malathion
Also known as Cythion, Ovide, Organoderm, Prioderm, Diethyl (dimethoxyphosphinothioylthio)succinate, Carbophos, Karbofos, [(Dimethoxyphosphinothioyl)thio]butanedioic acid diethyl ester
Malathion is an organophosphate insecticide which acts as an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor. In the USSR, it was known as carbophos, in New Zealand and Australia as maldison and in South Africa as mercaptothion.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C10H19O6PS2
- Molecular weight
- 330.4 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- diethyl 2-dimethoxyphosphinothioylsulfanylbutanedioate
- SMILES
- CCOC(=O)CC(C(=O)OCC)SP(=S)(OC)OC
- InChIKey
- JXSJBGJIGXNWCI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.4
- Polar surface area
- 128 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 8
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
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12 sectionsContents
- Pesticide use
- Mechanism of action
- Production method
- Medical use
- Risks
- General
- Carcinogenicity
- Toxicity to Amphibians
- Regulation
- See also
- References
- External links
Malathion is an organophosphate insecticide which acts as an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor. In the USSR, it was known as carbophos, in New Zealand and Australia as maldison and in South Africa as mercaptothion.
==Pesticide use== Malathion is a pesticide that is widely used in agriculture, residential landscaping, public recreation areas, and in public health pest control programs such as mosquito eradication. In the US, it is the most commonly used organophosphate insecticide.