Chemical Properties
Phostebupirim is an amber-to-brown liquid. Phostebuprim
hydrolyzes under alkaline conditions.Soluble in water at 5.5 mg/mL; completely
miscible with all solvents tested at 20°C.
Uses
Tebupirimfos is an organophosphorous insecticide developped for soil application.
Definition
ChEBI: Tebupirimfos is an organic thiophosphate and an organothiophosphate insecticide. It has a role as an EC 3.1.1.7 (acetylcholinesterase) inhibitor. It is functionally related to a 2-tert-butylpyrimidin-5-ol.
Toxicity evaluation
The acute oral LD
50 for rats
is 1.3–3.6 mg/kg. Inhalation LC50 (4 h) for rats is
36–82 mg/m3 air. NOEL (2 yr) for rats is 1 mg/kg diet(0.05 mg/kg/d). ADI is 0.2 μg/kg b.w.
