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Preferred IUPAC name
Methyl dimethylcarbamodithioate | |
Other names
Cystogon, DMDTM, Forbiat
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Identifiers | |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.021.005 |
PubChem
CID
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UNII | |
CompTox Dashboard (
EPA)
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Properties | |
C4H9NS2 | |
Molar mass | 135.24 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | colorless or white solid |
Melting point | 45–47 °C (113–117 °F; 318–320 K) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Methyl dimethyldithiocarbamate is the organosulfur compound with the formula (CH3)2NC(S)SCH3. It is the one of simplest dithiocarbamic esters. It is a white volatile solid that is poorly soluble in water but soluble in many organic solvents. It was once used as a pesticide.
Methyl dimethyldithiocarbamate can be prepared by methylation of salts of dimethyldithiocarbamate: [1]
It can also be prepared by the reaction of a tetramethyl thiuram disulfide with methyl Grignard reagents: [2]