sulfoxaflor
Sign in to saveSulfoxaflor, also marketed as Isoclast, is a systemic insecticide that acts as an insect neurotoxin. A pyridine and a trifluoromethyl compound, it is a member of a class of chemicals called sulfoximines, which act on the central nervous system of insects.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C10H10F3N3OS
- Molecular weight
- 277.27 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- [methyl-oxo-[1-[6-(trifluoromethyl)-3-pyridinyl]ethyl]-lambda6-sulfanylidene]cyanamide
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- +277.05
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- P366
- insecticide
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Article
6 sectionsContents
- Mechanism of action
- Off-target effects
- Registration
- See also
- References
- External links
{{chembox | Watchedfields = | verifiedrevid = | Reference = | ImageFile =Sulfoxaflor Structural Formula V2.svg | IUPACName=[Methyl(oxo){1-[6-(trifluoromethyl)-3-pyridyl]ethyl}-λ6-sulfanylidene]cyanamide | OtherNames= |Section1= |Section2= |Section3= }} Sulfoxaflor, also marketed as Isoclast, is a systemic insecticide that acts as an insect neurotoxin. A pyridine and a trifluoromethyl compound, it is a member of a class of chemicals called sulfoximines, which act on the central nervous system of insects.
==Mechanism of action== Sulfoxaflor is a systemic insecticide, acts as a neurotoxin to affected insects, and kills through contact or ingestion.