Silafluofen is a fluorinated organosilicon pyrethroid insecticide.[1][2]

Silafluofen is used agriculturally against soil-borne insects such as termites, and as a wood preservative. It is registered in Asia (India, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam) since at least 1995 for crops such as drupes, tea and rice, but has not been notified or authorised in the European Union for example.[3][4]

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. ^ Showell, G. A.; Mills, J. S. (2003). "Chemistry Challenges in Lead Optimization: Silicon Isosteres in Drug Discovery". Drug Discovery Today. 8 (12): 551–556. doi:10.1016/S1359-6446(03)02726-0. PMID 12821303.
  3. ^ "Silafluofen". EU Pesticides database. European Commission. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  4. ^ Katsuda, Yoshio; Minamite, Yoshihiro; Vongkaluang, Charunee (December 2011). "Development of Silafluofen-Based Termiticides in Japan and Thailand". Insects. 2 (4): 532–539. doi:10.3390/insects2040532. PMC 4553446. PMID 26467832.