- Piperonyl butoxide
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Name = Piperonyl butoxide
ImageFile = Piperonyl butoxide.png
ImageSize = 200px
ImageName = Piperonyl butoxide
IUPACName = 5- [2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethoxymethyl] -6-propyl-1,3-benzodioxole
Section1 = Chembox Identifiers
CASNo = 51-03-6
SMILES = CCCCOCCOCCOCC1=CC2=C(C=C1CCC)OCO2
Section2 = Chembox Properties
Formula = C19H30O5
MolarMass = 338.43 g/mol
Density = 1.05 g/cm3
MeltingPt =
BoilingPt = 155 °C
Section7 = Chembox Hazards
FlashPt = 171 °CPiperonyl butoxide (PBO) is a
pesticide synergist. It does not, by itself have pesticidal properties. However, when added to insecticide mixtures, typicallypyrethrin ,pyrethroid , andcarbamate insecticide s, their potency is increased considerably. [ [http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/pbogen.pdf National Pesticide Information Center - Piperonyl Butoxide General Fact Sheet] ]Piperonyl butoxide is a potent
cytochrome P450 inhibitor. This family ofenzyme s act as the principal detoxification pathway for many pesticides. Inhibiting the detoxification pathway allows higher unmetabolised systemic concentrations of the active insecticide to remain within the target animal for a longer period.Piperonyl butoxide is moderately stable, and is a semisynthetic derivative of
safrole .It is debatable whether the substance is
oncogenic ,mutagen ic, orteratogenic in humans. Its acute oral and dermal toxicity inmammal s is low, however it is toxic to fish and potentiatesrotenone . [ [http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/pbotech.pdf National Pesticide Information Center - Piperonyl Butoxide Technical Fact Sheet] ]References
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