Mercury, dimethyl-
- Formula: C2H6Hg
- Molecular weight: 230.66
- IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/2CH3.Hg/h2*1H3;
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: ATZBPOVXVPIOMR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 593-74-8
- Chemical structure:
This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file - Other names: Dimethylmercury; (CH3)2Hg
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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
Data compiled by: José A. Martinho Simões
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔfH°liquid | 61.8 ± 3.9 | kJ/mol | Review | Martinho Simões | |
| ΔfH°liquid | 51.9 ± 2.1 | kJ/mol | Review | Martinho Simões | |
| ΔfH°liquid | 57.8 ± 3.0 | kJ/mol | Review | Martinho Simões | Selected data. Average of the values from Carson, Carson, et al., 1952 and Hartley, Pritchard, et al., 1950. |
| ΔfH°liquid | 59.8 ± 0.4 | kJ/mol | CC-SB | Carson, Carson, et al., 1952 | Value corrected based on a set of ancillary data by J.A. Martinho Simões; Please also see Cox and Pilcher, 1970. The enthalpy of combustion is not reported in Carson, Carson, et al., 1952. |
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
| ΔfH°solid | 162.2 | kJ/mol | Review | Martinho Simões | |
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
| ΔcH°solid | -1806.7 | kJ/mol | CC-SB | Berthelot, 1899 | Please also see Berthelot, 1900. |
References
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Martinho Simões
Martinho Simões, J.A.,
Private communication (see http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/om/). [all data]
Carson, Carson, et al., 1952
Carson, A.S.; Carson, E.M.; Wilmshurst, B.,
Nature, 1952, 170, 320. [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]
Cox and Pilcher, 1970
Cox, J.D.; Pilcher, G.,
Thermochemistry of Organic and Organometallic Compounds
in Academic Press, New York, 1970. [all data]
Berthelot, 1899
Berthelot, M.,
Compt. Rend., 1899, 129, 918. [all data]
Berthelot, 1900
Berthelot, M.,
Ann. Chim. Phys., 1900, 20, 158. [all data]
Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
ΔcH°solid Enthalpy of combustion of solid at standard conditions ΔfH°liquid Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions ΔfH°solid Enthalpy of formation of solid at standard conditions - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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