methoprene

Chinese: 烯虫酯French: méthoprène (n.m.)Russian: метопрен


Approval: ISO
IUPAC PIN: rac-propan-2-yl (2E,4E,7R)-11-methoxy-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-2,4-dienoate
IUPAC name: isopropyl (E,E)-(RS)-11-methoxy-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-2,4-dienoate
CAS name: 1-methylethyl (2E,4E)-11-methoxy-3,7,11-trimethyl-2,4-dodecadienoate
CAS Reg. No.: 40596-69-8
Formula: C19H34O3
Activity: insecticides (juvenile hormone mimic)
Notes: The (2E,4E,7S)-isomer [65733-16-6] has been used commercially, but it does not have an ISO common name; the name “S-methoprene” has been used in the literature for this isomer, but it has no official approval.
Structure: Structural formula of methoprene
Pronunciation: měth-ō-prēn  Guide to British pronunciation
InChIKey: NFGXHKASABOEEW-LDRANXPESA-N
InChI: InChI=1S/C19H34O3/c1-15(2)22-18(20)14-17(4)11-8-10-16(3)12-9-13-19(5,6)21-7/h8,11,14-16H,9-10,12-13H2,1-7H3/b11-8+,17-14+

A data sheet from the Compendium of Pesticide Common Names