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Cited in 24 peer-reviewed publications across chromatography, organic synthesis, and cross-coupling reactions.
| Pubchem Sid | 504758642 |
|---|---|
| Pubchem Sid Url | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/substance/504758642 |
| Canonical Smiles | C[Hg]Cl |
| IUPAC Name | chloro(methyl)mercury |
| InChIKey | BABMCXWQNSQAOC-UHFFFAOYSA-M |
| INCHI | 1S/CH3.ClH.Hg/h1H3;1H;/q;;+1/p-1 |
| Isomeric SMILES | C[Hg]Cl |
| WGK Germany | 3 |
| RTECS | OW1225000 |
| UN Number | 2025 |
| Packing Group | I |
| Molecular Weight | 251.08 |
| Beilstein | 3600218 |
| Reaxy-Rn | 3600218 |
| Reaxys-RN_link_address | https://www.reaxys.com/reaxys/secured/hopinto.do?context=S&query=IDE.XRN=3600218&ln= |
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| Kingdom | Organic compounds |
|---|---|
| Superclass | Organic salts |
| Class | Organic metal salts |
| Subclass | Organic metal halides |
| Intermediate Tree Nodes | Not available |
| Direct Parent | Organic metal halides |
| Alternative Parents | Organic transition metal salts Transition metal alkyls Organic chloride salts Hydrocarbon derivatives Alkyl mercury compounds |
| Molecular Framework | Aliphatic acyclic compounds |
| Substituents | Organic metal halide - Organic transition metal salt - Transition metal alkyl - Hydrocarbon derivative - Alkyl mercury compound - Organic chloride salt - Organometallic compound - Organomercurial-compound - Organic transition metal moeity - Aliphatic acyclic compound |
| Description | This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as organic metal halides. These are organic compounds containing metals and halogens. Some are ionic while others are covalently bonded. |
| External Descriptors | one-carbon compound - mercury coordination entity - chlorine molecular entity |
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| Lot Number | Certificate Type | Date | Item |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate of Analysis | Apr 02, 2026 | M114695 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Apr 02, 2026 | M114695 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Mar 13, 2025 | M114695 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Mar 13, 2025 | M114695 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Mar 11, 2025 | M114695 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Mar 11, 2025 | M114695 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Feb 13, 2025 | M114695 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Feb 13, 2025 | M114695 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Oct 10, 2024 | M114695 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Sep 25, 2024 | M114695 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Sep 25, 2024 | M114695 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | May 16, 2024 | M114695 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | May 14, 2024 | M114695 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | May 07, 2024 | M114695 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | May 07, 2024 | M114695 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Aug 02, 2023 | M114695 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Aug 03, 2022 | M114695 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Apr 14, 2022 | M114695 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Apr 14, 2022 | M114695 |
| Sensitivity | Moisture sensitive |
|---|---|
| Molecular Weight | 251.080 g/mol |
| XLogP3 | |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 0 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 0 |
| Exact Mass | 251.963 Da |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 251.963 Da |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 0.000 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 3 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 4.800 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| The total count of all stereochemical bonds | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
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| 2. Yi Zhang, Yanqing Wu, Lishen Su, Chunlin Zhu, Xiaoping Wu. (2022) An ultrasensitive electrochemical sensor based on in situ synthesized manganese dioxide/gold nanoparticles nanocomposites for rapid detection of methylmercury in foodstuffs. Analytical Methods, 14 (23): (2329-2336). [PMID:35647814] [10.1039/D2AY00417H] |
| 3. Xujun Liang, Nali Zhu, Alexander Johs, Hongmei Chen, Dale A. Pelletier, Lijie Zhang, Xixiang Yin, Yuxi Gao, Jiating Zhao, Baohua Gu. (2022) Mercury Reduction, Uptake, and Species Transformation by Freshwater Alga Chlorella vulgaris under Sunlit and Dark Conditions. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, [PMID:35389633] [10.1021/acs.est.1c06558] |
| 4. Yao Liu, Rohan Weerasooriya, Xing Chen. (2022) The metal-organic framework supported gold nanoparticles as a highly sensitive platform for electrochemical detection of methyl mercury species in the aqueous environment. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, [PMID:35259698] [10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128608] |
| 5. Qi Qiu, Yali Huang, Bei Zhang, Doudou Huang, Xin Chen, Zhongxiong Fan, Jinpei Lin, Wensheng Yang, Kai Wang, Ning Qu, Juan Li, Zhihong Li, Jingyu Huang, Shenrui Li, Jiaxing Zhang, Gang Liu, Gang Rui, Xiaoyuan Chen, Qingliang Zhao. (2022) Noninvasive Dual-Modality Photoacoustic-Ultrasonic Imaging to Detect Mammalian Embryo Abnormalities after Prenatal Exposure to Methylmercury Chloride (MMC): A Mouse Study. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES, [PMID:35108087] [10.1289/EHP8907] |
| 6. Xiaoying Lin, Wei Zhang, Lina He, Hongxin Xie, Bo Feng, Heyun Zhu, Jiating Zhao, Liwei Cui, Bai Li, Yu-Feng Li. (2021) Understanding the hepatoxicity of inorganic mercury through guts: Perturbance to gut microbiota, alteration of gut-liver axis related metabolites and damage to gut integrity. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY, [PMID:34555721] [10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112791] |
| 7. Xing Chen, Yao Liu, Xu-Xu Ke, Rohan Weerasooriya, Heng Li, Lian-Chao Wang, Yu-Cheng Wu. (2020) A green method to synthesize AuNPs/mpg-C3N4 nanocomposites for constructing anti-interference electrochemical sensing interface toward methylmercury. JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS, [PMID:] [10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.157365] |
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| 10. Jinhua Li, Junying Liu, Wenhui Lu, Fangfang Gao, Liyan Wang, Jiping Ma, Huitao Liu, Chunyang Liao, Lingxin Chen. (2018) Speciation analysis of mercury by dispersive solid-phase extraction coupled with capillary electrophoresis. ELECTROPHORESIS, 39 (14): (1763-1770). [PMID:29683516] [10.1002/elps.201800024] |
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