CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | Coumaphos appears as slightly brownish crystals with a slight sulfurous odor. Used for the control of a wide variety of livestock insects including cattle grubs, lice, scabies, flies, and ticks; the common ectoparasites of sheep, goats, horse, swine, and poultry as well as for screwworms in all these animals. (EPA, 1998) |
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| Color/Form | Colorless crystals |
| Odor | Slight sulfur-like odor |
| Boiling Point | 68 °F at 1e-07 mmHg (NTP, 1992) |
| Melting Point | 196 °F (EPA, 1998) |
| Flash Point | Not Applicable. Combustible solid. (USCG, 1999) |
| Solubility | less than 1 mg/mL at 72 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Density | 1.31 at 77 °F (EPA, 1998) - Denser than water; will sink |
| Vapor Pressure | 1e-07 mmHg at 68 °F (EPA, 1998) |
| LogP | log Kow = 4.13 |
| Stability/Shelf Life | Stable under recommended storage conditions. |
| Odor Threshold | 2.0X10-2 ppm (Detection in water; purity not specified). |
| Collision Cross Section | 204.34 Ų [M+Na]+ 180.5 Ų [M+H]+ 184.54 Ų [M-H]- |
| Kovats Retention Index | 2652 2642.3 2654 2646.6 2635.6 2630.3 |
| Other Experimental Properties | Tan solid (Technical coumaphos) |
| Chemical Classes | Pesticides -> Organophosphate Insecticides |
SAFETY INFORMATION
| Signal word | Danger |
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| Pictogram(s) |
![]() Skull and Crossbones Acute Toxicity GHS06 ![]() Environment GHS09 |
| GHS Hazard Statements |
H300:Acute toxicity,oral H311:Acute toxicity,dermal H410:Hazardous to the aquatic environment, long-term hazard |
| Precautionary Statement Codes |
P264:Wash hands thoroughly after handling. P264:Wash skin thouroughly after handling. P270:Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product. P273:Avoid release to the environment. P280:Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection. P301+P310:IF SWALLOWED: Immediately call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician. |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 362.8 g/mol |
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| XLogP3 | 4.5 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 6 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 6 |
| Exact Mass | 362.0144595 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 362.0144595 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 86.1 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 22 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 500 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
Coumaphos appears as slightly brownish crystals with a slight sulfurous odor. Used for the control of a wide variety of livestock insects including cattle grubs, lice, scabies, flies, and ticks; the common ectoparasites of sheep, goats, horse, swine, and poultry as well as for screwworms in all these animals. (EPA, 1998)


