Cyphenothrin

Cyphenothrin
Names
IUPAC name
Cyano(3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl 2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-methylprop-1-en-1-yl)cyclopropanecarboxylate
Other names
(±)-α-Cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (±)-cis/trans-chrysanthemate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.049.513 Edit this at Wikidata
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C24H25NO3/c1-16(2)13-20-22(24(20,3)4)23(26)28-21(15-25)17-9-8-12-19(14-17)27-18-10-6-5-7-11-18/h5-14,20-22H,1-4H3
    Key: FJDPATXIBIBRIM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C24H25NO3/c1-16(2)13-20-22(24(20,3)4)23(26)28-21(15-25)17-9-8-12-19(14-17)27-18-10-6-5-7-11-18/h5-14,20-22H,1-4H3
    Key: FJDPATXIBIBRIM-UHFFFAOYAC
  • N#CC(OC(=O)C1C(/C=C(/C)C)C1(C)C)c3cccc(Oc2ccccc2)c3
Properties
C24H25NO3
Molar mass 375.468 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Cyphenothrin is a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide. It is effective against cockroaches that have developed resistance to organophosphorous and carbamate insecticides.[1]

  1. ^ Tilak, R; Agrawal, VK; Dutta, J (2005). "Field performance of cyphenothrin: An integrated insecticide strategy against German cockroaches (Dictyoptera: Blatellidae)". Journal of Vector Borne Diseases. 42 (2): 68–73. PMID 16161703.