≥99% for sensitive chromatographic and analytical workflows requiring minimal baseline interference.
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Cited in 17 peer-reviewed publications across chromatography, organic synthesis, and cross-coupling reactions.
Mercury sulfide can exist in several crystal structures,1 of which mercury sulfide red occurs in hexagonal structure. It can be precipitated from hydrogen sulfide and mercury salt solution.
| Pubchem Sid | 504753840 |
|---|---|
| Pubchem Sid Url | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/substance/504753840 |
| Canonical Smiles | S=[Hg] |
| IUPAC Name | sulfanylidenemercury |
| InChIKey | QXKXDIKCIPXUPL-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| INCHI | 1S/Hg.S |
| Isomeric SMILES | S=[Hg] |
| WGK Germany | 3 |
| RTECS | OX0720000 |
| UN Number | 2025 |
| Packing Group | I |
| Molecular Weight | 232.66 |
| Reaxy-Rn | 14665166 |
| Reaxys-RN_link_address | https://www.reaxys.com/reaxys/secured/hopinto.do?context=S&query=IDE.XRN=14665166&ln= |
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| Kingdom | Inorganic compounds |
|---|---|
| Superclass | Mixed metal/non-metal compounds |
| Class | Transition metal organides |
| Subclass | Transition metal sulfides |
| Intermediate Tree Nodes | Not available |
| Direct Parent | Transition metal sulfides |
| Alternative Parents | Inorganic sulfides Inorganic salts Inorganic mercury compounds |
| Molecular Framework | Not available |
| Substituents | Transition metal sulfide - Inorganic sulfide - Inorganic salt - Inorganic mercury compound |
| Description | This compound belongs to the class of inorganic compounds known as transition metal sulfides. These are inorganic compounds containing a sulfur atom of an oxidation state of -2, in which the heaviest atom bonded to the oxygen is a transition metal. |
| External Descriptors | Not available |
| Solubility | Insoluble in water. |
|---|---|
| Sensitivity | Light sensitive. |
| Molecular Weight | 232.660 g/mol |
| XLogP3 | |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 1 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 0 |
| Exact Mass | 233.943 Da |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 233.943 Da |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 32.100 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 2 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 2.000 |
| 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 |
| 1. 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] |
| 2. Yang Wang, Yuqiang Fang, Yunzhen Cao, Fuqiang Huang. (2022) Two Nonlinear Optical Thiophosphates Cu5Hg0.5P2S8 and AgHg3PS6 Activated by Their Tetrahedra-Stacking Architecture. INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, [PMID:35014792] [10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03434] |
| 3. Hong Li, Yunyun Li, Wenli Tang, Yunpeng Liu, Lirong Zheng, Nan Xu, Yu-Feng Li, Diandou Xu, Yuxi Gao, Jiating Zhao. (2021) Bioavailability and methylation of bulk mercury sulfide in paddy soils: New insights into mercury risks in rice paddies. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, [PMID:34628266] [10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127394] |
| 4. Mei Yan, Zong-Dong Sun, Wen-Dong Yao, Wenfeng Zhou, Wenlong Liu, Sheng-ping Guo. (2020) A highly distorted HgS4 tetrahedron-induced moderate second-harmonic generation response of EuHgGeS4. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 7 (13): (2451-2458). [PMID:] [10.1039/D0QI00266F] |
| 5. Chao Han, Wei Wang, Feng Xie, Ting'an Zhang. (2017) Mechanism and kinetics of mercuric sulfide leaching with cuprous-thiosulfate solutions. SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY, [PMID:] [10.1016/j.seppur.2017.01.001] |
