desnitro-imidacloprid desnitro-imidacloprid desnitro-imidacloprid is a metabolite of the insecticide imidacloprid, a very common insecticide and the most important member of the class of insecticides called neonicotinoids, the only significant new class of insecticides to be developed between 1970 and 2000. while imidacloprid has proved highly selective against insects, the desnitro- version is highly toxic to mammals, due to its agonist action at the alpha4beta2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nachr) in the mammalian brain, at least as demonstrated in experiments involving mice. desnitro-imidacloprid names iupac name 1-(6-chloro-pyridin-3-yl)methyl-2-iminoimidazolidine identifiers cas number 115970-17-7 3d model (jsmol) interactive image chembl chembl309804 chemspider 8306043 pubchem cid 10130527 unii wt3f2k5pf2 y comptox dashboard (epa) dtxsid90436011 inchi inchi=1s/c9h11cln4/c10-8-2-1-7(5-13-8)6-14-4-3-12-9(14)11/h1-2,5h,3-4,6h2,(h2,11,12)key: ueqzfagvrgwpdk-uhfffaoysa-n smiles c1cn(c(=n1)n)cc2=cn=c(c=c2)cl properties chemical formula c9h11cln4 molar mass 210.67 g·mol−1 appearance colorless crystals except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °c , 100 kpa). infobox references