Mercuric chloride

CAS Registry Number®

7487-94-7
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CAS Name

Mercuric chloride

Molecular Formula

Cl2Hg

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    302 °C

  • Melting Point (1)

    277 °C

  • Density (1)

    5.6 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/2ClH.Hg/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2

InChIKey

InChIKey=LWJROJCJINYWOX-UHFFFAOYSA-L

SMILES

[Hg](Cl)Cl

Canonical SMILES

Cl[Hg]Cl

Other Names for this Substance

  • Mercury chloride (HgCl2)
  • Mercury chloromercurate(II) (HgCl2)
  • Bichloride of mercury
  • Calochlor
  • Mercuric chloride

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