| 6. Kelong Ai, Changping Ruan, Mengxia Shen, Lehui Lu. (2016) MoS2 Nanosheets with Widened Interlayer Spacing for High-Efficiency Removal of Mercury in Aquatic Systems. ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, 26 (30): (5542-5549). [PMID:] [10.1002/adfm.201601338] |
| 7. Qingyi Cao, Haiyan Hu, Wei Yuan, Jen-How Huang, Xuewu Fu, Xinbin Feng. (2024) Isotope-Based Characterization of Soil Elemental Mercury Emissions from Historical Mercury Mining Areas: Driving Pathways and Relative Contributions. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, [PMID:39255242] [10.1021/acs.est.4c05220] |
| 8. Shengji Wu, Guiyuan Hu, Yutao Shen, Rui Tang, Fan Yang, Lei Che, Wei Yang. (2024) Morphological analysis of mercury in solid wastes from natural gas processing plants: Optimization of temperature-programmed decomposition and desorption method. Analytical Methods, [PMID:39253940] [10.1039/D4AY01348D] |
| 9. Guili Wang, Chunxiao Li, Ming-Hsien Lee, Jiyong Yao. (2024) Sr2HgGe2OS6: A Hg-Based Oxychalcogenide Infrared Nonlinear Optical Material Exhibiting Favorable Balance between a Large Band Gap and Strong Second Harmonic Generation Response. INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, [PMID:38780405] [10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c00959] |
| 10. Wenxiao Tang, Beibei Chen, Man He, Gaofei Song, Yonghong Bi, Bin Hu. (2024) Viscoelastic Fluid Focusing Chip-ICP-MS Single-Cell Analysis Enables Elucidating the Effect of Extracellular Polymeric Substances on Bioaccumulation of Hg2+/HgS in Microcystis aeruginosa Cell. ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, [PMID:39436158] [10.1021/acs.analchem.4c04305] |
| 11. Qingyi Cao, Junyi Liu, Jicheng Xia, Jen-How Huang, Susan Glasauer, Haiyan Hu, Xinbin Feng. (2025) Microbial dissolution of crystalline mercury sulfide via cysteine secretion. GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA, [PMID:] [10.1016/j.gca.2025.08.032] |
| 12. Changhan He, Juan Wang, Lijun Qu, Xueji Zhang. (2024) Rational construction of MoSx via defect engineering for efficient removal of mercury ions from aqueous solution. Journal of Cleaner Production, [PMID:] [10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.140507] |
| 13. Ziyan Han, Yuzhou Zhuo, Zhihui Dai, Xinhui Zhang, Bingqian Zhu, Yuyan Liu, Zhuoyu Chai, Jiayi Wu, Lijun Chen. (2025) The safety assessment of cinnabar: Effects of co-administration with selenium on renal toxicity in mice. JOURNAL OF TRACE ELEMENTS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY, [PMID:40393107] [10.1016/j.jtemb.2025.127671] |
| 14. Jin Zhang, Pei Lei, Huan Zhong, Nan Zou, Martin Tsz-Ki Tsui, Carl P.J. Mitchell, Chengjun Li, Weiping Cai, Han Meng, Huan He, Fei Dang. (2025) Autochthonous DOM governs the occurrence and methylation of mercury-containing nanoparticles in urban river water: A integrated study of field investigations and laboratory experiments. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, [PMID:40412326] [10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.138666] |
| 15. Mingming Wang, Yurui Fan, Qinyuan Hong, Wenjun Huang, Xing Han, Zan Qu, Naiqiang Yan, Haomiao Xu. (2025) Speciation Detection Deciphering C2H2/Cl-Driven Mercury Escape Mechanisms in PVC Production. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, [PMID:41233293] [10.1021/acs.est.5c13769] |
| 16. Chao-Hong Xie, Lu Liu, Xiao-Ming Jiang, Bin-Wen Liu, Guo-Cong Guo. (2026) Anion-Centered Engineering for Simultaneously Enhancing Birefringence and Band Gap in Chalcogenides. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, [PMID:] [10.1021/acs.chemmater.5c03056] |
| 17. Weiping Guo, Chao Yang, Bingxuan Li, Hong-Hua Cui, Lingyun Li, Yan Yu, Zhong-Zhen Luo, Zhigang Zou. (2026) KHg4Ga5S12: A Diamond-like Tetrahedral Chalcogenide Exhibiting Giant Phase-Matching Second Harmonic Generation. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, [PMID:] [10.1021/acs.chemmater.5c03230] |
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