Strychnine

Salts []
Strychnine sulfate
Strychnine tartrate
Strychnine nitrate
Strychnine hydrochloride
Strychnine hydrochloride dihydrate
Strychnine arsenate dihydrate
Strychnine hypophosphite
Strychnine valerate
Strychnine arsenate
Strychnine sulfate pentahydrate
Strychnine phosphate
Strychnine phosphate dihydrate
Strychnine hypophosphite dihydrate

Esters []
Strychnine valerate

Molecular structure via molpic
Conformer structure via 3Dmol.js
Molecular formula	C21H22N2O2[1]
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]
Predicted LogP	1.9[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]
Chirality	absolute[2]

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[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]

Dosing

Strychnine

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

Subjective effects