Noviflumuron

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Noviflumuron is an insecticide of the benzoylurea class. It is an insect growth regulator that prevents juvenile termites from developing into adults by disrupting the synthesis of chitin, the main component of an insect's exoskeleton.[1]

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Noviflumuron
Names
IUPAC name
N-[[3,5-Dichloro-2-fluoro-4-(1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoropropoxy)phenyl]carbamoyl]-2,6-difluorobenzamide
Identifiers
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EC Number
  • 601-779-5
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C17H7Cl2F9N2O3/c18-5-4-8(29-15(32)30-13(31)9-6(20)2-1-3-7(9)21)11(22)10(19)12(5)33-17(27,28)14(23)16(24,25)26/h1-4,14H,(H2,29,30,31,32)
    Key: YTYGAJLZOJPJGH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • C1=CC(=C(C(=C1)F)C(=O)NC(=O)NC2=CC(=C(C(=C2F)Cl)OC(C(C(F)(F)F)F)(F)F)Cl)F
Properties
C17H7Cl2F9N2O3
Molar mass 529.14 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Noviflumuron is primarily used in termite bait products such as Sentricon.[2][3]

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