dichlorvos
Also known as DDVP, 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate, 2,2-dichloroethenyl dimethyl phosphate, phosphoric acid, 2,2-dichloroethenyl dimethyl ester, phosphoric acid, 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl ester, dimethyl 2,2-dichlorovinyl phosphate, dimethyl-2,2-dichlorovinyl phosphate
Dichlorvos (2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate, commonly abbreviated as an DDVP) is an organophosphate widely used as an insecticide to control household pests, in public health, and protecting stored products from insects. The compound has been commercially available since 1961. It has become controversial because of its prevalence in urban waterways and the fact that its toxicity extends well beyond insects. Since 1988, dichlorvos cannot be used as a plant protection product in the EU.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C4H7Cl2O4P
- Molecular weight
- 220.97 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2,2-dichloroethenyl dimethyl phosphate
- SMILES
- COP(=O)(OC)OC=C(Cl)Cl
- InChIKey
- OEBRKCOSUFCWJD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1.4
- Polar surface area
- 44.8 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 4
- Formal charge
- 0
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Dichlorvos (2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate, commonly abbreviated as an DDVP) is an organophosphate widely used as an insecticide to control household pests, in public health, and protecting stored products from insects. The compound has been commercially available since 1961. It has become controversial because of its prevalence in urban waterways and the fact that its toxicity extends well beyond insects. Since 1988, dichlorvos cannot be used as a plant protection product in the EU.
== Use == Dichlorvos is effective against mushroom flies, aphids, spider mites, caterpillars, thrips, and whiteflies in greenhouses and in outdoor crops. It is also used in the milling and grain handling industries and to treat a variety of parasitic worm infections in animals and humans. It is fed to livestock to control botfly larvae in manure. It acts against insects as both a contact poison and an ingested poison. It is available as an aerosol and soluble concentrate. It is also used in pet flea collars and "no-pest strips" in the form of a pesticide-impregnated plastic; this material has been available to households since 1964 and has been the source of some concern, partly due to misuse.