Antimony potassium tartrate

Antimony potassium tartrate trihydrate
Ball-and-stick model of the bis(μ2-tartrato)-di-antimony anion, [Sb2(C4H2O6)2]2

Carbon Hydrogen

Oxygen Antimony
Names
Other names
potassium antimonyl tartrate
emetic tartar
tartar emetic
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.116.333
EC Number
  • 234-293-3
1332600
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/2C4H4O6.2K.3H2O.2Sb/c2*5-1(3(7)8)2(6)4(9)10;;;;;;;/h2*1-2H,(H,7,8)(H,9,10);;;3*1H2;;/q2*-2;2*+1;;;;2*+3/p-4
    Key: WBTCZEPSIIFINA-UHFFFAOYSA-J
  • [K+].[K+].O.O.O.O=C1O[Sb-]23OC1C1O[Sb-]4(OC(C(O2)C(=O)O3)C(=O)O4)OC1=O
Properties
K2Sb2(C4H2O6)2 · 3 H2O
Molar mass 667.87 g/mol
Appearance white crystalline powder
Density 2.6 g/cm3
8.3 g/100 mL (0 °C)
35.9 g/100 mL (100 °C)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Warning
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
110 mg/kg
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Antimony potassium tartrate, also known as potassium antimonyl tartrate, potassium antimontarterate, or tartar emetic, has the formula K2Sb2(C4H2O6)2. The compound has long been known as a powerful emetic, and was used in the treatment of schistosomiasis and leishmaniasis. It is used as a resolving agent. It typically is obtained as a hydrate.