Ethylmercury

Ethylmercury

Identifiers
CAS Number	21687-36-5 Y chloride: 107-27-7 bromide: 107-26-6 iodide: 2440-42-8
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image chloride: Interactive image bromide: Interactive image iodide: Interactive image
Beilstein Reference	3903035
ChEBI	CHEBI:33204 Y chloride: CHEBI:152058
ChemSpider	5247 Y chloride: 7574 bromide: 60302 iodide: 68068
EC Number	chloride: 203-478-0 bromide: 203-477-5 iodide: 219-471-0
Gmelin Reference	323460
PubChem CID	5442 chloride: 7862 bromide: 66943 iodide: 75543
UNII	chloride: M04218TP6P
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID00274466 chloride: DTXSID9042128
InChI InChI=1S/C2H5.Hg/c1-2;/h1H2,2H3;/q;+1 Y Key: MJOUBOKSWBMNGQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y chloride: InChI=1S/C2H5.ClH.Hg/c1-2;;/h1H2,2H3;1H;/q;;+1/p-1 Key: QWUGXIXRFGEYBD-UHFFFAOYSA-M bromide: InChI=1S/C2H5.BrH.Hg/c1-2;;/h1H2,2H3;1H;/q;;+1/p-1 Key: UREACWLAXSOUKG-UHFFFAOYSA-M iodide: InChI=1S/C2H5.Hg.HI/c1-2;;/h1H2,2H3;;1H/q;+1;/p-1 Key: BYIGJUQTUPMNMF-UHFFFAOYSA-M
SMILES CC[Hg+] chloride: CC[Hg]Cl bromide: CC[Hg]Br iodide: CC[Hg]I
Properties
Chemical formula	C2H5Hg+
Molar mass	229.65 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). N verify (what is YN ?) Infobox references

Ethylmercury (sometimes ethyl mercury) is a cation composed of an organic CH₃CH₂— species (an ethyl group) bound to a mercury(II) centre, making it a type of organometallic cation, and giving it a chemical formula C₂H₅Hg⁺. The main source of ethylmercury is thimerosal.^[1]