Paris green

Chinese: 巴黎绿French: vert de Paris (n.m.)Russian: Парижская эелень


Approval: ISO common name not required
IUPAC name: copper(II) acetoarsenite
or
(acetato)trimetaarsenitodicopper
CAS name: C.I. Pigment Green 21
CAS Reg. No.: 12002-03-8
Formula: C4H6As6Cu4O16 or Cu(C2H3O2)2·3Cu(AsO2)2
Activity: insecticides (arsenical)
molluscicides
rodenticides (arsenical)
Notes: This substance is considered by the International Organization for Standardization not to require a common name, with the name “copper acetoarsenite” as an alternative.
Structure: Structural formula of Paris green
Pronunciation: pǎr-ǐs grēn  Guide to British pronunciation
InChIKey: BNKLJOYAQLEMKB-UHFFFAOYSA-J
InChI: InChI=1S/C2H4O2.3AsHO2.2Cu/c1-2(3)4;3*2-1-3;;/h1H3,(H,3,4);3*(H,2,3);;/q;;;;2*+2/p-4

A data sheet from the Compendium of Pesticide Common Names