Spirodiclofen belongs to the tetronic acid class and acts by inhibiting lipid biosynthesis.
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CDI can act as a carbonyl equivalent in the formation of tetronic acids or pulvinones from hydroxyketones and diketones in basic conditions.
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It is also forms the structural core of a class of pesticides, known as tetronic acid insecticides, which includes spirodiclofen and spiromesifen.
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"' Tetronic acid "'is a chemical compound, classified as a ?-lactone, with the molecular formula C 4 H 4 O 3.
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Many natural products such as ascorbic acid ( vitamin C ), penicillic acid, pulvinic acids, and abyssomicins possess the ?-keto-?-butyrolactone motif of tetronic acid.