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| O,O-dimethyl O-(3-methyl-4-nitro-phenyl) phosphorothioate |
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Fenitrothion is mainly used in agriculture for controlling
chewing and sucking insects on rice, cereals, fruits, vegetables,
stored grains, cotton, and in forest areas. It is also used for the
control of flies, mosquitos, and cockroaches in public health
programmes and/or indoor use.
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Colour: yellow-brown
Odour: chemical odour
Melting point: 0.3 ¡ÆC
Boiling point: 140-145 ¡ÆC (decomp.)/0.1 mmHg
Flash point: 157 ¡ÆC
Vapour pressure: 18 mPa at 20 ¡ÆC
6 x 10-6 mmHg at 20 ¡ÆC
Solubility in water: 14 mg/litre at 30 ¡ÆC
Solubility in organic solvents: freely soluble in alcohols, esters,ketones, and aromatic hydrocarbons
> 1000 g/kg dichloromethane, methanol, xylene
193 g/kg propan-2-ol
42 g/kg
hexane at 20-25 ¡ÆC
Stability :hydrolysed by alkali: half-life 4.5 h in 0.01 N NaOH at 30 ¡ÆC
decomposed by heat: 145 ¡ÆC
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agrochemical, biocide, fungicide, pharmaceutical |
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