Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII X0R4ES0U7Z · registered name PHENYLMERCURIC CHLORIDE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Restricted or banned
- China
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
United States
- Specific Limitations and Comments : Mercury compounds are readily absorbed through the skin on topical application and tend to accumulate in the body. They may cause allergic reactions, skin irritation, or neurotoxic problems. The use of mercury compounds in cosmetics is limited to eye area products at no more than 65 parts per million (0.0065 percent) of mercury calculated as the metal and is permitted only if no other effective and safe preservative is available. All other cosmetics containing mercury are adulterated and subject to regulatory action unless it occurs in a trace amount of less than 1 part per million (0.0001 percent) calculated as the metal and its presence is unavoidable under conditions of good manufacturing practice
European Union
- Product Type, body parts : Eye products
- Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation : 0.007% (of Hg) If mixed with other mercurial compounds authorized by this Directive, the maximum concentration of Hg remains fixed at 0.007%
- Wording of conditions of use and warnings : Contains Phenylmercuric compounds
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
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
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 100-56-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 202-865-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID4042129
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID2022129
- IUPAC
- Chloridophenylmercury
- Molecular formula
- C6H5ClHg
- Molecular weight
- 313.15 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- White solid, [Merck Index] White powder, [MSDSonline] · White satiny leaflets
- Melting point
- 250-252 °C
- Solubility
- Sol in about 20,000 parts cold water, slightly sol in hot alcohol, sol in benzene, ether, pyridine
- Stability
- Alkyl mercurials are very stable relative to aryl mercurials such as phenylmercury, which is rapidly broken down into Hg2+ in animals ... and the soil. /Mercurials/
- Colour
- white
- Melting/freezing point
- 250~252 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.02 ㎜Hg
- Vapour density
- 2.4 g/㎤
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 1.78
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: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 1 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.
- Preservative1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 15
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
- Wikipedia · Chinese