Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Leptophos (O-(4-bromo-25-dichlorophenyl) O-methyl phenylphosphonothioate) belongs to the organophosphates and at room temperature it is a stable white solid. It is also known as Phosvel Abar and Vcs 506. Leptophos was primarily used as a pesticide and fungicide. for rice cotton fruit and vegetables until its use was discontinued in 1975.Leptophos was first discovered to be toxic in 1974 when more than 1000 water buffaloes died after exposure to leptophos in Egypt.
