methidathion
Also known as S-[(5-methoxy-2-oxo-1,3,4-thiadiazol-3(2H)-yl)methyl] O,O-dimethyl dithiophosphate, Supracide, phosphorodithioic acid, S-[(5-methoxy-2-oxo-1,3,4-thiadiazol-3(2H)-yl)methyl] O,O-dimethyl ester, S-(2,3-dihydro-5-methoxy-2-oxo-1,3,4-thiadiazol-3-methyl) dimethyl phosphorothiolothionate
Methidathion is an organophosphate insecticide; its use is banned in the European Union and USA.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C6H11N2O4PS3
- Molecular weight
- 302.3 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 3-(dimethoxyphosphinothioylsulfanylmethyl)-5-methoxy-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-one
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Research
246 papers- Methidathion Poisoning.Korean journal of critical care medicine · 2017
- Photodecomposition of methidathion.Journal of agricultural and food chemistry · 1974
- Developmental toxicity, immunotoxicity and cardiotoxicity induced by methidathion in early life stages of zebrafish.Pesticide biochemistry and physiology · 2023
- Post-mortem interaction between methidathion and human serum albumin in blood.
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Methidathion is an organophosphate insecticide; its use is banned in the European Union and USA.
Methidathion has been used as an insecticide in many countries to control caterpillars of Indarbela quadrinotata.