Common name Trichlorfon 
Classification: Insecticide

IUPAC name

dimethyl 2,2,2-trichloro-1-hydroxyethylphosphonate

Chemical Abstracts name

dimethyl (2,2,2-trichloro-1-hydroxyethyl)phosphonate

 Molecular formula: C4H8Cl3O4P

Molecular weight: 257.4

1.Melting Point:78.5°C
2.Vapour Pressure:13.33(100°C)
3.Molecular weight:257.45
4.Density:1.73g/cm3
5.Solubility (20°C) : In water 120g/L , toluene 20-50g/L, dichloromethane ,
isopropanol > 200g/L

Non-systemic insecticide with contact and stomach action. Insecticidal control in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, food storage, gardening, households, and animal husbandry. In particular, control of Diptera, Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera, Hemiptera, and Coleoptera on many crops. For agricultural uses, applied at 300-1200 g/ha. Also used to control household pests such as flies, cockroaches, fleas, bed bugs, silverfish, ants, etc.; as a fly bait in farm buildings and animal houses; and for control of ectoparasites on domestic animals.