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Phenylmercuric Acetate

Phenylmercuric Acetate is white to creamy white crystalline powder or small white prisms or leaflets and is odorless.

CAS 62-38-4 Danger

01 · Identification

What Phenylmercuric Acetate is

Phenylmercuric Acetate is white to creamy white crystalline powder or small white prisms or leaflets and is odorless. It melts at 149 °C, is very soluble in water.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger. It is classed as carcinogens.

02 · Identifiers

Phenylmercuric Acetate identifiers and molecular data

Phenylmercuric Acetate CAS number and EC number

CAS number62-38-4
EC number200-532-5
Index number (CLP Annex VI)080-011-00-5

Phenylmercuric Acetate molecular formula and molecular weight

Chemical class Carcinogens

Other names for Phenylmercuric Acetate

  • phenylmercury acetate

03 · GHS classification

Phenylmercuric Acetate hazard classification

Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.

Phenylmercuric Acetate pictograms and signal word

Signal wordDanger

Phenylmercuric Acetate hazard class and category

GHS hazard classes Phenylmercuric Acetate falls into
Hazard class Category From code Pictogram
Acute toxicity - oral GHS chapter 3.1 Category 3 H301 GHS06
Skin corrosion/irritation GHS chapter 3.2 Category 1A or 1B or 1C H314 GHS05
Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure GHS chapter 3.9 Category 1 H372 GHS08
Hazardous to the aquatic environment - acute GHS chapter 4.1 Category 1 H400 GHS09
Hazardous to the aquatic environment - chronic GHS chapter 4.1 Category 1 H410 GHS09

Where two values are shown with “or”, the hazard statement is shared by more than one category or by more than one class, and the code alone does not say which. H272, for example, belongs to oxidising liquids and to oxidising solids — the physical state decides. The binding answer for a specific entry is in the CLP Annex VI table itself.

Phenylmercuric Acetate hazard statements (H-codes)

Hazard statements assigned to Phenylmercuric Acetate
CodeHazard statement
H301 Toxic if swallowed.
H372 Causes damage to organs <or state all organs affected, if known> through prolonged or repeated exposure <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.
H314 Causes severe skin burns and eye damage.
H400 Very toxic to aquatic life.
H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.

This page lists only the codes assigned to Phenylmercuric Acetate. The full reference lives on the hazard statements hub, the precautionary statements hub and the GHS pictograms hub.

Safety Data Sheet

Getting an SDS for Phenylmercuric Acetate

A Safety Data Sheet is written for a product, not for a substance: the supplier of the grade you actually buy issues it, so two suppliers of Phenylmercuric Acetate issue two different sheets. That is why there is no single authoritative SDS for a substance to download — what there is, is the job of collecting the sheets for the products you hold and keeping them current as suppliers revise them.

04 · Precautionary statements

Phenylmercuric Acetate precautionary statements

CLP Annex VI assigns 11 precautionary statements to Phenylmercuric Acetate. They are grouped the way a label groups them: what to do before handling, what to do when something has already happened, how to store it and how to dispose of it.

Disposal

What has to happen to the contents and the empty container.

Reading the notation. is a blank the supplier fills in — not a truncated sentence.· [square brackets] mark a part printed only when it applies.

05 · Names in the regulation

Phenylmercuric Acetate name in 23 EU languages

CLP Annex VI Part 3 is published in every language edition of the regulation, and the identification column is written out in each of them. Nothing below is translated by us: each line is the name as that edition prints it. Under Art. 18(2) the substance name from Annex VI is a lawful product identifier, so this is the wording to put on a label going to that market — and where the cell lists several designations, any one of them qualifies.

Language Name in CLP Annex VI Part 3
Bulgarian български фенилживачен ацетат
Spanish español Acetato de fenilmercurio
Czech čeština fenylmerkuriacetát
Danish dansk phenylkviksølvacetat
German Deutsch Phenylquecksilberacetat
Estonian eesti fenüülelavhõbeatsetaat
Greek ελληνικά οξικός φαινυλυδράργυρος
English English phenylmercury acetate
French français acétate de phénylmercure
Croatian hrvatski fenilživin acetat
Italian italiano acetato di fenilmercurio
Latvian latviešu fenildzīvsudraba acetāts
Lithuanian lietuvių fenilgyvsidabrio acetatas
Hungarian magyar fenil-higany-acetát
Maltese Malti aċetat tal-fenilmerkurju
Dutch Nederlands fenylkwikacetaat
Polish polski octan fenylortęci(II)
Portuguese português acetato de fenilmercúrio
Romanian română acetat de fenilmercur
Slovak slovenčina fenylhydrargýrium-acetát
Slovenian slovenščina fenilživosrebrov acetat
Finnish suomi fenyylielohopea-asetaatti
Swedish svenska fenylkvicksilveracetat

All 23 language editions of Annex VI carry this entry. Irish is the twenty-fourth official EU language and has no line here for a different reason: no consolidated CLP text has ever been published in Irish, so there is no Irish edition of Annex VI to quote a name from. Source: consolidated CLP, CELEX 02008R1272, language editions. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu — only the electronic Official Journal of the European Union is authentic.

06 · Label elements

Phenylmercuric Acetate GHS label elements

Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Phenylmercuric Acetate, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.

