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Details

Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula 2C18H33O2.Hg
Molecular Weight 763.5
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 2
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of MERCURY OLEATE

SMILES

[Hg++].CCCCCCCC\C=C/CCCCCCCC([O-])=O.CCCCCCCC\C=C/CCCCCCCC([O-])=O

InChI

InChIKey=PCWIWQHAGMGLFA-CVBJKYQLSA-L
InChI=1S/2C18H34O2.Hg/c2*1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18(19)20;/h2*9-10H,2-8,11-17H2,1H3,(H,19,20);/q;;+2/p-2/b2*10-9-;

HIDE SMILES / InChI
Mercury oleate is a yellowish to red liquid/semi-solid or solid mass. Prepared by dissolving yellow mercuric oxide in oleic acid. Contains 24-26% HgO by mass. Insoluble in water. Toxic by ingestion. Used in medicine, antiseptic and antifouling paint. Mercury oleate was once used to treat ordinary ringworm (tinea circinata).

Approval Year

PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
[PHENYL MERCURY ACETATE AND PHENYL MERCURY OLEATE IN TEXTILES].
1965-04
I. The Cause of "Stitch Abscesses" and their Prevention. Sterilization of the Skin prior to Operation by Inunctions of Oleate of Mercury.
1902-01
Patents

Sample Use Guides

Tinea circinata: a few drops (about twenty) of the oleate of mercury (10 per cent strength) were gently rubbed over the spot with a piece of lint. The oleate was applied beyond the diseased patch.
Route of Administration: Topical
Name Type Language
MERCURY OLEATE
HSDB  
Systematic Name English
MERCURIC OLEATE
MI  
Preferred Name English
MERCURIC OLEATE [MI]
Common Name English
9-OCTADECENOIC ACID (9Z)-, MERCURY(2+) SALT (2:1)
Common Name English
MERCURY OLEATE [HSDB]
Common Name English
Code System Code Type Description
MERCK INDEX
m7218
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HSDB
1199
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FDA UNII
00HPQ7674K
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID4061591
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CAS
1191-80-6
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PUBCHEM
6433251
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
214-741-4
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