Tebupirimfos

• Tebupirimphos
• Phostebupirim
• O-(2 - (1,1 -dimethylethyl )-5- pyrimidinyl) -O -ethyl -O-( 1-methylethyl) - thiophosphate

Brown liquid

Liquid

152 ° C

• Insoluble in water
• Soluble in alcohol, ketones, and toluene

Risk

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Tebupirimfos is a chemical compound selected from the group of pyrimidines and organophosphates.

Properties

Tebupirimfos is a brown liquid, which is practically insoluble in water. You hydrolyzed under alkaline conditions.

Use

Tebupirimfos will be used as an insecticide. The toxic effect is due to inhibition of acetylcholinesterase. In the U.S., it was first approved in 1984, here tebupirimfos is used as a pesticide in corn cultivation. The annual consumption in the United States around the year 2000 was estimated at about 270,000 pounds (123 tons). It is often used in combination with cyfluthrin.

In Germany, Austria and Switzerland, no plant protection products containing this active ingredient are allowed.