Phenyl mercuric bromide

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    1192-89-8

    Molecular formula
    C6H5BrHg

    SMILES
    C1=CC=C(C=C1)[Hg]Br

    Safety labels

    Acute Toxic
    Acute Toxic

    Health Hazard
    Health

    Environmental Hazard
    Environmental

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Floral 50.35%
    Sulfurous 45.9%
    Burnt 36.07%
    Green 33.86%
    Meaty 33.11%
    Earthy 30.96%
    Rose 30.93%
    Roasted 28.86%
    Phenolic 28.45%
    Sweet 27.79%

     

    Flavor
    Sulfurous 56.02%
    Meaty 52.97%
    Onion 42.74%
    Garlic 41.44%
    Sulfury 34.36%
    Roasted 32.34%
    Fishy 31.82%
    Phenolic 29.75%
    Horseradish 29.15%
    Coffee 28.34%

     

  • Properties

    pKa est.
    3.3 (weak acid)

    Molecular weight
    357.6 g/mol

    Flash point

    • 164.41 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • MERCURY, BROMOPHENYL-
    • Phenylmercuric bromide
    • 1192-89-8
    • Phenylmercury bromide
    • Bromophenylmercury
    • PHENYL MERCURIC BROMIDE
    • Fenylmerkuribromid
    • Fenylmerkuribromid [Czech]
    • EINECS 214-760-8
    • NSC 126136
    • BRN 3661320
    • J27OJX258B
    • DTXSID6074465
    • NSC-126136
    • RefChem:861596
    • DTXCID2033495
    • PHENYL MERCURIC BROMIDE [INCI]
    • 214-760-8
    • bromo(phenyl)mercury
    • (Bromomercuri)benzene
    • UNII-J27OJX258B
    • Bromidophenylmercury
    • WLN: E-HG-R
    • SCHEMBL8845549
    • NSC126136
    • AKOS024430453
    • DB-041459
    • NS00079772
    • Q27281050
    • 1192-89-8

