Mercury(II) bromide
SIGALD/200085 - ACS reagent
Synonym: Mercuric bromide
CAS Number: 7789-47-1
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): Br2Hg
Molecular Weight: 360.40
EC Number: 232-169-3
MDL Number: MFCD00011040
Linear Formula: HgBr2
Product Type: Chemical
| anion traces | chloride (Cl-): ≤0.25% |
| bp | 322 °C (lit.) |
| color | white to very faintly yellow |
| form | powder |
| grade | ACS reagent |
| impurities | ≤0.05% insol. CH3OH |
| InChI | 1S/2BrH.Hg/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p |
| InChI key | NGYIMTKLQULBOO-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 236 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| reaction suitability | reagent type: catalyst core: mercury |
| reduction residue | ≤0.02% |
| SMILES string | Br[Hg]Br |
| vapor pressure | 1 mmHg ( 136.5 °C) |
| Application: | Mercury(II) bromide (HgBr2) may be used in the preparation of mononuclear [Hg(L1)Br2] and 1D polymer [Hg2(L2)Br4]n [L1 = (N,N-diethyl,N′-(pyridin-2-yl)formyliden |
| General description: | Mercury(II) bromide (HgBr2) affords 1:1 adducts on reaction with N,N,N′,N′- tetramethyl-o-phenylenediamine. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies of these adducts have been reported. It forms complexes by reacting with 3,12-dimethylbenzo[a]quinoxalino[2,3-c]phenazine ligand. |
| Packaging: | 100 g in poly bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() ![]() GHS06,GHS08,GHS09 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H300 + H310 + H330 - H373 - H410 |
| Precautionary statements | P262 - P273 - P280 - P302 + P352 + P310 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P314 |
| Hazard Codes | T+,N |
| Risk Statements | 26/27/28-33-50/53 |
| Safety Statements | 13-28-45-60-61 |
| RIDADR | UN 1634 6.1 / PGII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| bp | 322 °C (lit.) |
| mp | 236 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352302 |




