Etofenprox

• 2 - (4- ethoxyphenyl )-2- methylpropyl 3- phenoxybenzyl
• 3- phenoxybenzyl -2 -(4- ethoxyphenyl )-2- methylpropyl
• Trebon

White crystals

Fixed

1.17 g · cm -3

37.4 ° C

Decomposes above 200 ° C

Insoluble in water ( 0.0225 mg · l-1 at 20 ° C)

• > 2000 mg · kg -1 ( LD50, rat, oral)
• > 2000 mg · kg -1 ( LD50, Rabbit, transdermal)

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Etofenprox is a chemical compound from the group of pyrethroid ether ( phenolic ethers ), which was patented in 1987 by Mitsui Chemicals

Production and representation

Etofenprox can be obtained by a multistep reaction. First to react for 4 - Ethoxybenzylcyanid and iodomethane. The product further reacts with sulfuric acid and lithium aluminum hydride. The intermediate reacts with 3- Phenoxybenzylbromid to Etofenprox.

Admission

Etofenprox may be authorized in the EU since January 2010 as pesticide active ingredient for uses as insecticide.

In Germany, Austria and Switzerland pesticides are approved with this drug.