dinocap

Chinese: 消螨普French: dinocap (n.m.)Russian: динокап


Status: ISO 1750 (published)
IUPAC PIN: reaction mixture of 2,4-dinitro-6-octanylphenyl (2E)-but-2-enoate and 2,6-dinitro-4-octanylphenyl (2E)-but-2-enoate in which “octanyl” is a mixture of octan-2-yl, octan-3-yl and octan-4-yl groups
IUPAC name: reaction mixture of 2,4-dinitro-6-octanylphenyl (2E)-but-2-enoate and 2,6-dinitro-4-octanylphenyl (2E)-but-2-enoate in which “octanyl” is a mixture of octan-2-yl, octan-3-yl and octan-4-yl groups
1979 Rules:
reaction mixture of 2,4-dinitro-6-octylphenyl crotonates and 2,6-dinitro-4-octylphenyl crotonates in which “octyl” is a mixture of 1-methylheptyl, 1-ethylhexyl and 1-propylpentyl groups
CAS name: 2(or 4)-isooctyl-4,6(or 2,6)-dinitrophenyl (2E)-2-butenoate
CAS Reg. No.: 39300-45-3
Formula: C18H24N2O6
Activity: acaricides (dinitrophenyl crotonate)
fungicides (dinitrophenyl crotonate)
Notes: The name “DPC” is approved by the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
The two components of dinocap have their own ISO common names, dinocap-4 [875690-85-0] and dinocap-6 [875695-92-4].
The mixture normally contains between 4 and 5 parts of dinocap-6 to 2 parts of dinocap-4.
The most active compound is (RS)-2-(1-methylheptyl)-4,6-dinitrophenyl (2E)-2-butenoate [131-72-6], which is the major component of meptyldinocap.
Structure: Structural formula of dinocap
Pronunciation: -nō-kǎp  Guide to British pronunciation

A data sheet from the Compendium of Pesticide Common Names