Sodium antimony tartrate is a white solid powder with a sweet taste, hygroscopicity, toxicity, soluble in water, insoluble in ethanol, and its aqueous solution is acidic.
Sodium antimonyl L-tartrate is a organometallic reagent with antiinfective properties.
Poison by
subcutaneous, intravenous, and
intraperitoneal routes. Human toxic effects
by intravenous route. Human mutation data
reported. See also ANTIMONY
COMPOUNDS. When heated to
decomposition it emits toxic fumes of Sb.
It crystallises from water. [Beilstein 3 III 1014, 3 IV 1227.]
