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IUPAC name
Thallium(III) acetate
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.018.104 |
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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).
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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]