| Status: | ISO 1750 (published) |
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| IUPAC: | dimethyl (RS)-2,2,2-trichloro-1-hydroxyethylphosphonate or (RS)-2,2,2-trichloro-1-(dimethoxyphosphinoyl)ethanol |
| CAS: | dimethyl (2,2,2-trichloro-1-hydroxyethyl)phosphonate |
| Reg. No.: | 52-68-6 |
| Formula: | C4H8Cl3O4P |
| Activity: | acaricides (phosphonate acaricides) insecticides (phosphonate insecticides) |
| Notes: | The name “metrifonate” is approved by the World Health Organization. The name “DEP” is approved by the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The name “chlorophos” (хлорофос) was used in the former USSR. The name “dipterex” was formerly used in Turkey, but Dipterex is a registered trade mark in many countries. The name “metriphonate” was formerly approved by the British Pharmacopœia Commission. The name “trichlorphon” was formerly approved by the British Standards Institution. The butyrate ester has its own ISO common name, butonate. |
| Structure: |  |
| Pronunciation: | trī-klor-fǒn Guide to British pronunciation |
| InChI: | InChI=1/C4H8Cl3O4P/c1-10-12(9,11-2)3(8)4(5,6)7/h3,8H,1-2H3 |