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ACETAMIPRID

 

Insecticide
neonicotinoid



NOMENCLATURE
Common name acetamiprid (pa ISO)
IUPAC name (E)-N1-[(6-chloro-3-pyridyl)methyl]-N2-cyano-N1-methylacetamidine 
Chemical Abstracts name (E)-N-[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl]-N'-cyano-N-methylethanimidamide 
CAS RN [135410-20-7] 

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Mol. wt. 222.7  M.f. C10H11ClN4  Form Colourless crystals.  M.p. 98.9 °C  V.p. <1 × 10-3 mPa (25 ºC)  KOW logP = 0.80 (25 ºC)  Henry <5.3 × 10-8 Pa m3 mol-1 (calc.)  S.g./density 1.330 (20 °C)  Solubility In water 4250 mg/l (25 ºC). Soluble in acetone, methanol, ethanol, dichloromethane, chloroform, acetonitrile and tetrahydrofuran.  Stability Stable in buffered solutions at pH 4, 5, 7. Degraded slowly at pH 9 and 45 ºC. Stable under sunlight.  pKa 0.7, v. weak base
APPLICATIONS
Biochemistry Agonist of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, affecting the synapses in the insect central nervous system.  Mode of action Systemic insecticide with translaminar activity and with contact and stomach action.  Uses Control of Hemiptera, especially aphids, Thysanoptera and Lepidoptera, by soil and foliar application, on a wide range of crops, especially vegetables, fruit and tea. Applied at 75-300 g/ha on vegetables, 100-700 g/ha in orchards.  Formulation types FU; GR; EC; WP.