Strychnine

Salts []
Strychnine sulfate

Strychnine tartrate

Strychnine nitrate

Strychnine hydrochloride

Strychnine hydrochloride dihydrate

Strychnine hypophosphite

Strychnine valerate

Strychnine arsenate

Strychnine sulfate pentahydrate

Strychnine phosphate

Strychnine phosphate dihydrate

Esters []
Strychnine valerate

Molecular structure via molpic

Conformer structure via 3Dmol.js
Molecular formula	C₂₁H₂₂N₂O₂
Molecular mass	334.4 g/mol
Density	1.36 at 68 °F (EPA, 1998) - Denser than water; will sink g/cm³
Appearance	Brilliant, colorless cubes from chloroform-ether
Odor	Odorless
Taste	Very bitter metallic taste
Predicted LogP	1.9
Melting point	514 to 554 °F (EPA, 1998)
Boiling point	518 °
Decomposition	Hazardous decomposition products formed under fire conditions - Carbon oxides, nitrogen oxides (NOx).
Solubility	0.02 % (NIOSH, 2024)
Chirality	absolute

Identifiers []
IUPAC name	(4aR,5aS,8aR,13aS,15aS,15bR)-4a,5,5a,7,8,13a,15,15a,15b,16-decahydro-2H-4,6-methanoindolo[3,2,1-ij]oxepino[2,3,4-de]pyrrolo[2,3-h]quinolin-14-one
SMILES	C1CN2CC3=CCO[C@H]4CC(=O)N5[C@H]6[C@H]4[C@H]3C[C@H]2[C@@]61C7=CC=CC=C75
InChI	InChI=1S/C21H22N2O2/c24-18-10-16-19-13-9-17-21(6-7-22(17)11-12(13)5-8-25-16)14-3-1-2-4-15(14)23(18)20(19)21/h1-5,13,16-17,19-20H,6-11H2/t13-,16-,17-,19-,20-,21+/m0/s1
InChIKey	QMGVPVSNSZLJIA-FVWCLLPLSA-N

Dosing

Strychnine

Strychnine (also known as Strychnidin-10-one, (-)-Strychnine, Sanaseed, Strychnin, Strychninum, Estricnina, Strychinos, Gopher bait, Gopher-gitter or Boomer-rid)

Chemistry

Strychnine is typically found in the form of its sulfate, tartrate, nitrate, hydrochloride, hydrochloride dihydrate, arsenate dihydrate, hypophosphite, valerate, arsenate, sulfate pentahydrate, phosphate, phosphate dihydrate and hypophosphite dihydrate salts or its valerate ester.

Stereochemistry

Strychnine is a absolute mixture

Anodyne

Strychnine

Chemistry

Stereochemistry

See also

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