Fenitrothion
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Fenitrothion (IUPAC name: O,O-dimethyl O-(3-methyl-4-nitrophenyl) phosphorothioate) is a phosphorothioate (organophosphate) insecticide that is inexpensive and widely used worldwide. Trade names include Sumithion, a 94.2% solution of fenitrothion.[5]
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Preferred IUPAC name
O,O-Dimethyl O-(3-methyl-4-nitrophenyl) phosphorothioate | |
Other names
• Dimethoxy-(3-methyl-4-nitrophenoxy)thioxophosphorane O,O-Dimethyl O-4-nitro-m-tolyl phosphorothioate | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.004.114 |
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C9H12NO5PS | |
Molar mass | 277.23 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | Yellow-brown liquid |
Density | 1.3227 g/cm3 |
Melting point | 3.4 °C (38.1 °F; 276.5 K) |
Boiling point | 118 °C (244 °F; 391 K) at 0.05 mmHg |
38.0 mg/L | |
Solubility | Readily soluble in dichloromethane, 2-propanol, toluene, hardly soluble in n-hexane.[1] |
log P | 3.30 (octanol/water)[2] |
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Rat, oral: 500 mg/kg[3] Mouse (female), oral: 1416 mg/kg[4] |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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