Chemistry:N-Butylmercuric chloride

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n-Butylmercuric chloride
N-butylmercuric chloride.png
Names
IUPAC name
butyl(chloro)mercury
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Abbreviations BMC
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 663-974-1
RTECS number
  • OV7700000
UNII
UN number 2810
Properties
C4H9ClHg
Molar mass 293.16 g·mol−1
Appearance Liquid
Boiling point 130 °C (266 °F; 403 K)
log P 2.4411
Hazards
GHS pictograms GHS08: Health hazard GHS09: Environmental hazard GHS06: Toxic
GHS Signal word Danger
H300, H310, H330, H373, H410
P260, P262, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P284, P302+352, P304+340, P320, P321, P330, P361+364Script error: No such module "Preview warning".Category:GHS errors, P391, P403+233, P405, P501
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
73 mg/kg (rat subcutaneous)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

n-Butylmercuric chloride is an organic mercury salt that is used as a catalyst and a precursor to other oganomercuric compounds.[1]

Preparation

n-Butylmercuric chloride is made by reacting n-butylmagnesium bromide with mercury chloride.[1]

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It can also be prepared by reacting 1-butene with mercury acetate.[2]

References