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Substance Name: Mercuric chloride [JAN:ISO]
RN: 7487-94-7
UNII: 53GH7MZT1R
InChIKey: LWJROJCJINYWOX-UHFFFAOYSA-L
Note
- Mercury chloride (HgCl2). A highly toxic compound that volatizes slightly at ordinary temperature and appreciably at 100 degrees C. It is corrosive to mucous membranes and used as a topical antiseptic and disinfectant.
Molecular Formulas
- Cl2-Hg
- Hg-Cl2
Molecular Weight
- 271.496
Classification Codes
Classification Codes
- Agricultural Chemical
- Anti-Infective Agents
- Anti-Infective Agents, Local
- Disinfectants
- Drug / Therapeutic Agent
- Fungicide, Bactericide, Wood Preservative
- Human Data
- Insecticide
- Mutation Data
- Reproductive Effect
- Skin / Eye Irritant
- Tumor Data
Superlist Classification Codes
- 2007 CERCLA Priority List, Rank: 241
- 2011 CERCLA Priority List, Rank: 234
- Overall Carcinogenic Evaluation: Group 3
- Threshold Planning Quantity (TPQ) = 500/10000 lb
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Names and Synonyms
Results Name
- Mercuric chloride [JAN:ISO]
Name of Substance
- Mercuric chloride
- Mercuric chloride [JAN]
MeSH Heading
- Mercuric chloride
Synonyms
- Abavit B
- Bichloride of mercury
- Bichlorure de mercure
- Bichlorure de mercure [French]
- Calo-Clor
- Calochlor
- Calocure
- Caswell No. 544
- CCRIS 4838
- Chlorid rtutnaty
- Chlorid rtutnaty [Czech]
- Chlorure mercurique
- Chlorure mercurique [French]
- Chlorure mercurique [ISO-French]
- Cloruro di mercurio
- Cloruro di mercurio [Italian]
- Corrosive mercury chloride
- Corrosive sublimate
- Dichloromercury
- EINECS 231-299-8
- EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 052001
- Fungchex
- HSDB 33
- Hydraargyrum bichloratum
- Mercuric bichloride
- Mercuric chloride
- Mercuric chloride [ISO]
- Mercury bichloride
- Mercury chloride (HgCl2)
- Mercury dichloride
- Mercury perchloride
- Mercury(2+) chloride
- Mercury(II) chloride
- NCI-C60173
- NSC 353255
- Perchloride of mercury
- Quecksilber chlorid
- Quecksilber chlorid [German]
- Sublimat
- Sublimat [Czech]
- Sublimate
- Sulem
- Sulema
- Sulema [Russian]
- TL 898
- UNII-53GH7MZT1R
Systematic Names
- Mercuric chloride
- Mercury chloride (HgCl2)
- Mercury dichloride
- Mercury(II) chloride
Superlist Names
- Mercuric chloride
- Mercuric chloride [Mercury and mercury compounds]
- Mercuric chloride [UN1624] [Poison]
- Mercury bichloride
- UN1624
Registry Numbers
CAS Registry Number
- 7487-94-7
FDA UNII
- 53GH7MZT1R
System Generated Number
- 0007487947
Structure Descriptors
InChI
InChI=1S/2ClH.Hg/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2InChIKey
LWJROJCJINYWOX-UHFFFAOYSA-LSmiles
Cl[Hg]ClToxicity
Organism | Test Type | Route | Reported Dose (Normalized Dose) | Effect | Source |
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dog | LDLo | intravenous | 2710ug/kg (2.71mg/kg) | Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. Vol. 44, Pg. 423, 1932. | |
dog | LDLo | oral | 10mg/kg (10mg/kg) | "Ueber die Wirkung Verschiedener Gifte Auf Vogel, Dissertation," Forchheimer, L., Pharmakologischen Institut der Universitat Wurzburg, Fed. Rep. Ger., 1931Vol. -, Pg. -, 1931. | |
frog | LD50 | intramuscular | 7579ug/kg (7.579mg/kg) | Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, C: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Endocrinology. Vol. 85, Pg. 253, 1986. | |
