Thallous acetate

Thallous acetate

Names
IUPAC name Thallium(I) Acetate
Other names Thallium monoacetate
Identifiers
CAS Number	563-68-8  N
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:75192
ChemSpider	10773
ECHA InfoCard	100.008.416
EC Number	209-257-5
PubChem CID	11247
UNII	Q2901889VM
UN number	1707 3082
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID6024331
InChI InChI=1S/3C2H4O2.Tl/c3*1-2(3)4;/h3*1H3,(H,3,4);/q;;;+3/p-3 Key: SMRRYUGQTFYZGD-UHFFFAOYSA-K
SMILES CC(=O)[O-].[Tl+]
Properties
Chemical formula	TlC2H3O2
Molar mass	263.429
Solubility in water	soluble
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)	−69.0·10−6 cm3/mol
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H300, H330, H373, H411
Precautionary statements	P260, P264, P270, P271, P273, P284, P301+P310, P304+P340, P310, P314, P320, P321, P330, P391, P403+P233, P405, P501
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose)	35 mg/kg (mouse, oral) 41.3 mg/kg (rat, oral) [1]
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)	TWA 0.1 mg/m3 [skin] [2]
REL (Recommended)	TWA 0.1 mg/m3 [skin] [2]
IDLH (Immediate danger)	15 mg/m3 (as Tl) [2]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Thallous acetate or thallium(I) acetate is one of two salts of thallium and acetate; it has chemical formula TlCH₃COO. It is used in microbiology as a selective growth medium. ^[3] It is poisonous. ^[4]

References

1. "Thallium (soluble compounds, as Tl)". Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentrations (IDLH). National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
2. NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0608". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
3. Bulich, AA; Hartman, PA (1969). "Evaluation of thallium acetate-citrate medium for isolation of enterococci". Appl Microbiol. 18 (5): 944–5. doi:10.1128/AEM.18.5.944-945.1969. PMC   378124 . PMID   5370465.
4. World Health Organization (2008). Anthrax in humans and animals. World Health Organization. pp. 139–. ISBN   978-92-4-154753-6 . Retrieved 23 February 2011.