amobam

Term ID

CHEBI:81754

Synonyms

• amobame
• Chem-O-Bam
• diammonium ethane-1,2-diyldicarbamodithioate
• diammonium ethylenebis(dithiocarbamate)
• diammonium N,N'-1,2-ethanediylbis(carbamodithioate)
• diammonium N,N'-ethane-1,2-diyldicarbamodithioate
• diammonium N-[2-[[sulfanylidene(sulfido)methyl]amino]ethyl]carbamodithioate
• diazanium N-[2-(sulfanidylcarbothioylamino)ethyl]carbamodithioate

Definition

A dithiocarbamate salt resulting from the formal reaction of ethylenebis(dithiocarbamic acid) with 2 mol eq. of ammonia. A water-soluble crystalline solid, it is a fungicide used to protect fruit, vegetable, and field crops against a wide spectrum of fungal diseases. Mixing amobam with zinc sulfate affords the fungicide zineb.

References

• CAS:3566-10-7
• KEGG:C18449
• PPDB:2758
• Pesticides:amobam
• Reaxys:15001983

Ontology

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