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Thallous acetate
Names
	IUPAC name Thallium(I) Acetate
	Other names Thallium monoacetate
Identifiers
CAS Number	563-68-8 ;
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/c31-2(3)4;/h31H3,(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)
	NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)	TWA 0.1 mg/m3 [skin]
REL (Recommended)	TWA 0.1 mg/m3 [skin]
IDLH (Immediate danger)	15 mg/m3 (as Tl)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0608". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
^ "Thallium (soluble compounds, as Tl)". Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentrations (IDLH). National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
^ 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.
^ World Health Organization (2008). Anthrax in humans and animals. World Health Organization. pp. 139–. ISBN 978-92-4-154753-6. Retrieved 23 February 2011.