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fenitrothion
Sign in to saveAlso known as MEP, O,O-Dimethyl O-(3-methyl-4-nitrophenyl) phosphorothioate, O,O-dimethyl O-(3-methyl-4-nitrophenyl) thiophosphate, O,O-Dimethyl O-4-nitro-m-tolyl phosphorothioate, phenitrothion
Fenitrothion (IUPAC name: '''O,O-dimethyl O-(3-methyl-4-nitrophenyl) phosphorothioate') is a phosphorothioate (organophosphate) insecticide that is inexpensive and widely used worldwide. Trade names include Sumithion'', a 94.2% solution of fenitrothion.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C9H12NO5PS
- Molecular weight
- 277.24 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- dimethoxy-(3-methyl-4-nitrophenoxy)-sulfanylidene-lambda5-phosphane
- SMILES
- CC1=C(C=CC(=C1)OP(=S)(OC)OC)[N+](=O)[O-]
- InChIKey
- ZNOLGFHPUIJIMJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 3.3
- Polar surface area
- 106 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 6
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Research
1,478 papers- Fenitrothion: an up-to-date review of the environmental occurrence, exposure, toxicity, and molecular mechanisms.Environmental geochemistry and health · 2026
- Acute fenitrothion poisoning.Canadian Medical Association journal · 1977
- Polyneuropathy following acute fenitrothion poisoning.Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2018
- Dispersal and toxicology of the insecticide fenitrothion; predicting hazards of forest spraying.Residue reviews · 1977
- Evaluation of Hepatotoxicity and Nephrotoxicity of Fenitrothion on Ultrastructural, Immunohistochemical, Histopathological, and Biochemical Changes: Protective Role of Gallic Acid.Microscopy and microanalysis : the official journal of Microscopy Society of America, Microbeam Analysis Society, Microscopical Society of Canada · 2025
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 277.017
- Has use
- insecticide
Show 5 more facts
- chemical formula
- C₉H₁₂NO₅PS
- canonical SMILES
- CC1=C(C=CC(=C1)OP(=S)(OC)OC)[N+](=O)[O-]
- subject has role
- acetylcholinesterase inhibitor
- MCN code
- 2920.19.10
- Commons category
- Fenitrothion
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Health effects
- Resistance
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Fenitrothion (IUPAC name: '''O,O-dimethyl O-(3-methyl-4-nitrophenyl) phosphorothioate') is a phosphorothioate (organophosphate) insecticide that is inexpensive and widely used worldwide. Trade names include Sumithion'', a 94.2% solution of fenitrothion.
==Health effects==
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