Mercury amide chloride (Hg(NH2)Cl)

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    10124-48-8

    Molecular formula
    ClH2HgN

    SMILES
    [NH2-].[Cl-].[Hg+2]

    Safety labels

    Acute Toxic
    Acute Toxic

    Health Hazard
    Health

    Environmental Hazard
    Environmental

  • Odor profile

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    pKa est.
    1.31 (strong acid)

    Molecular weight
    252.07 g/mol

    Boiling point

    • Sublimes

    Flash point

    • 16.71 ˚C est.

    Solubility expt.

    • SOLUBILITY IN COLD WATER: 0.14 G/100 CC; SOLUBILITY IN HOT WATER: 100 G/100 CC (DECOMPOSES)
    • Sol in warm hydrochloric, nitric, and acetic acids; dissolves in sodium thiosulfate
    • Sol in ammonium carbonate, insol in alcohol
    • Soluble in water

  • Synonyms

    • Ammoniated mercury
    • Mercuric amidochloride
    • 10124-48-8
    • Mercuric chloride, ammoniated
    • Mercury amide chloride
    • Ammoniated mercuric chloride
    • Mercury amide chloride (Hg(NH2)Cl)
    • Aminomercuric chloride
    • Hydrargyrum ammoniatum
    • Mercury ammoniated
    • White mercuric precipitate
    • White mercury precipitated
    • Mercury,ammoniated
    • Hydrargyrum precipitatum album
    • DTXSID70388766
    • JD546Z56F0
    • Mercuric azanide chloride
    • Mercurius praecipitatus albus
    • Mercury, ammoniated (USP)
    • Mercury, ammoniated [USP]
    • RefChem:156569
    • DTXCID50339731
    • (chloroazaniumyl)mercurybis(ylium)
    • 233-335-8
    • Mercury, ammoniated
    • MERCURIC AMMONIUM CHLORIDE
    • azanide;mercury(2+);chloride
    • White precipitate
    • Mercury ammonium chloride
    • Mercury amine chloride
    • Quecksilber(II)-amid-chlorid
    • Hydrargyrum praecipitatum album
    • HSDB 1175
    • Mercury(II) chloride ammonobasic
    • Mercury, ammonobasic (HgNH2Cl)
    • Mercure ammoniaque
    • Mercurio amoniacal
    • Mercurio Amonizado
    • WRWRKDRWMURIBI-UHFFFAOYSA-M
    • Mercurio ammoniacale
    • EINECS 233-335-8
    • ClH2HgN
    • UN1630
    • Ammoniated Mercury USP
    • mercuric;azanide;chloride
    • Infusible White Precipitate
    • mercury(II) amide chloride
    • UNII-JD546Z56F0
    • SCHEMBL1651795
    • MERCURY,AMMONIATED [VANDF]
    • AMMONIATED MERCURY [MART.]
    • MERCURY, AMMONIATED [HSDB]
    • AMMONIATED MERCURY [WHO-DD]
    • Mercury chloride azanide (1/1/1)
    • DB13344
    • AMMONIATED MERCURY [USP MONOGRAPH]
    • MERCURIC CHLORIDE, AMMONIATED [MI]
    • MERCURIUS PRAECIPITATUS ALBUS [HPUS]
    • Mercury ammonium chloride [UN1630] [Poison]
    • 10124-48-8

