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Dimethylmercury
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<p>Dimethylmercury is an extremely toxic <a href="/facts/Organomercury_compound/MNDdMpEq">organomercury compound</a> with the formula (<a href="/facts/Methyl/fkM97EMD">CH3</a>)2<a href="/facts/Mercury_(element)/WlxfoHva">Hg</a>. A volatile, flammable, dense and colorless liquid, dimethylmercury is one of the strongest known <a href="/facts/Neurotoxin/I7nLuFE7">neurotoxins</a>. Less than 0.1 mL is capable of inducing severe <a href="/facts/Mercury_poisoning/xdSGkWLU">mercury poisoning</a> resulting in death. </p>