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propoxur

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Also known as Aprocarb, o-isopropoxyphenyl-n-methylcarbamate, n-methyl-2-isopropoxyphenyl-carbamate, 2-Isopropoxyphenyl N-methylcarbamate, 2-(1-methylethoxy)phenyl methylcarbamate, 2-Isopropoxyphenyl methylcarbamate, Baygon

Propoxur is a carbamate, non-systemic, synthetic insecticide, produced from catechol, and was introduced in 1959 by Bayer.

Chemical data

Formula
C11H15NO3
Molecular weight
209.24 g/mol
IUPAC name
(2-propan-2-yloxyphenyl) N-methylcarbamate
SMILES
CC(C)OC1=CC=CC=C1OC(=O)NC
InChIKey
ISRUGXGCCGIOQO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
1.5
Polar surface area
47.6 Ų
H-bond donors
1
H-bond acceptors
3
Formal charge
0

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Molecule type
Small molecule

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Wikidata facts

Mass
209.105
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MCN code
2924.29.32
chemical formula
C₁₁H₁₅NO₃
canonical SMILES
CC(C)OC1=CC=CC=C1OC(=O)NC
solubility
0.2
NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
0531
melting point
187
vapor pressure
0.000007
flash point
300
time-weighted average exposure limit
0.5
isomeric SMILES
CC(C)OC1=CC=CC=C1O/C(=N/C)/O
Commons category
Propoxur
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Action
  • Environmental effects
  • Regulation
  • References

Propoxur is a carbamate, non-systemic, synthetic insecticide, produced from catechol, and was introduced in 1959 by Bayer.

==Action== Carbamate insecticides kill insects by irreversibly inactivating the enzyme acetylcholinesterase, thus it is a Cholinesterase inhibitor.

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