Tridemorph

Tridemorph is a fungicide used to control Erysiphe graminis. It was developed by BASF in the 1960s who use the trade name Calixin. The World Health Organization has categorized it as a Class II "moderately hazardous" pesticide because it is believed harmful if swallowed and can cause irritation to skin and eyes.[1]

Tridemorph
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2,6-Dimethyl-4-tridecylmorpholine
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 246-347-3
KEGG
MeSH C015554
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C19H39NO/c1-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-20-16-18(2)21-19(3)17-20/h18-19H,4-17H2,1-3H3
    Key: YTOPFCCWCSOHFV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • CCCCCCCCCCCCCN1CC(OC(C1)C)C
Properties
C19H39NO
Molar mass 297.527 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

One theory for the cause of the Hollinwell incident is that it might have been caused by inhalation of tridemorph.[2]

References
  1. "Tridemorph". Pesticides News. June 1999. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  2. "New theory on 'mass hysteria'". BBC. 23 September 2003. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  • Tridemorph in the Pesticide Properties DataBase (PPDB)


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.