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Strychnine

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Strychnine
Strychnine
Salts
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Strychnine hemisulfate
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Strychnine tartrate
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Strychnine nitrate
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Strychnine hydrochloride
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Strychnine hypophosphite
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Strychnine valerate
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Strychnine arsenate
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Strychnine hemisulfate pentahydrate
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Strychnine phosphate
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Physical properties
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334.4 g/mol [1]
Density1.36 at 68 °F (EPA, 1998) - Denser than water; will sink g/cm3 [1]
AppearanceBrilliant, colorless cubes from chloroform-ether [1]
OdorOdorless [1]
TasteVery bitter metallic taste [1]
Melting point514 to 554 °F (EPA, 1998) [1]
Boiling point518 ° [1]
DecompositionHazardous decomposition products formed under fire conditions - Carbon oxides, nitrogen oxides (NOx). [1]
Solubility0.02 % (NIOSH, 2024) [1]
1.9 [1]
Structural Identifiers
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C21H22N2O2 [1]
(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]
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=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]
InChIKeyQMGVPVSNSZLJIA-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.

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Strychnine is a absolute mixture.

Pharmacology

Metabolism

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References []

  1. National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Summary for CID 441071, Strychnine. Accessed April 15, 2026. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/441071

  2. 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