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C10H19O6PS2
330.4 g/mol
AgrochemicalWarning

Malathion

CAS121-75-5EC204-497-7
Category
Agrochemical
Compound Class
Ester
Primary Use
Insecticide for crops and pests

Malathion is an insecticide that does not occur naturally. Pure malathion is a colorless liquid, while technical-grade malathion is a brownish-yellow liquid with a garlic-like odor.

Killing insects on farm crops and in gardensTreating lice on humansControlling mosquitoes and Mediterranean fruit flies in large outdoor areas

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Safety Reference

Toxic
Toxic
Harmful
Harmful
Health Hazard
Health Hazard
Environmental Hazard
Environmental Hazard
Warning
H302Harmful if swallowed
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
H400Very toxic to aquatic life
H410Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
H331Toxic if inhaled
H320Causes eye irritation
H350May cause cancer
H370Causes damage to organs
H372Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H373May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H341Suspected of causing genetic defects
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

diethyl 2-dimethoxyphosphinothioylsulfanylbutanedioate

InChIKey

JXSJBGJIGXNWCI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CCOC(=O)CC(C(=O)OCC)SP(=S)(OC)OC

Synonyms (140)
  • Malathion (USP)
  • Malathion, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
  • Malathion, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
  • American cyanamid 4,049
  • Calmathion
  • Camathion
  • Carbafos
  • Carbethoxy malathion
  • Carbetovur
  • Carbetox
  • Carbofos
  • Carbophos
  • Celthion
  • Chemathion
  • Cimexan
  • Cleensheen
  • Compound 4049
  • Cythion
  • Derbac-M
  • Detmol MA
  • Dorthion
  • ENT 17,034
  • Emmatos
  • Emmatos extra
  • Ethiolacar
  • Etiol
  • Experimental insecticide 4049
  • Extermathion
  • Flair
  • Fog 3
  • Forthion
  • Fosfothion
  • Fosfotion
  • Fosfotion 550
  • Four thousand forty-nine
  • Fyfanon
  • Gammaxine
  • Hilthion
  • Hilthion 25wdp
  • Insecticide no. 4049
  • Karbofos
  • Kill-A-Mite
  • Kop-Thionkypfosmalacide
  • Kop-thion
  • Kypfos
  • Latka 4049
  • Latka 4049 [Czech]
  • MALATHION [MART.]
  • Malacide
  • Malafor
  • Malagran
  • Malakill
  • Malamar
  • Malamar 50
  • Malaphele
  • Malaphos
  • Malasol
  • Malaspray
  • Malataf
  • Malathiazol
  • Malathion CRS
  • Malathion E50
  • Malathion ULV
  • Malathion, PESTANAL(R)
  • Malathion, vial of 1 g
  • Malathione
  • Malathiozoo
  • Malathon
  • Malathyl
  • Malathyne
  • Malation
  • Malation [Polish]
  • Malatol
  • Malatox
  • Maldison
  • Malmed
  • Malphos
  • Maltox
  • Maltox MLT
  • Mercaptothion
  • Mercaptotion
  • Mercaptotion [Spanish]
  • Moscarda
  • OMS 1
  • Oleophosphothion
  • Organoderm
  • Ortho Malathion
  • Ovide
  • Ovide (TN)
  • Paladin
  • Phosphothion
  • Prioderm
  • Quellada-M
  • Radotion
  • S-(1,O-dimethyl-dithiofosfaat
  • S-(1,O-dimetil-ditiofosfato
  • S-1,O-dimethyl thiophosphate
  • SF 60
  • Sadofos
  • Sadofos 30
  • Sadophos
  • Siptox I
  • Staeubol-Puder
  • Suleo-M
  • Sumitox
  • Taskil
  • Vegfru malatox
  • Vetiol
  • Zithiol
  • malathion