Nomenclature

Type Insecticide
Common name Cartap
Other name
Iupac name

S,S'-(2-dimethylaminotrimethylene) bis(thiocarbamate) 

Formulation type
No Record
Chemical Abstracts Name

 S,S'-[2-(dimethylamino)-1,3-propanediyl] dicarbamothioate 

CAS RN [15263-53-3]
EEC no
Official code
Development code TI-1258 (Takeda)

Physical Chemistry

M.F.

 C7H15N3O2S2 

Structure M
Mol. wt 237.3
Appearance

White crystalline powder. 

M.p.

187-188 °C  . 

B.p.
V.p.

 2.5 ´ 10-2 mPa (25 °C) 

F.p.

 

S.g./density
Solubility

In hexane, toluene, chloroform, acetone and ethyl acetate <0.01, methanol 16.0 (all g/l, 20 °C). 

Stability

Stable at 150 °C

Henry
KowlogP
Pka

Applications

Biochemistry

Analogue or propesticide of the natural toxin nereistoxin. Nicotinergic acetylcholine blocker, causing paralysis by blocking cholinergic transmissions in the central nervous systems of insects. 

Mode of Action

Systemic insecticide with stomach and contact action. Insects discontinue feeding, and die of starvation. 

Uses
Phytotoxicity
Compatibility
General details

Mammalian Toxicology

Reviews
Oral
Skin & Eye
Inhalation
Noel
ADI
Toxicity class
EC hazard

Ecotoxicology

Birds
Fish
Daphnia
Algae
Worms

Environmental Fate

Plants
Animals

In rats, the carbonyl carbon is hydrolysed, and the sulfur oxidised, with N-demethylation of thiomethyl derivatives. No accumulation occurs in tissues. Rapidly excreted in the urine. 

Soil/environment

DT50 in soil c. 3 d. 

Miscellaneous

Analysis
Packing