Thimerosal

CAS: 54-64-8

Ref. TR-T344530

Product Information

• Name: Thimerosal
• Synonyms: Thiomersal, Sodium ethyl[2-sulfanylbenzoato(2-)-O,S]mercurate(1-), Mercurate(1-), ethyl[2-(mercapto-κS)benzoato(2-)-κO]-, sodium (9CI), Mercurate(1-), ethyl[2-mercaptobenzoato(2-)-O,S]-, sodium, Mercury, ethyl(hydrogen o-mercaptobenzoato)-, sodium salt (8CI), Benzoic acid, 2-mercapto-, mercury complex, Elcide 73, Elicide, Ethylmercurithiosalicylate sodium salt, Mercurothiolate, Merfamin, Merseptyl, Merthiolate, Merthiolate sodium, Mertorgan, Merzonin, NSC 4794, Nosemack, SET, Sodium 2-(ethylmercurithio)benzoate, Sodium merthiolate, Sodium o-(ethylmercurithio)benzoate, Thimersalate, Thiomersal, Thiomersalat, Thiomersalate, Vitaseptol, [(o-Carboxyphenyl)thio]ethylmercury sodium salt, o-(Ethylmercurithio)benzoic acid sodium salt, Mercurate(1-), ethyl[2-(mercapto-κS)benzoato(2-)-κO]-
• Brand: TRC
• Description: Applications Thimerosal is used as a antimicrobial preservative in the maintenance and manufacturing of vaccines. Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the packageReferences Burbacher, T. et al: Neurotoxicol. Teratol., 43, 91 (2014); Hewitson, L. et al.: Neurotoxicol. Teratol., 43, 83 (2014)

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 404.81
• Formula: C₉H₉HgO₂S·Na
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C7H6O2S.C2H5.Hg.Na/c8-7(9)5-3-1-2-4-6(5)10;1-2;;/h1-4,10H,(H,8,9);1H2,2H3;;/q;;2*+1/p-2
• InChI key: InChIKey=JNKDWKZIKYADJR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: O=C(CCl)c1ccc2c(c1)OC(c1ccccc1)(c1ccccc1)O2