Fipronil

Product Name: Fipronil
CAS No.: 120068-37-3
Molecular formula: C12H4Cl2F6N4OS
Molar mass: 437.15 g/mol
Density: 1.477-1.626 g/cm³
Melting point:200.5 °C
Appearance: white powder
Application: insecticide
Product description:
Fipronil is a broad-use insecticide that belongs to the phenylpyrazole chemical family. Fipronil is a broad-spectrum insecticide that disrupts the insect central nervous system by blocking the passage of chloride ions through the GABA receptor and glutamate-gated chloride (GluCl) channels, components of the central nervous system. This causes hyperexcitation of contaminated insects' nerves and muscles. Specificity of fipronil on insects may come from a better efficacy on GABA receptor, but also because GluCl channels do not exist in mammals.