Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Chlorfenvinphos is the common name of an organophosphorus compound that was widely used as an insecticide and an acaricide. The molecule itself can be described as an enol ester derived from dichloroacetophenone and diethylphosphonic acid. Chlorfenvinphos has been included in many products since its first use in 1963. However because of its toxic effect as a cholinesterase inhibitor it has been banned in several countries including the United States and the European Union.
