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Formula | Molar Mass | Name (click for model) | Comments |
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CCl2O | 98.91 | Phosgene | Highly toxic gas, useful in organic synthesis." |
CHN | 27.03 | Hydrogen cyanide | Highly toxic, 300 ppm exposure for a few minutes may cause death. Used as a gas for exterminating rodents and insects in ships. Health and safety." |
CH4O | 32.05 | Methanol | Solvent. Information." |
C2Cl2O2 | 126.92 | Oxalyl chloride | " |
C2H2AsCl3 | 132.39 | Lewisite | New. Chemical warfare agent, produced in 1918 to be used in World War I, though not used." |
C2H2O4 | 90.04 | Ethanedioic acid, Oxalic acid | pKa values: 1.23, 4.19. Found in rhubarb leaves. Poisonous." |
C2H3N | 41.06 | Acetonitrile | Aprotic solvent. Hazards." |
C2H6O4S | 126.14 | Dimethylsulphate | Bp about 188ºC, with decomposition. Used, with extreme caution due to its toxicity, as a methylating agent. Safety data." |
C3H3N | 53.07 | Prop-2-enenitrile | Acrylonitrile,
vinyl cyanide. An explosive, toxic liquid (bp 77) used in manufacture
of acrylic fibers and in other syntheses, and also as pesticide
fumigant in grain. Data." |
C3H6N6O6 | 222.15 | 1,3,5-Trinitro-1,3,5-triazacyclohexane RDX | Cyclonite, high explosive and rat poison." |
C4H7NO | 85.12 | Acetone Cyanohydrin | Mp -19, bp 95. Decomposes readily to form HCN." |
C4H10FO2P | 139.11 | Sarin | Chemical warfare agent. Extremely toxic S enantiomer shown." |
C5H11N2O2P | 162.15 | Tabun | Chemical warfare agent. Toxic by absorption through skin and eyes. S enantiomer shown." |
C6HCl5O | 266.32 | 2,3,4,5,6-Pentachlorophenol | insecticide, herbicide, wood preservation" |
C6H4N2O5 | 184.12 | 2,4-Dinitrophenol | pKa = 4.1 Highly toxic, absorbed through intact skin." |
C6H5NO2 | 123.12 | Nitrobenzene | rapidly absorbed through skin" |
C6H6 | 78.12 | Benzene | " |
C6H6N2O2 | 138.14 | 4-Nitroaniline | Highly toxic, absorbed through the skin." |
C6H6O | 94.12 | Phenol | general disinfectant" |
C6H14FO3P | 183.17 | Isofluorphate | DFP, a highly toxic copmpound formerly used as an insecticide. Information." |
C7H5N | 103.13 | Benzonitrile | Cyanobenzene, a colourless liquid, bp 191ºC. Uses: a solvent and chemical intermediate in the pharmaceutical, dyestuffs and rubber industries. It is highly toxic and harmful in contact with skin." |
C8H5Cl3O2 | 239.48 | 2,3,6-Trichlorophenylethanoic acid | Fenac, a herbicide. Information." |
C8H5Cl3O3 | 255.48 | 2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyethanoic acid | 245T, a herbicide. Information on its action on plants." |
C8H17N | 127.26 | Coniine | from hemlock, Socrates' poison" |
C9H11NO4 | 197.21 | L-Dopa | 3-Hydroxytyrosine. The L (S) enantiomer is naturally occuring amino acid. L-Dopa and Parkinson's disease: from Parkinson.org, from UC Davis. |
C9H13N2O2 | 181.24 | Bromacil | Weed killer; R enantiomer modelled. Information" |
C9H17N7O4 | 287.33 | Saxitoxin | from dinoflagellates, which include Alexandrium tamarense, Gymnodinium catenatum, and Pyrodinium bahamense cause of 'red tide'. Saxitoxin" |
C10Cl10O | 490.6 | Chlordecone | Kepone, a polycyclic insecticide and fungicide. Molecule contains no hydrogen. info on the web more info on the web An Introduction to Insecticides" |
C10H6O3 | 174.16 | Chlordane | Former use: fire ant control, on lawns, and on a variety of crops. Last production in 1997, very stable and persistent in the environent." |
C10H12O4 | 196.22 | cantharidin | Cantharidin is produced by certain insects as a chemical defense and is quite toxic to man and animals. Information: Ecology and Biosynthesis of Cantharidin and Palasonin.; Blister Beetle Intoxication or Cantharidin Poisoning" |
C10H14NO5PS | 291.28 | Parathion | Insecticide, acaricide. Highly toxic" |
C10H14N2 | 162.26 | Nicotine | insecticide" |
C10H19O6PS2 | 330.38 | Malathion | Insecticide. Toxic" |
C11H26NO2PS | 267.41 | VX | Chemical warfare compound, a cholinesterase inhibitor more potent than sarin (q.v.). WWW information." |
C12H19O2S3 | 291.49 | Sulprofos | Insecticide" |
C14H9Cl5 | 354.48 | DDT | Contact insecticide" |
C15H18O5 | 278.33 | Coriamyrtin | Toxic sesquiterpene from the leaves and fruit of Coraria myrtifolia." |
C19H16O4 | 308.35 | Warfarin | Rodenticide and anticoagulant (as Na salt)" |
C20H12 | 252.32 | Benzo[a]pyrene | Found in coal tar, possible carcinogen." |
C20H25N3O | 323.48 | LSD | lysergic acid, diethylamide, a potent hallucinogen" |
C20H27NO11 | 457.48 | Amygdalin | Also
known as Laetrile, this compound, found in the seeds of fruits such as
bitter almonds, peaches and apricots, hydrolyses in the body to produce
the highly toxic HCN. Information. Under the name of Laetrile it has been propounded as an anti-cancer drug, though no tests have shown that it is anything other than a dangerous poison. Clinical trial." |
C21H22N2O2 | 334.45 | Strychnine | Extremely poisonous. Nux Vomica" |
C22H19Br2NO3 | 505.22 | Deltamethrin | A pyrethrin insecticide " |
C23H26N2O4 | 394.51 | Brucine | Highly toxic, like strychnine" |
C50H70O14 | 895.2 | Brevetoxin B | marine neurotoxin associated with 'red tide' catastrophes on coastal areas around the world The Harmful Algae Page Intro to Dinoflagellata" |
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