Mercuric Chloride

Scheme

Ph. Eur.

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

D08AK03

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0007487-94-7

Chemical Formula

Hg-Cl2

Molecular Weight

271

Therapeutic Categories

Antibacterial

Antiseptic

Disinfectant

Obsolete substance

Chemical Names

Mercuric chloride

Mercury bichloride

Mercury(II)-chloride

Foreign Names

• Hydrargyri dichloridum (Latin)
• Quecksilber(II)-chlorid (German)
• Mercurique, chlorure (French)
• Mercurio, bicloruro de (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Mercuric Chloride (OS: JAN)
• Corrosive mercury chloride (IS)
• Corrosive sublimate (IS)
• Mercury Perchloride (IS)
• Hydrargyri dichloridum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Mercuric choride (PH: Ph. Eur. 6, BP 2010)
• Mercurique (chlorure) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Queksilber(II)-chlorid (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Name

• Mercurial ointment
  Harasawa Seiyaku, Japan

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Glossary

IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Ph. Eur.	European Pharmacopoeia

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