Arsenous Oxide Apr 2026

Historically used as a rodenticide, insecticide, and in sheep dips, though these uses are now largely banned globally due to environmental risks.

Arsenic trioxide, white arsenic, arsenic (III) oxide arsenous oxide

Highly soluble in aqueous solutions but practically insoluble in most organic solvents 2. Primary Applications Historically used as a rodenticide, insecticide, and in

It is a key ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine and is used in modern oncology (intravenous route) to treat Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL) . Historically used as a rodenticide

Typically appears as a white, odorless powder