
Permethrin
Permethrin is a cyclopropanecarboxylate ester in which the esterifying alcohol is 3-phenoxybenzyl alcohol and the cyclopropane ring is substituted with a 2,2-dichlorovinyl group and with gem-dimethyl groups. It has a role as an agrochemical, an ectoparasiticide, a pyrethroid ester insecticide, a pyrethroid ester acaricide and a scabicide. It is a cyclopropanecarboxylate ester and a member of cyclopropanes. It is functionally related to a 3-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- (3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl 3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane-1-carboxylate
- Molecular formula
- C21H20Cl2O3
- Molecular weight
- 391.3 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 390.0789499 Da
- XLogP3
- 6.5
- Topological polar surface area
- 35.5 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 3
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:34911
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL1525
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID8022292
- PubMed:23047303
- PubMed:22935766
- PubMed:22859315
- PubMed:22434114
- PubMed:22241122
- PubMed:22009134
- PubMed:22008292
- PubMed:21819079
- PubMed:21786822
- PubMed:21695029
- PubMed:21665567
- PubMed:21655147
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