XMC (pesticide) is a pesticide used in pesticide formulation for the protection of green tea crops.
XMC is an insecticide with primarily contact action. It is mainly
used to control leafhoppers and planthoppers on rice, and tea green leafhoppers
on tea.
ChEBI: XMC is a carbamate ester. It has a role as a carbamate insecticide, an EC 3.1.1.7 (acetylcholinesterase) inhibitor and an agrochemical. It is functionally related to a methylcarbamic acid and a 3,5-xylenol.
Metabolic pathways for XMC involve hydroxylation of ring-methyl
groups, N-methyl groups and of the phenyl ring. Hydrolysis of the ester
moiety occurs in soils.
XMC is rapidly hydrolysed in alkaline media to afford the phenol (2). It is
relatively stable in neutral and weakly acidic aqueous solutions even at
temperatures up to 90 °C. Aqueous solutions of XMC are stable to light(PM).
