CAS No.: 23103-98-2 Formula: C11H18N4O2
Weight: 238.28600
Synonyms: 2-(dimethylamino)-5,6-dimethyl-4-pyrimidinyl N,N-dimethylcarbamate; 2-(dimethylamino)-5,6-dimethylpyrimidin-4-yl dimethylcarbamate; Fernos; Aphox; 5,6-dimethyl-2-dimethylamino-4-pyrimidinyl dimethylcarbamate;
Pirimicarb is a selective carbamate insecticide used to control aphids on vegetable, cereal and orchard crops by inhibiting acetylcholinesterase activity but does not affect useful predators such as ladybirds that eat them. It was originally developed by Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd., now Syngenta, in 1970.