Phenylmercuric Acetate

CAS: 62-38-4

Ref. TR-P335635

Product Information

• Name: Phenylmercuric Acetate
• Synonyms: (Acetato-κO)phenylmercury, (Acetato)phenylmercury, (Acetato-O)phenylmercury, Phenylmercury Acetate, Acetatophenylmercury, Phenylmercury Deriv. Acetic Acid, Acetoxyphenylmercury, Agrosan, Agrosan D, Algimycin 200, Anticon, Antimucin WBR, Antimucin WDR, (Acetoxymercurio)benzene, Bufen, Bufen 30, Ceresol, Contra Creme, Femma, Fungicide R, Fungitox OR, Hexasan, Hexasan (fungicide), Intercide 60, Intercide PMA 18, Liquiphene, Lorophyn, Meracen, Mercron, Mercuriphenyl acetate, Mercuron, Mergal A 25, Mersolite 8, Mersolite D, NSC 35670, NSC 61321, Neantina, Norforms, Nuodex PMA 18, Nylmerate, PMA, PMA (fungicide), PMA 220, PMAC, PMAS, Panomatic, Parasan, Parasan (bactericide), Phix, Programin, Quicksan, Ruberon, Samtol, Sanitized SPG, Sanmicron, Scutl, Seed Dressing R, Seedtox, Setrete, Spruce Seal, Tag, Tag 331, Tag Fungicide, Tag HL 331, Trigosan, Troysan 30, Troysan PMA 30, Verdasan, Volpar, Zaprawa Nasienna R
• Brand: TRC
• Description: Applications Phenylmercuric acetate is a compound that is widely used as a fungicide and a disinfectant. Phenylmercuric acetate’s antibacterial action is a result of its interference with sulphydryl groups of organisms. Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the packageReferences Matsumura, F., et al.: Science, 173, 49 (1971); Tonomura, K., et al.: Nature, 217, 644 (1968)

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 336.74
• Formula: C₈H₈HgO₂
• Color/Form: White
• InChI: InChI=1S/C6H5.C2H4O2.Hg/c1-2-4-6-5-3-1;1-2(3)4;/h1-5H;1H3,(H,3,4);/q;;+1/p-1
• InChI key: InChIKey=XEBWQGVWTUSTLN-UHFFFAOYSA-M
• SMILES: CC(=O)O[Hg]c1ccccc1