| Description | Tralopyril (TP) is a biocide that
has recently been introduced
into marine antifouling paints,
applied to boat hulls or static
structures such as oil rig and
drilling platform legs, which
are submerged under water. |
| preparation | Tralopyril is an important intermediate in the synthesis of carbofuran, and bromine is the core raw material for the synthesis of Tralopyril. Tralopyril is a pyrrole resulting from the N-dealkylation of the ethoxymethyl group of chlorfenapyr. Chlorfenapyr is the first commercial proinsecticide developed by introducing ethoxymethyl group into the pyrrole N of tralopyril. |
| Uses | N-Deethoxymethyl Chlorfenapyr is a primary metabolite of Chlorfenapyr (C428500). Chlorfenapyr is a halogenated pyrrole based pro-insecticide. Chlorfenapyr functions by metabolizing into an active insecticide after entering the host. Chlorfenapyr is used primarily as a means of pest control on cotton. |
| Application | Tralopyril was developed as a marine antifouling agent for use in antifouling coatings. The compound has been registered with the US EPA since 2007. Since then, a range of marine coatings have been developed utilizing tralopyril for control of barnacles and other invertebrate animal fouling organisms, frequently, but not exclusively, in combination with a soft fouling control agent. |
| Definition | ChEBI: Tralopyril is a pyrrole resulting from the N-dealkylation of the ethoxymethyl group of chlorfenapyr. It is the active insecticide of the proinsecticide chlorfenapyr. It has a role as an acaricide, an insecticide and an antifouling biocide. It is an organochlorine acaricide, an organochlorine insecticide, an organofluorine acaricide, an organofluorine insecticide, a member of pyrroles, a nitrile, a member of monochlorobenzenes and an organobromine compound. |
| Synthesis |
Tralopyril is a pyrrole resulting from the N-dealkylation of the ethoxymethyl group of chlorfenapyr.
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