  • Applications

    Phenyl mercuric bromide (CAS 1192-89-8) is used primarily as a reagent in organic synthesis as a source of phenylmercury for mercuration-type transformations, enabling phenylation of alkenes and related substrates in laboratory and industrial settings; it also serves as an intermediate for preparing other organomercury compounds in research and manufacturing. Historically, it was employed as a preservative/antiseptic in some cosmetics and pharmaceutical formulations, though such use is now tightly regulated or discouraged in many regions. In analytical and process development contexts, it has been used to study reaction mechanisms and as a reference reagent for methods that detect or quantify organomercury species. Its application is governed by substantial toxicity concerns and regulatory controls.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 92.36
    methanol 66.43
    isopropanol 90.41
    water 0.84
    ethyl acetate 219.99
    n-propanol 94.19
    acetone 354.7
    n-butanol 99.81
    acetonitrile 122.67
    DMF 512.81
    toluene 252.79
    isobutanol 83.88
    1,4-dioxane 633.66
    methyl acetate 235.54
    THF 925.9
    2-butanone 278.25
    n-pentanol 105.68
    sec-butanol 98.19
    n-hexane 28.34
    ethylene glycol 39.54
    NMP 563.85
    cyclohexane 62.56
    DMSO 482.77
    n-butyl acetate 217.07
    n-octanol 113.19
    chloroform 455.43
    n-propyl acetate 203.17
    acetic acid 143.05
    dichloromethane 364.0
    cyclohexanone 496.73
    propylene glycol 49.93
    isopropyl acetate 195.06
    DMAc 444.73
    2-ethoxyethanol 216.04
    isopentanol 105.87
    n-heptane 61.36
    ethyl formate 149.01
    1,2-dichloroethane 271.56
    n-hexanol 139.56
    2-methoxyethanol 269.86
    isobutyl acetate 170.73
    tetrachloromethane 102.75
    n-pentyl acetate 191.39
    transcutol 570.79
    n-heptanol 105.14
    ethylbenzene 134.77
    MIBK 211.17
    2-propoxyethanol 277.81
    tert-butanol 143.56
    MTBE 212.77
    2-butoxyethanol 206.13
    propionic acid 95.37
    o-xylene 184.61
    formic acid 43.17
    diethyl ether 218.61
    m-xylene 192.68
    p-xylene 152.89
    chlorobenzene 241.38
    dimethyl carbonate 173.08
    n-octane 33.49
    formamide 92.8
    cyclopentanone 655.11
    2-pentanone 259.85
    anisole 319.05
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 416.8
    gamma-butyrolactone 525.69
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 240.73
    pyridine 426.66
    3-pentanone 227.05
    furfural 567.81
    n-dodecane 28.12
    diethylene glycol 201.22
    diisopropyl ether 123.88
    tert-amyl alcohol 137.96
    acetylacetone 417.53
    n-hexadecane 31.95
    acetophenone 295.41
    methyl propionate 205.35
    isopentyl acetate 215.94
    trichloroethylene 574.45
    n-nonanol 113.88
    cyclohexanol 176.47
    benzyl alcohol 213.92
    2-ethylhexanol 128.53
    isooctanol 100.64
    dipropyl ether 207.68
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 235.34
    ethyl lactate 107.11
    propylene carbonate 290.72
    n-methylformamide 165.27
    2-pentanol 98.84
    n-pentane 36.25
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 243.0
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 295.94
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 226.04
    mesitylene 140.83
    ε-caprolactone 384.56
    p-cymene 129.42
    epichlorohydrin 579.17
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 307.74
    2-aminoethanol 63.71
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 641.56
    sulfolane 658.86
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 31.73
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 514.42
    n-hexyl acetate 207.29
    isooctane 28.56
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 288.36
    sec-butyl acetate 172.0
    tert-butyl acetate 269.07
    decalin 46.97
    glycerin 87.82
    diglyme 521.25
    acrylic acid 103.93
    isopropyl myristate 134.01
    n-butyric acid 144.49
    acetyl acetate 201.38
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 117.07
    ethyl propionate 169.29
    nitromethane 318.13
    1,2-diethoxyethane 324.99
    benzonitrile 237.29
    trioctyl phosphate 95.14
    1-bromopropane 169.35
    gamma-valerolactone 789.31
    n-decanol 95.82
    triethyl phosphate 119.72
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 87.32
    propionitrile 114.87
    vinylene carbonate 278.5
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 387.92
    DMS 201.82
    cumene 101.0
    2-octanol 95.62
    2-hexanone 230.01
    octyl acetate 144.25
    limonene 179.43
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 457.71
    ethyl orthosilicate 126.59
    tributyl phosphate 101.28
    diacetone alcohol 274.14
    N,N-dimethylaniline 225.26
    acrylonitrile 148.93
    aniline 216.29
    1,3-propanediol 104.13
    bromobenzene 270.62
    dibromomethane 262.05
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 454.05
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 193.5
    tetrabutyl urea 156.46
    diisobutyl methanol 114.48
    2-phenylethanol 219.81
    styrene 171.55
    dioctyl adipate 166.81
    dimethyl sulfate 291.72
    ethyl butyrate 193.54
    methyl lactate 136.13
    butyl lactate 146.21
    diethyl carbonate 130.78
    propanediol butyl ether 169.85
    triethyl orthoformate 173.92
    p-tert-butyltoluene 138.96
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 252.53
    morpholine 526.68
    tert-butylamine 101.21
    n-dodecanol 83.35
    dimethoxymethane 404.66
    ethylene carbonate 225.56
    cyrene 300.74
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 273.38
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 195.37
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 296.35
    4-methylpyridine 391.16
    dibutyl ether 166.44
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 114.48
    DEF 307.76
    dimethyl isosorbide 454.13
    tetrachloroethylene 299.72
    eugenol 257.36
    triacetin 238.83
    span 80 222.76
    1,4-butanediol 62.33
    1,1-dichloroethane 237.75
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 109.36
    methyl formate 182.73
    2-methyl-1-butanol 95.21
    n-decane 41.61
    butyronitrile 130.7
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 124.88
    1-chlorooctane 109.98
    1-chlorotetradecane 60.81
    n-nonane 39.37
    undecane 32.89
    tert-butylcyclohexane 45.2
    cyclooctane 40.72
    cyclopentanol 194.6
    tetrahydropyran 460.98
    tert-amyl methyl ether 208.67
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 402.22
    1-hexene 78.77
    2-isopropoxyethanol 197.97
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 79.36
    methyl butyrate 210.81

    Scent© AI

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
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