Strychnine
| Strychnine | |
|---|---|
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| Salts [] | |
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| Strychnine hemisulfate | |
| Strychnine tartrate | |
| Strychnine nitrate | |
| Strychnine hydrochloride | |
| Strychnine hypophosphite | |
| Strychnine valerate | |
| Strychnine arsenate | |
| Strychnine hemisulfate pentahydrate | |
| Strychnine phosphate | |
| Molecular structure via molpic based on CDK |
| Physical properties [] | |
|---|---|
| Molecular mass | 334.4 g/mol [1] |
| Density | 1.36 at 68 °F (EPA, 1998) - Denser than water; will sink g/cm3 [1] |
| Appearance | Brilliant, colorless cubes from chloroform-ether [1] |
| Odor | Odorless [1] |
| Taste | Very bitter metallic taste [1] |
| Melting point | 514 to 554 °F (EPA, 1998) [1] |
| Boiling point | 518 ° [1] |
| Decomposition | Hazardous decomposition products formed under fire conditions - Carbon oxides, nitrogen oxides (NOx). [1] |
| Solubility | 0.02 % (NIOSH, 2024) [1] |
| Predicted LogP | 1.9 [1] |
| Structural Identifiers [] | |
|---|---|
| Molecular formula | C21H22N2O2 [1] |
| 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 [1] |
| 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 [1] |
| 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 [1] |
| InChIKey | QMGVPVSNSZLJIA-FVWCLLPLSA-N [1] |
Strychnine (also known as Strychnine, Strychnidin-10-one, Sanaseed, Certox, Mole death, Strychninum, Gopher bait, Gopher-gitter, Boomer-rid or Hare-Rid)
Chemistry
Salts []
Strychnine is typically found in the form of its hemisulfate, tartrate, nitrate, hydrochloride, hypophosphite, valerate, arsenate, hemisulfate pentahydrate and phosphate salts.
Stereochemistry []
Strychnine is a absolute mixture.
Pharmacology
ATC Classification
Metabolism
Subjective effects []
See also []
External links []
References []
National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Summary for CID 441071, Strychnine. Accessed April 15, 2026. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/441071
U.S. Food and Drug Administration; National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. Strychnine. UNII: H9Y79VD43J. Global Substance Registration System. Accessed April 15, 2026. https://gsrs.ncats.nih.gov/ginas/app/beta/substances/H9Y79VD43J