Dibenzoylhydrazine

Dibenzoylhydrazine (DBH) is a synthetic chemical compound with the chemical formulation C₁₄H₁₂N₂O₂. It is sometimes known as a benzoic acid amine, and is related to benzoyl peroxide, tricarban, isocarboxazid, and hydrazine. The substance was patented as an "ecdysone receptor ligand-binding domain structure" on 9 December 2004 by Michael C. Lawrence and nine others at the Australian CSIRO,[1] and since 1991 it had been known to be effective in compound form against insect pests of the orders Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, and Hemiptera.[2]

Dibenzoylhydrazine

Names
IUPAC name N&prime-Benzoylbenzohydrazide
Other names 1,2-Dibenzoylhydrazine
Identifiers
CAS Number	787-84-8
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
Beilstein Reference	523810
ChEBI	CHEBI:38453
ChEMBL	ChEMBL115405
ChemSpider	12540
ECHA InfoCard	100.011.209
EC Number	212-329-9
Gmelin Reference	281733
PubChem CID	13085
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID7061142
InChI InChI=1S/C14H12N2O2/c17-13(11-7-3-1-4-8-11)15-16-14(18)12-9-5-2-6-10-12/h1-10H,(H,15,17)(H,16,18) Key: GRRIYLZJLGTQJX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)NNC(=O)C2=CC=CC=C2
Properties
Chemical formula	C14H12N2O2
Molar mass	240.262 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Tebufenozide, methoxyfenozide and halofenozide are classed as commercial DBHs.[3]

In 2013, a compound of the substance was tested with promising results against larvae of Anopheles gambiae, the major vector for human malaria.[3]