13071-79-9 Usage
Description
Terbufos, also known as a soil insecticide and nematicide, is a colorless to pale yellow liquid with chemical properties that make it soluble in alcohol and acetone. It is primarily used in the agricultural industry to control various pests and nematodes, making it a valuable tool for protecting crops and increasing yield.
Uses
Used in Agricultural Industry:
Terbufos is used as an insecticide and nematicide for controlling soil pests in maize, sugar beet, and vegetables, as well as nematodes in sugar beet and bananas. It is applied at planting time to protect crops from pests such as corn rootworms, wireworms, white grubs, maggots, billbugs, and nematodes.
Additionally, Terbufos can help control some above-ground pests when the soil has been treated with the chemical. However,
Air & Water Reactions
Hydrolyzes under alkaline conditions [EPA, 1998]. Insoluble in water.
Reactivity Profile
Organothiophosphates, such as Terbufos, are susceptible to formation of highly toxic and flammable phosphine gas in the presence of strong reducing agents such as hydrides. Partial oxidation by oxidizing agents may result in the release of toxic phosphorus oxides. Terbufos decomposes in the presence of acids or bases .
Hazard
Moderate fire risk. Toxic by ingestion.
Cholinesterase inhibitor. Questionable carcinogen.
Health Hazard
Terbufos may be fatal if swallowed, inhaled, or absorbed through the skin. Repeated inhalation or skin contact may progressively increase susceptibility to poisoning.
Fire Hazard
This is a liquid organophosphorus pesticide. Fire may produce irritating or poisonous gases. Hydrolyzes under alkaline conditions.
Trade name
AC 921000?; ARAGRAN?;
CONTRAVEN?; COUNTER?; COUNTER 15G
SYSTEMIC INSECTICIDE?; PLYDOX?; TERBUROX?
Potential Exposure
A potential danger to those involved in the manufacture, formulation or application of this organophosphate soil insecticide.
Environmental Fate
Soil. Oxidized in soil to its primary and secondary oxidation products, terbufos sul-
foxide and terbufos sulfone, respectively (Bowman and Sans, 1982; Chapman et al., 1982;
Wei, 1990). Both metabolites were formed due to micobial activity and chemical oxidation
(Chapman et al., 1982). Incubation of terbufos (5 μg/g) in a loamy sand containing
Nitrosomonas sp. and Nitrobacter sp. gave terbufos sulfoxide and terbufos sulfone as the
primary products. After 2 weeks, the sulfoxide increased the bacterial population >55%
and the sulfone increased the fungal population at least 66% (Tu, 1980). The half-life in
soil is 9–27 days (Worthing and Hance, 1991).Chemical/Physical. Terbufos and its degradation products terbufos sulfoxide and ter-
bufos sulfone followed first-order disappearance in natural, sterilized natural and distilled water at 20°C. In natural and distilled water, the sulfoxide and su
Metabolic pathway
Terbufos is the S-tertiary butyl homologue of phorate (the S-ethyl homolope).
Consequently, the compound is more strongly sorbed to soils;
however, the metabolism is essentially the same, with activation via
thiooxidation and to a lesser degree oxidative desulfuration being the
principal mechanisms. The metabolic routes for terbufos biotransformation
have mainly been studied in soils where oxidation to the sulfoxide is
rapid and further metabolism to the sulfone quite slow. In common with
other phosphorodithioate insecticides, the phosphorodithioate moiety is
excreted in mammalian urine as diethyl phosphate, O,O-diethyl phosphorothioate
and O,O-diethyl phosphorodithioate and in humans the
concentrations of these metabolites have been found useful as indicators
of exposure to the insecticide.
Metabolism
The metabolic routes of terbufos are essentially the
same in plants, animals, and soils, involving the oxidation
of the sulfide group into the sulfoxide, then sulfone,
and oxidative desulfuration to the corresponding
oxons, followed by hydrolysis to diethyl hydrogen phosphorodithioate,
phosphorothioate, and phosphate. DT50 in
soil is 9–27 d.
Shipping
UN3018 Organophosphorus pesticides, liquid, toxic, Hazard Class: 6.1; Labels: 6.1-Poisonous materials. UN2783 Organophosphorus pesticides, solid, toxic, Hazard Class: 6.1; Labels: 6.1-Poisonous materials. UN2810 Toxic liquids, organic, n.o.s., Hazard Class: 6.1; Labels: 6.1Poisonous materials, Technical Name Required.
Toxicity evaluation
The acute oral LD50 for rats is 1.6mg/kg. Inhalation LC50 (4 h)
for rats is 1.2–6.1 μg/L air. ADI is 0.2 μg/kg b.w.
Degradation
Terbufos is hydrolysed in strong alkalis (pH>9) and acids (pH﹤2) (PM).
Terbufos disappeared rapidly when incubated in distilled water (pH 5.9),
natural water (pH 8.7) and sterilised natural water (pH 8.75) with DT50
values of 3.3, 3.2 and 3.5 days, respectively. Terbufos was not converted
into the sulfoxide (2) or the sulfone (3) under these conditions. The actual
products of hydrolysis were not identified. Terbufos sulfoxide (2) and
sulfone (3) were ten to one hundred times more stable than terbufos under
the same conditions and there was evidence that, in contrast to terbufos,
the hydrolysis was pH dependent (Bowman and Sans, 1982).
Incompatibilities
Organophosphates are susceptible to formation of highly toxic and flammable phosphine gas in the presence of strong reducing agents such as hydrideds and active metals. Partial oxidation by oxidizing agents may result in the release of toxic phosphorus oxides. Incompatible with oxidizers (chlorates, nitrates, peroxides, permanganates, perchlorates, chlorine, bromine, fluorine, etc.); contact may cause fires or explosions. Keep away from alkaline materials, strong bases, strong acids, oxoacids, epoxides. Strong oxidizers may cause release of toxic phosphorus oxides. Organophosphates, in the presence of strong reducing agents, such as hydrides, may form highly toxic and flammable phosphine gas. Keep away from alkaline materials.
Waste Disposal
In accordance with 40CFR165 recommendations for the disposal of pesticides and pesticide containers. Must be disposed properly by following package label directions or by contacting your local or federal environmental control agency, or by contacting your regional EPA office.
Check Digit Verification of cas no
The CAS Registry Mumber 13071-79-9 includes 8 digits separated into 3 groups by hyphens. The first part of the number,starting from the left, has 5 digits, 1,3,0,7 and 1 respectively; the second part has 2 digits, 7 and 9 respectively.
Calculate Digit Verification of CAS Registry Number 13071-79:
(7*1)+(6*3)+(5*0)+(4*7)+(3*1)+(2*7)+(1*9)=79
79 % 10 = 9
So 13071-79-9 is a valid CAS Registry Number.
InChI:InChI=1/C9H21O2PS3/c1-6-10-12(13,11-7-2)15-8-14-9(3,4)5/h6-8H2,1-5H3
13071-79-9Relevant articles and documents
Macrocyclic plant acaricides
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, (2008/06/13)
Compounds of the formula I STR1 in which either R is methyl and there is a double bond in the 9,10-position, or in which R is hydrogen and there is a single bond in the 9,10-position, are highly active against Acarina which damage plants.
Pesticide compositions
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, (2008/06/13)
Toxicant, especially pesticide compositions, having lowered dermal toxicity are provided. The compositions include a microencapsulated lipophilicpesticide, a hydrophilic surfactant and water. Methods for reducing the dermal toxicity of microencapsulated lipophilic toxicants, especially pesticides are provided. Methods for controlling insect pests using the disclosed compositions are provided.
