Chemical: Thimerosal

Name	Thimerosal
CAS Type 1 Name	Mercurate(1-), ethyl(2-mercaptobenzoato(2-)-O,S)-, sodium
Equivalent Terms	Ethylmercurithiosalicylate, Sodium; Mercurothiolate; Merthiolate; Novartis Brand of Thimerosal; Sodium Ethylmercurithiosalicylate; Thiomersal; Thiomersalate; Vitaseptol
CAS Registry Number	54-64-8
Definition	An ethylmercury-sulfidobenzoate that has been used as a preservative in VACCINES; ANTIVENINS; and OINTMENTS. It was formerly used as a topical antiseptic. It degrades to ethylmercury and thiosalicylate.
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MeSH^® ID	D013849
Curator Note	For additional curated data about mercury, please also see Mercury and its chemical descendants.
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Path 1: Chemicals > Inorganic Chemicals

> Organometallic Compounds

> Organomercury Compounds

> Alkylmercury Compounds

> Ethylmercury Compounds

Thimerosal
	2-thiosalicylic acid
	ethylmercury thiosalicylate
	flexsol
	imudon
	katoko
	merthiolate-iodine-formalin fixative
	pentosan sulfuric polyester, phenylephrine, thiomersal drug combination

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Path 2: Chemicals > Organic Chemicals

> Organometallic Compounds

> Organomercury Compounds

> Alkylmercury Compounds

> Ethylmercury Compounds

Thimerosal
	2-thiosalicylic acid
	ethylmercury thiosalicylate
	flexsol
	imudon
	katoko
	merthiolate-iodine-formalin fixative
	pentosan sulfuric polyester, phenylephrine, thiomersal drug combination

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