Spectroscopy in a Suitcase - Royal Society of Chemistry
Spectroscopy in a Suitcase - Royal Society of Chemistry
Spectroscopy in a Suitcase - Royal Society of Chemistry
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MASS SPECTROMETRY (MS)<br />
EXERCISE 1 - BODY IN A LAB: MURDER MYSTERY “WHO DUNNIT?” 6<br />
Strychn<strong>in</strong>e C 21 H 22 N 2 O 2 RMM: 334.41<br />
• Is used as a pesticide for kill<strong>in</strong>g small mammals,<br />
birds and rodents.<br />
• Strychn<strong>in</strong>e causes muscular convulsions and<br />
eventually death through asphyxia or exhaustion.<br />
• The use <strong>of</strong> strychn<strong>in</strong>e as a medic<strong>in</strong>e was abandoned<br />
once safer alternatives became available.<br />
• The most common source is from the seeds <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Strychos nux vomica tree found <strong>in</strong> Asia.<br />
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