Dimefox

Dimefox

Dimefox

Chemical compound


Dimefox, also known as TL-792 or T-2002, is a highly toxic organophosphate insecticide. In its pure form it is a colourless liquid with a fishy odour.[3] Dimefox was first produced in 1940 by the group of Gerhard Schrader in Germany. It was historically used as a pesticide, but has been deemed obsolete or discontinued for use by the World Health Organization due to being an inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase.[citation needed] It is not guaranteed that all commercial use of this compound ceased, but in most countries[which?] it is no longer registered for use as a pesticide.[4] It is considered an extremely hazardous substance as defined by the United States Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act.

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  1. Chemical Warfare Agents, and Related Chemical Problems. Parts I-II. 1958.
  2. "IUPAC FOOTPRINT Pesticides Properties Database". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
  3. the WHO recommended classification of pesticides by hazard and guidelines to classification 2009,



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