Phenthoate 2597-03-7 agriculture microbial Chemical Insecticide

Product kind

Insecticide

Common Name

Phenthoate

Chemical name

Ethyl 2-dimethoxyphosphinothioylsulfanyl-2-phenylacetate

Molecular Formula

C12H17O4PS2

Molecular Weight

320.36

CAS Registry Number

2597-03-7

Properties:

The pure substance is a colourless crystalline solid; the technical
product is a reddish-yellow, oily liquid. Both have an aromatic odour. The melting point is 17-18°C; the density (d420) is 1.226; the refraction index (nD20) is 1.5550; the flash poin (cleveland) is 165-170°C (technical product). Neither the pure substance nor the technical product is corrosive.

Uses:

Stability: It is stable in acid or neutral solutions; in alkali solutions hydrolysis occurs, at pH 8.0 the half-life is 12 days. It is thermally unstable; at room temperatures the shelf-life is several months; at 50°C it is degraded in 110 hours. Solar energy and aerobic conditions promote volatization and loss from exposed surfaces. Humidity probably does not directly affect decomposition, on moist grain over 80% of applied material remains after one year of storage. Decomposition of soil-applied phenthoate is due to microbial action with CO2 as the end product.