Mercury, chloromethyl-
- Formula: CH3ClHg
- Molecular weight: 251.08
- IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/CH3.ClH.Hg/h1H3;1H;/q;;+1/p-1
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: BABMCXWQNSQAOC-UHFFFAOYSA-M
- CAS Registry Number: 115-09-3
- Chemical structure:
This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file or as a computed 3d SD file
The 3d structure may be viewed using Java or Javascript. - Other names: Caspan; Chloromethylmercury; Mercury methyl chloride; Methyl meruric chloride; Methylmercuric chloride; Methylmercury chloride; Monomethylmercury chloride; CH3HgCl; Methylmercury(2) chloride; Methylmerkurichlorid; Methyl mercury, chloro; Methylmercury monochloride; NSC 19998
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Gas phase thermochemistry data
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Data compiled by: José A. Martinho Simões
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔfH°gas | -13.2 ± 0.79 | kcal/mol | Review | Martinho Simões | The enthalpy of formation relies on 13.8 ± 0.72 kcal/mol for the enthalpy of formation of Hg(Me)2(l). |
Condensed phase thermochemistry data
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Data compiled by: José A. Martinho Simões
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔfH°solid | -28.68 ± 0.67 | kcal/mol | Review | Martinho Simões | The enthalpy of formation relies on 13.8 ± 0.72 kcal/mol for the enthalpy of formation of Hg(Me)2(l). |
Phase change data
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
MS - José A. Martinho Simões
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tfus | 446.6 | K | N/A | Plato, 1972 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC |
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
| ΔsubH° | 15.5 ± 0.38 | kcal/mol | V | Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987 | Based on data from 278. to 307. K. See also Pilcher and Skinner, 1983, Hartley, Pritchard, et al., 1950, and Charnley and Skinner, 1951.; AC |
| ΔsubH° | 15.5 ± 0.41 | kcal/mol | RSC | Charnley and Skinner, 1951, 2 | MS |
References
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Martinho Simões
Martinho Simões, J.A.,
Private communication (see http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/om/). [all data]
Plato, 1972
Plato, C.,
DSC as a general method for determining purity and heat of fusion of high-purity organic chemicals,
Anal. Chem., 1972, 44, 1531. [all data]
Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
Stephenson, Richard M.; Malanowski, Stanislaw,
Handbook of the Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds, 1987, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3173-2
. [all data]
Pilcher and Skinner, 1983
Pilcher, G.; Skinner, H.A.,
Thermochemistry of organometallic compounds, 1983, 43-90, https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470771686.ch2
. [all data]
Hartley, Pritchard, et al., 1950
Hartley, K.; Pritchard, H.O.; Skinner, H.A.,
Thermochemistry of metallic alkyls. III.?mercury dimethyl and mercury methyl halides,
Trans. Faraday Soc., 1950, 46, 1019, https://doi.org/10.1039/tf9504601019
. [all data]
Charnley and Skinner, 1951
Charnley, T.; Skinner, H.A.,
424. Measurements of the vapour pressures of some alkylmercury halides. The latent heats of sublimation of methyl- and ethyl- mercury halides,
J. Chem. Soc., 1951, 1921, https://doi.org/10.1039/jr9510001921
. [all data]
Charnley and Skinner, 1951, 2
Charnley, T.; Skinner, H.A.,
J. Chem. Soc., 1951, 1921.. [all data]
Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
Tfus Fusion (melting) point ΔfH°gas Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions ΔfH°solid Enthalpy of formation of solid at standard conditions ΔsubH° Enthalpy of sublimation at standard conditions - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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