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malathion

chemical compound
Class type of: chemical compound Q423005

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
type of chemical entity
Subclass of
chemical compound[5]
Has use
medication, insecticide[6][7]
Active ingredient in
OVIDE
Associated hazard
malathion exposure
Canonical SMILES
CCOC(=O)CC(C(=O)OCC)SP(=S)(OC)OC[3]
Chemical formula
C₁₀H₁₉O₆PS₂[4]
Decomposition point
+140[18]
Density
+1.21[15]
Discoverer or inventor
Vartakes Migrdichian[2]
Flash point
+325[20]
Has characteristic
bitterness, Class IIIB combustible liquid[12][13]
Has effect
malathion exposure[11]
Has part(s)
phosphorus, carbon[8][9]
Immediately dangerous to life or health
+250[21]
Mass
+330.036067[16]
Medical condition treated
lice infestation, lice infestation[22][23]
Melting point
+37[17]
NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
0375[14]
Refractive index
+1.4985[10]
Solubility
+0.02[24]
Subject has role
acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, carcinogen
Time-weighted average exposure limit
+10, +15
Vapor pressure
+0.00004[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en [(dimethoxyphosphinothioyl)thio]butanedioic acid diethyl ester en [(Dimethoxyphosphinothioyl)thio]butanedioic acid diethyl ester en O,O-dimethyl S-1,2-di(ethoxycarbamyl)ethyl en O,O-Dimethyl S-(1,2-dicarbethoxyethyl)phosphorodithioate en Ovide en Karbofos en O,O-dimethyl S-(1,2-dicarbethoxyethyl) dithiophosphate en O,O-Dimethyl S-(1,2-bis(ethoxycarbonyl)ethyl) en O,O-Dimethyl S-(1,2-dicarbethoxyethyl) dithiophosphate en O,O-dimethyl S-(1,2-dicarbethoxyethyl)phosphorodithioate en O,O-Dimethyl S-1,2-di(ethoxycarbamyl)ethyl en Organoderm en Prioderm en S-[1,2-bis(ethoxycarbonyl) ethyl]O,O-dimethyl-phosphorodithioate en O,O-dimethyldithiophosphate diethylmercaptosuccinate en Mercaptothion en O,O-Dimethyldithiophosphate diethylmercaptosuccinate en O,O-dimethyl S-(1,2-bis(ethoxycarbonyl)ethyl) en malathion en Maldison
🔖 Identifiers · 59
Library of Congress authority ID
sh91004490
GND ID
4224448-1
OpenAlex ID
C2776638905
ATC code
P03AX03
CA PROP 65 ID
malathion
CAMEO Chemicals ID
3804
CAS Registry Number
121-75-5
Cannabis Database ID
006210
ChEBI ID
141474
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL1200468
ChemSpider ID
3864
DSSTOX compound identifier
DTXCID80791
Show all 59 identifiers +47
DSSTox substance ID
DTXSID4020791
DeCS ID
8469
DrugBank ID
DB00772
DrugCentral ID
1626
EC number
204-497-7
ECHA Substance Infocard ID
100.004.089
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
science/malathion
Freebase ID
/m/037t1q
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/122y0797
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
malation
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0269050
HCIS ID
2793
HSDB ID
665
Human Metabolome Database ID
HMDB0014910
ICSC ID
0172
InChI
InChI=1S/C10H19O6PS2/c1-5-15-9(11)7-8(10(12)16-6-2)19-17(18,13-3)14-4/h8H,5-7H2,1-4H3
InChIKey
JXSJBGJIGXNWCI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
KBpedia ID
Malathion
KEGG ID
C07497, D00534
KNApSAcK ID
C00059436
MeSH descriptor ID
D008294
MeSH tree code
D02.705.400.625.500, D02.705.539.345.500, D02.886.300.692.500
MedlinePlus drug identifier
a611010
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2776638905
NALT ID
51269
NDF-RT ID
N0000146761
NDL Authority ID
00567484
NMRShiftDB structure ID
20209207
NSC number
6524, 755848
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007534662805171
OSHA Occupational Chemical Database ID
169
PesticideInfo chemical ID
PRI3934
Probes And Drugs ID
PD001937
PubChem CID
4004
RTECS number
WM8400000
Reaxys registry number
1804525
RxNorm CUI
6606
SPLASH
splash10-004i-8900000000-c6bc16fae6e217410d40
SureChEMBL ID
27358
UM-BBD compound ID
c1457
UMLS CUI
C0024547
UNII
U5N7SU872W
UniChem compound ID
580131
Wellcome Collection concept ID
hpxmhm3e
WikiProjectMed ID
Malathion
Yale LUX ID
concept/586b5720-ddd4-4801-8c1b-217b83d64432
ZVG number
39980

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🔗 Connections
Has part(s) 2
carbon, phosphorus
Has use 2
medication, insecticide
Medical condition treated 2
lice infestation, lice infestation
Subject has role 2
carcinogen, acetylcholinesterase inhibitor
← Drug or therapy used for treatment 2
lice infestation, lice infestation
Has characteristic 1
bitterness
Subclass of 1
chemical compound
← Uses 1
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Summary

malathion is a type of chemical entity[1].

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  1. 5w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    ZVG number → 39980
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ ZVG number: 39980, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P679]]"
  2. 6w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    ZVG number → 39980
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ ZVG number: 039980, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275042|batch #275042]]"
  3. 23w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Vartakes Migrdichian
    Subclass of → chemical compound
    Decomposition point → {'amount': '+140'}
    Has part(s) → phosphorus, carbon
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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