Metam sodium
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| Preferred IUPAC name
Sodium methylcarbamodithioate | |
| Other names
Metham sodium Carbathion Carbathione Carbothion Metamsodium Metam-sodium | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.004.812 |
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| Properties | |
| C2H4NNaS2 | |
| Molar mass | 129.18 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Metam sodium is an organosulfur compound with the formula CH3NHCS2Na. The compound is a sodium salt of a dithiocarbamate. The compound exists as a colorless dihydrate, but most commonly it is encountered as an aqueous solution. It is used as a soil fumigant, pesticide, herbicide, and fungicide. It is one of the most widely used pesticides in the United States, with approximately 60 million pounds used in 2001.
Metam-sodium belongs to two HRAC groups, so it is designated Group A/C (Aus), Group A/C1 (global) and Group 1/5 (numeric).