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PHENYL MERCURY ACETATE FOR SYNTHESIS
PHENYL MERCURY ACETATE FOR SYNTHESIS
Phenylmercuric acetate is an organomercury compound. This compound was formerly used as a preservative in paints, and as a disinfectant.
PHENYLMERCURIC acetate (PMA) has been widely used as a fungicide and as a disinfectant. It is well known that the antibacterial action of mercuric compounds results chiefly from their interference with essential sulphydryl groups of organisms.
This chemical is used as a fungicide, herbicide and algicide. It is found in antibiotic eye drops, eye cosmetics, shampoos and paints.
as an herbicide and fungicide. as such, is mixed with organic solvent for the purpose of application. Phenylmercury acetate is an arylmercury compound and a member of benzenes.