Ethylmercury



Ethylmercury
IUPAC name Ethylmercury
Identifiers
CAS number
SMILES CC[Hg+]
Properties
Molecular formula Hg+
Molar mass 229.61 g/mol
Related Compounds
Related compounds Thiomersal
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox disclaimer and references

Ethylmercury (sometimes ethyl mercury) is a cation composed of an ethyl group and a organomercury compounds which include ethylmercury such as ethylmercury chloride and ethylmercury urea. The CAS registry number for ethylmercury chloride is 107-27-7.

Ethylmercury is one of the ethanol.

Unlike bioaccumulate.[1] The toxicity of ethylmercury is not well studied, but exposure standards based on methylmercury (such as those currently recommended by the EPA) are not demonstrated to be equivalent for ethylmercury.[2]

References

  1. ^ http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/thimerosal.htm NIAID Research on Thimerosal
  2. ^ http://www.ehponline.org/press/042105.html Thimerosal, Methylmercury React Differently in the Brains of Infants, Study Says. Environmental Health Perspectives April 27, 2005.

See also
 
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