4124. Flucythrinate
Nomenclature
CAS number: 70124-77-5
4-(Difluoromethoxy)-α-(1-methylethyl)benzeneacetic acid cyano(3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl
ester; (±)-cyano-(3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl (+)-4-(difluoromethoxy)-α-(1-methylethyl)benzeneacetate; AC-222705; Cybolt (BASF); Payoff (BASF). C26H23F2NO4; mol wt 451.46.
C 69.17%, H 5.14%, F 8.42%, N 3.10%, O 14.18%.
Description and references
Synthetic pyrethroid insecticide with contact and stomach poison activity. Prepn: G. Berkelhammer, V. Kameswaran, DE 2757066; eidem, US 4199595 (1977, 1980 both to Am. Cyanamid). Activity: A. F. Saad et al., Proc. Br. Crop Prot. Conf. - Pests Dis. 1981, 381; K. Wettstein, ibid. 563. Spectrophotometric determn method: R. V. P. Raju, R. R. Naidu, Talanta 41, 761 (1994). Efficacy in cattle fly control: S. M. Taylor et al., Vet. Rec. 116, 566 (1985). Review of toxicology and human exposure: Toxicological Profile for Pyrethrins and Pyrethroids (PB2004-100004, 2003) 332 pp.
