Thicyofen (Ref: PH 51-07)
Last updated: 12/09/2023
(Also known as: DU 510311)
The following alerts are based on the data in the tables below. An absence of an alert does not imply the substance has no implications for human health, biodiversity or the environment but just that we do not have the data to form a judgement.
Environmental fate
Ecotoxicity
Human health
 
 
An obsolete broad-spectrum fungicide once used to control various diseases including Fusarium bacterial infectiions
Mould rot; Wheat nuclear cavity bacterial infection; Wheat flour bacterial disease; Bacterial wilts
Cereals; Cotton; Maize
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Considered obsolete but may be available in some countries
circa 1970, introduced
Not approved
Not applicable
No UK approval for use
EC Regulation 1107/2009 (repealing 91/414)
Not approved
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
No
ATAustria
BEBelgium
BGBulgaria
CYCyprus
CZCzech Republic
DEGermany
DKDenmark
EEEstonia
ELGreece
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ESSpain
FIFinland
FRFrance
HRCroatia
HUHungary
IEIreland
ITItaly
LTLithuania
LULuxembourg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LVLatvia
MTMalta
NLNetherlands
PLPoland
PTPortugal
RORomania
SESweden
SISlovenia
SKSlovakia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ISIceland
NONorway
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thicyofen is a chiral molecule
C₈H₅ClN₂OS₂
CCS(=O)C1=C(C(=C(S1)C#N)Cl)C#N
No data
GNOOAFGERMHQJE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C8H5ClN2OS2/c1-2-14(12)8-5(3-10)7(9)6(4-11)13-8/h2H2,1H3
Yes
Fungicide
Thiophene fungicide
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Synthetic
A multi-site inhibitor, non-systemic
116170-30-0
No data found
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14880662
No data found
244.73
3-chloro-5-(ethanesulfinyl)thiophene-2,4-dicarbonitrile
3-chloro-5-ethylsulfinylthiophene-2,4-dicarbonitrile
3-chloro-5-(ethylsulfinyl)-2,4-thiophenedicarbonitrile
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Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not known
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Solid
Uniroyal Man-Duphar, Holland
Obsolete - not thought to be commercially available for crop protection applications
Was formulated for both seed and soil treatments
240
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Moderate
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3.47 X 1002
Calculated
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2.54
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Low
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1.0
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Low volatility
1.02 X 10-03
L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Non-volatile
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L3 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Moderately persistent
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Reported to rapidly degrade in the soil (R3)
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Soil adsorption and mobility
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Cannot be calculated
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None
Terrestrial ecotoxicology
> 386
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Moderate
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HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECTION
High (class III)
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Moderate
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EU MRL pesticide database 
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Carcinogen
Endocrine disruptor
No data found
A0 A = Chromosome aberration (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; B0 B = DNA damage/repair (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; C0 C = Gene mutation (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; D0 D = Genome mutation (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; E0 E = Unspecified genotoxicity type (miscellaneous data source) 0 = No data
No data found
Reproduction / development effects
Acetyl cholinesterase inhibitor
Neurotoxicant
No data found
XNo, known not to cause a problem
No data found
Respiratory tract irritant
Skin irritant
Skin sensitiser
No data found
No data found
No data found
Eye irritant
Phototoxicant
 
No data found
No data found
 
No further information available
No information available
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II (Moderately hazardous)
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thicyofen
thicofene
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Record last updated:
12/09/2023
Contact:
aeru@herts.ac.uk
Please cite as:
Lewis, K.A., Tzilivakis, J., Warner, D. and Green, A. (2016) An international database for pesticide risk assessments and management. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal , 22 (4), 1050-1064. DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2015.1133242