Ingredient Dictionary

PHENYL MERCURIC ACETATE

Phenylmercury acetate is an arylmercury compound and a member of benzenes.

Definition

Phenylmercury acetate is an arylmercury compound and a member of benzenes.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII OSX88361UX · registered name Phenylmercuric acetate · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Phenyl Mercuric Acetate is the metallo-organic compound that conforms to the formula:

Cosmetic roles

Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE

Safety & regulatory references

Banned: South Korea
Restricted or banned: China · European Union · Taiwan · United States
Allowed preservative: European Union · Taiwan · United Kingdom

Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · EU Cosmetics Regulation · Taiwan FDA cosmetic ingredients · UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)

Korea’s toxic-substance GHS classification: Danger · H410 (category 1) · H400 (category 1) · H330 (category 2) · +3 more

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist · prohibited in cosmetics

Source: Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist

Restriction V/17 · Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Names & identifiers

PHENYL MERCURIC ACETATEINCI페닐머큐릭아세테이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Mercury, (acetato-.kappa.O)phenyl-Synonym

CAS No.chemical registry number: 62-38-4
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 200-532-5
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID7021150
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID801150

IUPAC: (Acetato-kappaO)phenylmercury
Molecular formula: C8H8HgO2
Molecular weight: 336.74 g/mol

Measured properties

Odour: odourless
Melting/freezing point: 149 ℃
Vapour pressure: 6.0E-6 ㎜Hg (20℃)
Vapour density: 11.6
Relative density: 1
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): 0.71
Molecular weight: 336.75

Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.

Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)

What products actually use it for

What the 3 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.

Preservative2
Biocide1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

6 skin studies and 3 eye studies are on record.

Classed as highly irritating1

The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.

See all 9 studies

Skin Corr. 1B
Skin Irritation · Authoritative
Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 2
Skin Irritation · Screening
Skin sensitization - Category 1B
Skin Sensitization · Screening
Category 1
Skin Sensitization · Screening
Category 1
Skin Irritation · Screening
Category 8.2C (Category 1C)
Skin Irritation · Read Across
Category 1
Eye Irritation · Screening
Category 8.3A (Category 1)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 2
Eye Irritation · Screening