Malathion

• Formula: C₁₀H₁₉O₆PS₂
• Molecular weight: 330.358
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C10H19O6PS2/c1-5-15-9(11)7-8(10(12)16-6-2)19-17(18,13-3)14-4/h8H,5-7H2,1-4H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: JXSJBGJIGXNWCI-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 121-75-5
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Butanedioic acid, [(dimethoxyphosphinothioyl)thio]-, diethyl ester; Succinic acid, mercapto-, diethyl ester, S-ester with O,O-dimethyl phosphorodithioate; [(Dimethoxyphosphinothioyl)thio]butanedioic acid, diethyl ester; American Cyanamid 4,049; Carbetox; Carbofos; Carbophos; Compound 4049; Cythion; Ethiolacar; Etiol; ENT 17,034; Fosfothion; Fosfotion; Fyfanon; Insecticide No. 4049; Karbofos; Malafor; Malamar 50; Malaspray; Malathion E50; Malathion LV Concentrate; Malatol; Mercaptosuccinic acid diethyl ester, S-ester with O,O-dimethyl phosphorothioate; Mercaptothion; Moscarda; O,O-Dimethyl S-(1,2-dicarbethoxyethyl) dithiophosphate; Oleophosphothion; Ortho Malathion; Phosphothion; Prioderm; S-[1,2-Bis(carbethoxy)ethyl] O,O-dimethyl dithiophosphate; S-[1,2-Bis(ethoxycarbonyl)ethyl] O,O-dimethyl phosphorodithioate; Sadofos; Sadophos; Siptox I; Staeubol-Puder; Sumitox; SF 60; TM-4049; Zithiol; AC 26691; Carbethoxy malathion; Chemathion; Dicarboethoxyethyl O,O-dimethyl phosphorodithioate; Diethyl mercaptosuccinate, O,O-dimethyl dithiophosphate, S-ester; Diethyl mercaptosuccinate, O,O-dimethyl phosphorodithioate; Diethyl mercaptosuccinate, O,O-dimethyl thiophosphate; Diethyl mercaptosuccinic acid, S-ester of O,O-dimethyl phosphorodithioate; Diethyl 2-(dimethoxyphosphinothioylthio)succinate; Dithiophosphate de O,O-dimethyle et de S-(1,2-dicarboethoxyethyle); Emmatos; Emmatos extra; Experimental insecticide 4049; Formal; Four thousand forty-nine; Malagran; Malakill; Malamar; Malaphos; Malathione; Malathon; Malation; Malatox; Malphos; MLT; NCI-C00215; O,O-Dimethyl dithiophosphate diethylmercaptosuccinate; O,O-Dimethyl S-(1,2-dicarbethoxyethyl) phosphorodithioate; O,O-Dimethyl S-(1,2-dicarbethoxyethyl) thiothionophosphate; O,O-Dimethyl S-1,2-di(ethoxycarbamyl)ethyl phosphorothioate; O,O-Dimethyl-S-1,2-dikarbetoxylethylditiofosfat; S-(1,2-Bis(aethoxy-carbonyl)-aethyl)-O,O-dimethyl-dithiophasphat; S-(1,2-Bis(ethoxy-carbonyl)-ethyl)-O,O-dimethyl-dithiofosfaat; S-(1,2-Bis(etossi-carbonil)-etil)-O,O-dimetil-ditiofosfato; S-(1,2-Dicarbethoxyethyl) O,O-dimethyl phosphorodithioate; S-1,2-Bis(ethoxycarbonyl)ethyl-O,O-dimethyl thiophosphate; Taskil; 1,2-Di(ethoxycarbonyl)ethyl O,O-dimethyl phosphordithioate; Calmathion; Carbetovur; Celthion; Cimexan; Detmol MA; S-(1,2-Dicarbethoxyethyl) O,O-dimethyldithiophosphate; 1,2-Di(ethoxycarbonyl)ethyl O,O-dimethyl phosphorodithioate; S-(1,2-Di(ethoxycarbonyl)ethyl) dimethyl phosphorothiolothionate; Diethyl (dimethoxyphosphinothioylthio) butanedioate; Diethyl (dimethoxyphosphinothioylthio)succinate; Diethyl mercaptosuccinate S-ester with O,O-dimethyl phosphorodithioate; Diethyl mercaptosuccinic acid O,O-dimethyl phosphorodithioate; O,O-Dimethyl S-1,2-di(ethoxycarbamyl)ethyl phosphorodithioate; O,O-Dwumetylo-S-1,2-bis(karboetoksyetylo)-dwutiofosforan; EL 4049; Extermathion; Forthion; Fosfotion 550; Hilthion; Hilthion 25WDP; Kop-thion; Kypfos; Latka 4049; Malacide; Malaphele; Malasol; Malathiozoo; Maldison; Malmed; Maltox; Maltox MLT; Mercaptosuccinic acid diethyl ester; Mercaptotion; NA 2783; OMS 1; Sadofos 30; TAK; Vegfru malatox; Vetiol; Cleensheen; Derbac-M; Diethyl [(dimethoxyphosphinothoiyl)thio]butanedioate; O,O-Dimethyl-S-(1,2-di(ethoxycarbonyl)ethyl) phosphorodithioate; Organoderm; Suleo M; Gammaxine; Ovide; Radotion; Malataf; Malathion ULV; Malathyl; Malathyne; (dl) malathion
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Phase change data

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Henry's Law data

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Data compiled by: Rolf Sander

Henry's Law constant (water solution)

k_H(T) = k°_H exp(d(ln(k_H))/d(1/T) ((1/T) - 1/(298.15 K)))
k°_H = Henry's law constant for solubility in water at 298.15 K (mol/(kg*bar))
d(ln(k_H))/d(1/T) = Temperature dependence constant (K)

Gas Chromatography

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Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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Kovats' RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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References

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Oyama, N.; Sano, T.; Syoyama, M.; Maeda, K., Studies on systematic analysis of poisonous compounds in forensic chemistry. II. Application of capillary column gas chromatography to substance identification by means of retention indices, Eisei Kagaku, 1987, 33, 5, 342-348, https://doi.org/10.1248/jhs1956.33.342 . [all data]

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Hall, Whitehead, et al., 1986
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Schepers, Wijsbeek, et al., 1982
Schepers, P.; Wijsbeek, J.; Franke, J.P.; de Zeeuw, R.A., Applicability of capillary gas chromatography to substance identification in toxicology by means of retention indices, J. Forensic Sci., 1982, 27, 1, 49-60. [all data]

Tanabe, Mitobe, et al., 2000
Tanabe, A.; Mitobe, H.; Kawata, K.; Sakai, M.; Yasuhara, A., New monitoring system for ninety pesticides and related compounds in river water by solid-phase extraction with determination by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, J. AOAC Int., 2000, 83, 1, 61-77. [all data]

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Bicchi, C.; D'Amato, A.; Binello, A., Identification of pesticide residues in real matrices by combining retention indices and specific multidetection responses, J. Hi. Res. Chromatogr., 1996, 19, 2, 80-84, https://doi.org/10.1002/jhrc.1240190204 . [all data]

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Kawara, Asada, et al., 2005
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Ardrey, R.E.; Moffat, A.C., Gas-liquid chromatographic retention indices of 1318 substances of toxicological interest on SE-30 or OV-1 stationary phase, J. Chromatogr., 1981, 220, 3, 195-252, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(00)81925-1 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  d(ln(kH))/d(1/T)	Temperature dependence parameter for Henry's Law constant
  k°H	Henry's Law constant at 298.15K
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions

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