Thiabendazole
Trade and Other Names: Trade names for products containing this compound include Apl-Luster, Arbotect, Mertect, Mycozol, TBZ, Tecto, and Thibenzole. The product is often used in combination with other fungicides and insecticides
Chemical Class: benzimidazole
Introduction
Thiabendazole is a systemic benzimidazole fungicide used to control fruit and vegetable diseases such as mold, rot, blight, and stain. It is also active against storage diseases and Dutch Elm disease. In livestock and humans, thiabendazole is applied to treat several helminth species such as roundworms. Thiabendazole is also used medicinally as a chelating agent to bind metals. It is available as a wettable powder, suspension concentrate, flowable concentrate, and liquid.
Formulation: It is available as a wettable powder, suspension concentrate, flowable concentrate, and liquid
Physical Properties:
Appearance: Thiabendazole is an odorless, colorless powder.
Chemical Name: 2-(thiazol-4-yl)benzimidazole
CAS Number: 148-79-8
Molecular Weight: 201.20
Water Solubility: <50 mg/L @ pH 5 to 12
Solubility in Other Solvents: s. in acetone and ethanol; s.s. in benzene and chloroform
Melting Point: 304-305 C
Vapor Pressure: Negligible at room temperature
Adsorption Coefficient: 250