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pirimicarb

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Also known as Dimethylcarbamic acid 2-(dimethylamino)-5,6-dimethyl-4-pyrimidinyl ester

Pirimicarb is a selective carbamate insecticide used to control aphids on vegetable, cereal and orchard crops by inhibiting acetylcholinesterase activity but does not affect useful predators such as ladybirds that eat them. It was originally developed by Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd., now Syngenta, at their Jealott's Hill site and first marketed in 1969, four years after its discovery.

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Mass
238.143
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chemical formula
C₁₁H₁₈N₄O₂
canonical SMILES
CC1=C(N=C(N=C1OC(=O)N(C)C)N(C)C)C
Commons category
Pirimicarb
subject has role
carcinogen
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Pirimicarb is a selective carbamate insecticide used to control aphids on vegetable, cereal and orchard crops by inhibiting acetylcholinesterase activity but does not affect useful predators such as ladybirds that eat them. It was originally developed by Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd., now Syngenta, at their Jealott's Hill site and first marketed in 1969, four years after its discovery.

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