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Phosphine (IUPAC name: phosphane) is a colorless, flammable, highly toxic compound with the chemical formula P H 3, classed as a pnictogen hydride. Pure phosphine is odorless, but technical grade samples have a highly unpleasant odor like rotting fish, due to the presence of substituted phosphine and diphosphane ( P 2 H 4 ).
The toxicity of aluminium phosphide is attributed to the liberation of phosphine gas, a cytotoxic compound that causes free radical mediated injury, inhibits vital cellular enzymes and is directly corrosive to tissues. The following reactions release phosphine when AlP reacts with fluids in the body: AlP + 3 H 2 O → Al(OH) 3 + PH 3, and
Zinc phosphide is typically added to rodent baits in a concentration of 0.75% to 2.0%. The baits have strong, pungent garlic-like odor due to the phosphine liberated by hydrolysis. The odor attracts (or, at least, does not repel) rodents, but has a repulsive effect on other mammals.
Zinc phosphide (Zn 3 P 2) is an inorganic chemical compound.It is a grey solid, although commercial samples are often dark or even black. It is used as a rodenticide. [5] Zn 3 P 2 is a II-V semiconductor with a direct band gap of 1.5 eV [6] and may have applications in photovoltaic cells. [7]
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 due to the presence of impurities arising from hydrolysis and oxidation.
Toxicity class refers to a classification system for pesticides that has been created by a national or international government-related or -sponsored organization. It addresses the acute toxicity of agents such as soil fumigants , fungicides , herbicides , insecticides , miticides , molluscicides , nematicides , or rodenticides .
A mixture of food and calcium phosphide is left where the rodents can eat it. The acid in the digestive system of the rodent reacts with the phosphide to generate the toxic gas phosphine . This method of vermin control has possible use in places where rodents immune to many of the common warfarin -type ( anticoagulant ) poisons have appeared.
Tributylphosphine is the organophosphorus compound with the chemical formula P(CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 3) 3, often abbreviated as PBu 3.It is a tertiary phosphine.It is an oily liquid at room temperature, with a nauseating odor.