phenothrin

Also known as Sumithrin, 2,2-Dimethyl-3-(2-methyl-1-propenyl)cyclopropanecarboxylic acid (3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl ester

Phenothrin, also called sumithrin and d-phenothrin, is a synthetic pyrethroid that kills adult fleas and ticks. It has also been used to kill head lice in humans. d-Phenothrin is used as a component of aerosol insecticides for domestic use. It is often used with methoprene, an insect growth regulator that interrupts the insect's biological lifecycle by killing the eggs.

Research

198 papers

Evaluation of the genotoxicity of the pyrethroid insecticide phenothrin.Mutation research. Genetic toxicology and environmental mutagenesis · 2014
Phenothrin lotions in the treatment of head louse infestation.Journal of the Royal Society of Health · 1988
Head lice.BMJ clinical evidence · 2009
Head lice.BMJ clinical evidence · 2011
d-Phenothrin-induced oxidative DNA damage in rat liver and kidney determined by HPLC-ECD/DAD.Environmental toxicology · 2015

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Mass: 350.188

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chemical formula: C₂₃H₂₆O₃
Commons category: Phenothrin
canonical SMILES: CC(=CC1C(C1(C)C)C(=O)OCC2=CC(=CC=C2)OC3=CC=CC=C3)C

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== Effects == Phenothrin is primarily used to kill fleas and ticks. It is also used to kill head lice in humans, but studies conducted in Paris and the United Kingdom have shown widespread resistance to phenothrin.