Mercuric amidochloride

Mercuric amidochloride
IUPAC name

mercuric azanide chloride
Other names

mercuric amidochloride
mercury(II) amide chloride
mercury(II) amidochloride
ammoniated mercury
Identifiers
CAS number 10124-48-8
PubChem 3032553
ChemSpider 21106343 Y
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Properties
Molecular formula ClH2HgN
Molar mass 252.065
Density 5.56 g/cm3
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Mercuric amidochloride is an inorganic compound with the formula HgNH2Cl. It consists of a zig-zag 1-dimensional polymer (HgNH2)n with chloride counterions.[1][2] It arises from the reaction of ammonia and mercuric chloride. Addition of base converts it into "Millon's base," which has the formula [Hg2N]OH(H2O)x. A variety of related amido and nitrido materials with chloride, bromide, and hydroxide are known.[3]

At one time, before the toxicity of mercury was appreciated, this material was considered as antiseptic and disinfectant.

References

  1. ^ Wells, A.F. (1984) Structural Inorganic Chemistry, Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 0-19-855370-6.
  2. ^ W. N. Lipscomb " The structure of mercuric amidochloride, HgNH2Cl" Acta Crystallographica 1951, volume 4, pp. 266-268. doi:10.1107/S0365110X51000866
  3. ^ Holleman, A. F.; Wiberg, E. "Inorganic Chemistry" Academic Press: San Diego, 2001. ISBN 0-12-352651-5.