| Approval: | ISO common name not required |
|---|---|
| IUPAC name: | mercurous chloride (deprecated) 2005 Rules: dimercury dichloride or (dimercury) dichloride or dimercury(2+) chloride |
| CAS name: | mercury chloride (Hg2Cl2) |
| CAS Reg. No.: | 7546-30-7 |
| Formula: | Cl2Hg2 |
| Activity: | fungicides (mercury compound) insecticides (inorganic) |
| Notes: | This substance is considered by the International Organization for Standardization not to require a common name. |
| Structure: |  |
| Pronunciation: | mer-kūr-as klor-īd Guide to British pronunciation |
| InChIKey: | ZOMNIUBKTOKEHS-UHFFFAOYSA-L |
| InChI: | InChI=1S/2ClH.2Hg/h2*1H;;/q;;2*+1/p-2 |