Metolcarb

• M -tolyl -N- methylcarbamate
• MTMC

Colorless solid

Fixed

77.7 ° C

145 MPa ( 25 ° C)

Sparingly soluble in water (2.6 g · l-1 at 20 ° C)

Attention

• 268 mg · kg -1 ( LD50, rat, oral)
• 6000 mg · kg -1 ( LD50, Rabbit, transdermal)

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Metolcarb is a chemical compound selected from the group of the carbamates. Metolcarb is used as an insecticide and acts by inhibiting acetylcholinesterase. The active ingredient Metolcarb was never approved in the EU as a pesticide.

Production and representation

Metolcarb can be obtained by a multistep reaction. First reacting 3-methyl phenol, and phosgene. The product further reacts with methylamine to Metolcarb.