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methomyl
Sign in to saveAlso known as Lannate, Methyl N-((methylamino)carbonyl)oxy)ethanimidothioate, S-Methyl-N-(methylcarbamoyloxy)thioacetimidate
Methomyl is a carbamate insecticide introduced in 1966. It is highly toxic to humans, livestock, pets, and wildlife. The EU imposed a pesticide residue limit of 0,01 mg/kg for all fruit and vegetables.
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Within Vinony's link graph, methomyl is referenced by 398 other articles, and connects out to botulinum toxin group, aqueous solution and carbamate.
It is catalogued under topics including Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, Carbamate insecticides and Chembox image size set.
Its subject is documented across 14 Wikipedia language editions.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C5H10N2O2S
- Molecular weight
- 162.21 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- methyl N-(methylcarbamoyloxy)ethanimidothioate
- SMILES
- CC(=NOC(=O)NC)SC
- InChIKey
- UHXUZOCRWCRNSJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.6
- Polar surface area
- 76 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 4
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Research
779 papers- Environmental fate and toxicology of methomyl.Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology · 2013
- Post-Mortem Changes of Methomyl in Blood with Hemoglobin.Chemical research in toxicology · 2021
- Human Poisoning with Methomyl and Cypermethrin Pesticide Mixture.Toxics · 2023
- Methomyl-induced developmental and cardiovascular toxicity in zebrafish via immune response, oxidative stress, and apoptosis.The Science of the total environment · 2025
- Methomyl-induced nephrotoxicity and protective effect of curcumin in male rats.Toxicology research · 2021
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- insecticide
- Mass
- 162.04629856
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- chemical formula
- C₅H₁₀N₂O₂S
- canonical SMILES
- CC(=NOC(=O)NC)SC
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0387
- density
- 1.29
- melting point
- 172
- vapor pressure
- 0.00005
- solubility
- 6
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 2.5
- subject has role
- insecticide
- MCN code
- 2930.90.35
- Commons category
- Methomyl
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Use
- Toxicity
- Ecotoxicity
- Synthesis
- Trade names
- References
- External links
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Methomyl is a carbamate insecticide introduced in 1966. It is highly toxic to humans, livestock, pets, and wildlife. The EU imposed a pesticide residue limit of 0,01 mg/kg for all fruit and vegetables.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “methomyl” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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