For research use only. Not for therapeutic Use.
Ethylmercury Chloride (Cat.No:R037138) is an organomercury compound. It has been used in the past as a fungicide and a preservative in certain vaccines. However, due to concerns about potential toxicity, its use has been largely phased out in favor of safer alternatives like thiomersal.
| Catalog Number | R037138 |
| CAS Number | 107-27-7 |
| Synonyms | Ethyl Mercuric Chloride; Ethylmercuric Chloride; Ceresan; ?Ceresan (fungicide); Chloroethylmercury; Criptodin; Cryptodin; Cryptodine; Emcon D; ?Ethylmercuric Chloride; Granosan; Monoethylmercury Chloride; NSC 1203; NSC 60515 |
| Molecular Formula | C2H5ClHg |
| Purity | ≥95% |
| Storage | -20°C |
| IUPAC Name | chloro(ethyl)mercury |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C2H5.ClH.Hg/c1-2;;/h1H2,2H3;1H;/q;;+1/p-1 |
| InChIKey | QWUGXIXRFGEYBD-UHFFFAOYSA-M |
| SMILES | CC[Hg]Cl |
| Reference | <span style=”color:#000000;”><span style=”font-size:12px;”><span style=”font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;”>1.Migdal, C., et al. "Responsiveness of human monocyte-derived dendritic cells to thimerosal and mercury derivatives." <i style=”font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;”>Toxicology and applied pharmacology</i> 246.1-2 (2010): 66-73.</span></span></span> |
