3285. Dinobuton

Nomenclature

CAS number: 973-21-7
Carbonic acid 1-methylethyl 2-(1-methylpropyl)-4,6-dinitrophenyl ester; carbonic acid 2-sec-butyl-4,6-dinitrophenyl isopropyl ester; 2-sec-butyl-4,6-dinitrophenyl isopropyl carbonate; dinitro-sec-butylphenyl isopropyl carbonate; isopropyl 2,4-dinitro-6-sec-butylphenyl carbonate; Acrex (Murphy); Dessin (Union Carbide); Sytasol (Murphy).
C14H18N2O7; mol wt 326.30.
C 51.53%, H 5.56%, N 8.59%, O 34.32%.

Description and references

Prepn: Pianka, Polton, US 3234082; US 3234260 (both 1966 to Murphy Chem.). Metabolism studies: Bandal, Casida, J. Agric. Food Chem. 20, 1235 (1972). Toxicity study: T. B. Gaines, Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol. 14, 515 (1969).

Chemical structure

Properties

Crystals from methanol or petr ether, mp 56-57°. LD50 in male, female rats (mg/kg): 59, 71 orally (Gaines).

Use

Miticide.