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{{Chembox | Verifiedfields = changed | Watchedfields = changed | verifiedrevid = 459458259 | Name = Metaldehyde | ImageFile = Metaldehyde.svg | ImageSize = 120px | ImageAlt = Skeletal formula | IUPACName = 2,4,6,8-tetramethyl-<wbr />1,3,5,7-tetroxocane | OtherNames = metaldehyde<br />metacetaldehyde<br />ethanal tetramer |Section1={{Chembox Identifiers | CASNo_Ref = {{cascite|correct|CAS}} | CASNo = 108-62-3 | ChEBI = 81931 | ChEMBL = 2251334 | ChemSpiderID_Ref = {{chemspidercite|correct|chemspider}} | ChemSpiderID = 54981 | EC_number = 203-600-2 | KEGG_Ref = {{keggcite|correct|kegg}} | KEGG = C18744 | PubChem = 61021 | UNII_Ref = {{fdacite|correct|FDA}} | UNII = 4CI033VJYG | UNNumber = 1332 | SMILES = CC1OC(C)OC(C)OC(C)O1 | SMILES2 = O1C(OC(OC(OC1C)C)C)C | InChI = 1/C8H16O4/c1-5-9-6(2)11-8(4)12-7(3)10-5/h5-8H,1-4H3 | InChIKey = GKKDCARASOJPNG-UHFFFAOYAG | StdInChI_Ref = {{stdinchicite|changed|chemspider}} | StdInChI = 1S/C8H16O4/c1-5-9-6(2)11-8(4)12-7(3)10-5/h5-8H,1-4H3 | StdInChIKey_Ref = {{stdinchicite|changed|chemspider}} | StdInChIKey = GKKDCARASOJPNG-UHFFFAOYSA-N }} |Section2={{Chembox Properties | Formula = C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>16</sub>O<sub>4</sub> | MolarMass = 176.212 g/mol | Density = 1.27 g/cm<sup>3</sup> | MeltingPtC = 246 | MeltingPt_notes = | BoilingPt= sublimes at | BoilingPtC = 110 to 120 }} |Section7={{Chembox Hazards | GHS_ref=<ref>{{cite web |title=Metaldehyde |url=https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/61021#section=GHS-Classification |website=pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov |access-date=5 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref> | GHSPictograms = {{GHS02}}{{GHS06}}{{GHS08}} | GHSSignalWord = Danger | HPhrases = {{H-phrases|228|301|361f|412}} | PPhrases = {{P-phrases|203|210|240|241|264|270|273|280|301+316|318|321|330|370+378|405|501}} }} }} '''Metaldehyde''' is an [[organic compound]] with the [[chemical formula|formula]] ({{chem2|C8H16O4}}). It is used as a [[pesticide]] against [[slug]]s and [[snail]]s.<ref name="Joyner">{{Cite web |last=Joyner |first=Lisa |date=2022-04-01 |title=Slug pellets officially banned in the UK |url=https://www.countryliving.com/uk/homes-interiors/gardens/a39606324/slug-pellets-banned-uk/ |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=Country Living |language=en-GB}}</ref> It is the cyclic [[tetramer]] of [[acetaldehyde]].<ref>Marc Eckert, Gerald Fleischmann, Reinhard Jira, Hermann M. Bolt, Klaus Golka "Acetaldehyde" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 2006, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. {{doi|10.1002/14356007.a01_031.pub2}}.</ref>
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