GHS06 Skull and crossbones pictogramGHS08 Health hazard pictogramGHS05 Corrosion pictogramGHS09 Environment pictogram

Danger

Phenylmercuric Acetate

  • Toxic if swallowed.
  • Causes damage to organs <or state all organs affected, if known> through prolonged or repeated exposure <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.
  • Causes severe skin burns and eye damage.
  • Very toxic to aquatic life.
  • Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
  • Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
  • Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.
  • Avoid release to the environment.
  • Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/
  • IF SWALLOWED:
  • Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/
  • Get medical advice/attention if you feel unwell.
  • Rinse mouth.
  • Do NOT induce vomiting.
  • Collect spillage.
  • Dispose of contents/container to

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07 · Health hazards

Phenylmercuric Acetate health hazards and exposure limits

Phenylmercuric Acetate hazard summary

Immunologic, occupational contact urticaria documented; [Kanerva, p. 219] Toxic by ingestion, skin absorption, and inhalation of aerosol; Corrosive to the skin; Can injure the kidneys and nervous system; [ICSC] The phenyl mercuric salts (used in herbicides, fungicides, antiseptics, and preservatives) are strong skin irritants and patch testing is difficult. [Marks, p. 148] Mercury can produce slight hepatic injury in experimental animals. [Zimmerman, p. 419] See Mercury, aryl compounds and linked occupational diseases.

Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases

Phenylmercuric Acetate occupational exposure limits

US occupational exposure limits reported for Phenylmercuric Acetate. PEL is enforceable (OSHA), REL is a recommendation (NIOSH), IDLH is the concentration at which escape becomes impossible without injury.
Limit Value Source
PEL 0.1 [mg/m3], as Hg Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
IDLH 10.0 [mg/m3], as Hg Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases

These are United States values. The European Union sets its own indicative and binding limits, and the figure that applies at a given workplace is the one in the local regulation — not the one shown here.

08 · Physical and chemical properties

Phenylmercuric Acetate properties

Every value is shown with the conditions it was measured under and the source it came from. Where sources disagree, all values are listed rather than one being picked — the difference is usually a different form of the substance, not an error.

Phenylmercuric Acetate melting point

Property Value Conditions Source
Melting point 149 °C (300.2 °F) HSDB
148.89 °C (300 °F) CAMEO
153 °C (307.4 °F) DOE PAC

Phenylmercuric Acetate density

Property Value Conditions Source
Density 0.24 g/cm³ est CAMEO
Relative density of the vapour/air-mixture at 20 °C (air = 1): 1 at 20 °C ICSC

Phenylmercuric Acetate solubility

Property Value Conditions Source
Solubility Very soluble in 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethanol. HSDB
1 G SOL IN 180 ML WATER, 225 ML ALCOHOL, 6.8 ML CHLOROFORM, 200 ML ETHER HSDB
Soluble in acetic acid HSDB

Phenylmercuric Acetate vapor pressure

Property Value Conditions Source
Vapor pressure 0.000006 mmHg at 20 °C HSDB
0.00012 mmHg at 25 °C ICSC
9001 mmHg at 35 °C HSDB

Phenylmercuric Acetate flash point

Property Value Conditions Source
Flash point 60 °C (140 °F) CAMEO
37.8 °C (100 °F) ICSC
37.78 °C (100 °F) above this value HSDB

Phenylmercuric Acetate vapor density

Property Value Conditions Source
Vapor density 11.6 (air = 1) ICSC

Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.

09 · Fire and explosion

Phenylmercuric Acetate fire and explosion behaviour

These are descriptions rather than measured values, so they are kept out of the table above and quoted here with the source that reported them.

Phenylmercuric Acetate fire potential

Combustible solid. If in solution, fire characteristics may depend on solvent.

Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

10 · Handling and storage

Phenylmercuric Acetate storage and handling

Phenylmercuric Acetate safe storage

Fireproof. Provision to contain effluent from fire extinguishing. Separated from oxidants and food and feedstuffs. Cool. Dry. Well closed. Keep in a well-ventilated room. Store in an area without drain or sewer access.

Source: ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)

Phenylmercuric Acetate storage conditions

Store in a cool, dry, well-ventilated, noncombustible location. separate from oxidizing materials, halides.

Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

Phenylmercuric Acetate reactivity

PHENYLMERCURIC ACETATE may react with strong oxidizing agents (NTP, 1992).

Source: CAMEO Chemicals

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11 · Questions

Phenylmercuric Acetate — frequently asked questions

What is the CAS number of Phenylmercuric Acetate?

The CAS number of Phenylmercuric Acetate is 62-38-4. Its EC number is 200-532-5.

What does a Phenylmercuric Acetate label have to show?

Under CLP Annex VI the label for Phenylmercuric Acetate carries the pictograms Skull and crossbones, Health hazard, Corrosion and Environment and the signal word is Danger.

Is Phenylmercuric Acetate flammable?

CLP Annex VI assigns Phenylmercuric Acetate no flammability hazard class. That is not a statement that it cannot burn: the harmonised list only records the hazards that were assessed for it. The flash point reported for it is 60 °C (140 °F) (CAMEO).

Is Phenylmercuric Acetate a carcinogen?

CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Phenylmercuric Acetate. Annex VI is a list of agreed classifications, not a list of substances found safe, so this is an absence of a classification rather than a clean bill of health.

What is the exposure limit for Phenylmercuric Acetate?

The US occupational exposure limit reported for Phenylmercuric Acetate is 0.1 [mg/m3], as Hg (Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases). Limits differ by country: the EU sets its own indicative and binding values, and the figure that applies at a given workplace is the one in the local regulation.

What is the melting point of Phenylmercuric Acetate?

The melting point reported for Phenylmercuric Acetate is 149 °C (300.2 °F) (HSDB).

How should Phenylmercuric Acetate be stored?

Store in a cool, dry, well-ventilated, noncombustible location. separate from oxidizing materials, halides. (Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB))

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