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Substance Name: Phenylmercuric acetate [NF]
RN: 62-38-4
UNII: OSX88361UX
InChIKey: XEBWQGVWTUSTLN-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Note

  • A phenyl mercury compound used mainly as a fungicide. Has also been used as a herbicide, slimicide, and bacteriocide.

Molecular Formula

  • C8-H8-Hg-O2

Molecular Weight

  • 336.7392
 

Classification Codes

Classification Codes

  • Agricultural Chemical
  • Fungicide, Bactericide, Wood Preservative
  • Fungicides, Industrial
  • Herbicide
  • Insecticide
  • Mutation Data
  • Organometallic
  • Pesticides
  • Pharmaceutic Aid (Antimicrobial Agent)
  • Reproductive Effect
  • Skin / Eye Irritant
  • Tumor Data

Superlist Classification Codes

  • Overall Carcinogenic Evaluation: Group 2B
  • Reportable Quantity (RQ) = 100 lb
  • Threshold Planning Quantity (TPQ) = 500/10000 lb

Names and Synonyms

Name of Substance

  • (Acetato-O)phenylmercury
  • Mercury, (acetato-O)phenyl-
  • Phenyl mercuric acetate
  • Phenylmercuric acetate
  • Phenylmercuric acetate [NF]
  • Phenylmercury acetate [BSI:ISO]

MeSH Heading

  • Phenylmercuric acetate

Synonyms

  • (Acetato)phenylmercury
  • (Acetato-O)phenylmercury
  • (Acetoxymercuri)benzene
  • Acetate de phenylmercure
  • Acetate de phenylmercure [ISO-French]
  • Acetate phenylmercurique
  • Acetate phenylmercurique [French]
  • Acetic acid, phenylmercury deriv.
  • Acetic acid, phenylmercury(II) salt
  • Acetoxyphenylmercury
  • Agrosan D
  • Agrosan GN 5
  • AI3-14668
  • Algimycin 200
  • Anticon
  • Antimucin WBR
  • Antimucin WDR
  • Benzene, (acetoxymercuri)-
  • Benzene, (acetoxymercurio)-
  • Bufen
  • Bufen 30
  • Caswell No. 656
  • CCRIS 4858
  • Cekusil
  • Celmer
  • Ceresol
  • Contra Creme
  • Dyanacide
  • EINECS 200-532-5
  • EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 066003
  • Femma
  • Fenylmercuriacetat
  • Fenylmercuriacetat [Czech]
  • Fenylmerkuriacetat
  • Fenylmerkuriacetat [Czech]
  • Fungicide R
  • Fungitox OR
  • Gallotox
  • Hexasan
  • Hexasan (fungicide)
  • Hl-331
  • Hong nien
  • Hostaquick
  • Hostaquik
  • HSDB 1670
  • Intercide 60
  • Intercide PMA 18
  • Kwiksan
  • Liquiphene
  • Lorophyn
  • Meracen
  • Mercron
  • Mercuriphenyl acetate
  • Mercuron
  • Mercury(II) acetate, phenyl-
  • Mercury, (acetato)phenyl-
  • Mercury, (acetato-O)phenyl-
  • Mercury, acetoxyphenyl-
  • Mergal A 25
  • Mersolite
  • Mersolite 8
  • Mersolite D
  • Metasol 30
  • Neantina
  • Norforms
  • NSC 35670
  • Nuodex PMA 18
  • Nylmerate
  • Octan fenylrtutnaty
  • Octan fenylrtutnaty [Czech]
  • Pamisan
  • Panomatic
  • Parasan
  • Parasan (bactericide)
  • Phenmad
  • Phenomercuric acetate
  • Phenyl mercuric acetate
  • Phenylmercuriacetate
  • Phenylmercuric acetate
  • Phenylmercury acetate
  • Phenylmercury(II) acetate
  • Phenylquecksilberacetat
  • Phenylquecksilberacetat [German]
  • Phenylquecksilberacetate
  • Phix
  • PMA
  • PMA (fungicide)
  • PMAC
  • PMAL
  • PMAS
  • Programin
  • Purasan-SC-10
  • Puraturf 10
  • Quicksan
  • Quicksan 20
  • RCRA waste number P092
  • Riogen
  • Ruberon
  • Samtol
  • Sanitized SPG
  • Sanitol
  • Sanmicron
  • Sc-110
  • Scutl
  • Seed Dressing R
  • Seedtox
  • Setrete
  • Shimmerex
  • Spor-Kil
  • Spruce Seal
  • Tag
  • Tag (VAN)
  • Tag 331
  • Tag fungicide
  • Tag HL 331
  • Trigosan
  • Troysan 30
  • Troysan PMA 30
  • UNII-OSX88361UX
  • Verdasan
  • Verdasan (VAN)
  • Volpar
  • Zaprawa Nasienna R
  • Ziarnik

