Status:ISO 1750 (published)
IUPAC: 1-tert-butyl-3-(2,6-di-isopropyl-4-phenoxyphenyl)thiourea
CAS: 80060-09-9
Formula: C23H32N2OS
Activity: acaricides (thiourea acaricides)
insecticides (thiourea insecticides)

Structure:

Diafenthiuron APPLICATIONS
Biochemistry Converted by light, or in vivo, to the corresponding carbodiimide, which is an inhibitor of mitochondrial respiration. Mode of action Insecticide and acaricide which kills larvae, nymphs and adults by contact and/or stomach action; also shows some ovicidal action. See J. Drabek et al. (Recent Adv. Chem. Insect Control II, 1990, p. 170).

Diafenthiuron ANALYSIS
Product analysis by glc. Residues determined by glc. Details available from Syngenta.

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