Mercury (I) acetate

Structural formula
General
Surname	Mercury (I) acetate
other names	Mercury diacetate
Molecular formula	C 4 H 6 Hg 2 O 4
Brief description	odorless white solid
External identifiers / databases
EC number	211-161-3
ECHA InfoCard	100.010.148
PubChem	61181
Wikidata	Q15632880
properties
Molar mass	519.26 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
density	4.6 g cm −3
solubility	little in water; easily in dilute acetic acid ; insoluble in ethanol and ether;
safety instructions
H and P phrases	H: 330-310-300-373-410
	P: ?
Toxicological data	175 mg kg −1 ( LD 50 , rat , oral ) ; 960 mg kg −1 ( LD 50 , rabbit , transdermal ) ;
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Mercury (I) acetate is an inorganic chemical compound from the group of acetates with the dimeric constitutional formula [Hg (CH ₃ COO)] ₂ .

Extraction and presentation

Mercury (I) acetate can be obtained by reacting mercury (I) nitrate dihydrate with sodium acetate .

{\ displaystyle \ mathrm {Hg_ {2} (NO_ {3}) _ {2} \ cdot 2 \ H_ {2} O + 2 \ CH_ {3} COONa \ longrightarrow}}

{\ displaystyle \ mathrm {Hg_ {2} (CH_ {3} COO) _ {2} +2 \ NaNO_ {3}}}

properties

Mercury (I) acetate is a white, light-sensitive solid that is present in gray-tinged crystal flakes and is sparingly soluble in water. When boiled in solution and in light, it decomposes to form mercury and mercury (II) acetate . It has a monoclinic crystal structure (a = 5.18 Å , b = 5.96 Å, c = 12.17 Å, β = 100.0 °).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b David R. Lide: CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics A Ready-reference Book of Chemical and Physical Data . CRC Press, 1995, ISBN 978-0-8493-0595-5 , pp. 69 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
^ Jean d 'Ans, Ellen Lax, Roger Blachnik: Pocket book for chemists and physicists . Springer, 1998, ISBN 3-642-58842-5 , pp. 480 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Georg Brauer (Ed.), With the collaboration of Marianne Baudler a . a .: Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry. 3rd, revised edition. Volume II, Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart 1978, ISBN 3-432-87813-3 , p. 1063.
↑ Entry on mercury compounds, inorganic in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on December 25, 2019(JavaScript required) .
↑ Not explicitly listed in Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 (CLP) , but with the specified labeling falls under the group entry Mercury compounds, inorganic in the Classification and Labeling Inventory of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), accessed on December 25, 2019. Manufacturer or distributors can expand the harmonized classification and labeling .
↑ ^a ^b Barrie W. Bycroft, David J. Payne: Dictionary of Antibiotics and Related Substances with CD-ROM, Second Edition . CRC Press, 2013, ISBN 978-1-4822-8215-3 , pp. 1153 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
^ H. Puff, G. Lorbacher, R. Skrabs: Kristallographische Daten von Mercury (I) acetate. In: Journal of Crystallography. 122, 1965, pp. 156-158, doi: 10.1524 / zkri.1965.122.1-2.156 .

[David_R._Lide-1] David R. Lide: CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics A Ready-reference Book of Chemical and Physical Data . CRC Press, 1995, ISBN 978-0-8493-0595-5 , pp. 69 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[Jean_d'_Ans,_Ellen_Lax,_Roger_Blachnik-2] Jean d 'Ans, Ellen Lax, Roger Blachnik: Pocket book for chemists and physicists . Springer, 1998, ISBN 3-642-58842-5 , pp. 480 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).

[brauer-3] Georg Brauer (Ed.), With the collaboration of Marianne Baudler a . a .: Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry. 3rd, revised edition. Volume II, Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart 1978, ISBN 3-432-87813-3 , p. 1063.

[GESTIS-4] Entry on mercury compounds, inorganic in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on December 25, 2019(JavaScript required) .

[CLP_100.240.785-5] Not explicitly listed in Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 (CLP) , but with the specified labeling falls under the group entry Mercury compounds, inorganic in the Classification and Labeling Inventory of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), accessed on December 25, 2019. Manufacturer or distributors can expand the harmonized classification and labeling .

[Barrie_W._Bycroft,_David_J._Payne-6] Barrie W. Bycroft, David J. Payne: Dictionary of Antibiotics and Related Substances with CD-ROM, Second Edition . CRC Press, 2013, ISBN 978-1-4822-8215-3 , pp. 1153 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[DOI10.1524/zkri.1965.122.1-2.156-7] H. Puff, G. Lorbacher, R. Skrabs: Kristallographische Daten von Mercury (I) acetate. In: Journal of Crystallography. 122, 1965, pp. 156-158, doi: 10.1524 / zkri.1965.122.1-2.156 .