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CHEBI:31823 - mercury dichloride

ChEBI IDCHEBI:31823
ChEBI Namemercury dichloride
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DefinitionA 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.
Last Modified19 January 2018
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FormulaCl2Hg
Net Charge0
Average Mass271.496
Monoisotopic Mass271.90835
SMILES[Cl][Hg][Cl]
InChIInChI=1S/2ClH.Hg/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2
InChIKeyLWJROJCJINYWOX-UHFFFAOYSA-L
Roles Classification
Biological Role:
sensitiser  A chemical compound that causes a substantial proportion of exposed people or animals to develop an allergic reaction in normal tissue after repeated exposure to the compound.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
mercury dichloride (CHEBI:31823) has role sensitiser (CHEBI:139492)
mercury dichloride (CHEBI:31823) is a mercury coordination entity (CHEBI:36561)
IUPAC Names 
mercury(II) chloride
mercury(2+) chloride
mercury dichloride
Synonyms  Source
Mercuric chlorideKEGG COMPOUND
HgCl2IUPAC
mercury perchlorideNIST Chemistry WebBook
Quecksilber(II)-chloridChEBI
mercury bichlorideNIST Chemistry WebBook
corrosive mercury chlorideChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
C13377KEGG COMPOUND
D01905KEGG DRUG
4787DrugCentral
Registry NumbersSources
Gmelin:100830Gmelin
Reaxys:4937255Reaxys
CAS:7487-94-7KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:7487-94-7ChemIDplus
CAS:7487-94-7NIST Chemistry WebBook
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