4683. Hexaflumuron
Nomenclature
CAS number: 86479-06-3
N-[[[3,5-Dichloro-4-(1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethoxy)phenyl]amino]carbonyl]-2,6-difluorobenzamide; 1-[3,5-dichloro-4-(1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethoxy)phenyl]-(2,6-difluorobenzoyl)urea; DE-473; XRD-473; Consult (Dow AgroSci.); Recruit (Dow AgroSci.); Recruit II (Dow AgroSci.). C16H8Cl2F6N2O3; mol wt 461.14.
C 41.67%, H 1.75%, Cl 15.38%, F 24.72%, N 6.07%, O 10.41%.
Description and references
Insect growth regulator; inhibits chitin synthesis. Prepn: R. H. Rigterink, R. J. Sbragia, EP 71279; eidem, US 4468405 (1983, 1984 both to Dow). Physical properties and activity: R. J. Sbragia et al., Proc. 10th Int. Congr. Plant Prot. 1, 417 (1983). Chromatographic determn in soil: A. Khoshab, R. Teasdale, J. Chromatogr. A 660, 195 (1994). Environmental distribution: D. Yon et al., Brighton Crop Prot. Conf. - Pests Dis. 1992, 907. Field trials in food crops: K. N. Komblas, R. C. Hunter, Proc. Br. Crop Prot. Conf. - Pests Dis. 1986, 907; vs subterranean termites: N.-Y. Su, J. Econ. Entomol. 87, 389 (1994).
