Nithiazine

Nithiazine
Names
IUPAC name
(E/Z)-2-Nitromethylene-1,3-thiazinane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 611-751-4
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C5H8N2O2S/c8-7(9)4-5-6-2-1-3-10-5/h4,6H,1-3H2/b5-4-
  • O=[N+](C=C1SCCCN1)[O-]
Properties
C5H8N2O2S
Molar mass 160.19 g·mol−1
Appearance Crystals or brown powder
Density 1.388 g/cm3
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
H302, H312, H315, H319, H332, H335
P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P312, P302+P352, P304+P312, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P322, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P363, P403+P233, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Nithiazine is a nitromethylene neonicotinoid insecticide. It is irritating to the eyes and skin, and is moderately toxic to mammals.[2]

Nithiazine does not act as an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor.[3]

  1. ^ (Z)-nithiazine CSID:5013776, chemspider.com/Chemical-Structure (accessed 04:44, Jan 14, 2013)
  2. ^ "nithiazine (Ref: BA 32476 )". University of Hertfordshire.
  3. ^ Schroeder, M. E.; Flattum, R. F. (October 1984). "The Mode of Action and Neurotoxic Properties of the Nitromethylene Heterocycle Insecticides". Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 22 (2): 148–160. doi:10.1016/0048-3575(84)90084-1.