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OverviewAI-generated
Aluminium phosphide is a chemical compound with the formula AlP. Its IUPAC name is aluminum phosphorus(3-), and it has a mass of 57.9553. The canonical SMILES notation for the substance is [Al+3].[P-3].
According to PubChem data, the compound has a charge of 0 and a topological polar surface area of 0. It features one hydrogen bond acceptor and no hydrogen bond donors. A search for aluminium phosphide in PubMed yields 659 results. The subject is referenced by 664 other encyclopedia articles.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- AlP
- Molecular weight
- 57.9553 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- aluminum phosphorus(3-)
- SMILES
- [Al+3].[P-3]
- InChIKey
- PGCGUUGEUBFBPP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
659 papers- Aluminium phosphide-induced leukopenia.BMJ case reports · 2013
- Aluminium phosphide poisoning.Emergency medicine journal : EMJ · 2006
- Aluminium and zinc phosphide poisoning.Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2009
- Aluminium phosphide ingestion.British medical journal (Clinical research ed.) · 1985
- Aluminium phosphide poisoning.Tropical doctor · 1992
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Encyclopedic overview
Aluminium phosphide is a highly toxic inorganic compound with the chemical formula AlP, used as a wide band gap semiconductor and a fumigant. This colorless solid is generally sold as a grey-green-yellow powder or pellet due to the presence of impurities arising from hydrolysis and oxidation.
It is used by farmers, pest controllers, gamekeepers and estate managers as a fumigant pesticide.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “aluminium phosphide” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.