S,S'-(2-dimethylaminotrimethylene) bis(thiocarbamate)
S,S'-[2-(dimethylamino)-1,3-propanediyl] dicarbamothioate
C7H15N3O2S2
White crystalline powder.
187-188 °C .
2.5 ´ 10-2 mPa (25 °C)
In hexane, toluene, chloroform, acetone and ethyl acetate <0.01, methanol 16.0 (all g/l, 20 °C).
Stable at 150 °C
Analogue or propesticide of the natural toxin nereistoxin. Nicotinergic acetylcholine blocker, causing paralysis by blocking cholinergic transmissions in the central nervous systems of insects.
Systemic insecticide with stomach and contact action. Insects discontinue feeding, and die of starvation.
In rats, the carbonyl carbon is hydrolysed, and the sulfur oxidised, with N-demethylation of thiomethyl derivatives. No accumulation occurs in tissues. Rapidly excreted in the urine.
DT50 in soil c. 3 d.