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Abstract

Oxamyl (N,N-dimethyl-2-methylcarbamoyloxyimino-2-(methylthio)acetamide; or methyl 2-(dimethylamino)-N-[[(methylamino)carbonyl] oxy]-2-oxoethanimidothioate), also called Vydate® and DPX-1410, is an insecticide/nematicide. Its structure and properties are shown in Table 1.

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Ware, G.W. (1988). Oxamyl. In: Ware, G.W. (eds) Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol 104. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8785-5_14

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