Mercury, bromomethyl-
- Formula: CH3BrHg
- Molecular weight: 295.53
- IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/CH3.BrH.Hg/h1H3;1H;/q;;+1/p-1
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: ZDHHIJSLJCLMPX-UHFFFAOYSA-M
- CAS Registry Number: 506-83-2
- 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: Methylmercuric bromide; Bromomercuriomethane; Bromomethylmercury; Methylmercury bromide; CH3HgBr
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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 | -4.45 ± 0.69 | 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 | -20.7 ± 0.57 | 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:
MS - José A. Martinho Simões
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔsubH° | 16.2 ± 0.41 | kcal/mol | RSC | Charnley and Skinner, 1951 | MS |
Enthalpy of sublimation
| ΔsubH (kcal/mol) | Temperature (K) | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.2 ± 0.38 | 277.5 | V | Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987 | Based on data from 258. to 297. K. See also Charnley and Skinner, 1951, 2.; AC |
Reaction thermochemistry data
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Individual Reactions
(l) +
(cr) = 2
(cr)
By formula: C2H6Hg (l) + Br2Hg (cr) = 2CH3BrHg (cr)
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | -14.6 ± 0.74 | kcal/mol | RSC | Hartley, Pritchard, et al., 1950 | Please also see Pedley and Rylance, 1977 and Cox and Pilcher, 1970. |
Gas phase ion energetics data
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron
Ionization energy determinations
| IE (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.6 ± 0.2 | EI | Glockling, Irwin, et al., 1976 | LLK |
| 10.16 | PE | Eland, 1970 | Vertical value; RDSH |
Appearance energy determinations
| Ion | AE (eV) | Other Products | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BrHg+ | 12.8 ± 0.2 | CH3 | EI | Glockling, Irwin, et al., 1976 | LLK |
References
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Martinho Simões
Martinho Simões, J.A.,
Private communication (see http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/om/). [all data]
Charnley and Skinner, 1951
Charnley, T.; Skinner, H.A.,
J. Chem. Soc., 1951, 1921.. [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]
Charnley and Skinner, 1951, 2
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]
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]
Pedley and Rylance, 1977
Pedley, J.B.; Rylance, J.,
Computer Analysed Thermochemical Data: Organic and Organometallic Compounds, University of Sussex, Brigton, 1977. [all data]
Cox and Pilcher, 1970
Cox, J.D.; Pilcher, G.,
Thermochemistry of Organic and Organometallic Compounds
in Academic Press, New York, 1970. [all data]
Glockling, Irwin, et al., 1976
Glockling, F.; Irwin, J.G.; Morrison, R.J.; Sweeney, J.J.,
A mass spectroscopic study of organomercurials and mercuric halides,
Inorg. Chim. Acta, 1976, 19, 267. [all data]
Eland, 1970
Eland, J.H.D.,
Photoelectron spectra and chemical bonding of mercury(II) compounds,
Intern. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Phys., 1970, 4, 37. [all data]
Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
AE Appearance energy ΔfH°gas Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions ΔfH°solid Enthalpy of formation of solid at standard conditions ΔrH° Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions ΔsubH Enthalpy of sublimation ΔsubH° Enthalpy of sublimation at standard conditions - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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