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THALLIUM(I) SULFATE

  • CAS NO.:7446-18-6
  • Empirical Formula: O4STl2
  • Molecular Weight: 504.83
  • MDL number: MFCD00011278
  • EINECS: 231-201-3
  • SAFETY DATA SHEET (SDS)
  • Update Date: 2023-05-04 17:34:41
THALLIUM(I) SULFATE Structural

What is THALLIUM(I) SULFATE?

Chemical properties

white fine crystalline powder or needles

The Uses of THALLIUM(I) SULFATE

Thallium(I) sulfate is used as a precursor to thallium(I) sulfide, which exhibits high electrical conductivity when exposed to infrared light. It is further used in photocells. It is also mixed with selenium and arsenic to produce low melting glasses.

The Uses of THALLIUM(I) SULFATE

As rat poison, as ant bait and as a reagent in analytical chemistry.

Production Methods

Commercial sources are flue dusts, either from pyrite (FeS2) burners or from lead and zinc smelters and refiners, as a byproduct of cadmium production at the rate of a few thousand pounds per year. In the flue dusts thallium occurs largely as a sulfate, which is extracted with hot water or dilute sulfuric acid. The purification of thallium is accomplished by taking advantage of the difference in solubility of certain thallium compounds and the impurities. Traces of zinc, copper, cadmium, lead, and indium are removed by dissolving the thallium in and precipitating the impurities with hydrogen sulfide.

Definition

ChEBI: Thallium sulfate is a metal sulfate in which the counterion is thallium and the ratio of thallium to sulfate is 2:1. It is a rodenticide used to control rats, squirrels, mice, moles, prairie dogs, ants and cockroaches. It is no longer registered for pesticide use in the United States. It has a role as a rodenticide and an insecticide. It is a thallium molecular entity and a metal sulfate. It contains a thallium(1+) and a sulfate.

General Description

Odorless white rhomboid prisms or a dense white powder. Density 6.77 g / cm3. Melting point 1170°F (632°C). Extremely toxic by ingestion. Very toxic by skin absorption and ingestion. A slow acting cumulative poison. Used as a rat poison, and an ant bait. Also used for analysis (testing for iodine in the presence of chlorine) and ozonometry. Not registered as a pesticide in the U.S.

Air & Water Reactions

Soluble in water.

Reactivity Profile

THALLIUM(I) SULFATE has weak oxidizing and weak reducing powers. Redox reactions can however still occur.

Health Hazard

Rated as extremely toxic. The probable oral lethal dose in humans is 5 to 50 mg/kg, or between 7 drops and 1 teaspoon for a 150-pound person. The mean lethal dose in an adult is probably about 1 gm of THALLIUM(I) SULFATE. Chronic exposure causes hair loss starting 10 days after exposure and complete baldness in about a month.

Fire Hazard

When heated to decomposition, THALLIUM(I) SULFATE emits very toxic fumes of thallium and sulfur oxide.

Safety Profile

Human poison by ingestion. Experimental poison by ingestion and subcutaneous routes. Human systemic effects by ingestion: ataxia, change in heart rate, excitement, eye changes, irritability, nausea or vomiting, nerve or sheath structural changes, somnolence, wakefulness. Experimental reproductive effects. When heated to decomposition it emits very toxic fumes of T1 and SOx. Used as a rat poison, ant bait, and a reagent in analytical chemistry. See also THALLIUM COMPOUNDS and SULFATES.

Carcinogenicity

Thallium is not classifiable with respect to carcinogenicity due to a lack of relevant human and animal studies. Several subchronic and chronic animal studies on thallium and compounds are available; however, they were not designed to examine carcinogenic end points.

Purification Methods

The sulfate crystallises from hot water (7mL/g) by cooling; then dry it under vacuum over P2O5. It is POISONOUS.

Properties of THALLIUM(I) SULFATE

Melting point: 632 °C(lit.)
Boiling point: decomposes [STR93]
Density  6.77 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
refractive index  1.860
storage temp.  Poison room
solubility  Water (Slightly)
form  Crystals or Powder
color  White to off-white
Specific Gravity 6.77
Water Solubility  Solubility in water increases with temperatureSoluble in water.
Merck  14,9269
CAS DataBase Reference 7446-18-6(CAS DataBase Reference)
EPA Substance Registry System Thallium(I) sulfate (7446-18-6)

Safety information for THALLIUM(I) SULFATE

Signal word Danger
Pictogram(s)
ghs
Skull and Crossbones
Acute Toxicity
GHS06
ghs
Health Hazard
GHS08
ghs
Environment
GHS09
GHS Hazard Statements H300:Acute toxicity,oral
H311:Acute toxicity,dermal
H315:Skin corrosion/irritation
H372:Specific target organ toxicity, repeated exposure
H410:Hazardous to the aquatic environment, long-term hazard
Precautionary Statement Codes P260:Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
P273:Avoid release to the environment.
P280:Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.
P314:Get medical advice/attention if you feel unwell.
P301+P310:IF SWALLOWED: Immediately call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician.

Computed Descriptors for THALLIUM(I) SULFATE

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