| Status: | ISO 1750 (published) |
|---|---|
| IUPAC: | methyldithiocarbamic acid |
| CAS: | methylcarbamodithioic acid |
| Reg. No.: | 144-54-7 |
| Formula: | C2H5NS2 |
| Activity: | fungicides (dithiocarbamate fungicides) herbicides (dithiocarbamate herbicides) nematicides (unclassified nematicides) |
| Notes: | When this substance is used as a salt, its identity should be stated, for example metam-ammonium [39680-90-5], metam-potassium [137-41-7], metam-sodium [137-42-8], which is approved by the Weed Science Society of America. The name “metham” is approved by the British Standards Institution and the Weed Science Society of America. The name “methyldithiocarbamic acid” is used in Canada and New Zealand. The name “carbam” is approved by the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The name “carbathion” (карбатион) was used in the former USSR for the sodium salt. 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 Guide to British pronunciation |
| InChI: | InChI=1/C2H5NS2/c1-3-2(4)5/h1H3,(H2,3,4,5)/f/h3-4H |