phenylmercury acetate

Chinese: 乙酸苯汞French: acétate de phénylmercure (n.m.)Russian: фенилмеркурацетат


Status: ISO 765 (published)
IUPAC name: phenylmercuric acetate
2005 Rules:
(acetato-κO)(phenyl)mercury
CAS name: (acetato-κO)phenylmercury
CAS Reg. No.: 62-38-4
Formula: C8H8HgO2
Activity: fungicides (mercury compound)
herbicides (inorganic)
Notes: This substance is considered by the International Organization for Standardization not to require a common name.
The name “PMA” is approved by the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Weed Science Society of America.
The Chinese name “醋酸苯汞” has also been used in the literature, but it has no official status.
Structure: Structural formula of phenylmercury acetate
Pronunciation: -nīl-mer-kūr-ē ǎ-sǐ-tāt  Guide to British pronunciation
InChIKey: XEBWQGVWTUSTLN-UHFFFAOYSA-M
InChI: InChI=1S/C6H5.C2H4O2.Hg/c1-2-4-6-5-3-1;1-2(3)4;/h1-5H;1H3,(H,3,4);/q;;+1/p-1

A data sheet from the Compendium of Pesticide Common Names