| Status: | modified ISO 1750 (published) |
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| IUPAC: | sodium methyldithiocarbamate |
| CAS: | sodium N-methylcarbamodithioate |
| Reg. No.: | 137-42-8 |
| Formula: | C2H4NNaS2 |
| Activity: | fungicides (dithiocarbamate fungicides) herbicides (dithiocarbamate herbicides) nematicides (unclassified nematicides) |
| Notes: | This substance is a derivative of metam [144-54-7]. The name “metham-sodium” is approved by the British Standards Institution and the Weed Science Society of America. The name “sodium methyldithiocarbamate” is used in Canada and New Zealand. The name “carbam-sodium” is approved by the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The name “carbathion” (карбатион) was used in the former USSR. The name “metam-sodium” was formerly approved by ISO for the sodium salt, but this was replaced by the name “metam” for the acid as part of a rationalisation exercise in 1989. |
| Structure: |  |
| Pronunciation: | mē-tǎm sō-dē-am Guide to British pronunciation |
| InChIKey: | AFCCDDWKHLHPDF-UHFFFAOYSA-M |
| InChI: | InChI=1S/C2H5NS2.Na/c1-3-2(4)5;/h1H3,(H2,3,4,5);/q;+1/p-1 |