metam-potassium


Status: modified ISO 1750 (published)
IUPAC PIN: potassium methylcarbamodithioate
IUPAC name: potassium methyldithiocarbamate
CAS name: potassium N-methylcarbamodithioate
CAS Reg. No.: 137-41-7
Formula: C2H4KNS2
Activity: fungicides (dithiocarbamate)
herbicides (dithiocarbamate)
nematicides (dithiocarbamate)
Notes: This substance is a derivative of metam [144-54-7].
The name “metham-potassium” was formerly approved by the British Standards Institution and is approved by the Weed Science Society of America.
The name “potassium methyldithiocarbamate” is used in Canada and New Zealand.
Structure: Structural formula of metam-potassium
Pronunciation: -tǎm pa-tǎs-ē-am  Guide to British pronunciation
InChIKey: DQRQIQZHRCRSDB-UHFFFAOYSA-M
InChI: InChI=1S/C2H5NS2.K/c1-3-2(4)5;/h1H3,(H2,3,4,5);/q;+1/p-1

A data sheet from the Compendium of Pesticide Common Names