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46724

Roxarsone

VETRANAL®, analytical standard

Synonym(s):

4-Hydroxy-3-nitrobenzenearsonic acid, 2-Nitrophenol-4-arsonic acid

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Linear Formula:
HOC6H3(NO2)AsO3H2
CAS Number:
121-19-7
Molecular Weight:
263.04
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329757225
EC Number:
204-453-7
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1976533
MDL number:
MFCD00007112

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InChI

1S/C6H6AsNO6/c9-6-2-1-4(7(10,11)12)3-5(6)8(13)14/h1-3,9H,(H2,10,11,12)

SMILES string

Oc1ccc(cc1[N+]([O-])=O)[As](O)(O)=O

InChI key

XMVJITFPVVRMHC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

grade

analytical standard

product line

VETRANAL®

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

clinical
clinical testing
forensics and toxicology
pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

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Application

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Roxasone may be used as a standard in the determination of roxarsone in environmental matrices using capillary gas–liquid chromatography (GLC) with parallel quadrupole ion-trap mass spectrometric (QIT-MS) and pulsed flame photometric detector (PFPD).

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VETRANAL is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1

Storage Class

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 3

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type P2 (EN 143) respirator cartridges

Regulatory Information

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Jianglin Hu et al.
Journal of colloid and interface science, 377(1), 355-361 (2012-04-20)
Roxarsone, an organoarsenic compound serving as a common feeding additive in poultry industry, brings about potential risk of the toxic inorganic arsenate contamination in ambient environment. Current understanding in the dynamics of roxarsone removal and the determining environmental processes remains
C L Li et al.
Poultry science, 91(12), 3184-3190 (2012-11-17)
Addition of roxarsone can significantly improve the growth of broiler chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus). Nevertheless, this application will lead to the contamination of the environment as well as animal products. Understanding the response of genes to roxarsone may bring about
Sensitive method for the determination of roxarsone using solid-phase microextraction with multi-detector gas chromatography.
Roerdink R A, et al.
Journal of Chromatography A, 1057(1-2), 177-183 (2004)
Wan-Ru Chen et al.
Journal of hazardous materials, 227-228, 378-385 (2012-06-15)
Aromatic organoarsenicals roxarsone (ROX) and p-arsanilic acid (ASA) are common feed additives for livestock and could be released into the environment via animal manure and agricultural runoff. To evaluate their environmental fate, the adsorption behavior of ROX and ASA was
Reyes Sierra-Alvarez et al.
Journal of hazardous materials, 175(1-3), 352-358 (2009-11-06)
Roxarsone (4-hydroxy-3-nitro-phenylarsonic acid) and p-arsanilic acid (4-aminophenylarsonic acid) are feed additives widely used in the broiler and swine industry. This study evaluated the inhibitory effect of roxarsone, p-arsanilic, and other phenylarsonic compounds on the activity of acetate- and H(2)-utilizing methanogenic
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