Molecular Structures of Thimerosal (Merthiolate) and Other Arylthiolate Mercury Alkyl Compounds

The molecular structure of sodium ethylmercury thiosalicylate (also known as thimerosal and Merthiolate) and related arylthiolate mercury alkyl compounds, namely PhSHgMe and PhSHgEt, have been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. 1H NMR spectroscopic studies indicate that the appearance o...

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Published inInorganic chemistry Vol. 47; no. 14; pp. 6421 - 6426
Main Authors Melnick, Jonathan G, Yurkerwich, Kevin, Buccella, Daniela, Sattler, Wesley, Parkin, Gerard
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Chemical Society 21.07.2008
Subjects
Alkyl compounds
Diffraction
Magnetic fields
Mercury compounds
Molecular Biology
Molecular Structure
Satellites
Sodium
Solvents
Spectrum Analysis
Thimerosal - chemistry
X-rays
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Summary:The molecular structure of sodium ethylmercury thiosalicylate (also known as thimerosal and Merthiolate) and related arylthiolate mercury alkyl compounds, namely PhSHgMe and PhSHgEt, have been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. 1H NMR spectroscopic studies indicate that the appearance of the 199Hg mercury satellites of the ethyl group of thimerosal is highly dependent on the magnetic field and the viscosity of the solvent as a consequence of relaxation due to chemical shift anisotropy.
Bibliography:Experimental details, computational data, and crystallographic data in CIF format. This material is available free of charge via the Internet at http://pubs.acs.org.
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ISSN:0020-1669
1520-510X
DOI:10.1021/ic8005426