CHEBI:141319 - metam

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ChEBI Name metam
ChEBI ID CHEBI:141319
Definition A member of the class of dithiocarbamic acids that is dithiocarbamic acid in which a hydrogen attached to the amino group has been replaced by a methyl group. It is used (most widely as the corresponding sodium salt, metam-sodium) as an agricultural pesticide, mainly as a broad spectrum soil fumigant for the control of weeds, nematodes, soil-borne insects and fungi.
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Formula C2H5NS2
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 107.200
Monoisotopic Mass 106.98634
InChI InChI=1S/C2H5NS2/c1-3-2(4)5/h1H3,(H2,3,4,5)
InChIKey HYVVJDQGXFXBRZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES CNC(=S)S
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): profungicide
A compound that, on administration, must undergo chemical conversion by metabolic processes before becoming the pharmacologically active fungicide for which it is a profungicide.
Application(s): profungicide
A compound that, on administration, must undergo chemical conversion by metabolic processes before becoming the pharmacologically active fungicide for which it is a profungicide.
proherbicide
A compound that, on administration, must undergo chemical conversion by biochemical (enzymatic), chemical (possibly following an enzymatic step), or physical (e.g. photochemical) activation processes before becoming the pharmacologically active herbicide for which it is a proherbicide.
proinsecticide
A compound that, on administration, must undergo chemical conversion by metabolic processes before becoming the pharmacologically active insecticide for which it is a proinsecticide.
pronematicide
A compound that, on administration, must undergo chemical conversion by metabolic processes before becoming the pharmacologically active nematicide for which it is a pronematicide.
insecticide
Strictly, a substance intended to kill members of the class Insecta. In common usage, any substance used for preventing, destroying, repelling or controlling insects.
(via organosulfur insecticide )
pesticide
Strictly, a substance intended to kill pests. In common usage, any substance used for controlling, preventing, or destroying animal, microbiological or plant pests.
(via organosulfur pesticide )
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing metam (CHEBI:141319) has role profungicide (CHEBI:136645)
metam (CHEBI:141319) has role proherbicide (CHEBI:136646)
metam (CHEBI:141319) has role proinsecticide (CHEBI:136644)
metam (CHEBI:141319) has role pronematicide (CHEBI:141301)
metam (CHEBI:141319) is a dithiocarbamic acids (CHEBI:78787)
metam (CHEBI:141319) is a organosulfur insecticide (CHEBI:39190)
metam (CHEBI:141319) is conjugate acid of metam(1−) (CHEBI:141326)
Incoming metam(1−) (CHEBI:141326) is conjugate base of metam (CHEBI:141319)
IUPAC Name
methylcarbamodithioic acid
Synonyms Sources
Dithiokohlensaeure-methylamid ChEBI
métam ChEBI
metam ChEBI
methan ChEBI
methyl-dithiocarbamic acid ChEBI
Methyl-dithiocarbamidsaeure ChEBI
methyldithiocarbamate ChEBI
methyldithiocarbaminic acid ChEBI
N-methyldithiocarbamic acid ChEBI
Manual Xref Database
metam Alan Wood's Pesticides
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
144-54-7 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
1739002 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
Last Modified
10 May 2019