The molecule is an organic thiophosphate that is 2,6-dichloro-4-methylphenol in which the hydrogen of the hydroxy group group has been replaced by a dimethoxyphosphorothioyl group. Tolclofos-methyl is a phospholipid biosynthesis inhibitor and fungicide that is used for controlling soil-borne diseases caused by Typhula incarnata, Corticium rolfsii, Typhula ishikariensis, and Rhizoctonia solani. It has a role as an antifungal agrochemical. It is an organic thiophosphate and a dichlorobenzene.
(2,6-dichloro-4-methylphenoxy)-dimethoxy-sulfanylidene-lambda5-phosphane