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on December 30, 2019(JavaScript required) .
2. ↑ Entry on Phenylmercury nitrate in the Classification and Labeling Inventory of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), accessed on December 30, 2019. Manufacturers or distributors can expand the harmonized classification and labeling .
3. ↑ BAUA: organic mercury compounds
4. ^ PH List, L. Hörhammer: Dosage forms and auxiliary materials, Part B: auxiliary materials . Springer-Verlag, 2013, ISBN 978-3-642-65822-8 , pp. 318 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
5. ↑ LA Weed, EE Ecker: The Utility of Phenyl-Mercury-Nitrate as a Disinfectant . In: The Journal of Infectious Diseases . tape 49 , no. 5 , January 1, 1931, p. 440-449 , JSTOR : 30081385 .