Pyribencarb is a carbamate ester that is the methyl ester of (2-chloro-5-{(1E)-N-[(6-methylpyridin-2-yl)methoxy]ethanimidoyl}benzyl)carbamic acid. A fungicide having excellent activity against a wide range of plant pathogenic fungi, especially gray mould diseases caused by Botrytis cinerea. It has a role as a mitochondrial cytochrome-bc1 complex inhibitor and an antifungal agrochemical. It is a carbamate fungicide and a methyl (2-chloro-5-{N-[(6-methylpyridin-2-yl)methoxy]ethanimidoyl}benzyl)carbamate.