Chemical Properties
Pale yellow leaf-shaped crystals. Melting point 298-300°C (decomposition). Soluble in hot water and hot alcohol, very slightly soluble in cold water and cold alcohol.
Uses
vasodilator (coronary)
Uses
Nitarsone is used as an antihistomonad.
Definition
ChEBI: An organoarsonic acid where the organyl group is 4-nitrophenyl.
Safety Profile
Poison by ingestion and
intravenous routes. When heated to
decomposition it emits very toxic fumes of
NO, and As. See also ARSENIC
COMPOUNDS and NITRO
COMPOUNDS OF AROMATIC
HYDROCARBONS.