FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026
Chemical: thimerosal
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General Information
Name
thimerosal
FlyBase ID
FBch0000966
ChEBI Name
thimerosal
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:9546
PubChem Name
Thimerosal
PubChem ID
CID:16684434
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of thimerosal
thimerosal
InChIKey

RTKIYNMVFMVABJ-UHFFFAOYSA-L

Definition (ChEBI)

An alkylmercury compound (approximately 49% mercury by weight) used as an antiseptic and antifungal agent.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
Comment
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (29)
Synonyms
54-64-8
(PubChem, 2019-)
Ethylmercurithiosalicylate sodium
(PubChem, 2019-)
Ethylmercurithiosalicylic acid sodium salt
(PubChem, 2019-)
MERTHIOLATE
(PubChem, 2019-)
Mercurothiolate
(PubChem, 2019-)
Merthiolate
(ChEBI, 2019-)
PubChem:16684434
(PubChem, 2019-)
Sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate
(PubChem, 2019-)
Sodium merthiolate
(PubChem, 2019-)
Thimerosal
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Thiomersal
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
Thiomersalate
(PubChem, 2019-)
[(o-carboxyphenyl)thio]ethylmercury sodium salt
(ChEBI, 2019-)
ethyl(2-mercaptobenzoato-S)mercury sodium salt
(ChEBI, 2019-)
ethylmercurithiosalicylate sodium
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
ethylmercurithiosalicylic acid sodium salt
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
mercurothiolate
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
merthiolate
(PubChem, 2019-)
o-(ethylmercurithio)benzoic acid sodium salt
(ChEBI, 2019-)
pubchem:16684434
(PubChem, 2019-)
sodium [(2-carboxylatophenyl)sulfanyl](ethyl)mercurate(1-)
(ChEBI, 2019-)
sodium ethyl[2-(sulfanyl-kappaS)benzoato(2-)]mercurate(1-)
(ChEBI, 2019-)
sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
sodium merthiolate
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
thimerosal
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
thiomersal
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
thiomersalate
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
thiomersalum
(ChEBI, 2019-)
tiomersal
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Secondary FlyBase IDs
    References (3)