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carbofuran
Sign in to saveAlso known as 2,3-Dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-7-benzofuranyl methylcarbamate, Furacarb, Furadan, 2,2-Dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-7-benzofuranyl N-methylcarbamate, 2,3-Dihydro-2,2-dimethylbenzofuran-7-yl methylcarbamate
Carbofuran is a carbamate insecticide, banned in the US, the EU and Canada but still widely used in South America, Australia and Asia. It is a systemic insecticide, which means that the plant absorbs it through the roots, and from there the plant distributes it throughout its organs where insecticidal concentrations are attained. Carbofuran also has contact activity against pests. It is one of the most toxic pesticides still in use.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C12H15NO3
- Molecular weight
- 221.25 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- (2,2-dimethyl-3H-1-benzofuran-7-yl) N-methylcarbamate
- SMILES
- CC1(CC2=C(O1)C(=CC=C2)OC(=O)NC)C
- InChIKey
- DUEPRVBVGDRKAG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.3
- Polar surface area
- 47.6 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
1,596 papers- Carbofuran pesticide toxicity to the eye.Experimental eye research · 2023
- Carbofuran toxicity.Journal of toxicology and environmental health · 1994
- Carbofuran self-poisoning: forensic and analytic investigations in twins and literature review.International journal of legal medicine · 2022
- Carbofuran toxicity and its microbial degradation in contaminated environments.Chemosphere · 2020
- Carbofuran.Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology · 1988
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Usage
- Chemistry
- Toxicity
- Bans
- Health scare in Thailand
- Death of lions in Kenya
- See also
- References
- External links
Carbofuran is a carbamate insecticide, banned in the US, the EU and Canada but still widely used in South America, Australia and Asia. It is a systemic insecticide, which means that the plant absorbs it through the roots, and from there the plant distributes it throughout its organs where insecticidal concentrations are attained. Carbofuran also has contact activity against pests. It is one of the most toxic pesticides still in use.
It is marketed under the trade names Furadan, by FMC Corporation and Curaterr 10 GR, by Bayer among several others.
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