buprofezin buprofezin buprofezin is an insecticide used for control of insect pests such as mealybugs, leafhoppers and whitefly on vegetable crops. it is a growth regulator, acting as an inhibitor of chitin synthesis. it is banned in some countries due to its negative environmental impacts, being especially toxic to aquatic organisms as well as non-target insects, though is of low toxicity to humans and other mammals. buprofezin names iupac name (2z)-3-isopropyl-2--5-phenyl-1,3,5-thiadiazinan-4-one other names buprofezin identifiers cas number 69327-76-0 y 3d model (jsmol) interactive image beilstein reference 8625926 chebi chebi:39381 chembl chembl1891512 chemspider 45678 echa infocard 100.125.182 ec number 614-948-3 kegg c10912 y pubchem cid 50367 unii 3b8kgi239i y comptox dashboard (epa) dtxsid8034401 inchi inchi=1s/c16h23n3os/c1-12(2)19-14(17-16(3,4)5)21-11-18(15(19)20)13-9-7-6-8-10-13/h6-10,12h,11h2,1-5h3/b17-14-key: prlvtunwoqkeai-vkavykqesa-n smiles cc(c)n1\c(=n\c(c)(c)c)\scn(c1=o)c2ccccc2 properties chemical formula c16h23n3os molar mass 305.44 g·mol−1 hazards ghs labelling: pictograms signal word warning hazard statements h373, h410 precautionary statements p260, p273, p314, p391, p501 except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °c , 100 kpa). infobox references