Metaldehyde

Metaldehyde
Skeletal formula
Names
IUPAC name
2,4,6,8-tetramethyl-1,3,5,7-tetroxocane
Other names
metaldehyde
metacetaldehyde
ethanal tetramer
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.003.274 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 203-600-2
KEGG
UNII
UN number 1332
  • InChI=1S/C8H16O4/c1-5-9-6(2)11-8(4)12-7(3)10-5/h5-8H,1-4H3 ☒N
    Key: GKKDCARASOJPNG-UHFFFAOYSA-N ☒N
  • InChI=1/C8H16O4/c1-5-9-6(2)11-8(4)12-7(3)10-5/h5-8H,1-4H3
    Key: GKKDCARASOJPNG-UHFFFAOYAG
  • CC1OC(C)OC(C)OC(C)O1
  • O1C(OC(OC(OC1C)C)C)C
Properties
C8H16O4
Molar mass 176.212 g/mol
Density 1.27 g/cm3
Melting point 246 °C (475 °F; 519 K)
Boiling point sublimes at 110 to 120 °C (230 to 248 °F; 383 to 393 K)
Hazards
GHS labelling:[1]
GHS02: FlammableGHS06: ToxicGHS08: Health hazard
Danger
H228, H301, H361f, H412
P203, P210, P240, P241, P264, P270, P273, P280, P301+P316, P318, P321, P330, P370+P378, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Metaldehyde is an organic compound with the formula (C8H16O4). It is used as a pesticide against slugs and snails.[2] It is the cyclic tetramer of acetaldehyde.[3]

  1. ^ "Metaldehyde". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  2. ^ Joyner, Lisa (2022-04-01). "Slug pellets officially banned in the UK". Country Living. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
  3. ^ Marc Eckert, Gerald Fleischmann, Reinhard Jira, Hermann M. Bolt, Klaus Golka "Acetaldehyde" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 2006, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. doi:10.1002/14356007.a01_031.pub2.