Trichloronate

Trichloronate is a highly toxic organophosphate insecticide.[2] It is used against vegetable fly larvae and soil pests.[1]

Trichloronate
Names
IUPAC name
O-Ethyl O-(2,4,5-trichlorophenyl) ethylphosphonothioate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.005.752
UNII
Properties
C10H12Cl3O2PS
Molar mass 333.59 g·mol−1
Appearance Amber colored odorless liquid[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Case reports indicate exposure to the chemical can cause fatal encephalopathy.[3] Its aquatic toxicity has been measured at significantly higher against Ceriodaphnia dubia and Daphnia magna.[4]

References

  1. "Trichloronate" (PDF). Hazardous Substance Fact Sheet. New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services. June 1999.
  2. Trichloronate at cameochemicals.noaa.gov.
  3. de Reuck J, Colardyn F, Willems J (1979). "Fatal encephalopathy in acute poisoning with organophosphorus insecticides. A clinico-pathologic study of two cases". Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 81 (4): 247–54. PMID 233207.
  4. Liu W, Lin K, Gan J (2006). "Separation and aquatic toxicity of enantiomers of the organophosphorus insecticide trichloronate". Chirality. 18 (9): 713–6. doi:10.1002/chir.20323. PMID 16845672.



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