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Thallous acetate

Thallous acetate
Names
IUPAC name
Thallium(I) Acetate
Other names
Thallium monoacetate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 209-257-5
UNII
UN number 1707 3082
  • InChI=1S/3C2H4O2.Tl/c3*1-2(3)4;/h3*1H3,(H,3,4);/q;;;+3/p-3
    Key: SMRRYUGQTFYZGD-UHFFFAOYSA-K
  • CC(=O)[O-].[Tl+]
Properties
TlC2H3O2
Molar mass 263.429
soluble
−69.0·10−6 cm3/mol
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS06: ToxicGHS08: Health hazardGHS09: Environmental hazard
Danger
H300, H330, H373, H411
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):
35 mg/kg (mouse, oral)
41.3 mg/kg (rat, oral)[2]
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
 TWA 0.1 mg/m3 [skin][1]
REL (Recommended)
 TWA 0.1 mg/m3 [skin][1]
IDLH (Immediate danger)
 15 mg/m3 (as Tl)[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Thallous acetate or thallium(I) acetate is a salt of thallium and acetate with the chemical formula TlCH3COO. It is used in microbiology as a selective growth medium.[3] It is poisonous.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0608". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  2. ^ "Thallium (soluble compounds, as Tl)". Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentrations (IDLH). 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.


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