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Phosmet

Phosmet^[1]

IUPAC name	2-(Dimethoxyphosphinothioylthiomethyl)isoindoline-1,3-dione
Other names	Fosmet Decemthion Imidathion Phthalophos
Identifiers
CAS number	732-11-6
PubChem	12901
SMILES	COP(=S)(OC)SCN1C(=O)C2=CC=CC=C2C1=O
Properties
Molecular formula	C₁₁H₁₂NO₄PS₂
Molar mass	317.32 g mol^-1
Appearance	White to off-white crystals
Density	1.03 g/cm3
Melting point	72 °C, 345 K, 162 °F
Boiling point	Decomposes at >100 °C
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox disclaimer and references

Phosmet is a phthalimide-derived, non-systemic, organophosphate insecticide used on plants and animals. It is mainly used on apple trees for control of coddling moth, though it is also used on a wide range of fruit crops, ornamentals, and vines for the control of aphids, suckers, mites, and fruit flies.^[2]

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1 Safety
2 In popular culture
3 See also
4 References

Safety

Phosmet is on the US Emergency Planning List of Extremely Hazardous Substances. It is highly toxic to bees.^[2]

Mark Purdey has made the controversial suggestion that phosmet may have played a key role in the epidemic of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).^[3]

In popular culture

In the medical drama House, the episode "Poison" features two teenage boys who are diagnosed with phosmet poisoning.

References

^ Phosmet Safety Card. Retrieved on 2006-08-06.
^ ^a ^b Toxicology of Phosmet (Webpage). Retrieved on 2006-08-06.
^ Purdey M (1998). "High-dose exposure to systemic phosmet insecticide modifies the phosphatidylinositol anchor on the prion protein: the origins of new variant transmissible spongiform encephalopathies?". Med. Hypotheses 50 (2): 91-111. PMID 9572563.

Category: Organophosphate insecticides

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