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arsenic trioxide
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pharmaceutical drug
OverviewAI-generated
Arsenic trioxide is a chemical compound with the formula As₂O₃. Its canonical SMILES notation is O=[As]O[As]=O, and it has a mass of 197.827937. The substance possesses a density of 3.74 and a 2022 Harmonized System Code of 281129.
In chemical databases, arsenic trioxide is listed with a weight of 197.841 and a topological polar surface area of 43.4. It features zero hydrogen bond donors and three hydrogen bond acceptors, with a charge of 0. The compound is associated with the NCI Thesaurus ID C1005 and has a PubMed count of 4988. It is referenced by 928 other encyclopedia articles.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- As2O3
- Molecular weight
- 197.841 g/mol
- SMILES
- O=[As]O[As]=O
- InChIKey
- IKWTVSLWAPBBKU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- Polar surface area
- 43.4 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
4,988 papersvia PubMed
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Encyclopedic overview
Arsenic trioxide is the inorganic compound with the formula As4O6. As an industrial chemical, its major uses include the manufacture of wood preservatives, pesticides, and glass. For medical purposes, it is sold under the brand name Trisenox among others when used as a medication to treat a type of cancer known as acute promyelocytic leukemia. For this use it is given by injection into a vein.
Arsenic trioxide was approved for medical use in the United States in 2000. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. Approximately 50,000 tonnes were produced in 1991. Due to its toxicity, a number of countries have regulations around its manufacture and sale.
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