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Methamidophos

PESTANAL®, analytical standard

Synonym(s):

O,S-Dimethyl phosphoramidothioate

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C2H8NO2PS
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
141.13
Beilstein:
8137714
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

product line

PESTANAL®

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
NMR: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

impurities

≤0.5% water (Karl Fischer)

mp

42-45 °C

suitability

passes test for identity (NMR)

application(s)

agriculture
environmental

format

neat

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

COP(N)(=O)SC

InChI

1S/C2H8NO2PS/c1-5-6(3,4)7-2/h1-2H3,(H2,3,4)

InChI key

NNKVPIKMPCQWCG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Methamidophos is a broad spectrum organophosphate pesticide used for controlling a variety of plant and soil pests in agricultural crops.

Application

Methamidophos may be used as a reference standard for the determination of the analyte in human serum samples using gas chromatography with mass spectrometry (GC-MS).
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Legal Information

PESTANAL is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Pictograms

Skull and crossbonesEnvironment

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Dermal - Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 2 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1

Storage Class Code

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

413.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

212 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Impacts of methamidophos on the biochemical, catabolic, and genetic characteristics of soil microbial communities.
Wang CM, et al.
Critical reviews in environmental science and technology, 40(3), 778-788 (2008)
Guilherme L Emerick et al.
Environmental toxicology and chemistry, 31(2), 239-245 (2011-11-03)
Many chiral pesticides are introduced into the environment as racemates, although their pesticidal activity is usually the result of preferential reactivity of only one enantiomer, while the other enantiomer may have toxic effects against nontarget organisms. Methamidophos (O,S-dimethyl phosphoramidothioate), a
Zhong-Lan Shen et al.
Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry, 75(3), 473-479 (2011-03-11)
An analytical methodology for the analysis of methamidophos in water and soil samples incorporating a molecularly imprinted solid-phase extraction process using methamidophos-imprinted polymer was developed. Binding study demonstrated that the polymer exhibited excellent affinity and high selectivity to the methamidophos.
Hongkun Li et al.
Talanta, 87, 93-99 (2011-11-22)
With citrate-coated Au nanoparticles as colorimetric probe, a novel visual method for rapid assay of organophosphorus pesticides has been developed. The assay principle is based on catalytic hydrolysis of acetylthiocholine into thiocholine by acetylcholinesterase, which induces the aggregation of Au

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