Chemical name: 3,7,9,13-tetramethyl-5,11-dioxa-2,8,14-trithia-4,7,9,12-tetra-azapentadeca-3,12-diene-6,10-dione
CAS no.: 59669-26-0

Structural formula:

Molecular formula:C₁₀H₁₈N₄O₄S₃
Physical & chemical property:
Physical State: Colourless crystals; (tech., pale tan crystals).
Melting point: 172.6°C
Density: 1.47 g/ml (20 °C)
Solubility: In water 22.19 μg/l (25 °C). In dichloromethane 200–300, acetone 5.33, toluene 0.92, ethanol 0.97 (all in g/l, 25 °C).
Stability: Stable at pH 6, rapidly hydrolysed at pH 9 and slowly at pH 3 (DT50 c. 9 d). Aqueous suspensions are decomposed by sunlight. Stable up to 60 °C.     
Specification: TC; DP; FS; GB; RB; SC; SG; WG; WP.
Uses: Control of all stages of major Lepidoptera and Coleoptera pests and some Hemiptera, on cotton, soya beans, maize, vines, fruit, vegetables and many other crops. Also used as a molluscicide for control of slugs in cereals and oilseed rape.
Compatibility: Incompatible with acidic and alkaline substances, certain heavy-metal oxides, and salts of certain fungicides such as maneb, mancozeb (except WP formulations), cuprammonium carbonate or Bordeaux mixtures. Not miscible with vegetable oil diluents.