Pirimicarb

Pirimicarb

Names
IUPAC name (2-Dimethylamino-5,6-dimethylpyrimidin-4-yl) N,N-dimethylcarbamate
Identifiers
CAS Number	23103-98-2
3D model (Jmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:8248
ChemSpider	29348
ECHA InfoCard	100.041.285
KEGG	C11079
PubChem	31645
InChI InChI=1S/C11H18N4O2/c1-7-8(2)12-10(14(3)4)13-9(7)17-11(16)15(5)6/h1-6H3 Key: YFGYUFNIOHWBOB-UHFFFAOYSA-N InChI=1/C11H18N4O2/c1-7-8(2)12-10(14(3)4)13-9(7)17-11(16)15(5)6/h1-6H3 Key: YFGYUFNIOHWBOB-UHFFFAOYAL
SMILES CC1=C(N=C(N=C1OC(=O)N(C)C)N(C)C)C
Properties
Chemical formula	C11H18N4O2
Molar mass	238.29 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Pirimicarb is a selective carbamate insecticide used to control aphids on vegetable, cereal and orchard crops by inhibiting acetylcholinesterase activity^[1] but does not affect useful predators such as ladybirds that eat them.^[2] It was originally developed by Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd., now Syngenta, in 1970.^[3]

References

1. McGregor, D. B. (2006), Pesticide Residues in Food - 2004, Food and Agriculture Organization, World Health Organization, p. 207, ISBN 92-4-166520-3, retrieved 2008-05-08
2. Clayden; Greeves; Warren (2001). Organic chemistry. Oxford university press. p. 178. ISBN 978-0-19-850346-0.
3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 11, 2007. Retrieved June 26, 2012.

External links

• Pirimicarb in the Pesticide Properties DataBase (PPDB)