metaldehyde (CHEBI:81931)

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ChEBI Name	metaldehyde

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:81931

Definition	A member of the class of tetroxocanes that is 1,3,5,7-tetroxocane which carries four methyl groups at positions 2,4,6 and 8. It is a potent molluscicide and the active ingredient in most slug pellets used for crop protection.

Stars	This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.

Supplier Information	ChemicalBook:CB9852756, eMolecules:719463, ZINC000001851028

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Formula

C8H16O4

Net Charge

Average Mass

176.212

Monoisotopic Mass

176.10486

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H16O4/c1-5-9-6(2)11-8(4)12-7(3)10-5/h5-8H,1-4H3

InChIKey

GKKDCARASOJPNG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CC1OC(C)OC(C)OC(C)O1

Roles Classification
Application(s):	molluscicide A substance used to destroy pests of the phylum Mollusca. fuel An energy-rich substance that can be transformed with release of usable energy.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	metaldehyde (CHEBI:81931) has role fuel (CHEBI:33292) metaldehyde (CHEBI:81931) has role molluscicide (CHEBI:33904) metaldehyde (CHEBI:81931) is a tetroxocane (CHEBI:156549)

IUPAC Name

2,4,6,8-tetramethyl-1,3,5,7-tetroxocane

Synonyms	Sources
2,4,6,8-tetramethyl-1,3,5,7-tetraoxacyclooctane	Alan Wood's Pesticides
2,4,6,8-tetramethyl-1,3,5,7-tetraoxocane	Alan Wood's Pesticides
acetaldehyde tetramer	ChEBI
acetaldehyde, tetramer	ChemIDplus
metacetaldehyde	ChemIDplus
Metaldehyd	ChemIDplus

Last Modified

28 September 2020