title: The structure of tartar-emetic.
abstract: Evaluation of the validity of the different formulae assigned to tarar-emetic is reviewed. According to the recent and most valid structure, tartar emetic is defined as potassium hydroxytartratoantimonite hemihydrate which is a derivative of the antimonite ion [Sb(OH)4]-.
mesh_terms: D000965:Antimony; D000966:Antimony Potassium Tartrate; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000965:Antimony; D000966:Antimony Potassium Tartrate