Fluoroaspirin is the
fluoroacetate ester of
salicylic acid
Salicylic acid is an organic compound with the formula HOC6H4CO2H. A colorless, bitter-tasting solid, it is a precursor to and a metabolite of aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid). It is a plant hormone, and has been listed by the EPA Toxic Substance ...
. It's the fluoroacetate analog of
aspirin. Like other fluoroacetate esters, fluoroaspirin is highly toxic.
See also
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Methyl fluoroacetate
Methyl fluoroacetate (MFA) is an extremely toxic methyl ester of fluoroacetic acid. It is a colorless, odorless liquid at room temperature. It is used as a laboratory chemical and as a rodenticide. Because of its extreme toxicity, MFA was studied ...
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Fluoroethyl fluoroacetate
Fluoroethyl fluoroacetate is the fluoroacetate ester of 2-fluoroethanol. It is two times more toxic than methyl fluoroacetate.
See also
*Methyl fluoroacetate
* Fluoroacetic acid
* Sodium fluoroacetate
*Fluoroacetamide
Fluoroacetamide is an org ...
References
Fluoroacetates
Salicylic acids
Salicylyl esters
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