Thallous acetate

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]

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

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.