MB-599
Insecticide synergist
NOMENCLATURE
IUPAC name (RS)-but-2-ynyl 1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)ethyl ether
Chemical Abstracts name 4-[1-(2-butynyloxy)ethyl]-1,2-dimethoxybenzene
Other names verbutin* (withdrawn BSI name proposal) CAS RN [185676-84-0] Development codes MB-599; Mi 18
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Composition Tech. is ³95%. Mol. wt. 234.3 M.f. C14H18O3 Form Colourless or slightly yellow, viscous liquid. B.p. 120 °C/0.1 mmHg KOW logP = c. 2.4 S.g./density 1.079 Solubility In water c. 1 mg/l. In hexane 20 g/100 ml; miscible with acetone, dichloromethane and benzene. Stability Stable in neutral and basic (boiling 40% NaOH, 3 h) conditions; in HCl at pH 1, DT50 127.3 h (25 °C). Photochemically stable; practically no change after 16 h at 254 and 356 nm using 75W lamp. Stable up to 100 °C.
COMMERCIALISATION
History Reported by I. Székely et al. (Proc. Br. Crop Prot. Conf. - Pests Dis., 1996, 2, 473). Under development by Chinoin Agchem Business Unit (now Agro-Chemie Pesticide Manufacturing Trading and Distributing Ltd). Manufacturers Agro-Chemie
APPLICATIONS
Biochemistry Blocks metabolism of insecticides by cytochrome P-450 inhibition. Uses Synergises a range of insecticides, aphicides and miticides. Selected products: 'Censor' (Agro-Chemie)
ANALYSIS
Product and residue analysis by glc. Details available from Agro-Chemie.
MAMMALIAN TOXICOLOGY
Oral Acute oral LD50 for male rats 1290, female rats 668 mg/kg. Skin and eye Acute percutaneous LD50 for rats >2000 mg/kg. Slight eye irritant; not a skin irritant (rabbits). Inhalation LC50 for male and female rats >5000 mg/m3. NOEL (90 d) for male rats 45 mg/kg daily, for female rats 52 mg/kg daily. Other Negative in CHO and Ames tests. Toxicity class WHO (a.i.) III (company classification)
ECOTOXICOLOGY
Birds Acute oral LD50 for Japanese quail >5400, mallard duck >5118 mg/kg. Fish LC50 (24 h) for rainbow trout 31.9 mg/l; (48 h) for rainbow trout 27.9 mg/l; (72 h) for rainbow trout 23.1 mg/l. Daphnia LC50 (24 h) 57.2 mg/l; (48 h) 39.9 mg/l. Algae EC50 59.7 mg/l. Bees LD50 (oral) >100mg/bee; (contact, 24 h) 87.3 mg/bee; (contact, 48 h) 73.8 mg/bee Worms LC50 (7 d) for earthworms 227.6 mg/kg soil.
ENVIRONMENTAL FATE
Soil/Environment 11-46% Of the substance was adsorbed, and 45-79% was desorbed, depending on the type of soil. Stable to hydrolysis at pH³7, unstable at pH£4.
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