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methylmercury(1+)
Sign in to saveAlso known as monomethylmercury, monomethylmercury(II) cation, CH3Hg+, Methylmercury ion
thumb|Methylation reaction of mercury under sunlight thumb|class=skin-invert-image|Structures of two main types of complexes formed by methylmercury. X− = anion, L = neutral Lewis base.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- CH3Hg+
- Molecular weight
- 215.63 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- methylmercury(1+)
- SMILES
- C[Hg+]
- InChIKey
- DBUXSCUEGJMZAE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 1
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- carbon
- Mass
- 216.994
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- chemical formula
- CH₃Hg⁺
- Commons category
- Methylmercury
- canonical SMILES
- C[Hg+]
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Structure and chemistry
- Sources
- Environmental sources
- Dietary sources
- Biological impact
- Human health effects
- Effects on fish and wildlife
- In public policy
- Removal
- From the environment
- From animal bodies
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Methylation reaction of mercury under sunlight thumb|class=skin-invert-image|Structures of two main types of complexes formed by methylmercury. X− = anion, L = neutral Lewis base.
Methylmercury is an organometallic cation with the formula . It is the simplest organomercury compound. Methylmercury is extremely toxic, and its derivatives are the major source of organic mercury for humans. It is a bioaccumulative environmental toxicant with a 50-day elimination half-life in human blood. Methylmercury salts along with dimethylmercury are the causative agents of the infamous Minamata disease.
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