methylmercury(1+)

Also 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.

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 Å²
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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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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