Butocarboxim

Agent Name
Butocarboxim
CAS Number
34681-10-2
Formula
C7-H14-N2-O2-S
Major Category
Pesticides
Butocarboxim formula graphical representation
Synonyms
Butocarboxime; 2-Methylthio-O-(N-methylcarbamoyl)-butanonoxim-3 [German]; 3-(Methylthio)-2-butanone O-((methylamino)carbonyl)oxime; 3-(Methylthio)-2-butanone O-(methylcarbamoyl)oxime; 3-(Methylthio)-O-((methylamino)carbonyl)oxime-2-butanone; 3-(Methylthio)butanone O-methylcarbamoyloxime; Afiline; Butocarboxim [German]; Butocarboxime [ISO-French]; CO 755; Drawin 755; 2-Butanone, 3-(methylthio)-, O-(N-methylcarbamoyl)oxime; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Carbamate Insecticides
Description
Pale brown liquid (technical product); (E)- isomer: mp = 37 deg C; (Z)- isomer: liquid at room temperature; [HSDB] Nearly colorless liquid (partially crystallized); mp = 34-37 deg C; [INCHEM JMPR] Colorless solid; mp = 32-37 deg C; [MSDSonline]
Sources/Uses
Used as systemic insecticide for sucking insects in citrus, cotton, vegetables, fruit trees, and ornamentals; [HSDB] Also provides good secondary control of mites; Used in some European countries, Israel, and Taiwan (as of 1983); [INCHEM JMPR]
Comments
A mild skin and moderate eye irritant; No effects observed on fertility, growth rate, or mortality and no evidence of carcinogenicity or mutagenicity in two year feeding study with rats at highest dose (300 mg/kg diet); [HSDB] An eye irritant; [eChemPortal: ESIS] See "CARBAMATE INSECTICIDES."
Restricted
Cancelled--no longer registered as a pesticide for use in the US; [HSDB]
Biomedical References

Exposure Assessment

BEI
Acetylcholinesterase activity in red blood cells = 70% of individual's baseline; Butylcholinesterase activity in serum or plasma = 60% of individual's baseline; Sample at end of shift; [TLVs and BEIs]
Vapor Pressure
7.95E-05 mm Hg
Lethal Concentration
LC50 (rat) = 1,000 mg/m3/4h

Adverse Effects

Other Poison
Carbamate

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