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Mercury(II) acetate

ACS reagent, ≥98.0%

Synonym(s):

Mercuric acetate

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Linear Formula:
(CH3COO)2Hg
CAS Number:
1600-27-7
Molecular Weight:
318.68
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3563831
EC Number:
216-491-1
MDL number:
MFCD00012165
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
PubChem Substance ID:
329751548
NACRES:
NB.24

grade

ACS reagent

Quality Level

200

assay

≥98.0%

form

powder

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: mercury

impurities

≤0.01% insolubles

reduction residue

≤0.02%

mp

179-182 °C (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤0.005%
nitrate (NO3-): ≤0.005%
sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.005%

cation traces

Fe: ≤0.001%
Hg+: ≤0.4%
other heavy metals (as Pb): ≤0.002%

SMILES string

CC(=O)O[Hg]OC(C)=O

InChI

1S/2C2H4O2.Hg/c2*1-2(3)4;/h2*1H3,(H,3,4);/q;;+2/p-2

InChI key

BRMYZIKAHFEUFJ-UHFFFAOYSA-L

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General description

Mercury(II) acetate forms various addition compounds with olefins. Polarographic evaluation of these addition compounds has been proposed. It participates in the synthesis of nitrate esters, acetate esters, alcohols and ethers.
Mercury(II) acetate is a reagent mainly used in oxymercuration-demercuration reaction.

Application

Due to its strong affinity towards sulfur, it finds application as a reagent in desulfurization reactions. Mercury(II) acetate may be used in the preparation of mercury(II) acetate-Nafion modified electrode, which can be used in anodic stripping voltammetry for the analysis of lead and copper ions in waste water samples.
Mercury(II) acetate may be used in the preparation of 2-benzylidene-3(2H)-benzofuran-3-ones (aurones). It may be used in the hydrothermal synthesis of [Hg2(apca)2]n [apca = 3-aminopyrazine-2-carboxylate], a new mercury(I)-organic framework based on Hg22 + dumbbell.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 1 Dermal - Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 2 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - STOT RE 2

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Polarography of olefin-mercury (II) acetate addition compounds.
Fleet B and Jee RD.
J. Electroanal. Chem. Interfac. Electrochem., 25(3), 397-408 (1973)
In situ hydrothermal synthesis of 2D mercury (I)-organic framework from 3-aminopyrazine-2-carboxylic acid and mercury (II) acetate.
Dehghanpour S, et al.
Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 25, 79-82 (2012)
Mercury (II) acetate-Nafion modified electrode for anodic stripping voltammetry of lead and copper with flow-injection analysis.
Dalangin RR and Gunasingham H.
Analytica Chimica Acta, 291(1), 81-87 (1994)
Mercury (II) Acetate.
Dejmek M.
Synlett, 23(19), 2867-2868 (2012)
Synthesis of 2-benzylidene-3 (2H)-benzofuran-3-ones (aurones) by oxidation of 2'-hydroxychalcones with mercury (II) acetate.
Sekizaki H.
Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 61(4), 1407-1409 (1988)
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