Mercury(I) chloride

Names

[ 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

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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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