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Diarsenic trioxide

1327-53-3As4O6395.682 g/mol

An arsenic oxide in which arsenic and oxygen atoms are present in the ratio 2:3. — ChEBI

Safety references

Safety documents & references

1 indexed references
JP · NITE

Government GHS classification

R04-B-006-JNIOSH, MOE · FY2022

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Identity & molecular properties

Source-linked values
CAS number1327-53-3ChEBI ↗
Molecular formulaAs4O6ChEBI ↗
Molar mass395.682 g/molChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass395.65587 DaChEBI ↗
Formal charge0ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifierCHEBI:30621ChEBI ↗

Cross-source molecular data

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Molar mass395.68 g/molPubChem ↗
Exact mass395.65587 DaPubChem ↗

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Names & structural identifiers

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diarsenic trioxide
tricyclo[3.3.1.1(3,7)]tetraarsoxane
KTTMEOWBIWLMSE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
O1[As]2O[As]3O[As]1O[As](O2)O3
InChI=1S/As4O6/c5-1-6-3-8-2(5)9-4(7-1)10-3

Names & synonyms

tricyclo[3.3.1.1(3,7)]tetraarsoxane

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Classification & relationships

ChEBI ontology

Roles recorded in ChEBI

insecticideantineoplastic agent

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Safety classification · Japan

NITE / Japanese government
Japan · FY2022 source classification
Diarsenic trioxide; arsenous acid · R04-B-006-JNIOSH, MOE
EndpointReported classification
Acute toxicity (Oral)Category 2
Skin corrosion/irritationCategory 2
Serious eye damage/eye irritationCategory 1
Germ cell mutagenicityCategory 2
CarcinogenicityCategory 1A
Reproductive toxicityCategory 1A

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Mass ↔ amount of substance

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Equivalent amount
0.00252728 mol

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Elemental composition

Theoretical mass fractions
As
Arsenic · 4 atoms
75.74%
O
Oxygen · 6 atoms
24.26%

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Sources & record history

Checked 27 Sep 2026
EMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:30621

Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0

NCBI PubChem · CID 518605 · retrieved 2026-09-27

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