Molecular structures of thimerosal (merthiolate) and other arylthiolate mercury alkyl compounds

Jonathan G. Melnick; Kevin Yurkerwich; Daniela Buccella; Wesley Sattler; Gerard Parkin

doi:10.1021/ic8005426

Molecular structures of thimerosal (merthiolate) and other arylthiolate mercury alkyl compounds

Jonathan G. Melnick, Kevin Yurkerwich, Daniela Buccella, Wesley Sattler, Gerard Parkin

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	6421-6426
Number of pages	6
Journal	Inorganic Chemistry
Volume	47
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/ic8005426
State	Published - Jul 21 2008

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