Vanisulfane Approved as ISO Common Name for Virucide
23 October 2026, Geneva: The ISO 1750 Maintenance Agency has approved “vanisulfane” as the ISO common name for a virucide developed by Hainan Zhengye Biotechnology Co. Ltd.
The name was approved on 14 October 2026 after no objections were received during the review process. Vanisulfane will be included in a new edition of ISO 1750, which will cover both preferred names and common names for pesticides and related substances.
The chemical name of vanisulfane is 2,2′-[[[4-[(4-chlorophenyl)methoxy]-3-methoxyphenyl]methylene]bis(thio)]bis[ethanol]. Its CAS Registry Number is 2088490-79-1.
The approved common name is also recorded in Chinese as 香草硫缩病醚, in French as vanisulfane, and in Russian as ванисульфан.
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