Introduction
Monocrotophos belongs to the group of organophosphorus insecticides with anticholinesterase activity. It is considered to be a systemic as well as a contact poison. IICT developed state-of-the-art technology for low-temperature chlorination. Aqueous MMA is chlorinated at low temperature to get MMACI then MMACI is reacted with Trimethylphosphite to obtain Monocrotophos (Tech.). The process has been licensed to 16 parties and 8 firms are in commercial production with a total installed capacity of 3000 TPA.
Advantages:
The new technology helps to manufacture MCP indigenously using aqueous MMA as starting raw material. Monocrotophos is a broad-spectrum organophosphorus insecticide used for a wide variety of crops.
Applications :
Monocrotophos plays an important role in pest management of essential and economically important crops like cotton, sugarcane, groundnut, and tobacco. It has been found effective against insects like bollworms, and boll weevil, in control of aphids or mites in peanuts, mango shoot gall maker, and pests of some ornamental plants. Monocrotophos belongs to the group of organophosphorus insecticides with an anti-cholinesterase activity.