Sodium diethyldithiocarbamate

Structural formula
General
Surname	Sodium diethyldithiocarbamate
other names	Dithiocarb DDTC
Molecular formula	C 5 H 10 NS 2 Na
Brief description	white, almost odorless solid
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 148-18-5 EC number 205-710-6 ECHA InfoCard 100.005.192 PubChem 533728 Wikidata Q413008
properties
Molar mass	171.259 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
density	1.1 g cm −3
Melting point	93 ° C
solubility	Easily soluble in water (600 g l −1 at 20 ° C)
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances Caution H and P phrases H: 302-400 P: 301 + 312 + 330
MAK	Switzerland: 2 mg m −3
Toxicological data	1500 mg kg −1 ( LD 50 ,  rat ,  oral ) > 1000 mg kg −1 ( LD 50 ,  rat ,  transdermal )
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Sodium diethyldithiocarbamate is a chemical compound from the group of dithiocarbamates , which is used as a complexing agent (chelator) primarily for nickel, cadmium, thallium and copper.

Extraction and presentation

Sodium diethyldithiocarbamate can be produced from carbon disulfide and diethylamine in the presence of sodium hydroxide solution .

${\displaystyle \mathrm {CS_{2}+HN(C_{2}H_{5})_{2}+NaOH\longrightarrow NaS_{2}CN(C_{2}H_{5})_{2}+H_{2}O} }$

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} data sheet on sodium diethyldithiocarbamate from Applicher (PDF; 133 kB).
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Entry on sodium diethyldithiocarbamate in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on January 9, 2019(JavaScript required) .
3. ↑ Swiss Accident Insurance Fund (Suva): Limit values ​​- current MAK and BAT values (search for 148-18-5 or sodium diethyldithiocarbamate ), accessed on November 2, 2015.
4. ↑ Richard C. Dart: Medical Toxicology . Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004, ISBN 978-0-7817-2845-4 , pp. 192 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
5. ^ Felix Bronner, Jack W. Coburn: Disorders of Mineral Metabolism Trace Minerals . Academic Press, 2014, ISBN 978-1-4832-6587-2 , pp. 209 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
6. ^ Entry on sodium diethyldithiocarbamate in the Hazardous Substances Data Bank , accessed on July 28, 2015.