methylmercury(1+)
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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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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