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Substance Name: Acephate [ANSI:BSI:ISO]
RN: 30560-19-1
UNII: 3Y417O444D
InChIKey: YASYVMFAVPKPKE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Classification Codes

  • Acaricide
  • Agricultural Chemical
  • Insecticide
  • Insecticide, Pheromone
  • Insecticides
  • Mutation Data
  • Pesticides
  • Reproductive Effect

Molecular Formula

  • C4-H10-N-O3-P-S

Molecular Weight

  • 183.167
 

Names and Synonyms

Results Name

  • Acephate [ANSI:BSI:ISO]

Name of Substance

  • Acephate
  • Acephate [ANSI:BSI:ISO]

Synonyms

  • 75 SP
  • Acephat
  • Acephat [German]
  • Acephate
  • Acephate, technical
  • Acetamidophos
  • Acetylphosphoramidothioic acid O,S-dimethyl ester
  • AI3-27822
  • BRN 1936365
  • Caswell No. 002A
  • CCRIS 8606
  • Chevron Orthene
  • Chevron RE 12,420
  • EINECS 250-241-2
  • ENT 27822
  • EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 103301
  • HSDB 6549
  • N-(Methoxy(methylthio)phosphinoyl)acetamide
  • O,S-Dimethyl acetylphosphoramidothioate
  • O,S-Dimethylacetylphosphoroamidothioate
  • Orthene
  • Orthene-755
  • Ortho 124120
  • Ortran
  • Ortril
  • RE 12420
  • UNII-3Y417O444D

Systematic Names

  • Acephate
  • Phosphoramidothioic acid, acetyl-, O,S-dimethyl ester
  • Phosphoramidothioic acid, N-acetyl-, O,S-dimethyl ester

Superlist Names

  • Acephate
  • Acetylphosphoramidothioic acid O,S-dimethyl ester

Registry Numbers

CAS Registry Number

  • 30560-19-1

FDA UNII

  • 3Y417O444D

System Generated Number

  • 0030560191

Structure Descriptors

InChI

1S/C4H10NO3PS/c1-4(6)5-9(7,8-2)10-3/h1-3H3,(H,5,6,7)

InChIKey

YASYVMFAVPKPKE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Smiles

N([P@@](OC)(SC)=O)C(C)=O

Toxicity

Organism Test Type Route Reported Dose (Normalized Dose) Effect Source
bird - domestic LD50 oral 106mg/kg (106mg/kg) BEHAVIORAL: ATAXIA

BEHAVIORAL: CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD

LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: DYSPNEA		 Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Vol. 10, Pg. 185, 1981.
bird - wild LD50 oral 140mg/kg (140mg/kg)   Pesticide Manual. Vol. 9, Pg. 4, 1991.
chicken LD50 oral 800mg/kg (800mg/kg)   Neurotoxicology. Vol. 11, Pg. 483, 1990.
chicken LD50 unreported 568mg/kg (568mg/kg)   Defense des Vegetaux. Vol. 28, Pg. 231, 1974.
dog LDLo oral 681mg/kg (681mg/kg)   Guide to the Chemicals Used in Crop Protection. Vol. 6, Pg. 1, 1973.
duck LD50 oral 350mg/kg (350mg/kg)   "Pesticide Index," Frear, E.H., ed., State College, PA, College Science Pub., 1969Vol. 5, Pg. 4, 1976.
mammal (species unspecified) LD50 oral 321mg/kg (321mg/kg)   Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Vol. 13, Pg. 483, 1984.
mouse LCLo inhalation 2200mg/m3/5H (2200mg/m3)   Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. Vol. 45, Pg. 232, 1978.
mouse LD50 oral 233mg/kg (233mg/kg)   Zhonghua Yufangyixue Zazhi. Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine. Vol. 14, Pg. 226, 1980.
rabbit LD50 skin 2gm/kg (2000mg/kg)   "Wirksubstanzen der Pflanzenschutz und Schadlingsbekampfungsmittel," Perkow, W., Berlin, Verlag Paul Parey, 1971-1976Vol. -, Pg. -, 1971/1976.
rat LD50 oral 700mg/kg (700mg/kg)   United States Patent Document. Vol. #3716600,
rat LD50 skin > 2500mg/kg (2500mg/kg)   Fundamental and Applied Toxicology. Vol. 7, Pg. 299, 1986.

Physical Properties

Physical Property Value Units Temp (deg C) Source
Melting Point 88 deg C   EXP
log P (octanol-water) -0.85 (none)   EXP
Water Solubility 8.18E+05 mg/L 25 EXP
Vapor Pressure 1.70E-06 mm Hg 25 EXP
Henry's Law Constant 5.01E-13 atm-m3/mole 25 EST
Atmospheric OH Rate Constant 1.12E-11 cm3/molecule-sec 25 EST

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