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| IUPAC names (5-benzylfuran-3-yl)methyl (2R)-2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-methylprop-1-en-1-yl)cyclopropane-1-carboxylate; 5-benzyl-3-[({[(3R)-2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-methylprop-1-en-1-yl)cyclopropyl]carbonyl}oxy)methyl]furan; (5-Benzyl-3-furyl)methyl-2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-methyl-1-propen-1-yl)cyclopropancarboxylate; 5-benzyl-3-furylmethyl (1RS,3RS;1RS,3SR)-2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-methylprop-1-enyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate; 5-benzyl-3-furylmethyl(1RS)-cis-trans-2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-methylprop-1-enyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate; 5-benzyl-3-furylmethyl(±)-cis-trans-chrysanthemate | |
| Other names [5-(phenylmethyl)-3-furanyl]methyl 2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-methyl-1-propen-1-yl)cyclopropanecarboxylate | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.030.842 |
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| UN number | 3082 3349 2902 |
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| C22H26O3 | |
| Molar mass | 338.44 g/mol |
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| H302,H410 | |
| P264,P270,P273,P301+P312,P330,P391,P501 | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Resmethrin is apyrethroidinsecticide with many uses, including control of the adultmosquito population.
The resmethrin molecule has four stereoisomers determined by cis-trans orientation around a carbon triangle and chirality. Technical resmethrin is a mixture of (1R,trans)-, (1R,cis)-, (1S,trans)-, and (1S,cis)- isomers, typically in a ratio of 4:1:4:1. The 1R isomers (both trans and cis) show strong insecticidal activity, while the 1S isomers do not. The (1R,trans)- isomer is also known as bioresmethrin,(+)-trans-resmethrin, or d-trans-resmethrin; although bioresmethrin has been used alone as a pesticide active ingredient, it is not now registered as a separate active ingredient (AI) by the U.S. EPA. The (1R,cis)- isomer is known as cismethrin, but this is also not registered in the U.S. for use alone as a pesticide AI.
Commercial trade names for products that contain resmethrin are: Chrysron, Crossfire, Lethalaire V-26, Pynosect, Raid Flying Insect Killer, Scourge, SPB-1382, Sun-Bugger #4, Synthrin, Syntox, Vectrin, and Whitmire PT-110.[1]
