PHENYLMERCURIC NITRATE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

175-185 °C (dec.) (lit.)

vapor pressure 

0.0000019 hPa at 20°C

storage temp. 

Store below +30°C.

form 

Solid

color 

White crystalline

PH Range

6.6

Water Solubility 

soluble ~1250 parts H2O; slightly soluble alcohol [MER06]

Merck 

14,7302

CAS DataBase Reference

8003-05-2(CAS DataBase Reference)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

T,N

Risk Statements 

25-34-48/24/25-50/53

Safety Statements 

23-24/25-37-45-60-61

RIDADR 

UN 1895 6.1/PG 2

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

OW8575000

HazardClass 

6.1

PackingGroup 

II

HS Code 

28521000

Toxicity

LD50 in mice (mg/g): 0.045 s.c.; 0.027 i.v. (Wien)

MSDS

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PHENYLMERCURIC NITRATE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

white powder

Uses

Pharmaceutic aid (antimicrobial). Tree wound dressing.

General Description

Phenylmercury nitrate is a mercury-based organic compound known to have antibacterial and antifungal activities. It is also used as a preservative for parenteral injections.

Clinical Use

Phenylmercuric nitrate is a mixture of phenylmercuric nitrateand phenylmercuric hydroxide. It occurs as a whitecrystalline material that is sparingly soluble in water andslightly soluble in alcohol. It is used in concentrations of1:10,000 to 1:50,000 to preserve injectable drugs againstbacterial contamination. A disadvantage to organomercurialsis that their bacteriostatic efficacy is reduced in the presenceof serum.

Purification Methods

When recrystallised from water or aqueous EtOH, it has m 191-191.5o, and from 95% EtOH it has m 186.5o [Challanger & Rothstein J Chem Soc I 1258 1934]. When recrystallised from *C6H6 or CHCl3, it has m 131-131.5o [Morton et al. J Am Chem Soc 69 908 1947.] [Beilstein 16 III 1348, 16 IV 1721.]

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