Thiomersal

Thiomersal
Thiomersal
Names
IUPAC name
Ethyl(2-mercaptobenzoato-(2-)-O,S) mercurate(1-) sodium
Other names
Mercury((o-carboxyphenyl)thio)ethyl sodium salt, sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
8169555
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
DrugBank
ECHA InfoCard 100.000.192 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 200-210-4
1677155
KEGG
RTECS number
  • OV8400000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C7H6O2S.C2H5.Hg.Na/c8-7(9)5-3-1-2-4-6(5)10;1-2;;/h1-4,10H,(H,8,9);1H2,2H3;;/q;;2*+1/p-2 checkY
    Key: RTKIYNMVFMVABJ-UHFFFAOYSA-L checkY
  • InChI=1/C7H6O2S.C2H5.Hg.Na/c8-7(9)5-3-1-2-4-6(5)10;1-2;;/h1-4,10H,(H,8,9);1H2,2H3;;/q;;2*+1/p-2/rC9H10HgO2S.Na/c1-2-10-13-8-6-4-3-5-7(8)9(11)12;/h3-6H,2H2,1H3,(H,11,12);/q;+1/p-1
    Key: RTKIYNMVFMVABJ-TYXNQWANAP
  • [Na+].[O-]C(=O)c1ccccc1S[Hg]CC
Properties
C9H9HgNaO2S
Molar mass 404.81 g/mol
Appearance White or slightly yellow powder
Density 2.508 g/cm3[1]
Melting point 232 to 233 °C (450 to 451 °F; 505 to 506 K) (decomposition)
1000 g/L (20 °C)
Pharmacology
D08AK06 (WHO)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS06: ToxicGHS08: Health hazardGHS09: Environmental hazard
Danger
H300, H310, H330, H373, H410
P260, P273, P280, P301, P302, P304, P310, P330, P340, P352[2]
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 3: Short exposure could cause serious temporary or residual injury. E.g. chlorine gasFlammability 1: Must be pre-heated before ignition can occur. Flash point over 93 °C (200 °F). E.g. canola oilInstability 1: Normally stable, but can become unstable at elevated temperatures and pressures. E.g. calciumSpecial hazards (white): no code
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1
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Flash point 250 °C (482 °F; 523 K)
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
75 mg/kg (oral, rat)[3]
Safety data sheet (SDS) External MSDS
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Thiomersal (INN), or thimerosal (USAN, JAN), also sold under the name merthiolate[4] is an organomercury compound. It is a well-established antiseptic and antifungal agent.[5]

The pharmaceutical corporation Eli Lilly and Company named it Merthiolate. It has been used as a preservative in vaccines, immunoglobulin preparations, skin test antigens, antivenins, ophthalmic and nasal products, and tattoo inks.[6] In spite of the scientific consensus that fears about its safety are unsubstantiated,[7][8][9][10] its use as a vaccine preservative has been called into question by anti-vaccination groups. A 1999 statement issued in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report announced that "the Public Health Service (PHS), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and vaccine manufacturers agree that thimerosal-containing vaccines should be removed as soon as possible" and that these groups would collaborate to replace them while manufacturers committed "to eliminate or reduce as expeditiously as possible the mercury content of their vaccines."[11][12][13] It remains in use as a preservative for certain annual flu vaccines, mostly those stored in multi-dose vials.[14][15]

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  6. ^ Sharpe MA, Livingston AD, Baskin DS (2012). "Thimerosal-Derived Ethylmercury Is a Mitochondrial Toxin in Human Astrocytes: Possible Role of Fenton Chemistry in the Oxidation and Breakage of mtDNA". Journal of Toxicology. 2012: 373678. doi:10.1155/2012/373678. PMC 3395253. PMID 22811707. ...widely used in medical products, including as a preservative in vaccines, immunoglobulin preparations, skin test antigens, antivenins, ophthalmic and nasal products, and tattoo inks...
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  10. ^ Gołoś A, Lutyńska A (2015). "Thiomersal-containing vaccines - a review of the current state of knowledge". Przeglad Epidemiologiczny. 69 (1): 59–64, 157–61. PMID 25862449.
  11. ^ "Thimerosal in Vaccines: A Joint Statement of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Public Health Service" (PDF). Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Vol. 48 No. 26. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 9 July 1999. pp. 563–65. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  12. ^ Hurley AM, Tadrous M, Miller ES (July 2010). "Thimerosal-containing vaccines and autism: a review of recent epidemiologic studies". The Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 15 (3): 173–181. doi:10.5863/1551-6776-15.3.173. PMC 3018252. PMID 22477809.
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  15. ^ "Thimerosal in Flu Vaccine | CDC". 22 August 2023.