The molecule is an aromatic ether that is 1,3-diisopropyl-5-phenoxybenzene in which the hydrogen atom at position 2 is substituted by a [(tert-butylimino)methylene]amino group. The active insecticide of the proinsecticide diafenthiuron. It has a role as an insecticide, an oxidative phosphorylation inhibitor and an acaricide. It is an aromatic ether, a carbodiimide and a member of benzenes. It derives from a diphenyl ether.