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Demeton-S-methyl solution

100 μg/mL in acetonitrile, PESTANAL®, analytical standard

Synonym(s):

S-[2-(Ethylthio)ethyl] O,O-dimethyl phosphorothioate, Methyldemetone

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H15O3PS2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
230.29
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

concentration

100 μg/mL in acetonitrile

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

agriculture

format

single component solution

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CCSCCSP(=O)(OC)OC

InChI

1S/C6H15O3PS2/c1-4-11-5-6-12-10(7,8-2)9-3/h4-6H2,1-3H3

InChI key

WEBQKRLKWNIYKK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Demeton-S-methyl is a metabolite of the pesticide thiometon, used for food, environmental, and toxicology analyses.

Application

Demeton-S-methyl may be used as an analytical reference standard for the determination of the analyte in rice, wines and baby food products by various chromatography techniques.
Refer to the product′s Certificate of Analysis for more information on a suitable instrument technique. Contact Technical Service for further support.

Legal Information

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

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

35.6 °F

Flash Point(C)

2 °C

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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D Schludecker et al.
Zeitschrift fur Rechtsmedizin. Journal of legal medicine, 101(1), 55-60 (1988-01-01)
A case of lethal suicidal intoxication with demeton-S-methyl is reported. Capillary chromatography on wide-bore columns (CP-sil 5, 0.53 mm ID, 1 micron film thickness) was used for the quantitative determinations of this substance in the body fluids and tissues.
Avian esterases as indicators of exposure to insecticides--the factor of diurnal variation.
H M Thompson et al.
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology, 41(1), 4-11 (1988-07-01)
S W Shires
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 10(1), 1-11 (1985-08-01)
Cypermethrin (Ripcord) and demeton-S-methyl (Duratox) were each applied to large fields of winter wheat by fixed-wing aircraft. The numbers of soil surface- and foliar-dwelling arthropods were estimated at intervals before and after treatment in both the treated and an untreated
L B Rolfsjord et al.
Veterinary and human toxicology, 40(4), 222-224 (1998-07-31)
A previously healthy 2-y-old boy was admitted to the hospital 30 min after the ingestion of 10 ml of demeton-S-methyl (META-SYSTOX). Treatment consisted of gastric decontamination, atropine, reactivator (obidoxime) and supportive therapy. Atropine was given to control the muscarinic features.
Shuang Wu et al.
Insect biochemistry and molecular biology, 40(5), 415-424 (2010-04-14)
The psocid, Liposcelis paeta Pearman, is an increasingly important polyphagous pest of stored products worldwide. Intensive use of organophosphorous insecticides for pest control has facilitated resistance development in psocids in China. Three insecticide-resistant field populations of L. paeta were collected

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