Mercuric amidochloride

Mercuric amidochloride
Names
	IUPAC name mercuric azanide chloride
	Other names mercuric amidochloride; mercury(II) amide chloride; mercury(II) amidochloride; ammoniated mercury
Identifiers
CAS Number	10124-48-8 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	21106343 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.030.292
PubChem CID	3032553;
UNII	JD546Z56F0 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID70388766 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/ClH.Hg.H2N/h1H;;1H2/q;+2;-1/p-1 Key: WRWRKDRWMURIBI-UHFFFAOYSA-M ; InChI=1/ClH.Hg.H2N/h1H;;1H2/q;+2;-1/p-1/rClH2HgN/c1-2-3/h3H2 Key: WRWRKDRWMURIBI-CUFRCDTJAQ;
	SMILES Cl[Hg]N;
Properties
Chemical formula	ClH2HgN
Molar mass	252.065 g/mol
Density	5.56 g/cm3
Pharmacology
ATC code	D08AK01 (WHO)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Mercuric amidochloride is an inorganic compound with the formula HgNH₂Cl. It consists of a zig-zag 1-dimensional polymer (HgNH₂)_n with chloride counterions.^[1]^[2] It arises from the reaction of ammonia and mercuric chloride. Addition of base converts it into "Millon's base", which has the formula [Hg₂N]OH·(H₂O)_x. A variety of related amido and nitrido materials with chloride, bromide, and hydroxide are known.^[3]

Before the toxicity of mercury was appreciated, mercuric amidochloride, known as "ammoniated mercury", was used as a topical antiseptic and disinfectant.^[4]^[5]

References

^ Wells, A.F. (1984). Structural Inorganic Chemistry. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 0-19-855370-6.^{[page needed]}
^ Lipscomb, W. N. (1951). "The structure of mercuric amidochloride, HgNH₂Cl". Acta Crystallographica. 4 (3): 266–8. doi:10.1107/S0365110X51000866.
^ Holleman, A. F.; Wiberg, E. (2001). Inorganic Chemistry. San Diego: Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-352651-5.^{[page needed]}
^ Aberer W, Gerstner G, Pehamberger H (September 1990). "Ammoniated mercury ointment: outdated but still in use". Contact Dermatitis. 23 (3): 168–71. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0536.1990.tb04778.x. PMID 2149317.
^ http://www.huidziekten.nl/allergie/stoffen/mercury-ammonium-chloride.htm^{[full citation needed]}

[1] Wells, A.F. (1984). Structural Inorganic Chemistry. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 0-19-855370-6.^{[page needed]}

[2] Lipscomb, W. N. (1951). "The structure of mercuric amidochloride, HgNH₂Cl". Acta Crystallographica. 4 (3): 266–8. doi:10.1107/S0365110X51000866.

[3] Holleman, A. F.; Wiberg, E. (2001). Inorganic Chemistry. San Diego: Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-352651-5.^{[page needed]}

[4] Aberer W, Gerstner G, Pehamberger H (September 1990). "Ammoniated mercury ointment: outdated but still in use". Contact Dermatitis. 23 (3): 168–71. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0536.1990.tb04778.x. PMID 2149317.

[5] ttp://www.huidziekten.nl/allergie/stoffen/mercury-ammonium-chloride.htm^{[full citation needed]}

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