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Fipronil is a broad-use insecticide that belongs to the phenylpyrazole chemical family. Fipronil is a broad-spectrum insecticide that disrupts the insect central nervous system by blocking GABA-gated chloride channels and glutamate-gated chloride (GluCl) channels resulting in central nervous system toxicity. This causes hyperexcitation of contaminated insects’ nerves and muscles.

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IUPAC name
(RS)-5-amino-1-[26-dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4-, (trifluoromethylsulfinyl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile

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