frog | LD50 | intramuscular | 7579ug/kg (7.579mg/kg) | Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, C: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Endocrinology. Vol. 85, Pg. 253, 1986. | |
frog | LD50 | intramuscular | 7579ug/kg (7.579mg/kg) | Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, C: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Endocrinology. Vol. 85, Pg. 253, 1986. | |
frog | LDLo | oral | 2424mg/kg (2424mg/kg) | "Ueber die Wirkung Verschiedener Gifte Auf Vogel, Dissertation," Forchheimer, L., Pharmakologischen Institut der Universitat Wurzburg, Fed. Rep. Ger., 1931Vol. -, Pg. -, 1931. | |
frog | LDLo | subcutaneous | 2gm/kg (2000mg/kg) | "Ueber die Wirkung Verschiedener Gifte Auf Vogel, Dissertation," Forchheimer, L., Pharmakologischen Institut der Universitat Wurzburg, Fed. Rep. Ger., 1931Vol. -, Pg. -, 1931. | |
guinea pig | LDLo | intraperitoneal | 345mg/kg (345mg/kg) | Archives of Environmental Health. Vol. 11, Pg. 201, 1965. | |
guinea pig | LDLo | skin | 345mg/kg (345mg/kg) | Archives of Environmental Health. Vol. 11, Pg. 201, 1965. | |
human | LDLo | oral | 29mg/kg (29mg/kg) | GASTROINTESTINAL: ULCERATION OR BLEEDING FROM LARGE INTESTINE GASTROINTESTINAL: NAUSEA OR VOMITING GASTROINTESTINAL: ULCERATION OR BLEEDING FROM DUODENUM | New England Journal of Medicine. Vol. 244, Pg. 459, 1951. |
man | LDLo | oral | 14286ug/kg (14.286mg/kg) | KIDNEY, URETER, AND BLADDER: URINE VOLUME DECREASED LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: DYSPNEA GASTROINTESTINAL: NAUSEA OR VOMITING | Gekkan Yakuji. Pharmaceuticals Monthly. Vol. 41, Pg. 2383, 1999. |
man | LDLo | oral | 86mg/kg (86mg/kg) | VASCULAR: CHANGE IN PLASMA OR BLOOD VALUME GASTROINTESTINAL: NECROTIC GHANGES GASTROINTESTINAL: ULCERATION OR BLEEDING FROM STOMACH | Journal of Toxicology, Clinical Toxicology. Vol. 26, Pg. 189, 1988. |
man | LDLo | oral | 143mg/kg (143mg/kg) | BLOOD: CHANGES IN LEUCOCYTE (WBC) COUNT BEHAVIORAL: EXCITEMENT KIDNEY, URETER, AND BLADDER: "CHANGES IN TUBULES (INCLUDING ACUTE RENAL FAILURE, ACUTE TUBULAR NECROSIS)" | Igaku to Seibutsugaku. Medicine and Biology. Vol. 2, Pg. 48, 1942. |
man | LDLo | unreported | 7253ug/kg (7.253mg/kg) | "Poisoning; Toxicology, Symptoms, Treatments," 2nd ed., Arena, J.M., Springfield, IL, C.C. Thomas, 1970Vol. 2, Pg. 73, 1970. | |
man | TDLo | oral | 21mg/kg (21mg/kg) | GASTROINTESTINAL: OTHER CHANGES KIDNEY, URETER, AND BLADDER: OTHER CHANGES IN URINE COMPOSITION KIDNEY, URETER, AND BLADDER: INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS | Clinical Toxicology. Vol. 11, Pg. 309, 1977. |
man | TDLo | oral | 29mg/kg (29mg/kg) | GASTROINTESTINAL: NAUSEA OR VOMITING LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: RESPIRATORY OBSTRUCTION KIDNEY, URETER, AND BLADDER: URINE VOLUME DECREASED | Medical Journal of Australia. Vol. 2, Pg. 125, 1978. |
man | TDLo | oral | 57mg/kg (57mg/kg) | KIDNEY, URETER, AND BLADDER: "CHANGES IN TUBULES (INCLUDING ACUTE RENAL FAILURE, ACUTE TUBULAR NECROSIS)" LIVER: LIVER FUNCTION TESTS IMPAIRED GASTROINTESTINAL: GASTRITIS | Japanese Journal of Toxicology. Vol. 8, Pg. 157, 1995. |
