Dimethyldithiocarbamate is the organosulfur anion with the formula (CH₃)₂NCS₂⁻. It is one of the simplest organic

dithiocarbamate In organic chemistry, a dithiocarbamate is a functional group with the general formula and structure . It is the analog of a carbamate in which both oxygen atoms are replaced by sulfur atoms (when only 1 oxygen is replaced the result is thioca ...

Uses

It is a component of various

pesticide Pesticides are substances that are meant to control pests. This includes herbicide, insecticide, nematicide, molluscicide, piscicide, avicide, rodenticide, bactericide, insect repellent, animal repellent, microbicide, fungicide, and lampri ...

s and rubber chemicals in the form of its

salts In chemistry, a salt is a chemical compound consisting of an ionic assembly of positively charged cations and negatively charged anions, which results in a compound with no net electric charge. A common example is table salt, with positively cha ...

sodium dimethyldithiocarbamate, and potassium dimethyldithiocarbamate) as well as its complexes

zinc dimethyldithiocarbamate Zinc dimethyldithiocarbamate is a coordination complex of zinc with dimethyldithiocarbamate. It is a pale yellow solid that is used as a fungicide, the sulfur vulcanization of rubber, and other industrial applications. Applications Known as zira ...

ferric dimethyldithiocarbamate Iron tris(dimethyldithiocarbamate) is the coordination complex of iron with dimethyldithiocarbamate with the formula Fe(S2CNMe2)3 (Me = methyl). It is marketed as a fungicide. Synthesis, structure, bonding Iron tris(dithiocarbamate)s are typica ...

, and

nickel bis(dimethyldithiocarbamate) Nickel bis(dimethyldithiocarbamate) is the coordination complex on nickel and dimethyldithiocarbamate, with the formula Ni(S2CNMe2)2 (Me = methyl). It is the prototype for a large number of bis(dialkhyldithiocarbamate)s of nickel(II), which featu ...

. Oxidation gives

thiram Thiram is the simplest thiuram disulfide and the oxidized dimer of dimethyldithiocarbamate. It is used as a fungicide, ectoparasiticide to prevent fungal diseases in seed and crops and similarly as an animal repellent to protect fruit trees and o ...

. 222px, Iron tris(dimethyldithiocarbamate) (Fe(S₂CNMe₂)₃) is illustrative of hundreds of known dithiocarbamate complexes.

References

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