Sodium dimethyldithiocarbamate

It is a white or pale yellow, water soluble solid.Sodium dimethyldithiocarbamate typically crystallizes from water as the diihydrate NaS2CN(CH3)2.2H2O.[1] Sodium dimethyldithiocarbamate is obtained by treating carbon disulfide with dimethylamine in the presence of sodium hydroxide: Other dithiocarbamates can be prepared similarly from secondary amines and carbon disulfide.They are used as chelating agents for transition metal ions and as precursors to herbicides and vulcanization reagents.It is a component of various pesticides and rubber chemicals in the form of its salts.
Iron tris(dimethyldithiocarbamate) (Fe(S 2 CNMe 2 ) 3 ) is illustrative of hundreds of known dithiocarbamate complexes. [ 2 ]
CAS NumberECHA InfoCardCompTox DashboardChemical formulaMolar massDensityMelting pointstandard stateorganosulfur compounddithiocarbamatesfungicidescarbon disulfidedimethylaminesodium hydroxidechelating agentsherbicidesvulcanizationIron tris(dimethyldithiocarbamate)pesticideszinc dimethyldithiocarbamateferric dimethyldithiocarbamatenickel bis(dimethyldithiocarbamate)thiramEnvironmental Protection Agency