API reference
Permethrin
- CAS number
- 52645-53-1
- Molecular formula
- C21H20Cl2O3
- Molecular weight
- 391.3 g/mol

About this molecule
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.
Source: ChEBI, via PubChem.
Identifiers
- IUPAC name
- (3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl 3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane-1-carboxylate
- InChIKey
- RLLPVAHGXHCWKJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CC1(C(C1C(=O)OCC2=CC(=CC=C2)OC3=CC=CC=C3)C=C(Cl)Cl)C
- Other CAS numbers recorded
- 52341-32-9 · 93389-07-2 · 52341-33-0
- PubChem CID
- 40326
Also known as
Permethrin · Pounce · Permethrine · Permetrina · Elimite · Kudos · Permethrinum · Ambushfog
Chemical data on this page is drawn from PubChem (National Library of Medicine) and is provided for identification only. Hanpars does not hold stock of every substance listed; availability, grade, documentation and regulatory status are confirmed per enquiry.
Tell us the grade, the quantity and the market.
Send the molecule or ingredient, the specification and the destination. We reply from Tehran with the questions, the documents and the next step.