6610. Nitromersol

Nomenclature

CAS number: 133-58-4
[2-Methyl-5-nitrophenolato(2-)-C6,O1]mercury; 5-methyl-2-nitro-7-oxa-8-mercurabicyclo[4.2.0]octa-1,3,5-triene; 3-(hydroxymercuri)-4-nitro-o-cresol inner salt; Metaphen (Abbott).
C7H5HgNO3; mol wt 351.71.
C 23.90%, H 1.43%, Hg 57.03%, N 3.98%, O 13.65%.

Description and references

According to the National Formulary this compd is the anhydride of 4-nitro-3-hydroxymercuri-o-cresol. Prepd by treating 4-nitro-o-cresol with mercuric acetate: US 1544293; US RE 17563 (1925).

Chemical structure

Properties

Yellow, odorless, tasteless powder or granules. Insol in water; almost insol in acetone, alcohol, ether, aq soln of sodium carbonate. Sol in solns of alkalies and of ammonia by opening the anhydride ring and the formation of a salt. Also sol in boiling glacial acetic acid.

Therapeutic Category

Antiseptic.

Therapeutic Category (Veterinary)

Disinfectant (topical).

Keywords

Antiseptic/Disinfectant; Mercurial compounds