Carboxin

Agent Name
Carboxin
CAS Number
5234-68-4
Formula
C12-H13-N-O2-S
Major Category
Pesticides
Carboxin formula graphical representation
Synonyms
1,4-Oxathiin, 2,3-dihydro-5-carboxanilido-6-methyl-; 1,4-Oxathiin-3-carboxamide, 5,6-dihydro-2-methyl-N-phenyl-; 1,4-Oxathiin-3-carboxanilide, 5,6-dihydro-2-methyl-; 2,3-Dihydro-5-carboxanilido-6-methyl-1,4-oxathiin; 2,3-Dihydro-6-methyl-1,4-oxathiin-5-carboxanilide; 2,3-Dihydro-6-methyl-5-phenylcarbamoyl-1,4-oxathiin; 5,6-Dihydro-2-methyl-1,4-oxathiin-3-carboxanilide; 5,6-Dihydro-2-methyl-3-carboxanilido-1,4-oxathiin [German]; 5,6-Dihydro-2-methyl-N-phenyl-1,4-oxathiin-3-carboxamide; 5-Carboxanilido-2,3-dihydro-6-methyl-1,4-oxathiin; Carbathiin; Carboxine [ISO-French]; Cerevax; Cerevax Extra; D 735; D-735; D735; DCMO; DMOC; DMOC (VAN); Dual Murganic RPB; Enhance; Enhance Plus; F 735; Flo Pro V Seed Protectant; Germate Plus; Kemikar; Kisvax; Mist-O-Matic Murganic; Murganic; Oxatin; Pro-Gro; RTV Vitavax; V 4X; Vitaflo 250; Vitaflow; Vitavax; Vitavax 100; Vitavax 30-C; Vitavax 34; Vitavax 735D; Vitavax 75W; Vitavax-200; Vitavax-300; Vitavax-Thiram-Lindane; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Fungicides
Description
Colorless to off-white or white solid; [HSDB]
Sources/Uses
Used as a systemic fungicide; for seed treatment for control of smuts and bunts on barley, wheat, and oats; for seedling diseases (particularly Rhizoctonia spp.) of barley, wheat, oats, rice, cotton, peanuts, soya beans, vegetables, maize, sorghum, and other crops; [HSDB] Applied to seeds before planting by seed treaters and farmworkers; No registered residential uses; [EPA REDs Fact Sheets]
Comments
In high-dose animal studies, causes injury to the liver and kidneys; [RTECS] May cause irritation; [MSDSonline] No significant evidence of carcinogenicity; Low acute toxicity; [ToxPlanet: EPA REDs Fact Sheets]
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Biomedical References

Exposure Assessment

Vapor Pressure
1.8E-07 mm Hg
Lethal Concentration
LC50 (rat) >4,700 mg/m3/4h

Adverse Effects

Hepatotoxin
Hepatoxic (a) from occupational exposure (secondary effect) or (b) in animal studies or in humans after ingestion

Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent

Processes

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