Methidathion

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Methidathion Structure
Methidathion structure
Common Name Methidathion
CAS Number 950-37-8 Molecular Weight 302.331
Density 1.6±0.1 g/cm3 Boiling Point 347.7±52.0 °C at 760 mmHg
Molecular Formula C6H11N2O4PS3 Melting Point 39-40°C
MSDS Chinese USA Flash Point 164.1±30.7 °C
Symbol GHS05 GHS06 GHS09
GHS05, GHS06, GHS09
Signal Word Danger

 Names

This table lists Chinese names, IUPAC names and various aliases of this chemical substance.

Name methidathion
Synonym More Synonyms

 Chemical & Physical Properties

This table shows physicochemical parameters including melting point, boiling point, density, solubility and optical rotation. Missing data is marked as N/A.

Density 1.6±0.1 g/cm3
Boiling Point 347.7±52.0 °C at 760 mmHg
Melting Point 39-40°C
Molecular Formula C6H11N2O4PS3
Molecular Weight 302.331
Flash Point 164.1±30.7 °C
Exact Mass 301.961853
PSA 158.02000
LogP 2.03
Vapour Pressure 0.0±0.8 mmHg at 25°C
Index of Refraction 1.652
InChIKey MEBQXILRKZHVCX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES COc1nn(CSP(=S)(OC)OC)c(=O)s1
Storage condition 0-6°C
Water Solubility 0.024 g/100 mL

 MSDS

This table provides MSDS information including hazard classification, first‑aid, fire‑fighting, spill handling, operation and storage instructions.

 Toxicological Information

This table summarizes toxicological test data, acute & chronic toxicity and ecological hazard parameters for this chemical.

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :
TE2100000
CHEMICAL NAME :
Phosphorodithioic acid, O,O-dimethyl ester, S-ester with 4-(mercaptomethyl)-2-methoxy- delta(sup 2)-1,3,4-thiadiazolin-5-one
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
950-37-8
LAST UPDATED :
199706
DATA ITEMS CITED :
20
MOLECULAR FORMULA :
C6-H11-N2-O4-P-S3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
302.34
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
T5NNVSJ B1SPS&O1&O1 EO1

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :
Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rabbit
REFERENCE :
CIGET* Ciba-Geigy Toxicology Data/Indexes. (Ciba-Geigy Corp., 556 Morris Ave., Summit, NJ 07901) ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Human - man
DOSE/DURATION :
93 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - miosis (pupillary constriction) Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - lacrimation Behavioral - coma
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
20 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
TYPE OF TEST :
LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
50 mg/m3/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
CIGET* Ciba-Geigy Toxicology Data/Indexes. (Ciba-Geigy Corp., 556 Morris Ave., Summit, NJ 07901)
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
25 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION :
25 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION :
63 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION :
196 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
CIGET* Ciba-Geigy Toxicology Data/Indexes. (Ciba-Geigy Corp., 556 Morris Ave., Summit, NJ 07901)
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION :
25 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Bird - chicken
DOSE/DURATION :
80 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION :
25 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION :
25 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
225 mg/kg/9W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Endocrine - changes in spleen weight Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue levels - true cholinesterase Related to Chronic Data - death
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION :
17155 mg/kg/1Y-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Liver - jaundice, cholestatic Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue levels - true cholinesterase Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue levels - multiple enzyme effects

MUTATION DATA

TYPE OF TEST :
Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM :
Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION :
40 mg/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 88,307,1981 *** REVIEWS *** TOXICOLOGY REVIEW RREVAH Residue Reviews. (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094) V.1- 1962- Volume(issue)/page/year: 46,1,1973 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW RREVAH Residue Reviews. (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094) V.1- 1962- Volume(issue)/page/year: 63,1,1976 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION FEREAC Federal Register. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year: 54,7740,1989 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X2166 No. of Facilities: 13 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 1 No. of Employees: 26 (estimated)

 Safety Information

This table covers safety warnings, protective measures, incompatible substances and disposal guidelines for this compound.

Symbol GHS05 GHS06 GHS09
GHS05, GHS06, GHS09
Signal Word Danger
Hazard Statements H300 + H310 + H330-H318-H410
Precautionary Statements P260-P264-P273-P280-P284-P301 + P310
Personal Protective Equipment dust mask type N95 (US);Eyeshields;Faceshields;Gloves;type P2 (EN 143) respirator cartridges
Hazard Codes T+:Verytoxic;N:Dangerous for the environment;
Risk Phrases R21;R28;R50/53
Safety Phrases S22-S28-S36/37-S45-S60-S61
RIDADR UN 2811
RTECS TE2100000
Packaging Group II
Hazard Class 6.1(a)

 Synthetic Route

This table presents publicly reported synthetic routes, reaction conditions, reactants and product information of the compound.

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 Precursor & DownStream

This table lists upstream starting materials and downstream derivative products related to this chemical.

Precursor  4

DownStream  0

 Articles28

More Articles

This table lists relevant public references with title, journal and publication metadata for this compound.

Comparative toxicity of methidathion and glyphosate on early life stages of three amphibian species: Pelophylax ridibundus, Pseudepidalea viridis, and Xenopus laevis.

Aquat. Toxicol. 140-141 , 220-8, (2013)

The assessments of pesticide toxicity on nontarget organisms have largely been focused on the determination of median lethal concentration (LC50) values using single/laboratory species. Although usefu...

