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Nitenpyram
Chemical name (E)-N-(6-chloro-3-pyridylmethyl)-N-ethyl-
N′-methyl-2-nitrovinylidenediamine[1]
Other names Capstar
Chemical formula C11H15ClN4O2[2]
Molecular mass 270.72 g/mol
CAS number [150824-47-8]
Melting point 72 °C [3]
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Nitenpyram is a pesticide used in agriculture and veterinary medicine to help treat unwanted pests[4]. In veterinary medicine, it is used orally with dogs and cats to control fleas under the brandname "Capstar"[5]. After ingestion, it takes only 30 minutes for the pill to kill every adult flea on the pet. The effects of this pill are approximately 12 hours. IUPAC nomenclature is a system of naming chemical compounds and of describing the science of chemistry in general. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The molecular mass (abbreviated Mr) of a substance, formerly also called molecular weight and abbreviated as MW, is the mass of one molecule of that substance, relative to the unified atomic mass unit u (equal to 1/12 the mass of one atom of carbon-12). ... CAS registry numbers are unique numerical identifiers for chemical compounds, polymers, biological sequences, mixtures and alloys. ... The melting point of a crystalline solid is the temperature at which it changes state from solid to liquid. ... A cropduster spreading pesticide. ... Veterinary medicine is the application of medical diagnostic and therapeutic principles to companion, domestic, exotic, wildlife, and production animals. ... This article is about the domestic dog. ... Cats may refer to: Felines, members of the animal family Felidae The domesticated animal, cat The musical, yeah right, I bet that this was really dumb. ... Look up Pill in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Flea (disambiguation). ...


Nitenpyram is a neonicotinoid, which means that it is a neurotoxin that blocks the ability for neural messages to transmit through the central nervous system of the flea causing (almost) instant death. In 2001, the US Patent and Trademark Office ruled in favor of Syngenta when the company filed suit against Bayer to protect its patent on a class of neonicotinoid insecticides. ... A neurotoxin is a toxin that acts specifically on nerve cells – neurons – usually by interacting with membrane proteins such as ion channels. ... A diagram showing the CNS: 1. ...


References

  1. ^ http://www.alanwood.net/pesticides/nitenpyram.html
  2. ^ http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/search/ProductDetail/RIEDEL/46077
  3. ^ http://www.physchem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/NI/nitenpyram.html
  4. ^ http://www.lygpesticide.com/template/pe4.htm
  5. ^ http://www.ah.novartis.com/products/en/cab/capstar.shtml


 
 

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