Molecular formula
Br2Hg2

SMILES
Br[Hg].Br[Hg]

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Fragrance
Fishy	57.03%
Odorless	46.72%
Cheesy	44.29%
Ripe	40.19%
Fermented	25.9%
Alcoholic	25.83%
Oily	25.46%
Sulfurous	24.02%
Meaty	23.15%
Pungent	21.31%

 

Flavor
Fishy	33.74%
Egg	31.07%
Ammoniacal	26.99%
Odorless	26.0%
Rotten	24.96%
Garlic	23.52%
Sulfur	23.42%
Decomposing cabbage	22.15%
Ammonia	20.27%
Mousy	19.65%

 

pKa est.
-71.29 (strong acid)

Molecular weight
560.99 g/mol

Melting point expt.

• 405 °C

Flash point

• 243.66 ˚C est.

Solubility expt.

• 0.000004 G SOL IN 100 ML WATER AT 25 °C
• Insol in ether
• Sol in fuming nitric acid (prolonged heating), hot concentrated sulfuric acid, hot ammonium carbonate or ammonium succinate solutions
• INSOL IN ALCOHOLS & ACETONE

• Mercury monobromide
• Mercury bromide (Hg2Br2)
• Mercury, dibromodi-, (Hg-Hg)
• HSDB 1221
• UNII-JSJ4936A2S
• JSJ4936A2S
• DIMERCURY DIBROMIDE
• DTXSID3065879
• MERCUROUS BROMIDE, (SOLID)
• MERCUROUS BROMIDE (HG2BR2)

Mercurous bromide is a mercurous salt used as an inorganic intermediate and precursor in the synthesis of mercury(I) compounds and related mercury halide systems. It serves as a reagent in analytical chemistry for qualitative halide testing and redox chemistry involving mercury. In research settings, it is commonly evaluated as a precursor for coordination- and organomercury chemistry and for developing mercury-containing materials. In specialized electrochemistry, it may be employed in lab-scale reference electrode contexts or redox studies, reflecting its role as a starting point for selective mercury(I) chemistry in niche industrial synthesis.

