Tralopyril
- Benchmark: Benchmark 1
- Assessed: 2015-01-03
Used primarily in Industrial / Manufacturing, and Pesticides & Biocides applications, Tralopyril is specifically used in and antifoulant.
Tralopyril is a halogenated pyrrole biocide that acts by uncoupling mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation, leading to cell dysfunction. Its trade name is EconeaTM and it is used mainly as an antifoulant in commercial and recreational paint for ships and other marine structures in fresh and salt water at use levels of 2.9% to 7.28%. Tralopyril is added to paint to control barnacles, mussels, snails, tube worms, algae, slime, and other marine fouling organisms. Some antifouling paints include only tralopyril as the active ingredient, and some are co-formulated with zinc pyrithione, copper oxide, or 3(2H)-isothizolone, 4,5-dichloro-2-octyl (DCOIT) (U.S. EPA 2019).
Chemical Synonyms 4-Bromo-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrrole-3-carbonitrile; UNIIMEC6MCY7QB; 1H-Pyrrole-3-carbonitrile, 4-bromo-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-
Key Functions: Industrial / Manufacturing, Pesticides & Biocides