Formetanate hydrochloride

Synonyms

3-Dimethylaminomethyleneiminophenyl-N-methylcarbamate, hydrochloride; Carzol; Carzol 92SP; Carzol SP; ENT-27566; EP-332; Formetanate HCl; Formetanate monohydrochloride; Morton EP 332; N,N-Dimethyl-N'-(((methylamino)carbonyl)oxy)phenylmethanimidamide monohydrochloride; Nor-AM EP 332; SN 36056; Schering 36056; m-(((Dimethylamino)methylene)amino)phenyl methylcarbamate hydrochloride; Methanimidamide, N,N-dimethyl-N'-(3-(((methylamino)carbonyl)oxy)phenyl)-, monohydrochloride; [ChemIDplus]

Category

Carbamate Insecticides

Description

Colorless or white solid; [HSDB]

Sources/Uses

Used as insecticide and acaricide for deciduous fruits, nuts, and alfalfa; [HSDB] Used on apples, pears, nectarines, peaches, oranges, grapefruits, lemons, limes, tangelos, tangerines, and alfalfa grown for seed; No longer used on late-season apples; [Reference #1]

Comments

Extremely toxic cholinesterase inhibitor; [CAMEO] May cause skin sensitization; [eChemPortal: ESIS] No farmworker poisoning cases reported since 1996; [Reference #1] See "CARBAMATE INSECTICIDES."

Reference Link #1

Biomedical References

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]

1.2E-08 mm Hg

LC50 (rat) = 150 mg/m3

Yes

Other Poison

Carbamate

Diseases

Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent:

• Contact dermatitis, allergic
• Organophosphates & carbamates, acute poisoning

Processes

Industrial Processes with risk of exposure:

• Farming (Pesticides)