Common name:

Thiabendazole agrochemical

Chemical name:

2-(4-thiazolyl)benzimidazole

CAS No.:

148-79-8

Formula:

C10H7N3S

Molecular weight:

201.249

Toxicity:

Thiabendazole on human, animal, fish, bees and wildlife are very safe,

non-teratogenic, carcinogenic, mutagenic and other chronic toxicity.

Physical & Chemical

characters:

Thiabendazole occurs as an odorless or nearly odorless, tasteless,

white to practically white powder. It has a melting range of 296-303C

and a pKa of 4.7. Thiabendazole is practically insoluble in water and

slightly soluble in al­cohol.

As funigicide:

It is used primarily to control mold, blight, and other fungally caused

diseases in fruits (e.g. oranges) and vegetables; it is also used as a

prophylactic treatment for Dutch Elm disease.

Thiabendazole is a systemic benzimidazole fungicide used to control fruit

and vegetable diseases such as mold, rot, blight and stain. It is also active

against storage diseases and Dutch Elm disease. In livestock, thiabendazole

is also applied to treat roundworms.

Thiabendazole is also used medicinally as a chelating agent to bind metals.

As Parasiticide:

As an antiparasitic, it is able to control roundworms(such as strongyloidiasis),

hookwarms, and other helminth species which attack wild animals, livestock

and humans.

Mode of action:

Inhibition of the mitochondrial helminth-specific enzyme, fumarate reductase,

with possible interaction with endogenous quinone.