| triadimefon |
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Description: A fungicide used to control powdery mildew, rusts, and other infections in many crops. It is also a pesticide transformation product
Introduction: 1976
EC Directive 1107/2009 (repealing 91/414):
| Status | Excluded from Annex 1 |
| Dossier rapporteur/co-rapporteur | - |
| Date inclusion expires | Expired |
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Also registered in: Australia, USA
| Pesticide type | Fungicide, Metabolite | |||
| Metabolite Type | Soil | |||
| Substance group | Triazole | |||
| Substance origin | Synthetic | |||
| Mode of action | Systemic with protective, curative and eradicant action. Disrupts membrane function. | |||
| CAS RN | 43121-43-3 | |||
| EC number | 256-103-8 | |||
| CIPAC number | 352 | |||
| US EPA chemical code | 109901 | |||
| Chemical formula | C14H16ClN3O2 | |||
| SMILES | CC(C)(C)C(=O)C(N1C=NC=N1)OC2=CC=C(C=C2)Cl | |||
| International Chemical Identifier (InChI) | InChI=1/C14H16ClN3O2/c1-14(2,3)12(19)13(18-9-16-8-17-18)20-11-6-4-10(15)5-7-11/h4-9,13H,1-3H3 | |||
| Structure diagram/image available? | Yes | |||
| Molecular mass (g mol-1) | 293.8 | |||
| IUPAC Name | (RS)-1-(4-chlorophenoxy)-3,3-dimethyl-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)butan-2-one | |||
| CAS Name | 1-(4-chlorophenoxy)-3,3-dimethyl-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-2-butanone | |||
| Other status information | - | |||
| Herbicide Resistance Classification (HRAC) | Not applicable | |||
| Insecticide Resistance Classification (IRAC) | Not applicable | |||
| Fungicide Resistance Classification (FRAC) | 3 | |||
| Physical state | Colourless crystals | |||
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Can be a metabolite of:
| Parent | Formation Medium | Estimated Maximum Occurrence Fraction | 91/414 Relevancy ![]() |
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| triadimenol | Soil | 0.0388 | Minor fraction, Not relevant | |
Formulations:
Degradation:
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| Mammals - Acute oral LD50 (mg kg-1) | 300 | G4 Rat | Moderate | |
| Mammals - Dermal LD50 (mg kg-1 body weight) | > 5000 | L3 Rat | - | |
| Mammals - Inhalation LC50 (mg l-1) | 3.27 | L3 Rat | - | |
| Other Mammal toxicity endpoints | - | - | ||
| ADI - Acceptable Daily Intake (mg kg-1bw day-1) | 0.03 | JMPR 2004 | - | |
| ARfD - Acute Reference Dose (mg kg-1bw day-1) | 0.08 | JMPR 2004 | - | |
| AOEL - Acceptable Operator Exposure Level - Systemic (mg kg-1bw day-1) | - | - | - | |
| Dermal penetration studies (%) | - | - | - | |
| Dangerous Substances Directive 76/464 | - | - | - | |
| Exposure Limits | - | - | - | |
| Exposure Routes | Public | - | ||
| Occupational | - | |||
| Examples of European MRLs (mg kg-1) | Value | Grapes: 2.0; Bush fruit: 1.0; Onions, sweet peppers and strawberries: 0.5; Tomatoes: 0.3; Apples, barley grains, oat grains, rye grains and wheat grains: 0.2; Other vegetables, other fruit and other cereal grains: 0.1 | ||
| Note | [Current May 2007.] [Limits applies to sum of triadimefon and triadimenol.] For the EU pesticides database click here |
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| Drinking Water MAC (µg l-1) | - | - | - | |
Health issues:
| Carcinogen | Mutagen | Endocrine disrupter | Reproduction / development effects | Acetyl cholinesterase inhibitor | Neurotoxicant | Respiratory tract irritant | Skin irritant | Eye irritant |
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| General human health issues | [Liver and thyroid toxicant] | |||||||
: Yes, known to cause a problem
: No, known not to cause a problem
: Possibly, status not identified
- : No data
Handling issues:
| Language | Name |
| English | triadimefon |
| French | triadimefon |
| German | Triadimefon |
| Danish | triadimefon |
| Italian | triadimefon |
| Spanish | triadimefon |
| Greek | - |
| Slovenian | triadimefon |
| Polish | triadimefon |
| Swedish | triadimefon |
| Hungarian | triadimefon |
| Dutch | triadimefon |
| Record last updated: Sunday 06 May 2012 Contact: aeru@herts.ac.uk |