Mercury dichloride is a mercury coordination entity made up of linear triatomic molecules in which a mercury atom is bonded to two chlorines. Water-soluble, it is highly toxic. Once used in a wide variety of applications, including preserving wood and anatomical specimens, embalming and disinfecting, as an intensifier in photography, as a mordant for rabbit and beaver furs, and freeing gold from lead, its use has markedly declined as less toxic alternatives have been developed. It has a role as a sensitiser.
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| CAS Number | 7487-94-7 |
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| Synonyms | MERCURIC CHLORIDE, Dichloromercury, Mercury(II) chloride, Mercury dichloride, Sublimate, Mercury bichloride, 7487-94-7, Corrosive sublimate, Mercuric bichloride, Mercury perchloride, Calochlor, Fungchex, Sublimat, Chlorure mercurique, Sulema, Sulem, HgCl2, Abavit B, Corrosive mercury chloride, Perchloride of mercury, Chlorid rtutnaty, Bichloride of mercury, Bichlorure de mercure, Mercury chloride (HgCl2) |
| Molecular Formula | Cl2Hg |
| Molecular Weight | 271.50 |
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| PubChem CID | 24085 |
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| IUPAC Name | dichloromercury |
| SMILES | Cl[Hg]Cl |
| InChI Key | LWJROJCJINYWOX-UHFFFAOYSA-L |
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