Mercury(II) oxide is used in marine and porcelain paints, dry batteries, chemical reagents, and topical antiseptics. It acts as a significant part in the production of mercury. It is utilitarian in the deduction of a mercury based superconductor. It is likewise employed, as a photo-oxidant for the photochemical oxidation of primary aromatic amines to the corresponding azoaromatic compounds. It is also an essential material for the preparation of cathodes in mercury batteries.
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Applications
Mercury(II) oxide is used in marine and porcelain paints, dry batteries, chemical reagents, and topical antiseptics. It acts as a significant part in the production of mercury. It is utilitarian in the deduction of a mercury based superconductor. It is likewise employed, as a photo-oxidant for the photochemical oxidation of primary aromatic amines to the corresponding azoaromatic compounds. It is also an essential material for the preparation of cathodes in mercury batteries.
Solubility
Partially soluble in water. insoluble in alcohol, ether, acetone and ammonia.
Notes
Light sensitive. Incompatible with hypophosphoric acid, fuels, strong oxidizing agents, strong reducing agents, combustible materials, organic materials and phenols.
RUO – Research Use Only
Wu, S. J.; Katayama, R.; Azhar Uddin, M.; Sasaoka, E.; Xie, Z. M. Study on Reactivity of HgO over Activated Carbon with HCl and SO2 in the Presence of Moisture by Temperature-Programmed Decomposition Desorption Mass Spectrometry. Energy Fuels 2015, 29 (10), 6598-6604.
Smith, R. S.; Wiederhold, J. G.; Kretzschmar, R. Mercury Isotope Fractionation during Precipitation of Metacinnabar ( β-HgS) and Montroydite (HgO). Environ. Sci. Technol. 2015, 49 (7), 4325-4334.
Farhadi, S.; Zaringhadama, P.; Sahamieh, R. Z. Photo-assisted Oxidation of Anilines and Other Primary Aromatic Amines to Azo Compounds Using Mercury(II) Oxide as a Photo-Oxidant. Acta Chim. Slov. 2007, 54, 647-653.