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dimefox
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Dimefox, also known as TL-792 or T-2002, is a highly toxic organophosphate insecticide. In its pure form it is a colourless liquid with a fishy odour. Dimefox was first produced in 1940 by the group of Gerhard Schrader in Germany. It was historically used as a pesticide, but has been deemed obsolete or discontinued for use by the World Health Organization. It is not guaranteed that all commercial use of this compound ceased, but in most countries it is no longer registered for use as a pesticide. It is considered an extremely hazardous substance as defined by the United States Emergency Planni
Chemical data
- Formula
- C4H12FN2OP
- Molecular weight
- 154.12 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- N-[dimethylamino(fluoro)phosphoryl]-N-methylmethanamine
- SMILES
- CN(C)P(=O)(N(C)C)F
- InChIKey
- PGJBQBDNXAZHBP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -0.1
- Polar surface area
- 23.6 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 4
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 154.067
- Has use
- insecticide
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- chemical formula
- C₄H₁₂FN₂OP
- canonical SMILES
- CN(C)P(=O)(N(C)C)F
- Commons category
- Dimefox
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Dimefox, also known as TL-792 or T-2002, is a highly toxic organophosphate insecticide. In its pure form it is a colourless liquid with a fishy odour. Dimefox was first produced in 1940 by the group of Gerhard Schrader in Germany. It was historically used as a pesticide, but has been deemed obsolete or discontinued for use by the World Health Organization. It is not guaranteed that all commercial use of this compound ceased, but in most countries it is no longer registered for use as a pesticide. It is considered an extremely hazardous substance as defined by the United States Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act.
==See also== Mipafox Schradan
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