Metaldehyde
A member of the class of tetroxocanes that is 1,3,5,7-tetroxocane which carries four methyl groups at positions 2,4,6 and 8. It is a potent molluscicide and the active ingredient in most slug pellets used for crop protection. — ChEBI
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Identity & molecular properties
Source-linked values| CAS number | 108-62-3 | ChEBI ↗ |
| Molecular formula | C8H16O4 | ChEBI ↗ |
| Molar mass | 176.212 g/mol | ChEBI ↗ |
| Monoisotopic mass | 176.10486 Da | ChEBI ↗ |
| Formal charge | 0 | ChEBI ↗ |
| ChEBI identifier | CHEBI:81931 | ChEBI ↗ |
Cross-source molecular data
PubChem| Molar mass | 176.21 g/mol | PubChem ↗ |
| Exact mass | 176.10485899 Da | PubChem ↗ |
| Computed XLogP | 1.1 | PubChem ↗ |
| Topological polar surface area (Ų) | 36.9 | PubChem ↗ |
| H-bond donors | 0 | PubChem ↗ |
| H-bond acceptors | 4 | PubChem ↗ |
| Rotatable bonds | 0 | PubChem ↗ |
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Names & structural identifiers
Copy any identifiermetaldehyde2,4,6,8-tetramethyl-1,3,5,7-tetroxocaneGKKDCARASOJPNG-UHFFFAOYSA-NCC1OC(C)OC(C)OC(C)O1InChI=1S/C8H16O4/c1-5-9-6(2)11-8(4)12-7(3)10-5/h5-8H,1-4H3Names & synonyms
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Classification & relationships
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Safety classification · Japan
NITE / Japanese government2,4,6,8-Tetramethyl-1,3,5,7-tetraoxacyclooctane (synonym: Metaldehyde) · R03-C-058-MHLW
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Elemental composition
Theoretical mass fractionsCOHCalculated theoretical mass fractions from the reported formula and PubChem periodic-table atomic masses. These are not assay or purity results.
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Checked 27 Sep 2026Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0
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