malathion

Term ID

CHEBI:6651

Synonyms

• [(dimethoxyphosphinothioyl)thio]butanedioic acid diethyl ester
• carbophos
• diethyl ((dimethoxyphosphinothioyl)thio)butanedioate
• diethyl (dimethoxyphosphinothioylthio)succinate
• diethyl 2-[(dimethoxyphosphorothioyl)sulfanyl]butanedioate
• Karbofos
• Malathion
• Maldison
• mercaptothion
• O,O-dimethyl S-(1,2-bis(ethoxycarbonyl)ethyl)
• O,O-dimethyl S-(1,2-dicarbethoxyethyl) dithiophosphate
• O,O-dimethyl S-(1,2-dicarbethoxyethyl)phosphorodithioate
• O,O-dimethyl S-1,2-di(ethoxycarbamyl)ethyl
• O,O-dimethyldithiophosphate diethylmercaptosuccinate
• rac-diethyl 2-[(dimethoxyphosphorothioyl)thio]succinate

Definition

A racemate comprising equimolar amounts of (R) and (S)-malathion. It is a broad spectrum organophosphate proinsecticide used to control a wide range of pests including Coleoptera, Diptera, fruit flies, mosquitos and spider mites.

References

• cas:121-75-5
• drugbank:DB00772
• drugcentral:1626
• kegg.compound:C07497
• kegg.drug:D00534
• pubmed:16083681
• pubmed:19399610
• pubmed:28950791
• pubmed:29235025
• pubmed:29792547
• pubmed:29852369
• reaxys:1804525
• wikipedia.en:Malathion

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

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