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Silafluofen

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Overview

Overview

Silafluofen is an organosilicon compound that functions as a pyrethroid insecticide.[1][2]

References

References

  1. Sieburth, Scott McNeill; Manly, Charles J.; Gammon, Derek W. (1990). “Organosilane insecticides. Part I: biological and physical effects of isosteric replacement of silicon for carbon in etofenprox and MTI 800”. Pesticide Science. 28 (3): 289–307. doi:10.1002/ps.2780280308.
  2. Bains, W.; Tacke, R. “Silicon chemistry as a novel source of chemical diversity in drug design” Curr Opin Drug Discov Devel. 2003 Jul;6(4):526-43.


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