Thallous acetate

Thallous acetate
Names
IUPAC name
Thallium(I) Acetate
Other names
Thallium monoacetate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ECHA InfoCard 100.008.416
Properties
TlC2H3O2
Molar mass 263.429
69.0·10−6 cm3/mol
Hazards
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
35 mg/kg (mouse, oral)
41.3 mg/kg (rat, oral)[1]
US health exposure limits (NIOSH):
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 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

  1. "Thallium (soluble compounds, as Tl)". Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health Concentrations (IDLH). National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  2. 1 2 3 "NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards #0608". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  3. Bulich, AA; Hartman, PA. "Evaluation of thallium acetate-citrate medium for isolation of enterococci". Appl Microbiol. 18: 944–5. 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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