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Strychnine
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Salts
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Sulfate
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Tartrate
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Nitrate
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Arsenate
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Hydrochloride
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Hypophosphite
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Valerate
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Sulfate Pentahydrate
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Phosphate
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Molecular structure via molpic based on CDK
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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]
Toxicity
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Human - child:
- oral: 24 mg/kg
Human:
- oral: 30 mg/kg
Human - male:
- oral: 30 mg/kg
- oral: 5143 mg/kg
Dog:
- subcutaneous: 350 μg/kg
Cat:
- subcutaneous: 250 μg/kg
- intravenous: 330 μg/kg
Rabbit:
- oral: 600 μg/kg
- subcutaneous: 400 μg/kg
Guinea pig:
- subcutaneous: 3200 μg/kg
Pigeon:
- subcutaneous: 1 mg/kg
Chicken:
- oral: 30 mg/kg
- subcutaneous: 3 mg/kg
Duck:
- subcutaneous: 1 mg/kg
Frog:
- oral: 2100 μg/kg
- subcutaneous: 35 μg/kg
Bird - domestic:
- oral: 2500 μg/kg
- subcutaneous: 1 mg/kg
Rat:
- oral: 2350 μg/kg
- intraperitoneal: 1100 μg/kg
- subcutaneous: 1200 μg/kg
- intravenous: 582 μg/kg
- intramuscular: 1400 μg/kg
Mouse:
- intraperitoneal: 980 μg/kg
- subcutaneous: 474 μg/kg
- intravenous: 410 μg/kg
- intramuscular: 628 μg/kg
- parenteral: 1060 μg/kg
- oral: 2 mg/kg
Dog:
- oral: 500 μg/kg
- intravenous: 800 μg/kg
Cat:
- oral: 500 μg/kg
Rabbit:
- intravenous: 400 μg/kg
Pigeon:
- oral: 21 mg/kg
Quail:
- oral: 23 mg/kg
Duck:
- oral: 3 mg/kg
Bird - wild:
- oral: 16 mg/kg

Strychnine

Strychnine (also known as Strychnidin-10-one, Sanaseed, Mole death, Strychninum, Gopher bait, Gopher-gitter, Boomer-rid, Hare-Rid, Certox or RCRA waste number P108)

Chemistry

Salts []

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

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Strychnine is a absolute mixture

Subjective effects []

See also []

  • Anodyne

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    References []

    1. National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Summary for CID 441071, Strychnine. Accessed August 6, 2025. 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 August 6, 2025. https://gsrs.ncats.nih.gov/ginas/app/beta/substances/H9Y79VD43J