Captafol (Difolatan)

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Formula

CAS

C10H9Cl4NO2S

2425-06-1

 
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Background

Captafol is an agricultural fungicide used especially in potatoes. The EPA has determined that captafol is oncogenic in mice and rats.

 

Synonyms

Captafol
Difolatan®
3a,4,7,7a-Tetrahydro-2-[(1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethyl)thio]-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione
N-(1,1,2,-tetrachloroethylthio)-4-cyclohexene-1,2-dicarboximide
N-(1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethylmercapto)-4-cyclohexene-1,2-dicarboximide
N-(1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethylthio)-D4-tetrahydrophthalimide
N-(1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethylsulfenyl)-cis-4-cyclohexene-1,2-dicarboximide

 

Uses

Agriculture
Pesticide

 

Cross-Reactions

 

 

Unusual Reactions

 

 

References

1.

Groundwater, J.R., Difolatan dermatitis in a welder; non-agricultural exposure. Contact Dermatitis, 1977. 3(2): p. 104.

2.

Stoke, J.C., Captafol dermatitis in the timber industry. Contact Dermatitis, 1979. 5(5): p. 284-92.

3.

Matsushita, T., S. Nomura, and T. Wakatsuki, Epidemiology of contact dermatitis from pesticides in Japan. Contact Dermatitis, 1980. 6(4): p. 255-9.

4.

Brown, R., Contact sensitivity to Difolatan (Captafol). Contact Dermatitis, 1984. 10(3): p. 181-2.

5.

Lisi, P., S. Caraffini, and D. Assalve, A test series for pesticide dermatitis. Contact Dermatitis, 1986. 15(5): p. 266-9.

6.

Lisi, P., S. Caraffini, and D. Assalve, Irritation and sensitization potential of pesticides. Contact Dermatitis, 1987. 17(4): p. 212-8.

7.

Thiboutot, D.M., B.H. Hamory, and J.G. Marks, Jr., Dermatoses among floral shop workers. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 1990. 22(1): p. 54-8.

8.

Cushman, J.R. and J.C. Street, Contact sensitivity to captafol in BALB/c mice. Contact Dermatitis, 1991. 24(5): p. 363-5.

 

 

 

 

 

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