Mercury(I) chloride
Names
[ CAS No. ]:
10112-91-1
[ Name ]:
Mercury(I) chloride
[Synonym ]:
dichlorodimercure(Hg-Hg)
Mercurous chloride
calomel
Dichlordiquecksilber(Hg-Hg)
MERCURY CHLORIDE
Mercury(I) Chloride, Acs Min
MFCD00011043
EINECS 233-307-5
Mercury, dichlorodi-, (Hg-Hg)
Hg2Cl2
Dichlorodimercury(Hg-Hg)
Mercuric chloride
Mercury(I) chloride
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
7.15
[ Melting Point ]:
400 °C (subl.)(lit.)
[ Molecular Formula ]:
Cl2Hg2
[ Molecular Weight ]:
472.086
[ Exact Mass ]:
473.878906
[ LogP ]:
1.37400
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- OV8740000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Mercury chloride
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 10112-91-1
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199710
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 9
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- Cl2-Hg2
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 472.08
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 210 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- PEMNDP Pesticide Manual. (The British Crop Protection Council, 20 Bridport Rd., Thornton Heath CR4 7QG, UK) V.1- 1968- Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,552,1991
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 1500 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI Volume(issue)/page/year: 25(7),27,1981
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 180 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI Volume(issue)/page/year: 25(7),27,1981
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 10 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI Volume(issue)/page/year: 25(7),27,1981 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 84 mg/kg/12W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - proteinuria Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes in urine composition Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol)
- REFERENCE :
- GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI Volume(issue)/page/year: 35(9),27,1991 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION FEREAC Federal Register. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year: 54,7740,1989
Safety Information
[ Symbol ]:
GHS07, GHS08, GHS09
[ Signal Word ]:
Danger
[ Hazard Statements ]:
H302 + H312-H315-H319-H334-H335-H410
[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P261-P280-P284-P304 + P340-P305 + P351 + P338-P342 + P311
[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xn:Harmful;N:Dangerousfortheenvironment;
[ Risk Phrases ]:
R22;R36/37/38;R50/53
[ Safety Phrases ]:
S13-S24/25-S46-S60-S61
[ RIDADR ]:
UN 2811 6.1/PG 3
[ WGK Germany ]:
3
[ RTECS ]:
OV8740000
[ Packaging Group ]:
II
[ Hazard Class ]:
6.1
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