Demeton
Encyclopedia
Demeton is a phosphorothioate insecticide
with the chemical formula
C8H19O3PS2.
Insecticide
An insecticide is a pesticide used against insects. They include ovicides and larvicides used against the eggs and larvae of insects respectively. Insecticides are used in agriculture, medicine, industry and the household. The use of insecticides is believed to be one of the major factors behind...
with the chemical formula
Chemical formula
A chemical formula or molecular formula is a way of expressing information about the atoms that constitute a particular chemical compound....
C8H19O3PS2.
See also
- Demeton-S-methylDemeton-S-methylDemeton-S-methyl is an organic compound with the molecular formula C6H15O3PS2. It is used as an acaricide and insecticide; more specifically it is an organothiophosphate acaricide and an aliphatic organothiophosphate insecticide, respectively. It is flammable....
- DisulfotonDisulfotonDisulfoton is an organophosphate acetylcholinesterase inhibitor used as an insecticide.- Toxicology and safety :The use of the substance has been restricted by the US government. Bayer, the manufacturer, is exiting the US market December 31, 2009....
, its phosphorodithioate equivalent