3987. Fenoxycarb

Nomenclature

CAS number: 72490-01-8
[2-(4-Phenoxyphenoxy)ethyl]carbamic acid ethyl ester; ethyl [2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy)ethyl]carbamate; ABG-6215; Ro-13-5223; Comply (Syngenta); Insegar (Syngenta).
C17H19NO4; mol wt 301.34.
C 67.76%, H 6.36%, N 4.65%, O 21.24%.

Description and references

Insect growth regulator. Prepn: U. Fischer et al., EP 4334; eidem, US 4215139 (1979, 1980 both to Hoffmann-La Roche). Insecticidal properties: S. Dorn et al., Z. Pflanzenkrankh. Pflanzenschutz 88, 269 (1981). Field trials, persistence in water, and bioaccumulation in fish: C. H. Schaefer et al., J. Econ. Entomol. 80, 126 (1987).

Chemical structure

Properties

Crystals from petr ether, mp 53-54°. Soly in water (23°): 5.76 ppm. LD50 in rats (mg/kg): 9220 i.p.; 16800 orally (Dorn).

Use

Insecticide.