Chemical Properties
Colourless to light brown powder. Solubility in water Dispersible; soluble in acetone. Melting Point: 102.4-104.7°C.
Uses
Tebuconazole is a broad-spectrum triazole fungicide. Its mechanism of action is a sterol demethylation inhibitor. Seed treatment or foliar spraying can prevent and control cereal crop rust, powdery mildew, smut and other diseases.
Application
Tebuconazole is used to produce Tebuconazole formulation product. It is a fungicide for the control of smuts, bunt, seed rots and seedling blights on barley, oats and wheat as a seed treatment and for the control of Fusarium Head Blight on wheat as a post-emergent treatment.
Definition
ChEBI: 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,4-dimethyl-3-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)pentan-3-ol is a tertiary alcohol that is pentan-3-ol substituted by a 4-chlorophenyl, methyl, methyl, and a 1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl at positions 1, 4, 4 and 3 respectively. It is a member of monochlorobenzenes, a member of triazoles and a tertiary alcohol.
Toxicology
Oral acute oral LD50 for rat 3776mg/kg; Acute dermal LD50 for rat 2011 mg/kg; Acute inhalation LC50 for rat 2.51 mg/l.Mild irritation to the cornea and conjunctiva with all remarkable irritation resolving within 7 days. Rabbit: Slight dermal irritant. Guinea Pig: Positive dermal sensitizer.
