Deltamethrin
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| Deltamethrin | |
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| Systematic name | [cyano-(3-phenoxyphenyl)-methyl] 3-(2,2-dibromoethenyl)-2,2-dimethyl-cyclopropane-1-carboxylate |
| Other names | Deltamethrin Decamethrin |
| Chemical formula | C22H19Br2NO3 |
| Molecular mass | 505.21 g mol−1 |
| Density | 0.5 g cm−3 |
| Melting point | 98 °C |
| Boiling point | 300 °C |
| CAS number | [52918-63-5] |
| SMILES | N#CC(OC(C3C(/C=C(Br)\Br)C(C)3C)=O) C1=CC(OC2=CC=CC=C2)=CC=C1 |
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Deltamethrin is a pyrethroid ester insecticide.
Deltamethrin products are among some of the most popular and widely used insecticides in the world and has become very popular with pest control operators and individuals in the United States in the past five years. This material is a member of one of the safest classes of pesticides: synthetic pyrethroids.
There are many uses for deltamethrin, ranging from agricultural uses to home pest control. Deltamethrin has been instrumental in preventing the spread of diseases carried by tick-infested prairie dogs, rodents and other burrowing animals. It is helpful in eliminating and preventing a wide variety of household pests, especially spiders, fleas, ticks, carpenter ants, carpenter bees and cockroaches.
Deltamethrin is also one of the primary ingredients in ant chalk.
Deltamethrin almost killed a blind couple in 1998. They were not notified of the pesticide's application and had large quantities inside their dryer and furnace.
