fipronil

Detailed Product Description

fpronil  (CAS no.: 120068-37-3)
Features:
1) Technical and formulation: 95% technical, 80% WDG
2) Chemical name: 5-amino-[2,6-dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4-[(1R,S)-(trifluoromethyl)sulfinyl]-1H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile
3) Molecular formula: C₁₂H₄Cl₂F₆N₄OS
4) Molecular weight: 437.15
5) Physical and chemical properties:
a) Technical is white powder
b) MP is 195.5 - 203^oC, VP is 3.7 x 10^-7Pa. The solubility
is 1.9mg/L in water, 54.6g/100ml in acetone, 2.23g/100ml in methylene chloride,
0.003g/100ml in ethane, 13.75g/100ml in methanol, and 0.3g/ml in toluene
6) Applications: control of multiple species of thrips on a broad range of crops
by foliar, soil or seed treatment; control of corn rootworm, wireworms and termites
by soil treatment in maize; control of boll weevil and plant bugs on cotton,
diamond-back moth on crucifers, Coloradan potato beetle on potatoes by foliar application;
control of stem borers, leaf miners, plant hoppers, leaf folder / rollers
and weevils in rice; control of aphids, leafhoppers, and lice