TCMTB
Agent Name
TCMTB
CAS Number
21564-17-0
Formula
C9-H6-N2-S3
Major Category
Pesticides
Synonyms
2-(Thiocyanomethylthio)benzothiazole; Thiocyanic acid, (2-benzothiazolylthio) methyl ester; (2-Benzothiazolylthio)methyl thiocyanate; 2-((Thiocyanatomethyl)thio)benzothiazole; 2-(Benzothiazolylthio)methyl thiocyanate; 2-(Thiocyanomethylthio)benzothiazole; 2-(Thiocyanomethylthio)benzothiazole, 60%; 2-Thiocyanomethylthiobenzothiazole, 80%; 2-Tiocianometiltiobenzotiazolo [Italian]; 2-Tiocianometiltiobenzotiazolo, 80% [Italian]; Alentisan; Benthiazole; Benthiazole 30%; Benzothiazole, 2-((thiocyanatomethyl)thio)- (8CI); Busan; Busan 1030; Busan 15; Busan 30; Busan 30-1; Busan 30A; Busan 30I; Busan 44; Busan 70; Busan 71; Busan 72; Busan 72A; Delsan 30; Ichiban; KVK 733059; Protector 3L; Sancelant TMB; Superdavloxan; TCMTB 30%; TCMTB 60%; TCMTB 80%; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Fungicides
Description
Reddish liquid with pungent odor; [ICSC]
Sources/Uses
Industrial antimicrobial used instead of chlorophenols; Used as a wood preservative, marine biocide, and fungicide; [Merck Index] Used as a contact fungicide for barley, cotton, corn, oats, rice, sorghum, sugar beets, safflower, and wheat; in seed treatments for cereals, corn, cotton, legumes, rice, sorghum, and sugar beets; as preservative in paints and leather production; [HSDB] Used as a wood preservative, biocide (pulp & paper mills, sewage systems), product preservative and slimicide (paper, leather, paint, carpet, textiles, wallpaper), and seed treatment pesticide; [EPA REDs]
Comments
Decomposed by heating forming hydrogen cyanide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur oxides; A skin irritant; Corrosive to eyes; May cause skin sensitization; [ICSC] Highly irritating to eyes and skin; A skin sensitizer; Possible human carcinogen; Not neurotoxic; Elevation of liver enzymes in chronic dog studies; [EPA REDs] A skin and eye irritant; May cause skin sensitization; [eChemPortal: ESIS]
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Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
Vapor Pressure
3.12E-07 mm Hg
Lethal Concentration
LC50 (rat) > 170 mg/m3
Adverse Effects
Skin Sensitizer
Yes
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
Diseases
Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent:
Processes