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metaldehyde
Sign in to saveAlso known as acetaldehyde tetramer, ethanal tetramer, 2,4,6,8-tetramethyl-1,3,5,7-tetroxocane
Metaldehyde is an organic compound with the formula (). It is used as a pesticide against slugs and snails. It is the cyclic tetramer of acetaldehyde.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C8H16O4
- Molecular weight
- 176.21 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2,4,6,8-tetramethyl-1,3,5,7-tetraoxocane
- SMILES
- CC1OC(OC(OC(O1)C)C)C
- InChIKey
- GKKDCARASOJPNG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1.1
- Polar surface area
- 36.9 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 4
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
232 papers- Metaldehyde.Journal of applied toxicology : JAT · 1991
- Sustainable approach for the expulsion of metaldehyde: risk, interactions, and mitigation: a review.Environmental geochemistry and health · 2024
- Assessing the combined toxic effects of metaldehyde mollucide.Scientific reports · 2023
- Metaldehyde exposures.Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association · 2013
- Metaldehyde toxicity: a review.Veterinary and human toxicology · 1985
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 176.105
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- Commons category
- Metaldehyde
- chemical formula
- C₈H₁₆O₄
- canonical SMILES
- CC1OC(OC(OC(O1)C)C)C
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8 sectionsContents
- Production and properties
- Uses
- As a pesticide
- Other uses
- Safety and toxicity to pets and humans
- See also
- References
- External links
Metaldehyde is an organic compound with the formula (). It is used as a pesticide against slugs and snails. It is the cyclic tetramer of acetaldehyde.
==Production and properties== Metaldehyde is flammable, toxic if ingested in large quantities, and irritating to the skin and eyes. It has a white crystalline appearance with a menthol odor.
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