Title:  Difenacoum 
CAS Registry Number:  56073-07-5 
CAS Name:  3-(3-[1,1¢-Biphenyl]-4-yl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthalenyl)-4-hydroxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one 
Additional Names:  3-[3-(biphenyl-4-yl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthyl]-4-hydroxycoumarin;  3-(3-p-biphenyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphth-1-yl)-4-hydroxycoumarin 
Trademarks:  Neosorexa (Sorex);  Ratak (Sorex) 
Molecular Formula:  C31H24O3 
Molecular Weight:  444.52 
Percent Composition:  C 83.76%, H 5.44%, O 10.80% 
Literature References:  Second generation anticoagulant rodenticide.  Prepn:  M. R. Hadler, R. S. Shadbolt, DE 2424806; idem, US 3957824 (1975, 1976 both to Ward Blenkinsop); R. S. Shadbolt et al., J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1 1976, 1190.  Comprehensive description:  J. O. Bull, Proc. Vertebr. Pest Conf. 7, 72 (1976).  HPLC determn of rat blood and liver:  M. J. Kelly et al., J. Chromatogr. 620, 105 (1993); of residue levels in rats:  H. Atterby et al., Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 24, 318 (2005).  Field and laboratory studies against the house mouse:  F. P. Rowe et al., J. Hyg. Camb. 87, 171 (1981).  Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in rabbits:  A. M. Breckenridge et al., Br. J. Pharmacol. 84, 81 (1985).  Pharmacological variation between rodent sexes:  M. J. Winn et al., J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 39, 219 (1987). 
Properties:  Crystals from ethyl acetate, mp 215-217°.  LD50 orally in Wistar male, female rats (mg/kg):  1.8, 2.5; in male rabbits:  2.0 mg/kg; in dogs:  50 mg/kg; in cats:  100 mg/kg (Bull). 
Melting point:  mp 215-217° 
Toxicity data:  LD50 orally in Wistar male, female rats (mg/kg):  1.8, 2.5; in male rabbits:  2.0 mg/kg; in dogs:  50 mg/kg; in cats:  100 mg/kg 
Use:  Pesticide.   |