Mercury(II) chloride
SIGALD/215465 - ACS reagent, ≥99.5%
Synonym: Mercuric chloride
CAS Number: 7487-94-7
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): Cl2Hg
Molecular Weight: 271.50
EC Number: 231-299-8
MDL Number: MFCD00011041
Linear Formula: HgCl2
Product Type: Chemical
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| assay | ≥99.5% |
| cation traces | Fe: ≤0.002% |
| form | powder |
| grade | ACS reagent |
| InChI | 1S/2ClH.Hg/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p |
| InChI key | LWJROJCJINYWOX-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 277 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 200  |
| reaction suitability | reagent type: catalyst core: mercury |
| reduction residue | ≤0.02% |
| SMILES string | Cl[Hg]Cl |
| solubility | acetic acid: soluble(lit.) |
| acetone: soluble in salt form(lit.) | |
| alcohol: soluble(lit.) | |
| diethyl ether: passes test | |
| ethyl acetate: soluble(lit.) | |
| glycerol: soluble(lit.) | |
| water: soluble(lit.) | |
| vapor pressure | 1.3 mmHg ( 236 °C) |
| Application: | Mercury (II) chloride can be used as a catalyst for the: • Addition reaction between aromatic amines to terminal acetylenes to give imines, enamines, and 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoli • Cyclization of amidinothioureas with phenyl hydrazine to produce 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole derivatives. • Cyclization of O-propargyl glycolaldehyde dithioacetals to afford 3-pyranones along with 2,5-dihydrofuran-3-carbox • Reductive dimerization and cyclization of α,β-unsaturated ketones produce functionalized cyclopentanols using N,N-dimethylformamide as solvent. |
| General description: | Mercury (II) chloride is an inorganic salt commonly used as a catalyst in organic synthesis. |
| Packaging: | 100, 500 g in poly bottle |
| Packaging: | 5 g in glass bottle |
| Symbol |     GHS05,GHS06,GHS08,GHS09 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H300 - H314 - H341 - H361f - H372 - H410 |
| Precautionary statements | P260 - P273 - P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | T+,N |
| Risk Statements | 27-28-34-48/24/25-50/53-62-68 |
| Safety Statements | 26-28-36/37/39-45-60-61 |
| RIDADR | UN 1624 6.1 / PGII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | ≥99.5% |
| mp | 277 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352302 |