Substance profile
Phenylmercuric Acetate
Phenylmercuric Acetate is white to creamy white crystalline powder or small white prisms or leaflets and is odorless.
01 · Identification
What Phenylmercuric Acetate is
Phenylmercuric Acetate is white to creamy white crystalline powder or small white prisms or leaflets and is odorless. It melts at 149 °C, is very soluble in water.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger. It is classed as carcinogens.
Other names for Phenylmercuric Acetate
- phenylmercury acetate
02 · GHS classification
Hazards and label elements
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H301 | Toxic if swallowed. |
| H372 | Causes damage to organs <or state all organs affected, if known> through prolonged or repeated exposure <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>. |
| H314 | Causes severe skin burns and eye damage. |
| H400 | Very toxic to aquatic life. |
| H410 | Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects. |
Precautionary statements: P260, P270, P273, P280, P301, P310, P314, P330, P331, P391, P501
03 · Physical and chemical properties
Phenylmercuric Acetate properties
Every value is shown with the conditions it was measured under and the source it came from. Where sources disagree, all values are listed rather than one being picked — the difference is usually a different form of the substance, not an error.
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melting point | 149 °C (300.2 °F) | HSDB | |
| 148.89 °C (300 °F) | CAMEO | ||
| 153 °C (307.4 °F) | DOE PAC | ||
| Density | 0.24 g/cm³ | est | CAMEO |
| Relative density of the vapour/air-mixture at 20 °C (air = 1): 1 | at 20 °C | ICSC | |
| Solubility | Very soluble in 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethanol. | HSDB | |
| 1 G SOL IN 180 ML WATER, 225 ML ALCOHOL, 6.8 ML CHLOROFORM, 200 ML ETHER | HSDB | ||
| Soluble in acetic acid | HSDB | ||
| Vapor pressure | 0.000006 mmHg | at 20 °C | HSDB |
| 0.00012 mmHg | at 25 °C | ICSC | |
| 9001 mmHg | at 35 °C | HSDB | |
| Flash point | 60 °C (140 °F) | CAMEO | |
| 37.8 °C (100 °F) | ICSC | ||
| 37.78 °C (100 °F) | above this value | HSDB | |
| Vapor density | 11.6 (air = 1) | ICSC |
Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.
04 · Handling and storage
Storing and handling Phenylmercuric Acetate
Storage conditions
Store in a cool, dry, well-ventilated, noncombustible location. separate from oxidizing materials, halides.
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Reactivity
PHENYLMERCURIC ACETATE may react with strong oxidizing agents (NTP, 1992).
Source: CAMEO Chemicals
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