  • Applications

    Mercury amide chloride (Hg(NH2)Cl), CAS 10124-48-8, is primarily used as an inorganic synthesis reagent and precursor, providing Hg(II) for the preparation of mercury-containing intermediates. In research and development, it is used to generate organomercury compounds under controlled conditions and to explore coordination chemistry with amide ligands. It can serve as a precursor for specialty mercury-containing materials and complexes in materials science. Due to mercury’s toxicity, handling is restricted to regulated laboratory environments and use is typically limited to research-scale synthesis and controlled industrial processes under applicable regulations.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 68.11
    methanol 161.69
    isopropanol 36.87
    water 160.29
    ethyl acetate 8.42
    n-propanol 40.24
    acetone 22.34
    n-butanol 27.39
    acetonitrile 14.97
    DMF 213.1
    toluene 1.41
    isobutanol 23.69
    1,4-dioxane 26.95
    methyl acetate 13.51
    THF 40.3
    2-butanone 11.01
    n-pentanol 13.79
    sec-butanol 25.27
    n-hexane 0.78
    ethylene glycol 131.46
    NMP 93.36
    cyclohexane 0.72
    DMSO 114.14
    n-butyl acetate 5.33
    n-octanol 5.51
    chloroform 8.61
    n-propyl acetate 4.06
    acetic acid 131.12
    dichloromethane 7.85
    cyclohexanone 14.27
    propylene glycol 103.74
    isopropyl acetate 4.23
    DMAc 95.7
    2-ethoxyethanol 34.62
    isopentanol 14.9
    n-heptane 0.7
    ethyl formate 21.29
    1,2-dichloroethane 4.78
    n-hexanol 12.89
    2-methoxyethanol 99.49
    isobutyl acetate 2.36
    tetrachloromethane 3.2
    n-pentyl acetate 4.52
    transcutol 24.11
    n-heptanol 8.23
    ethylbenzene 0.65
    MIBK 3.98
    2-propoxyethanol 32.95
    tert-butanol 33.04
    MTBE 8.69
    2-butoxyethanol 21.09
    propionic acid 57.0
    o-xylene 1.6
    formic acid 215.71
    diethyl ether 6.41
    m-xylene 1.39
    p-xylene 1.09
    chlorobenzene 2.72
    dimethyl carbonate 11.34
    n-octane 0.3
    formamide 134.51
    cyclopentanone 28.39
    2-pentanone 7.54
    anisole 3.36
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 9.79
    gamma-butyrolactone 45.7
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 54.32
    pyridine 12.86
    3-pentanone 5.27
    furfural 46.56
    n-dodecane 0.25
    diethylene glycol 50.92
    diisopropyl ether 1.46
    tert-amyl alcohol 24.13
    acetylacetone 8.86
    n-hexadecane 0.26
    acetophenone 4.03
    methyl propionate 12.72
    isopentyl acetate 4.43
    trichloroethylene 8.17
    n-nonanol 4.59
    cyclohexanol 13.72
    benzyl alcohol 7.31
    2-ethylhexanol 4.57
    isooctanol 5.17
    dipropyl ether 3.51
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 2.72
    ethyl lactate 8.85
    propylene carbonate 22.25
    n-methylformamide 103.64
    2-pentanol 11.64
    n-pentane 1.0
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 18.65
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 7.76
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 11.78
    mesitylene 1.01
    ε-caprolactone 15.83
    p-cymene 1.07
    epichlorohydrin 22.41
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 3.54
    2-aminoethanol 114.72
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 70.28
    sulfolane 63.95
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 0.66
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 18.62
    n-hexyl acetate 5.53
    isooctane 0.41
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 16.55
    sec-butyl acetate 2.22
    tert-butyl acetate 4.19
    decalin 0.35
    glycerin 150.14
    diglyme 24.68
    acrylic acid 73.97
    isopropyl myristate 1.93
    n-butyric acid 40.37
    acetyl acetate 5.85
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 4.91
    ethyl propionate 4.23
    nitromethane 84.99
    1,2-diethoxyethane 4.62
    benzonitrile 5.7
    trioctyl phosphate 3.7
    1-bromopropane 2.79
    gamma-valerolactone 45.32
    n-decanol 3.38
    triethyl phosphate 3.18
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 5.2
    propionitrile 10.58
    vinylene carbonate 21.97
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 47.88
    DMS 5.91
    cumene 0.73
    2-octanol 4.23
    2-hexanone 3.73
    octyl acetate 3.43
    limonene 1.68
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 29.69
    ethyl orthosilicate 2.9
    tributyl phosphate 3.58
    diacetone alcohol 12.86
    N,N-dimethylaniline 3.45
    acrylonitrile 19.75
    aniline 8.78
    1,3-propanediol 78.29
    bromobenzene 1.61
    dibromomethane 4.24
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 9.0
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 3.12
    tetrabutyl urea 5.32
    diisobutyl methanol 2.28
    2-phenylethanol 7.03
    styrene 0.89
    dioctyl adipate 3.62
    dimethyl sulfate 25.57
    ethyl butyrate 3.85
    methyl lactate 26.7
    butyl lactate 8.6
    diethyl carbonate 3.13
    propanediol butyl ether 22.42
    triethyl orthoformate 3.64
    p-tert-butyltoluene 1.18
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 7.72
    morpholine 40.74
    tert-butylamine 13.72
    n-dodecanol 2.52
    dimethoxymethane 37.02
    ethylene carbonate 16.78
    cyrene 14.71
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 6.15
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 3.26
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 3.89
    4-methylpyridine 10.35
    dibutyl ether 2.02
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 2.28
    DEF 21.44
    dimethyl isosorbide 13.29
    tetrachloroethylene 7.81
    eugenol 10.89
    triacetin 6.1
    span 80 14.2
    1,4-butanediol 35.57
    1,1-dichloroethane 4.21
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 8.43
    methyl formate 69.32
    2-methyl-1-butanol 17.43
    n-decane 0.36
    butyronitrile 11.09
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 3.64
    1-chlorooctane 1.17
    1-chlorotetradecane 0.57
    n-nonane 0.34
    undecane 0.29
    tert-butylcyclohexane 0.4
    cyclooctane 0.3
    cyclopentanol 28.03
    tetrahydropyran 12.32
    tert-amyl methyl ether 6.72
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 17.9
    1-hexene 1.83
    2-isopropoxyethanol 15.32
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 58.03
    methyl butyrate 7.12

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