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fluoroacetic acid

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More on Fluoroacetates Definition: Derivatives of acetic acid with one or more fluorines attached. They are almost odorless, difficult to detect chemically, and very stable. The acid itself, as well as the derivatives that are broken down in the body to the acid, are highly toxic substances, behaving as convulsant poisons with a delayed action. (From Miall's Dictionary of Chemistry, 5th ed)     
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
fluoroacetic acid [ Compound 1080,fluoroacetic acid, 18F-labeled,fluoroacetic acid, aluminum salt,fluoroacetic acid, ammonium salt,fluoroacetic acid, ammonium salt, 2-(14)C-labeled,fluoroacetic acid, barium salt,fluoroacetic acid, cadmium salt,fluoroacetic acid, calcium salt,fluoroacetic acid, copper (2+) salt,fluoroacetic acid, lead (+4) salt,fluoroacetic acid, magnesium salt,fluoroacetic acid, mercury (2+) salt,fluoroacetic acid, potassium salt,fluoroacetic acid, sodium salt,fluoroacetic acid, terbium (+3) salt,monofluoroacetate,monofluoroacetic acid,sodium (18F)fluoroacetate,sodium fluoroacetate ]
  N1 same as NM; RN given refers to parent cpd 		144-49-0   *Fluoroacetates Fluorine Radioisotopes
Pharma Action Rodenticides 		Am J Public Health 67(5):468;1977; Toxicology 1979;15(1):43; Vet Hum Toxicol 1979;21(6):411

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