*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : TD6125000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Phosphorodithioic acid,
                          S-(((2,5-dichlorophenyl)thio)methyl) O,O-dimethyl
                          ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 3735-23-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C9-H11-Cl2-O2-P-S3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 349.25
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : GR DG BS1SPS&O1&O1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Agricultural Chemical
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * S-(((2,5-Dichlorophenyl)thio)methyl) O,O-dimethyl phosphorodithioate
   * O,O-Dimethyl S-(2,5-dichlorophenylthio)methyl phosphorodithioate
   * ENT 25,554-X
   * G 30494
   * Geigy 30494
   * Geigy G-30494
   * Methanethiol, ((2,5-dichlorophenyl)thio)-, S-ester with O,O-dimethyl  
   phosphorodithioate
   * Methyl phencapton
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 220 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ARSIM* Agricultural Research Service, USDA Information Memorandum.
   (Beltsville, MD 20705)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,10,1966
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 11 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ARSIM* Agricultural Research Service, USDA Information Memorandum.
   (Beltsville, MD 20705)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,10,1966
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - chicken
DOSE/DURATION           : 886 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - flaccid paralysis without anesthesia
   (usually neuromuscular blockage)
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   11,49,1967

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(e) Risk Notification, 8EHQ-0892-8781;8EHQ-0793-8781
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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