Dimethylmercury
| Names | |
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| IUPAC name
Dimethylmercury | |
| Other names
Mercury dimethanide | |
| Identifiers | |
3D model (JSmol) |
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| 3600205 | |
| ChEBI | |
| ChemSpider | |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.008.916 |
| EC Number |
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| 25889 | |
| MeSH | dimethyl+mercury |
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| UNII | |
| UN number | 2929 |
CompTox Dashboard (EPA) |
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| Properties | |
| C 2H 6Hg (CH 3) 2Hg | |
| Molar mass | 230.66 g mol−1 |
| Appearance | Colorless liquid |
| Odor | Sweet |
| Density | 2.961 g mL−1 |
| Melting point | −43 °C (−45 °F; 230 K) |
| Boiling point | 93 to 94 °C (199 to 201 °F; 366 to 367 K) |
Refractive index (nD) |
1.543 |
| Thermochemistry | |
Std enthalpy of formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
57.9–65.7 kJ mol−1 |
| Hazards | |
| Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |
Main hazards |
Extremely flammable, extremely poisonous, persistent environmental pollutant |
| GHS labelling: | |
| Danger | |
| H224, H300+H310+H330, H370, H372, H410 | |
| P260, P264, P273, P280, P284, P301+P310 | |
| NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
| Flash point | 5 °C (41 °F; 278 K) |
| Related compounds | |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Dimethylmercury is an extremely toxic organomercury compound with the formula (CH3)2Hg. A volatile, flammable, dense and colorless liquid, dimethylmercury is one of the strongest known neurotoxins. Less than 0.1 mL is capable of inducing severe mercury poisoning resulting in death.