Spiroxamine is a spiroketalamine fungicide for use on cereal crops. Spiroxamine inhibits ergosterol synthesis. Spiroxamine is used as agricultural fungicide.
The spiroketal resulting from the formal condensation of 4-tert-butylcyclohexanone with 3-[ethyl(propyl)amino]propane-1,2-diol. An inhibitor of ergosterol synthesis, it is a broad spectrum agricultural fungicide used particularly against powdery mildew in the production of cereals, bananas and grapes.
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