Insecticide Pesticide & Acaricide Etoxazole 20% SCEtoxazoleA commonly used insecticide which currently has EU approval for use. It has a low aqueous solubility, a low volatility and, based on its chemical properties, would not be expected to leach to groundwater. It is non-mobile, not persistent in most soils but may be persistent in some water systems depending upon conditions. It not highly toxic to humans but is toxic to fish and aquatic invertebrates. It has a low toxicity to birds, honey bees and earthworms.
Description: An insecticide for use in the field and in the glasshouse, on, for example, pome fruits, cotton and vegetables to control phytophagous mites
Example pests controlled: Phytophagous mites
Example applications: Apples; Pears; Plums; Cherry; Citrus; Cotton; Tomato; Eggplant; Strawberries; Ornamentals
Chemical structure: | Isomerism | A chiral molecule existing in the S- and R-forms |
| Chemical formula | C21H23F2N02 |
| Canonical SMILES | CCOC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C(C)(C)C)C2COC(=N2)C3=C(C=CC=C3F)F |
| Isomeric SMILES | No data |
| International Chemical Identifier key (InChIKey) | IXSZQYVWNJNRAL-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| International Chemical Identifier (InChI) | InChI=1S/C21H23F2NO2/c1-5-25-18-11-13(21(2,3)4)9-10-14(18)17-12-26-20(24-17)19-15(22)7-6-8-16(19)23/h6-11,17H,5,12H2,1-4H3 |
| Pesticide type | Acaricide |
| Substance group | Diphenyl oxazoline |
| Minimum active substance purity | 948 g/kg |
| Known relevant impurities | EU dossier - None declared |
| Substance origin | Synthetic |
| Mode of action | Non-systemic with contact action. A moulting hormone agonist. |
| CAS RN | 153233-91-1 |
| EC number | - |
| CIPAC number | 623 |
| US EPA chemical code | 107091 |
| PubChem CID | 153974 |
| Molecular mass (g mol-1) | 359.42 |
| PIN (Preferred Identification Name) | rac-(4R)-2-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-4-(4-tert-butyl-2-ethoxyphenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazole |
| IUPAC name | (RS)-5-tert-butyl-2-[2-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazol-4-yl]phenetole |
| CAS name | 2-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-4-(4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-2-ethoxyphenyl)-4,5-dihydrooxazole |