[2] It is used to control almost all fungal diseases of plants except powdery mildews.

[2] It is believed to be a human carcinogen, and production for use as a fungicide in the United States stopped in 1987.

Its continued use from existing stocks was allowed, but in 1999 the Environmental Protection Agency banned its use on all crops except onions, potatoes, and tomatoes.

[6] International trade in captafol is regulated by the Rotterdam Convention.

Captafol can be obtained by reacting the sodium salt of 1,2,3,6-Tetrahydrophthalimide in benzene with 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethylsulfenyl chloride.