Insecticide Pesticide & Acaricide Pyridaben EC (150g/l EC, 200g/l EC)Pyridaben is an insecticide and acaricide that is approved for use in the EU and many other countries. It has a low aqueous solubility, relatively volatile and, based on its chemical properties, is not expected to leach to groundwater. It tends not to persist in soils or water systems. It is moderately toxic to mammals and not expected to bioaccumulate. It is highly toxic to most aquatic organisms and honey bees but less so to earthworms and birds.
Description: An insecticide and acaricide affective against thrips, mites, aphids and leafhoppers
Example pests controlled: Spider mites; Rust mites; Pear Psylla; Whiteflies
Example applications: Field crops; Fruit trees; Strawberries; Ornamentals; Vegetables; Greenhouse crops including cucumbers, tomatoes & peppers
Chemical structure: | Isomerism | - |
| Chemical formula | C19H25CIN2OS |
| Canonical SMILES | CC(C)(C)C1=CC=C(C=C1)CSC2=C(C(=O)N(N=C2)C(C)(C)C)Cl |
| Isomeric SMILES | No data |
| International Chemical Identifier key (InChIKey) | DWFZBUWUXWZWKD-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| International Chemical Identifier (InChI) | InChI=1S/C19H25ClN2OS/c1-18(2,3)14-9-7-13(8-10-14)12-24-15-11-21-22(19(4,5)6)17(23)16(15)20/h7-11H,12H2,1-6H3 |
| Pesticide type | Insecticide, Acaricide |
| Substance group | Pyridazinone |
| Minimum active substance purity | 980 g/kg |
| Known relevant impurities | EU dossier - None declared |
| Substance origin | Synthetic |
| Mode of action | Non-systemic with rapid knock down action and long residual activity. Inhibitor of mitochondrial electron transport at complex I. |
| CAS RN | 96489-71-3 |
| EC number | 405-700-3 |
| CIPAC number | 583 |
| US EPA chemical code | 129105 |
| PubChem CID | 91754 |
| Molecular mass (g mol-1) | 364.93 |
| PIN (Preferred Identification Name) | - |
| IUPAC name | 2-tert-butyl-5-(4-tert-butylbenzylthio)-4-chloropyridazin-3(2H)-one |
| CAS name | 4-chloro-2-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-5-(((4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenyl)methyl)thio)-3(2H)-pyridazinone |
| Other status information | PAN listed Highly Hazardous Chemical |