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NOMENCLATURE 
Common name acephate (BSI, E-ISO, (m) F-ISO, ANSI, ESA, JMAF)
IUPAC name O,S-dimethyl acetylphosphoramidothioate 
Chemical Abstracts name N-[methoxy(methylthio)phosphinoyl]acetamide 
CAS RN [30560-19-1] EEC no. 250-241-2 Development codes Ortho 12 420 (Chevron) Official codes ENT 27 822 

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY 
Composition Tech. grade is >97% pure. Mol. wt. 183.2 M.f. C4H10NO3PS Form Colourless crystals; (tech., a colourless solid). M.p. 88-90 ºC; (tech., 82-89 ºC) V.p. 0.226 mPa (24 ºC) KOW logP = -0.89 S.g./density 1.35 Solubility In water 790 g/l (20 ºC). In acetone 151, ethanol >100, ethyl acetate 35, benzene 16, hexane 0.1 (all in g/l, 20 ºC). Stability Hydrolysis DT50 50 d (pH 5-7, 21 °C), photodegradation DT50 (l = 253.7 nm) 55 h. 

APPLICATIONS 
Biochemistry Cholinesterase inhibitor. Mode of action Systemic insecticide. Uses Control of a wide range of chewing and sucking insects, e.g. aphids, thrips, lepidopterous larvae, sawflies, leaf miners, leafhoppers, cutworms, etc., at 0.5-1.0 kg/ha, in fruit (including citrus), vines, hops, olives, cotton, soya beans, peanuts, macadamia nuts, beet, brassicas, celery, beans, potatoes, rice, ornamentals, forestry, and other crops. Of moderate persistence, with residual activity lasting c. 10-21 d.