Difference between revisions of "Fenoxycarb"

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Description

A carbamate type insect growth regulator. Fenoxycarb mimics a juvenile hormone and prevents larvae from becoming adults. It is used as a fire ant bait and for flea, mosquito, beetle, Moth, and Cockroach control.

Synonyms and Related Terms

ethyl 2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy)ethylcarbamate; Comply; Insegar; Logic; Pictyl; Torus; Varikill; Pestanal

Risks

Inhalation, ingestion, and contact may cause slight adverse symptoms in mammals.
Millipore Sigma: SDS

Physical and Chemical Properties

Soluble in hexane, acetone, chloroform, diethyl ether, methanol

Composition	C17H19NO4
CAS	79127-80-3
Melting Point	53-54 C
Molecular Weight	mol. wt. = 301.30

Resources and Citations

The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 4027

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 == Synonyms and Related Terms ==
-ethyl 2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy)ethylcarbamate; Comply; Insegar; Logic; Pictyl; Torus; Varikill
+ethyl 2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy)ethylcarbamate; Comply; Insegar; Logic; Pictyl; Torus; Varikill; Pestanal
-== Other Properties ==
+== Risks ==
+* Inhalation, ingestion, and contact may cause slight adverse symptoms in mammals.
+* Millipore Sigma: [https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/US/en/product/sial/34343 SDS]
+== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
 Soluble in hexane, acetone, chloroform, diethyl ether, methanol
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+| 53-54 C
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-== Hazards and Safety ==
+== Resources and Citations ==
-Inhalation, ingestion, and contact may cause slight adverse symptoms in mammals.
-== Authority ==
 * ''The Merck Index'', Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983  Comment: entry 4027