C9H22O4P2S4
384.5 g/mol
AgrochemicalDanger
Ethion
CAS563-12-2EC209-242-3
Category
Agrochemical
Compound Class
Other
Primary Use
Organophosphate insecticide and acaricide
Ethion is an organophosphate insecticide and acaricide. It is a clear to yellowish liquid with an unpleasant sulfur-like odor, and it is used primarily in agriculture to control insects on crops such as citrus, cotton, fruit and nut trees, and some vegetables.
Control of insects on citrus treesControl of insects on cotton, fruit and nut trees, and vegetablesUse on lawns and turf grasses
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Safety Reference
Danger
H301Toxic if swallowed
H312Harmful in contact with skin
H400Very toxic to aquatic life
H410Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
H300Fatal if swallowed
H310Fatal in contact with skin
H330Fatal if inhaled
H370Causes damage to organs
H372Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
Regulatory Compliance1
- CN Catalogue of Hazardous ChemicalsCNRegulation
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for Ethion (CAS 563-12-2) is 2930.90.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2930.90
EU CN code (8-digit)
2930 90 95
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
diethoxyphosphinothioylsulfanylmethylsulfanyl-diethoxy-sulfanylidene-lambda5-phosphane
InChIKey
RIZMRRKBZQXFOY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CCOP(=S)(OCC)SCSP(=S)(OCC)OCC
Synonyms (56)
- KWIT
- Diethion
- ENT 24,105
- ETHION [MART.]
- Embathion
- Ethanox
- Ethiol
- Ethiol 100
- Ethion solution
- Ethion, PESTANAL(R)
- Ethodan
- Ethopaz
- Fosfatox E
- Fosfono 50
- Hylemax
- Hylemox
- Itopaz
- Niagara 1240
- Nialate
- Phosphotox E
- RP-Thion
- Rhodiacide
- Rhodocide
- Rodocid
- Rodocide
- Vegfru fosmite
- ethion
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