Title: Lethane? 60 (Rohm & Haas)
CAS Registry Number: 301-11-1
CAS Name: Dodecanoic acid 2-thiocyanatoethyl ester
Synonyms: lauric acid 2-thiocyanatoethyl ester; lauric acid ester with 2-hydroxyethyl thiocyanate; 2-thiocyanoethyl dodecanoate; 2-thiocyanoethyl laurate
Molecular Formula: C15H27NO2S
Molecular Weight: 285.45
Percent Composition: C 63.11%, H 9.53%, N 4.91%, O 11.21%, S 11.23%
Line Formula: CH3(CH2)10COOCH2CH2SCN
Literature References: Prepn: Hester,
US 2220521 (1941 to Rohm & Haas). Toxicity study: E. E. Kenaga,
Bull. Entomol. Soc. Am. 12, 161 (1966).
Properties: Liquid, bp0.1 160-190°. LD50 in rats, rabbits, dogs (mg/kg): 500, 200, 250 orally (Kenaga).
Boiling point: bp0.1 160-190°
Toxicity data: LD50 in rats, rabbits, dogs (mg/kg): 500, 200, 250 orally (Kenaga)
Use: Insecticide.
Status: This monograph has been retired and is no longer subject to revision or update.