ACEPHATE ( TECHNICAL )
Organophosphorous Compound
Insecticide Acaricide
IUPAC NAME : O,S-Dimethyl Acetylphosphoramidothioate.
CAS No. : 30560-19-1
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 183.2
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C4H10NO3PS
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE : Technical grade is colourless solid.
MANUFACTURING PROCESS Acephate ( Technical) is conventionally prepared on industrial scale by isomerisation of Dimethyl Phosphoroamidothioate ( DMPAT ), acetylation, crystallisation, filteration and drying operations using Ethyl Acetate and Ethylene Dichloride as solvents.
Liquid effluents generated are of low volume.
TECHNOSAFE offers process know-how for the manufacture of Technical grade ACEPHATE by using the above process with purity of 98 % + of the obtained Acephate ( Technical ).