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Benoxafos (HOE 2910) is an insecticide.

The commercial manufacture of benoxafos began with synthesis of the benzyloxy substituted phenoxy intermediate, which was then reacted with a phosphinyl chloride or phosphinothiochloridate under strictly anhydrous, catalyst controlled conditions to form the phosphinate ester characteristic of benoxafos.

Weak acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitor.

Acaricide; Insecticide