2-(HYDROXYMERCURI)BENZOIC ACID

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
14066-61-6

[ Name ]:
2-(HYDROXYMERCURI)BENZOIC ACID

[Synonym ]:
o-Hydroxymercuribenzoic acid
o-Hydroxymercuriobenzoic acid
EINECS 237-918-8

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₇H₆HgO₃

[ Molecular Weight ]:
338.71100

[ Exact Mass ]:
340.00200

[ PSA ]:
57.53000

[ LogP ]:
0.38010

Toxicological Information

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :: OV8060000

CHEMICAL NAME :: Mercury, (o-carboxyphenyl)hydroxy-

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :: 14066-61-6

LAST UPDATED :: 199712

DATA ITEMS CITED :: 20

MOLECULAR FORMULA :: C7-H6-Hg-O3

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :: 338.72

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :: LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :: 37 mg/kg

REFERENCE :: JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1909/10- Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,87,1927 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.1 mg(Hg)/m3 (skin) 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 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.01 ppm (0.1 mg(Hg)/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 0.02 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.04 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-JAPAN:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.15 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.01 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THAILAND:STEL 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.05 mg(Hg)/m3;STEL 0.15 mg(Hg)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) : NIOSH REL TO MERCURY, ARYL AND INORGANIC-air:CL 0.1 mg/m3 (Sk) REFERENCE : NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda. Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992