Thallium(III) acetate

Thallium(III) acetate
Names
IUPAC name
Thallium(III) acetate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 219-913-2
UNII
  • InChI=1S/3C2H4O2.Tl/c3*1-2(3)4;/h3*1H3,(H,3,4);/q;;;+3/p-3
    Key: SMRRYUGQTFYZGD-UHFFFAOYSA-K
  • CC(=O)[O-].CC(=O)[O-].CC(=O)[O-].[Tl+3]
Properties
Tl(C2H3O2)3
Molar mass 381.52
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Thallium(III) acetate is the acetate salt of thallium, with the chemical formula Tl(CH3COO)3. As a selective culture medium in microbiology,[1] thallium acetate is toxic,[2] but it can also be used as a hair loss agent. Koremlu, a depilatory that contained the rat poison Thallium acetate was widely marketed during th 1930s. Women who suffered the side effects of the popular product sued the company forcing it to bankruptcy in 1932. A dose of 8 mg/kg will cause acute poisoning, and the minimum lethal dose for adults is 12 mg/kg.[3]

  1. ^ Bulich, Anthony A.; Hartman, Paul A. (Nov 1969). "Evaluation of Thallium Acetate-Citrate Medium for Isolation of Enterococci". Applied Microbiology. 18 (5): 944–945. doi:10.1128/am.18.5.944-945.1969. ISSN 0003-6919. PMC 378124. PMID 5370465.
  2. ^ World Health Organization (2008). Anthrax in humans and animals. World Health Organization. pp. 139–. ISBN 978-92-4-154753-6. Archived from the original on 2014-06-28. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  3. ^ "铊、玻璃和人——从两桩铊中毒事件说起". 中国科学院上海硅酸盐研究所. Archived from the original on 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2015-05-20.