Patented New ISO Name Approved – November 2025: Cyanoflanilide, A New Meta-Diamide Insecticide By Metisa Biotechnology Co. Ltd.
On November 06, 2025, ISO provisionally approved Cyanoflanilide as the common name for a new Meta-Diamide Insecticide compound developed by Metisa Biotechnology Co. Ltd.
Cyanoflanilide is a novel meta-diamide insecticide developed by Metisa Biotechnology Co., Ltd. It is designed for use in the prevention and control of a wide range of agricultural pests as well as animal parasites in the field of veterinary medicine. The compound exhibits strong activity against key agricultural pests, including Mythimna separata, Plutella xylostella (diamondback moth), Chilo suppressalis, Spodoptera exigua, Myzus persicae, and Frankliniella occidentalis. In veterinary applications, Cyanoflanilide is effective against animal ectoparasites such as the cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) and the American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis).
- Status: ISO (Provisionally Approved)
- IUPAC Name:N-[2-bromo-4-[1,2,2,2-tetrafluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethyl]-6-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-3-[N-(cyanomethyl)-4-fluorobenzamido]-2-fluorobenzamide
- CAS RN.: 2915290-26-3
- Activity:Insecticides (Meta-Diamide)
- Inchikey:YYTNNGQZJDLGSV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- Inchi:InChI=1S/C26H12BrF12N3O2/c27-17-11-13(23(30,25(34,35)36)26(37,38)39)10-16(24(31,32)33)20(17)41-21(43)15-2-1-3-18(19(15)29)42(9-8-40)22(44)12-4-6-14(28)7-5-12/h1-7,10-11H,9H2,(H,41,43)
Global Patent Protection
Metisa Biotechnology has filed an international patent application seeking protection for the active compound Cyanoflanilide. Subject to national phase entries and grant, the resulting patents are expected to provide protection until 2039.
About Metisa Biotechnology Co. Ltd.
Metisa Biotechnology Co., Ltd., based in Nanning, China, is an emerging agrochemical research and development company focused on creating novel insecticidal, acaricidal, and herbicidal compounds. The firm has attracted attention in recent years for publishing several scientific studies on advanced pesticide chemistries—such as heptafluoroisopropyl pyrazoles, isoindolinone-based acaricides, and ureidopyrimidine herbicides—and for securing international patents on new isoxazoline compounds. With its growing patent portfolio and research collaborations, Metisa Biotechnology is positioning itself as a rising innovator in agricultural biotechnology, contributing to the development of safer and more effective crop protection solutions.
