Structured Summary
Abstract
An organochlorophosphate cholinesterase inhibitor that is used as an insecticide for the control of flies and roaches. It is also used in anthelmintic compositions for animals. (From Merck, 11th ed)
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C4H8Cl3O4P
- Molecular Weight
- 257.43 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 52-68-6
- IUPAC Name
- 2,2,2-trichloro-1-dimethoxyphosphorylethanol
- InChIKey
- NFACJZMKEDPNKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- COP(=O)(C(C(Cl)(Cl)Cl)O)OC
- MeSH Unique ID
- D014236
- Source
- PubChem CID 5853
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Drug Class
Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
11 entry terms
- Chlorofos
- Chlorophos
- Metrifonate
- Metriphonate
- Trichlorphon
- Bilarcil
- Dipterex
- Dylox
- Foschlor
- Neguvon
- Ricifon
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Aspects Covered
24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
TN 111 for eff on insects, for POIS consider ORGANOPHOSPHATE POISONING
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History Note
74(71)
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Previous Indexing
- Insecticides (1966-1971)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Trichlorfon. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014236. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014236
- Trichlorfon. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrifonate
- Trichlorfon. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q422991
- Trichlorfon. In: PubChem Compound. CID 5853. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5853