Hemlock is a poisonous herb of the parsley family.
Keyword:
alkaloid
Keyword:
herb
Keyword:
toxin
Layman's explanation:
Hemlock is an herb with a purple-spotted stem and leaves resembling parsley. The leaves are nauseating to eat, and ingestion may be fatal. The chemical poisons in hemlock are alkaloids like coniine and they affect the nervous system. Hemlock is the poison that Socrates was offered to cause his death.
IUPAC name:
(2S,5S)-2-Propyl-5-hydroxypyridine
Citation of a publication:
M. Dockner, N.A. Sasacki, C.
Riche, P. Potier;
Liebigs Ann. Chem., (1997), 1267
Lab name:
Common molecules
Sample provider:
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