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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A toxic, white, nonvolatile powder that is as a carbamate type [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=insecticide insecticide]. Bendiocarb works on contact and by ingestion and it is often used for [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cockroach cockroaches]. Product information for [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Ficam%C2%AE%20W Ficam® W], indicates that it does not damage paints, plastics, or fabrics, and that it is noncorrosive. Bendiocarb is stable and can provide residual control for months.
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A toxic, white, nonvolatile powder that is as a carbamate type [[insecticide]]. Bendiocarb works on contact and by ingestion and it is often used for [[cockroach|cockroaches]]. Product information for [[Ficam%C2%AE%20W|Ficam® W]], indicates that it does not damage paints, plastics, or fabrics, and that it is noncorrosive. Bendiocarb is stable and can provide residual control for months.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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[[[SliderGallery rightalign|bendiocarbir.jpg~FTIR|bendiocarbstruct.jpg~Chemical structure]]]
 
[[[SliderGallery rightalign|bendiocarbir.jpg~FTIR|bendiocarbstruct.jpg~Chemical structure]]]
  
== Other Properties ==
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== Risks ==
  
Slightly soluble in water and hexane. Stable to heat and light.
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* Toxic by ingestion and skin absorption. 
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* NIH: [https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/bendiocarb Information]
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==Physical and Chemical Properties==
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* Slightly soluble in water and hexane.  
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* Stable to heat and light.
  
 
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== Hazards and Safety ==
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==Resources and Citations==
 
 
Toxic by ingestion and skin absorption. 
 
 
 
VWR: [http://siri.org/msds/f2/bmt/bmtyz.html MSDS]
 
 
 
== Additional Information ==
 
 
 
° Bendiocarb regulation information: [http://ipcm.wisc.edu/news/misc/Bendiocarb.htm Website] ° J.Dawson "Solving Museum Insect Problems: Chemical Control" CCI Technical Bulletin No. 15.
 
  
== Authority ==
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* Bendiocarb regulation information: [http://ipcm.wisc.edu/news/misc/Bendiocarb.htm Website]
  
 
* Nancy Odegaard, Alyce Sadongei, and associates, ''Old Poisons, New Problems'', Altimira, Walnut Creek, CA, 2005
 
* Nancy Odegaard, Alyce Sadongei, and associates, ''Old Poisons, New Problems'', Altimira, Walnut Creek, CA, 2005

Latest revision as of 14:46, 2 May 2022

Mass spectrum of bendiocarb

Description

A toxic, white, nonvolatile powder that is as a carbamate type Insecticide. Bendiocarb works on contact and by ingestion and it is often used for cockroaches. Product information for Ficam® W, indicates that it does not damage paints, plastics, or fabrics, and that it is noncorrosive. Bendiocarb is stable and can provide residual control for months.

Synonyms and Related Terms

2,2-dimethyl-1,3-benzodioxol-4-yl methylcarbamate; Ficam W[Fisons]; Turcam; Niomil; Seedox; Tattoo; Multamat; Garvox; Dycarb

FTIR

Bendiocarbir.jpg

Chemical structure

Bendiocarbstruct.jpg


Risks

  • Toxic by ingestion and skin absorption.
  • NIH: Information

Physical and Chemical Properties

  • Slightly soluble in water and hexane.
  • Stable to heat and light.
Composition C11H13NO4
CAS 22781-23-3
Melting Point 129-130 C
Molecular Weight mol. wt. = 223.23

Resources and Citations

  • Bendiocarb regulation information: Website
  • Nancy Odegaard, Alyce Sadongei, and associates, Old Poisons, New Problems, Altimira, Walnut Creek, CA, 2005
  • Lynda A. Zycherman, J.Richard Schrock, A Guide to Museum Pest Control, FAIC and Association of Systematics Collections, Washington DC, 1988
  • J. Dawson, CCI Technical Bulletin, 'Solving Museum Insect Problems: Chemical Control' , Canadian Conservation Institute, Ottawa, No. 15
  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 1063
  • Pam Hatchfield, Pollutants in the Museum Environment, Archetype Press, London, 2002