gpt-5-nano

Solvent	Solubility (g/L)
ethanol	881.97
methanol	962.36
isopropanol	741.81
water	42.02
ethyl acetate	461.57
n-propanol	647.12
acetone	858.92
n-butanol	646.98
acetonitrile	425.82
DMF	1396.66
toluene	368.27
isobutanol	465.73
1,4-dioxane	1226.86
methyl acetate	442.48
THF	1744.16
2-butanone	540.17
n-pentanol	503.89
sec-butanol	541.56
n-hexane	153.76
ethylene glycol	473.91
NMP	1106.64
cyclohexane	233.26
DMSO	1579.31
n-butyl acetate	410.7
n-octanol	409.3
chloroform	957.35
n-propyl acetate	373.27
acetic acid	833.64
dichloromethane	807.29
cyclohexanone	767.66
propylene glycol	379.08
isopropyl acetate	345.61
DMAc	858.18
2-ethoxyethanol	828.77
isopentanol	511.68
n-heptane	204.64
ethyl formate	369.6
1,2-dichloroethane	606.0
n-hexanol	565.03
2-methoxyethanol	1288.18
isobutyl acetate	275.94
tetrachloromethane	340.04
n-pentyl acetate	379.53
transcutol	1461.72
n-heptanol	421.56
ethylbenzene	201.14
MIBK	403.66
2-propoxyethanol	903.02
tert-butanol	786.05
MTBE	519.97
2-butoxyethanol	658.15
propionic acid	461.67
o-xylene	301.87
formic acid	441.37
diethyl ether	637.41
m-xylene	299.86
p-xylene	245.14
chlorobenzene	386.27
dimethyl carbonate	312.06
n-octane	108.06
formamide	542.66
cyclopentanone	958.4
2-pentanone	584.12
anisole	423.05
cyclopentyl methyl ether	787.06
gamma-butyrolactone	859.66
1-methoxy-2-propanol	956.68
pyridine	745.18
3-pentanone	413.88
furfural	893.47
n-dodecane	92.84
diethylene glycol	910.76
diisopropyl ether	294.98
tert-amyl alcohol	559.09
acetylacetone	601.52
n-hexadecane	98.61
acetophenone	381.26
methyl propionate	416.27
isopentyl acetate	346.54
trichloroethylene	865.23
n-nonanol	360.61
cyclohexanol	638.08
benzyl alcohol	426.72
2-ethylhexanol	356.45
isooctanol	339.59
dipropyl ether	487.7
1,2-dichlorobenzene	363.21
ethyl lactate	270.48
propylene carbonate	490.33
n-methylformamide	604.85
2-pentanol	510.6
n-pentane	221.31
1-propoxy-2-propanol	697.76
1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate	459.48
2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol	493.77
mesitylene	231.08
ε-caprolactone	627.54
p-cymene	208.36
epichlorohydrin	896.23
1,1,1-trichloroethane	589.04
2-aminoethanol	573.87
morpholine-4-carbaldehyde	1227.15
sulfolane	1115.84
2,2,4-trimethylpentane	114.24
2-methyltetrahydrofuran	981.98
n-hexyl acetate	412.56
isooctane	107.37
2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol	724.47
sec-butyl acetate	270.09
tert-butyl acetate	418.26
decalin	116.32
glycerin	600.61
diglyme	1116.83
acrylic acid	452.93
isopropyl myristate	237.02
n-butyric acid	589.08
acetyl acetate	344.9
di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	231.01
ethyl propionate	292.4
nitromethane	810.57
1,2-diethoxyethane	602.13
benzonitrile	387.45
trioctyl phosphate	200.48
1-bromopropane	414.19
gamma-valerolactone	1114.79
n-decanol	294.55
triethyl phosphate	215.0
4-methyl-2-pentanol	340.79
propionitrile	359.5
vinylene carbonate	443.35
1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane	791.97
DMS	302.04
cumene	178.1
2-octanol	330.79
2-hexanone	419.14
octyl acetate	284.13
limonene	303.09
1,2-dimethoxyethane	1047.49
ethyl orthosilicate	234.8
tributyl phosphate	205.59
diacetone alcohol	568.65
N,N-dimethylaniline	383.05
acrylonitrile	406.26
aniline	470.57
1,3-propanediol	720.04
bromobenzene	369.09
dibromomethane	636.98
1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane	754.9
2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate	291.52
tetrabutyl urea	301.52
diisobutyl methanol	280.77
2-phenylethanol	412.48
styrene	257.12
dioctyl adipate	296.45
dimethyl sulfate	459.58
ethyl butyrate	325.01
methyl lactate	376.25
butyl lactate	331.43
diethyl carbonate	234.24
propanediol butyl ether	596.46
triethyl orthoformate	300.68
p-tert-butyltoluene	226.04
methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate	438.92
morpholine	1237.72
tert-butylamine	564.22
n-dodecanol	253.38
dimethoxymethane	941.01
ethylene carbonate	383.87
cyrene	494.36
2-ethoxyethyl acetate	440.23
2-ethylhexyl acetate	306.01
1,2,4-trichlorobenzene	435.31
4-methylpyridine	641.71
dibutyl ether	373.27
2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol	280.77
DEF	643.94
dimethyl isosorbide	726.5
tetrachloroethylene	622.17
eugenol	474.43
triacetin	391.83
span 80	530.37
1,4-butanediol	408.05
1,1-dichloroethane	567.66
2-methyl-1-pentanol	401.58
methyl formate	498.78
2-methyl-1-butanol	458.03
n-decane	128.54
butyronitrile	412.24
3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol	332.23
1-chlorooctane	263.66
1-chlorotetradecane	153.25
n-nonane	130.39
undecane	105.87
tert-butylcyclohexane	123.15
cyclooctane	119.54
cyclopentanol	697.25
tetrahydropyran	935.67
tert-amyl methyl ether	460.1
2,5,8-trioxanonane	852.45
1-hexene	289.45
2-isopropoxyethanol	601.64
2,2,2-trifluoroethanol	362.84
methyl butyrate	371.46

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