Phenylmercury acetate
[CAS# 62-38-4]

Identification

• Classification: API >> Hormone and endocrine-regulating drugs >> Birth control pills
• Name: Phenylmercury acetate
• Synonyms: Quicksan; Ruberon; Samtol; Sanitized SPG; Sanmicron; Scutl; Seed Dressing R; Seedtox; Setrete; Spruce Seal; Tag; Tag 331; Tag Fungicide; Tag HL 331; Trigosan; Troysan 30; Troysan PMA 30; Verdasan; Volpar; Zaprawa Nasienna R; Ziarnik
• Molecular Formula: C₈H₈HgO₂
• Molecular Weight: 336.74
• CAS Registry Number: 62-38-4
• EC Number: 200-532-5

Properties

• Density: 2.400 g/cm^3*
• Melting point: 153 ºC^**

^* "Metal-Organics Catalog" physical property data were obtained from Gelest, Inc. of Morrisville, Pennsylvania (US)

^** "PhysProp" data were obtained from Syracuse Research Corporation of Syracuse, New York (US)

Safety Data

• Hazard Symbols: GHS06;GHS08;GHS05;GHS09 Danger
• Hazard Statements: H301-H372-H314-H400-H410

Hazard Classification

Hazard	Class	Category Code	Hazard Statement
Chronic hazardous to the aquatic environment	Aquatic Chronic	1	H410
Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure	STOT RE	1	H372
Skin corrosion	Skin Corr.	1B	H314
Acute hazardous to the aquatic environment	Aquatic Acute	1	H400
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	3	H301
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	2	H300
Serious eye damage	Eye Dam.	1	H318
Skin sensitization	Skin Sens.	1	H317
Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure	STOT SE	2	H371
Reproductive toxicity	Repr.	2	H361
Skin irritation	Skin Irrit.	2	H315
Germ cell mutagenicity	Muta.	2	H341