Systematic Names

  • Mercury, (acetato)phenyl-
  • Mercury, (acetato-kappaO)phenyl-
  • Mercury, (acetato-O)phenyl-
  • Phenylmercuric acetate
  • Phenylmercury acetate

Superlist Names

  • Mercury, (acetato-O)phenyl-
  • Phenylmercuric acetate
  • Phenylmercuric acetate [UN1674] [Poison]
  • Phenylmercury acetate
  • Phenylmercury acetate [Mercury and mercury compounds]
  • RCRA waste no. P092
  • UN1674

Registry Numbers

CAS Registry Number

  • 62-38-4

FDA UNII

  • OSX88361UX

Other Registry Numbers

  • 112415-59-5
  • 1337-06-0
  • 61840-45-7
  • 64684-45-3
  • 8013-47-6

System Generated Number

  • 0000062384

Structure Descriptors

InChI

1S/C6H5.C2H4O2.Hg/c1-2-4-6-5-3-1;1-2(3)4;/h1-5H;1H3,(H,3,4);/q;;+1/p-1

InChIKey

XEBWQGVWTUSTLN-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Smiles

c1([Hg]OC(C)=O)ccccc1

Toxicity

Organism Test Type Route Reported Dose (Normalized Dose) Effect Source
chicken LD50 oral 60mg/kg (60mg/kg)   Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. Vol. 2, Pg. 344, 1960.
mammal (species unspecified) LD50 intraperitoneal 10mg/kg (10mg/kg)   Toxicology. Vol. 6, Pg. 281, 1976.
mammal (species unspecified) LD50 unreported 17mg/kg (17mg/kg)   "Chemistry of Pesticides," Melnikov, N.N., New York, Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., 1971Vol. -, Pg. 295, 1971.
mouse LD50 intraperitoneal 13mg/kg (13mg/kg)   Acta Medica Scandinavica. Vol. 143, Pg. 365, 1952.
mouse LD50 intravenous 18mg/kg (18mg/kg)   U.S. Army Armament Research & Development Command, Chemical Systems Laboratory, NIOSH Exchange Chemicals. Vol. NX#00921,
mouse LD50 oral 13250ug/kg (13.25mg/kg)   Gekkan Yakuji. Pharmaceuticals Monthly. Vol. 22, Pg. 291, 1980.
mouse LD50 subcutaneous 12mg/kg (12mg/kg)   Toho Igakkai Zasshi. Journal of Medical Society of Toho University. Vol. 9, Pg. 101, 1962.
quail LD50 oral 71mg/kg (71mg/kg)   Archiv fuer Experimentelle Veterinaermedizin. Vol. 34, Pg. 383, 1980.
rat LD50 oral 41mg/kg (41mg/kg)   Acute Toxicity Data. Journal of the American College of Toxicology, Part B. Vol. 1, Pg. 175, 1992.

Physical Properties

Physical Property Value Units Temp (deg C) Source
Melting Point 153 deg C   EXP
log P (octanol-water) 0.71 (none)   EXP
Water Solubility 4370 mg/L 15 EXP
Vapor Pressure 6.00E-06 mm Hg 20 EXP
Henry's Law Constant 5.66E-10 atm-m3/mole 25 EST
Atmospheric OH Rate Constant 1.99E-12 cm3/molecule-sec 25 EST

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