Thiamethoxam and uses thereof

摘要

A crystalline form of 3-(2-chloro-1,3-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-5-methyl 1,3,5-oxadiazinan-yledene (nitro)amine (thiamethoxam) is provided. The crystalline form exhibits an X-ray powder diffraction pattern having characteristic peaks (expressed in degrees 2Ɵ +/- 0.2° Ɵ) at one or more of the following positions: 6.09, 15.37, 17.83, 18.43, 20.86, 22.01, 26.95 and 27.84, and an Infrared (IR) spectrum having characteristic peaks at about 2933.62, 2161.78 and 1593.88 cm-1. A method of preparing the crystalline form comprises crystallizing 3-(2-chloro-1,3-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-5-methyl-1,3,5-oxadiazinan -4-yledene (nitro)amine (thiamethoxam) from a solvent system comprising a solvent selected from an alcohol, a glycol, an ether, a ketone, an ester, an amide, a nitrile, an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon, or mixtures thereof; and isolating the resulting crystals. The exemplified solvents are methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, ethylene glycol, toluene and xylene.