Coumafuryl

Agent Name
Coumafuryl
CAS Number
117-52-2
Formula
C17-H14-O5
Major Category
Pesticides
Coumafuryl formula graphical representation
Synonyms
3-(1-Furyl-2-acetylethyl)-4-hydroxycoumarin; 3-(alpha-Acetonylfurfuryl)-4-hydroxycoumarin; 3-(alpha-Furyl-beta-acetylaethyl)-4-hydroxycumarin [German]; 4-(2-Furyl)-4-(4-hydroxy-3-coumarinyl)-2-butanone; 4-(2-Furyl)-4-(4-hydroxy-3-kumarinyl)-2-butanon [Czech]; Coumafuryl [ISO]; Cumafuryl [German]; Fumarin; Kill-Ko Rat; Krumkil; Kumatox; Lurat; Mouse blues; Ratafin; Tomarin; [ChemIDplus] UN3027
Category
Rodenticides, Anticoagulant
Description
White solid; [HSDB]
Sources/Uses
Used as anticoagulant rodenticide; [HSDB]
Comments
A vitamin K antagonist--causes clotting factor disruption and bleeding; [HSDB] First generation anticoagulant rodenticide; Discontinued by Rhone-Poulenc; [INCHEM] See "Warfarin."
Restricted
Cancelled--no longer registered as a pesticide for use in the US; [HSDB]
Biomedical References

Exposure Assessment

Vapor Pressure
2.17E-11 mm Hg
Explanatory Notes
The Guide in the Emergency Response Guidebook is for "Coumarin derivative pesticide, solid, toxic."

Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent

Processes

Industrial Processes with risk of exposure: