Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-11-18 00:04:17 UTC
Update Date2024-10-06 18:28:05 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0030341
Metabolite Identification
Common NameArsenite
DescriptionArsenite is a chemical compound containing an arsenic oxoanion where arsenic has oxidation state +3.; In chemistry an arsenite is a chemical compound containing an arsenic oxoanion where arsenic has oxidation state +3. Examples of arsenites include sodium arsenite which contains a polymeric linear anion, [AsO2−]n, silver arsenite, Ag3AsO3, which contains the trigonal, [AsO3]3− anion, sometimes called ortho-arsenite. Arsenite contrasts to the corresponding anions of the lighter members of group 15, phosphite which has the structure [HPO3]2− and nitrite, NO2− which is planar. Sodium arsenite is used in the water gas shift reaction to remove carbon dioxide.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
[As(OH)3]ChEBI
Arsenic trioxideChEBI
Arsorous acidChEBI
As(OH)3ChEBI
H3AsO3ChEBI
TRIHYDROXYARSENITE(III)ChEBI
Molecular FormulaAsH3O3
Average Mass125.9436
Monoisotopic Mass125.929815379
IUPAC Namearsorous acid
Traditional Namearsenite
CAS Registry Number15502-74-6
SMILES
O[As](O)O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/AsH3O3/c2-1(3)4/h2-4H
InChI KeyGCPXMJHSNVMWNM-UHFFFAOYSA-N