Emamectin

Emamectin is the 4”-deoxy-4”-methylamino derivative of abamectin, a 16-membered macrycyclic lactone produced by the fermentation of the soil actinomycete Streptomyces avermitilis. It is generally prepared as the salt with benzoic acid, emamectin benzoate, which is a white or faintly yellow powder. Emamectin is widely used in the US and Canada as an insecticide because of its chloride channel activation properties.