Demeton-S-methyl

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Demeton-S-methyl is a chemical molecule with the molecular formula C₆H₁₅O₃PS₂. It is used as an acaricide and insecticide; more specifically it is an organothiophosphate acaricide and an aliphatic organothiophosphate insecticide, respectively. Its IUPAC name is S-2-ethylthioethyl O,O-dimethyl phosphorothioate and its CAS name is S-[2-(ethylthio)ethyl] O,O-dimethyl phosphorothioate. It is flammable and poisonous to humans.

Its CAS number is [919-86-8] and its SMILES structure is O=P(OC)(SCCSCC)OC.

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