Chemical Properties
White powder. Soluble in carbon disulfide, benzene, and chloroform; insoluble in water.
Uses
Zinc diethyldithiocarbamate is a chelating ligand. It is used as a common accelerator to latex. A fast curing primary or secondary effective ultra-accelerator for natural and synthetic latex compounds.
Uses
Diethyldithiocarbamate zinc is a rubber component
used as a vulcanization accelerator. It can be responsible
for rubber dermatitis in healthcare personnel. It
was contained in the "carba-mix".
Uses
Rubber vulcanization accelerator, especially for
latex foam; heat stabilizer for polyethylene.
Definition
ChEBI: Zinc diethyldithiocarbamate is a dithiocarbamate salt that is the zinc salt of diethyldithiocarbamic acid. It is an accelerator and activator for natural rubber. It has a role as an antifungal agrochemical. It is a dithiocarbamate salt and a zinc molecular entity. It contains a diethyldithiocarbamate and a zinc(2+). It is functionally related to a diethyldithiocarbamic acid.
Hazard
Strong irritant to eyes and mucous membranes.
Flammability and Explosibility
Not classified
Contact allergens
Diethyldithiocarbamate zinc is a rubber component
used as a vulcanization accelerator. Oxidation of this
carbamate leads to tetraethylthiuram disulfide. It can
be responsible for rubber dermatitis in health personnel.
It was contained in “carba-mix.”
Safety Profile
Poison by intraperitoneal route.Moderately toxic by ingestion and subcutaneous routes.Severe irritant to eyes, nose, and throat. Questionablecarcinogen with experimental carcinogenic andtumorigenic data. Mutation data reported. When heated todecompos
Purification Methods
Crystallise this herbicide several times from hot toluene or from hot CHCl3 by addition of EtOH. It also crystallises from xylene, m 180o. [Beilstein 4 II 613.] TOXIC.
