506-83-2

Basic information

• Product Name: METHYLMERCURY(II) BROMIDE
• Synonyms: BROMOMETHYLMERCURY;(BROMOMERCURI)METHANE;METHYLMERCURY(II) BROMIDE;METHYL MERCURIC BROMIDE;Bromomercuriomethane;CH3HgBr;Methylmercury bromide;Methylmercurybromide
• CAS NO: 506-83-2
• Molecular Formula: CH₃BrHg
• Molecular Weight: 295.53
• EINECS: 208-057-5
• Mol File: 506-83-2.mol
• Article Data: 6

Chemical Properties

• Melting Point: 172 °C(lit.)
• Boiling Point: 224.57°C (estimate)
• Appearance: /
• CAS DataBase Reference: METHYLMERCURY(II) BROMIDE(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: METHYLMERCURY(II) BROMIDE(506-83-2)
• EPA Substance Registry System: METHYLMERCURY(II) BROMIDE(506-83-2)

Safety Data

• Hazard Codes: T+,N
• Statements: 26/27/28-33-50/53-40
• Safety Statements: 13-28-36-45-60-61
• RIDADR: UN 2025 6.1/PG 2
• WGK Germany: 3
• HazardClass: 6.1
• Hazardous Substances Data: 506-83-2(Hazardous Substances Data)

Usage

General Description

Methylmercury(II) bromide is a highly toxic, organic compound that is formed from the combination of mercury and bromine. It is a potent neurotoxin that can cause severe damage to the nervous system and is particularly harmful to the developing brains of fetuses and young children. Methylmercury(II) bromide is produced mainly from human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels and the incineration of waste, and can accumulate in the environment and in the food chain, particularly in fish and seafood. Due to its high toxicity and ability to bioaccumulate, methylmercury(II) bromide poses a significant risk to human health and the environment, and its use and production should be strictly regulated and controlled.

InChI:InChI=1/CH3.BrH.Hg/h1H3;1H;/q;;+1/p-1/rCH3BrHg/c1-3-2/h1H3

Upstream product

• 1600-27-7 mercury(II) diacetate 
• 593-74-8 dimethylmercury 
• 75-24-1 trimethylaluminum 
• 75-16-1 methylmagnesium bromide 
• 594-27-4 tetramethylstannane 
• 75-74-1 Tetramethylblei-(IV) 
• 143-36-2 methylmercury(II) iodide 
• 917-65-7 methylaluminum dichloride 
• 1184-58-3 dimethylaluminum chloride 
• 17928-17-5 2,2,4,4,6,6-hexamethyl-2,6-disila-4-stanna-heptane 
• 7784-33-0 arsenic(III) bromide 
• 653-38-3 (pentafluoro phenyl) methyl mercury 
• 61686-24-6 lysine hydrobromide 
• 22967-92-6 methylmercury(II) 

Downstream Products

• 593-74-8 dimethylmercury 
• 962-89-0 triphenyltin bromide 
• 17019-36-2 (benzenethiolato)methylmercury(II) 
• 115-09-3 methylmercury(II) chloride 
• 88722-08-1 CH₃HgSe(C₆H₅) 
• 211821-30-6 {(μ-SPh)6(ZnBr)4(2-) 
• 37099-59-5 1,10-C₂B₈H₈-1-HgCH₃-10-C₆H₅ 
• 19662-79-4 1-(HgCH₃)-2-(C₆H₅)-1.2-C₂B₁₀H₁₀ 

Relevant articles and documents

Oxidative addition reactions of compounds of the type (η5-C5Me5)Os(CO)LR (L = CO, PMe2Ph; R = alkyl). The role of oxidized intermediates in electrophilic cleavage reactions of osmium-carbon σ-bonds

Compounds of the type Cp*Os(CO)LR (Cp* = η5-C6Me5; L = CO, PMe2Ph; R = Me, Et, i-Pr, CH2Ph), most of them new, have been prepared and their reactions with the electrophiles CF3CO2H, Br2, and HgBr2 have been investigated. All of the electrophiles oxidatively add to give labile, formally osmium(IV) complexes of the type [Cp*Os(CO)(L)(R)(E)]+X-, one of which, [Cp*Os(CO)(PMe2Ph)(Me)(HgBr)]+, has been isolated as the PF6- salt. In all cases, the osmium(IV) complexes decompose in solution to give the normal products of electrophilic cleavage.

Oxidative cleavage reactions of compounds of the type CpRuLL′R (L, L′ = CO, PPh3; R = Me, PhCH2)

The compounds CpRuLL′R (Cp = η5-C5H5; L, L′ = CO, PPh3; R = Me, PhCH2) have been prepared, some by improved routes. Alkyl cleavage reactions with halogens, hydrogen chloride, mercury(II) halides, and

REACTION OF ALKYLMERCURY AND ALKYLTIN COMPOUNDS WITH DIPHENYLMETHYL SALTS

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