3,5-Xylyl methylcarbamate

Synonyms

3,5-Dimethylphenol methylcarbamate; 3,5-Dimethylphenyl N-methylcarbamate; 3,5-Dimethylphenyl methylcarbamate (9CI); 3,5-XMC; 3,5-Xylenol, methylcarbamate; 3,5-Xylenyl N-methylcarbamate; 3,5-Xylyl N-methylcarbamate; 3,5-Xylylester kyseliny methylkarbaminove [Czech]; Carbaron; Cosban; DRC 3340; H-69; Macbal; Maqbal; Maqbarl; Methylcarbamic acid 3,5-xylyl ester; N-Methyl-3,5-xylyl carbamate; S 1041; XMC; XMC (VAN); XMC (pesticide); Carbamic acid, methyl-, 3,5-xylyl ester; Phenol, 3,5-dimethyl-, methylcarbamate (9CI); [ChemIDplus]

Category

Carbamate Insecticides

Description

Colorless solid; [HSDB]

Sources/Uses

Used as an insecticide on rice and tea; [HSDB]

Comments

Cholinesterase inhibitor; No effect level in 90-day feeding studies of mice and rats was 230 mg/kg/day; Most likely to be hazardous to workers by dermal route; Residues may be measured by ultraviolet spectroscopy after hydrolysis to 3,5-xylenol; [HSDB] See "CARBAMATE INSECTICIDES."

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]

0.00036 mm Hg

Explanatory Notes

VP from ChemIDplus;

Other Poison

Carbamate

Diseases

Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent:

• Organophosphates & carbamates, acute poisoning

Processes

Industrial Processes with risk of exposure:

• Farming (Pesticides)