Detailed Product Description

Agrochemical

• Other Names: Trade names include Cekuthoate, Chimigor 40, Cygon 400, Daphene, De-Fend, Demos NF, Devigon, Dicap, Dimate 267, Dimet, Dimethoat Tech 95%, Dimethopgen, Ferkethion, Fostion MM, Perfekthion, Rogodan, Rogodial, Rogor, Roxion, Sevigor, Trimetion.

• Appearance: Dimethoate is a grey-white crystalline solid at room temperature
• Chemical Name: O,O-dimethyl S-methylcarbamoylmethyl phosphorodithioate
• CAS Number: 60-51-5
• Molecular Weight: 229.28
• Water Solubility: 25 g/L
• Solubility in Other Solvents: s. in methanol and cyclohexane; s.s in aliphatic hydrocarbons, aromatic hydrocarbons, diethyl ether, carbon tetrachloride, hexane, and xylene; v.s. in chloroform, benzene
• Melting Point: 43-45 C (technical)
• Vapor Pressure: 1.1 mPa
• Partition Coefficient: 0.6990
• Adsorption Coefficient: 20
• Formulation: Dimethoate is available in aerosol spray, dust, emulsifiable concentrate, and ULV concentrate formulations. 

• Introduction: Dimethoate is an organophosphate insecticide used to kill mites and insects systemically and on contact. It is used against a wide range of insects, including aphids, thrips, planthoppers, and whiteflies on ornamental plants, alfalfa, apples, corn, cotton, grapefruit, grapes, lemons, melons, oranges, pears, pecans, safflower, sorghum, soybeans, tangerines, tobacco, tomatoes, watermelons, wheat, and other vegetables. It is also used as a residual wall spray in farm buildings for house flies. Dimethoate has been administered to livestock for control of botflies. Dimethoate is available in aerosol spray, dust, emulsifiable concentrate, and ULV concentrate formulations. Unless otherwise specified, the data summarized in this profile refer to the technical product.