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hydroprene
Sign in to saveAlso known as (2E,4E)-hydroprene, (RS)-hydroprene, Gencor, ZR 512, ethyl (2E,4E)-3,7,11-trimethyl-2,4-dodecadienoate, ethyl (E,E)-(+-)-3,7,11-trimethyl-2,4-dodecadienoate, ethyl 3,7,11-trimethyl-trans-2,trans-4-dodecadienoate
Hydroprene is an insect growth regulator used as an insecticide. It is used against cockroaches, beetles, and moths. Products using hydroprene include Gencor, Gentrol, and Raid Max Sterilizer Discs. Hydroprene is a synthetic juvenile hormone mimic, disrupting insect larval development such as molting.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C17H30O2
- Molecular weight
- 266.4 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- ethyl (2E,4E)-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-2,4-dienoate
- SMILES
- CCOC(=O)/C=C(\C)/C=C/CC(C)CCCC(C)C
- InChIKey
- FYQGBXGJFWXIPP-UEVLXMDPSA-N
- XLogP
- 6.2
- Polar surface area
- 26.3 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 266.225
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- chemical formula
- C₁₇H₃₀O₂
- canonical SMILES
- CCOC(=O)C=C(C)C=CCC(C)CCCC(C)C
- isomeric SMILES
- CCOC(=O)/C=C(\C)/C=C/CC(C)CCCC(C)C
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Encyclopedic overview
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Hydroprene is an insect growth regulator used as an insecticide. It is used against cockroaches, beetles, and moths. Products using hydroprene include Gencor, Gentrol, and Raid Max Sterilizer Discs. Hydroprene is a synthetic juvenile hormone mimic, disrupting insect larval development such as molting.
==References==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “hydroprene” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.