Sulfoxaflor

• [Methyl- oxo- [1 - [6 - ( trifluoromethyl) pyridin-3- yl] ethyl]- λ6 - sulfanyliden ] cyanamide [ IUPAC ]

White powder with a faint odor

Fixed

1.5378 g · cm -3

112.9 ° C

Decomposes at 167.7 ° C

Very slightly soluble in water: 0.568 g · l-1 (20 ° C)

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Sulfoxaflor is a chemical compound from the group of sulfoximines. Outside Europe, it finds use as an insecticide.

In the EU, the approval process for this active substance has not yet ended. It is not included in plant protection products that are approved in Germany, Austria or Switzerland.

Sulfoxaflor as neonicotinoids a nAChR agonist that blocks the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Compared to the neonicotinoids Sulfoxaflor is hardly cross-resistant, but similar toxic to bees.

Bees of danger

As the toxicity of Sulfoxaflor for insects is even greater than that of imidacloprid and acetamiprid, ranging from a few nanograms to kill bees.

Stereochemistry

Sulfoxaflor is a mixture of four stereoisomers, there is a chiral center at the benzylic carbon atom and a "localized" at the sulfur atom.