Spirodiclofen

Spirodiclofen
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 3-(2,4-Dichlorophenyl)-2-oxo-1-oxaspiro[4.5]non-3-en-4-yl 2,2-dimethylbutanoate
Identifiers
CAS Number	148477-71-8 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:38639;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL2227839;
ChemSpider	17215909;
ECHA InfoCard	100.130.204
EC Number	604-636-5;
KEGG	C18553;
PubChem CID	177863;
UNII	3X7G31F5MX ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID6034928 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C21H24Cl2O4/c1-4-20(2,3)19(25)26-17-16(13-10-14(22)12-15(23)11-13)18(24)27-21(17)8-6-5-7-9-21/h10-12H,4-9H2,1-3H3 Key: OYNVHVAEOLJJPV-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES CCC(C)(C)C(=O)OC1=C(C(=O)OC12CCCCC2)c3cc(cc(c3)Cl)Cl;
Properties
Chemical formula	C21H24Cl2O4
Molar mass	411.32 g·mol−1
Appearance	White solid
Melting point	94.8 °C (202.6 °F; 367.9 K)
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H317, H350, H361, H373, H410
Precautionary statements	P201, P202, P260, P261, P272, P273, P280, P281, P302 P352, P308 P313, P314, P321, P333 P313, P363, P391, P405, P501
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Spirodiclofen is an acaricide and insecticide used in agriculture to control mites and San Jose scale. In the United States, it is used on citrus, grapes, pome fruit, stone fruit, and tree nut crops.^[1]^[2]

Spirodiclofen belongs to the tetronic acid class and acts by inhibiting lipid biosynthesis.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "EPA Pesticide Fact Sheet: Spirodiclofen" (PDF). Environmental Protection Agency.
^ "Spirodiclofen" (PDF). Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations.
^ De Maeyer, L; Geerinck, R (2009). "The multiple target use of spirodiclofen (Envidor 240 SC) in IPM pomefruit in Belgium". Communications in Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences. 74 (1): 225–32. PMID 20218531.