Fast agitated directly suspended droplet microextraction technique for the rapid analysis of eighteen organophosphorus pesticides in human blood.

J. Chromatogr. A. 1377 , 27-34, (2015)

A new sample preparation technique named as fast agitated directly suspended droplet microextraction (FA-DSDME) was proposed as an improved version of directly suspended droplet microextraction (DSDME...

Development of a more specific and accurate multiple reaction monitoring method based on GC-EI/MS/MS for simultaneously monitoring and determining 34 kinds of pesticides in Qianjinzhidai pills.

J. Chromatogr. B. Analyt. Technol. Biomed. Life Sci. 983-984 , 47-54, (2015)

A rapid and accurate multi-residue method was developed for simultaneously monitoring and determining 34 kinds of pesticides by GC-EI/MS/MS, successfully applied in Qianjinzhidai pills. Precision, rep...

 MethidathionBioassay

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This table contains target information, in‑vitro & in‑vivo assay data for this compound.

Name: Primary qHTS assay for inhibitors of alpha-synuclein gene (SNCA) expression
Source: NCGC
External Id: SNCA-p-activity-luciferase
Name: p53 small molecule agonists, cell-based qHTS assay
Source: 824
External Id: P53344
Name: p53 small molecule agonists, cell-based qHTS assay with human liver microsomes
Source: 824
Target: tumor suppressor p53 [Homo sapiens]
External Id: P53MS233
Name: p53 small molecule agonists, cell-based qHTS assay with rat liver microsomes
Source: 824
Target: tumor suppressor p53 [Homo sapiens]
External Id: P53MS898
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 Synonyms

This table collects all English aliases, systematic names and CAS‑related synonyms of the compound.

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Phosphorodithioic Acid S-[(5-Methoxy-2-oxo-1,3,4-thiadiazol-3(2H)-yl)methyl]O,O-Dimethyl Ester
Phosphorodithioic acid, S-[(5-methoxy-2-oxo-1,3,4-thiadiazol-3(2H)-yl)methyl] O,O-dimethyl ester
S-((5-methoxy-2-oxo-1,3,4-thiadiazol-3(2H)-yl)methyl) O,O-dimethyl phosphorodithioate
Dithiophosphoric Acid O,O'-Dimethyl-S-[(2-methoxy-1,3,4-thiadiazol-5(4H)-on-4-yl)methyl] Ester
Geigy GS 13005
S-[(5-Methoxy-2-oxo-1,3,4-thiadiazol-3(2H)-yl)methyl] O,O-dimethyl phosphorodithioate
sphat
NC2964
oms844
O,O'-Dimethyl-S-[(2-methoxy-1,3,4-thiadiazole-5(4H)-one-4-yl)methyl] Dithiophosphate
S-2,3-dihydro-5-methoxy-2-oxo-1,3,4-thiadiazol-3-ylmethyl O,O-dimethyl phosphorodithioate
3-dimethoxyphosphinothioylthiomethyl-5-methoxy-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2(3H)-one
Methadithion
dmtp
Phosphorodithioic Acid O,O-Dimethyl Ester S-Ester with 4-(Mercaptomethyl)-2-methoxy-D2-1,3,4-thiadiazolin-5-one
Somonil
O,O-dimethyl S-(2,3-dihydro-5-methoxy-2-oxo-1,3,4-thiadiazol-3-ylmethyl)phosphorodithioate
S-[(5-Methoxy-2-oxo-1,3,4-thiadiazol-3(2H)-yl)methyl]-O,O-dimethyldithiophosphat
Dithiophosphoric acid O,O'-dimethyl-S-[(5-methoxy-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2(3H)-one-3-yl)methyl] ester
hionate
MFCD00055286
Methidathion
T5NNVSJ B1SPS&O1&O1 EO1
EINECS 213-449-4

 Methidathion | FAQ

This section contains frequently‑asked‑questions about this compound, including basic parameters, properties, storage conditions and corresponding answers.

Q: What is the polar surface area (PSA) of methidathion?
A: Polar surface area (PSA) of methidathion is 158.02000.
Q: What are the upstream materials of methidathion?
A: Related upstream materials(CAS) of methidathion: 50-00-0;17605-27-5;16001-68-6;756-80-9.
Q: What is the molecular weight of methidathion?
A: Molecular weight of methidathion is 302.331.
Q: What is the molecular formula of methidathion?
A: Molecular formula of methidathion is C6H11N2O4PS3.
Q: What is the melting point of methidathion?
A: Melting point of methidathion is 39-40°C.
Q: What is the CAS number of methidathion?
A: CAS number of methidathion is 950-37-8.
Q: How is the water solubility of methidathion?
A: Water solubility of methidathion: 0.024 g/100 mL.
Q: What is the SMILES notation of methidathion?
A: SMILES notation of methidathion is COc1nn(CSP(=S)(OC)OC)c(=O)s1.
Q: What is the InChIKey of methidathion?
A: InChIKey of methidathion is MEBQXILRKZHVCX-UHFFFAOYSA-N.
Q: What are the storage conditions for methidathion?
A: Storage conditions for methidathion: 0-6°C.

 Methidathionfactory

This table lists manufacturers and suppliers of this compound, including vendor names and product supply reference information.

Shanghai Nianxing Industrial Co., Ltd
Dayang Chem (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd.
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