mouse | LCLo | inhalation | 300mg/m3/10M (300mg/m3) | National Defense Research Committee, Office of Scientific Research and Development, Progress Report.Vol. No.9-4-1-9, Pg. 1943, | |
mouse | LD50 | intraperitoneal | 3900ug/kg (3.9mg/kg) | Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal Vol. 25, Pg. 891, 1991. | |
mouse | LD50 | intravenous | 4992ug/kg (4.992mg/kg) | Quarterly Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacology. Vol. 21, Pg. 364, 1948. | |
mouse | LD50 | oral | 6mg/kg (6mg/kg) | BEHAVIORAL: MUSCLE WEAKNESS BEHAVIORAL: SOMNOLENCE (GENERAL DEPRESSED ACTIVITY) | Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. Vol. 51(1), Pg. 76, 1986. |
mouse | LD50 | subcutaneous | 4500ug/kg (4.5mg/kg) | Nippon Eiseigaku Zasshi. Japanese Journal of Hygiene. Vol. 34, Pg. 193, 1979. | |
pigeon | LDLo | oral | 2200mg/kg (2200mg/kg) | "Abdernalden's Handbuch der Biologischen Arbeitsmethoden." Vol. 4, Pg. 1389, 1935. | |
pigeon | LDLo | subcutaneous | 1100mg/kg (1100mg/kg) | "Abdernalden's Handbuch der Biologischen Arbeitsmethoden." Vol. 4, Pg. 1389, 1935. | |
quail | LD50 | intramuscular | 34mg/kg (34mg/kg) | BEHAVIORAL: TREMOR BEHAVIORAL: ATAXIA | Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. Vol. 20, Pg. 105, 1987. |
quail | LD50 | oral | 36mg/kg (36mg/kg) | BEHAVIORAL: TREMOR BEHAVIORAL: ATAXIA | Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. Vol. 20, Pg. 105, 1987. |
rabbit | LD50 | intramuscular | 7300ug/kg (7.3mg/kg) | Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. Vol. 87, Pg. 119, 1946. | |
rabbit | LDLo | intravenous | 2mg/kg (2mg/kg) | BEHAVIORAL: CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD BEHAVIORAL: MUSCLE WEAKNESS LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: RESPIRATORY STIMULATION | Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. Vol. 35, Pg. 343, 1929. |
rabbit | LDLo | oral | 20mg/kg (20mg/kg) | "Ueber die Wirkung Verschiedener Gifte Auf Vogel, Dissertation," Forchheimer, L., Pharmakologischen Institut der Universitat Wurzburg, Fed. Rep. Ger., 1931Vol. -, Pg. -, 1931. | |
rabbit | LDLo | subcutaneous | 10mg/kg (10mg/kg) | Environmental Quality and Safety, Supplement. Vol. 1, Pg. 1, 1975. | |
rat | LD50 | intraperitoneal | 3210ug/kg (3.21mg/kg) | KIDNEY, URETER, AND BLADDER: "CHANGES IN TUBULES (INCLUDING ACUTE RENAL FAILURE, ACUTE TUBULAR NECROSIS)" | Proceedings of the European Society for the Study of Drug Toxicity. Vol. 12, Pg. 247, 1971. |
rat | LD50 | intravenous | 1272ug/kg (1.272mg/kg) | Archives of Toxicology. Vol. 58, Pg. 243, 1986. | |
rat | LD50 | oral | 1mg/kg (1mg/kg) | Pesticide Manual. Vol. 9, Pg. 550, 1991. | |
rat | LD50 | skin | 41mg/kg (41mg/kg) | Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. Vol. 25(7), Pg. 27, 1981. | |
rat | LD50 | subcutaneous | 14mg/kg (14mg/kg) | Japanese Journal of Experimental Medicine. Vol. 39, Pg. 47, 1969. | |
women | TDLo | oral | 18mg/kg (18mg/kg) | BLOOD: OTHER CHANGES KIDNEY, URETER, AND BLADDER: URINE VOLUME DECREASED | Human & Experimental Toxicology. Vol. 11, Pg. 53, 1992. |
women | TDLo | oral | 50mg/kg (50mg/kg) | KIDNEY, URETER, AND BLADDER: URINE VOLUME DECREASED GASTROINTESTINAL: NAUSEA OR VOMITING GASTROINTESTINAL: OTHER CHANGES | American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Vol. 80, Pg. 145, 1960. |