Mercury(II) chloride

Cl2HgCAS 7487-94-7271.49 g/mol

Cl−Cl−Hg2+

Properties

Molecular formula
Cl2Hg
Molar mass
271.49 g/mol
Exact mass
271.9083 Da
Density
5.6 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point
277 °C
Boiling point
302 °C
Water solubility
5–10 g/L (22.2 °C)
logP
-5.99Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
0.0 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
0 / 0
Rotatable bonds
0

Hazards

Danger
Corrosive (GHS05)Acute Toxic (GHS06)Health Hazard (GHS08)Environmental Hazard (GHS09)

Harmonised EU classification (CLP Annex VI, index 080-010-00-X), via PubChem.

Precautionary statements

P203, P260, P264, P270, P273, P280, P301+P316, P301+P330+P331, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P318, P319, P321, P330, P363, P391, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
7487-94-7
SMILES
[Cl-].[Cl-].[Hg+2]
InChIKey
LWJROJCJINYWOX-UHFFFAOYSA-L
InChI
InChI=1S/2ClH.Hg/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2

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Names and synonyms

18 names · show all
  • Mercury chloride (HgCl2)
  • Mercury chloromercurate(II) (HgCl2)
  • Bichloride of mercury
  • Calochlor
  • Mercuric chloride
  • Mercury bichloride
  • Mercury perchloride
  • Mercury dichloride
  • Mercuric bichloride
  • Sulem
  • Sublimate
  • Dichloromercury
  • Mercury chloride
  • Corrosive sublimate
  • CRC
  • Mercury dichloride (HgCl2)
  • Mercury(2+) chloride
  • NSC 353255

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Similar compounds

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

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