Title:  Fenpropathrin 
CAS Registry Number:  39515-41-8 
CAS Name:  2,2,3,3-Tetramethylcyclopropane carboxylic acid cyano(3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl ester 
Additional Names:  a-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl 2,2,3,3-tetramethylcyclopropanecarboxylate;  fenpropanate 
Manufacturers' Codes:  S-3206;  SD-41706;  WL-41706 
Trademarks:  Danitol (Sumitomo);  Meothrin (Shell);  Rody (Sumitomo) 
Molecular Formula:  C22H23NO3 
Molecular Weight:  349.42 
Percent Composition:  C 75.62%, H 6.63%, N 4.01%, O 13.74% 
Literature References:  Synthetic pyrethroid insecticide with repellant and contact activity.  Prepn:  T. Matsuo et al., DE 2231312; eidem, US 3835176 (1973, 1974 to Sumitomo).  Commercial product is mixture of stereoisomers, the (S)-isomer primarily responsible for the bioactivity.  Separation of enantiomers by chiral phase HPLC:  R. A. Chapman, J. Chromatogr. 258, 175 (1983).  Pesticidal activity:  M. H. Breese, Pestic. Sci. 8, 264 (1977).  Metabolism:  M. J. Crawford, D. H. Hutson, ibid. 579.  Degradn in soil:  T. R. Roberts, M. E. Standen, ibid. 600; R. A. Chapman, Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 26, 513 (1981).  Fish toxicity:  J. R. Coats, ibid. 23, 250 (1979).  Mammalian toxicity study:  R. D. Verschoyle, W. N. Aldridge, Arch. Toxicol. 45, 325 (1980).  Review of toxicology and human exposure:  Toxicological Profile for Pyrethrins and Pyrethroids (PB2004-100004, 2003) 332 pp. 
Properties:  Pale yellow oil, nD26 1.5283.  LC50 (24 hr) in rainbow trout:  76.7 ppb (Coats).  LD50 in rats (mg/kg):  2.5 i.v. (Verschoyle); in male, female rats (mg/kg):  24-36, 18-24 orally (Crawford). 
Index of refraction:  nD26 1.5283 
Toxicity data:  LC50 (24 hr) in rainbow trout:  76.7 ppb (Coats); LD50 in rats (mg/kg):  2.5 i.v. (Verschoyle); in male, female rats (mg/kg):  24-36, 18-24 orally (Crawford) 
Use:  Insecticide, acaricide.   |