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Properties of substance:

mercury(II) acetate

Group of substances:

inorganic

Physical appearance:

white plate-like crystals

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

C4H6HgO4

Structural formula as text:

Hg(CH3COO)2

Molar/atomic mass: 318.68

Melting point (°C):

84.5

Decomposition temperature (°C):

180

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

acetic acid: soluble [Ref.]
acetone: 0.6 (15°C) [Ref.]
dimethylsulfoxide: 100 (25°C) [Ref.]
ethanol: soluble [Ref.]
ethanolamine: reaction [Ref.]
ethylene glycol : 17.8 (25°C) [Ref.]
ethylenediamine: 0.186 (25°C) [Ref.]
methanol: 7.54 (15°C) [Ref.]
methanol: 49.84 (66.7°C) [Ref.]
sulfur dioxide: 0.095 (0°C) [Ref.]
water: 25 (10°C) [Ref.]
water: 100 (100°C) [Ref.]

Density:

3.27 (20°C, g/cm3)

Reactions:

  1. Yeild 44%. [Ref.1]
    C6H5OH + (CH3COO)2Hg → CH3COOHgC6H4OH + CH3COOH
    CH3COOHgC6H4OH + NaCl → ClHgC6H4OH + CH3COONa
  2. [Ref.1aster]
    (CH3COO)2Hg + H2S → HgS + 2CH3COOH

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH (298 K, kJ/mol)

-834.3 (s) [Ref.]

LD50 (mg/kg):

40.9 (rats, oral)
23.9 (mice, oral)
4.39 (mice, intravenous)
6.5 (mice, intraperitoneal)

References:

  1. Lewis R.J. Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials. - 12ed., Vol. 1-5. - Wiley, 2012. - pp. 2842
  2. Seidell A. Solubilities of inorganic and metal organic compounds. - 3ed., vol.1. - New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, 1940. - pp. 612
  3. Ефимов А.И. и др. Свойства неорганических соединений. Справочник. - Л.: Химия, 1983. - pp. 180-181 [Russian]
  4. Справочник по растворимости. - Т.1, Кн.1. - М.-Л.: ИАН СССР, 1961. - pp. 843 [Russian]
  5. Справочник химика. - Т. 2. - Л.-М.: Химия, 1964. - pp. 184-185 [Russian]
  6. Хёрд Ч.Д. Пиролиз соединений углерода. - Л.-М.: ГОНТИ РКТП СССР, 1938. - pp. 473 [Russian]

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