General Description
White powder with black granules.
Air & Water Reactions
Insoluble in water.
Reactivity Profile
Organometallics, such as METHOXYETHYL-MERCURY-CHLORIDE, are reactive with many other groups. Incompatible with acids and bases. Organometallics are good reducing agents and therefore incompatible with oxidizing agents. Often reactive with water to generate toxic or flammable gases. Organometallics containing halogens (fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine) bonded to the metal typically with generate gaseous hydrohalic acids (HF, HCl, HBr, HI) with water.
Health Hazard
ACUTE/CHRONIC HAZARDS: METHOXYETHYL-MERCURY-CHLORIDE is toxic by ingestion. When heated to decomposition it emits highly toxic fumes.
Fire Hazard
Flash point data for METHOXYETHYL-MERCURY-CHLORIDE are not available. METHOXYETHYL-MERCURY-CHLORIDE is probably combustible.
Safety Profile
Poison by ingestion and
subcutaneous routes. Experimental
reproductive effects. Human mutation data
reported. Used to control pineapple disease of sugarcane. When heated to
decomposition it emits very toxic fumes of
Hg and Cl-. See also MERCURY
COMPOUNDS and CHLORIDES.
