2-amino-3-hydroxy-3-oxopropane-1-thiolate,ethylmercury(1+)

Names

[ Name ]:
2-amino-3-hydroxy-3-oxopropane-1-thiolate,ethylmercury(1+)

[Synonym ]:
2-amino-3-hydroxy-3-oxopropane-1-thiolate
MERCURY,ETHYL(HYDROGEN CYSTEINATO)
Mercurate(1-),(L-cysteinato(2-)-N,S)ethyl-,hydrogen
Ethylmercuric cysteine

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Boiling Point ]:
293.9ºC at 760 mmHg

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₅H₁₁HgNO₂S

[ Molecular Weight ]:
349.80100

[ Flash Point ]:
131.5ºC

[ Exact Mass ]:
351.02200

[ PSA ]:
104.95000

[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0.000411mmHg at 25°C

Toxicological Information

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :: OW3363000

CHEMICAL NAME :: Mercury, ethyl(hydrogen cysteinato)-

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :: 21082-50-8

LAST UPDATED :: 199712

DATA ITEMS CITED :: 21

MOLECULAR FORMULA :: C5-H11-N-O2-S.Hg

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :: 349.82

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :: QVYZ1S-HG-2

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :: LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Subcutaneous

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :: 131 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

MUTATION DATA

TYPE OF TEST :: Cytogenetic analysis

TEST SYSTEM :: Human HeLa cell

DOSE/DURATION :: 1 mg/L

REFERENCE :: JJEMAG Japanese Journal of Experimental Medicine. (Kinokuniya Book-Stores of America Co., Ltd., West Bldg., Japan Cultural and Trade Center, 1581 Webster St., San Francisco, CA 94115) V.7- 1928- Volume(issue)/page/year: 39,47,1969 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3; STEL 0.03 mg/m3 DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.001 ppm (0.01 mg(Hg)/m3) DTLWS* "Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values for Substances in Workroom Air," Supplements. For publisher information, see 85INA8. Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,22,1973 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3 CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1910.1000,1994 OSHA PEL (Construc):8H TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3 (skin) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1926.55,1994 OSHA PEL (Shipyard):8H TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3 (skin) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1915.1000,1993 OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):8H TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3 (skin) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,50-204.50,1994 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.03 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.03 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.02 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.04 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.03 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV