tetramethrin

Also known as Neopinamin, Neo-pynamin, Phthalthrin

Tetramethrin is a potent synthetic insecticide in the pyrethroid family. It is a white crystalline solid with a melting point of 65–80 °C. The commercial product is a mixture of stereoisomers.

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d-Tetramethrin causes zebrafish hepatotoxicity by inducing oxidative stress and inhibiting cell proliferation.Toxicology and applied pharmacology · 2024
D-tetramethrin induces cardiac looping failure in zebrafish during embryonic development.Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Toxicology & pharmacology : CBP · 2025
Systematic Stereoselectivity Evaluations of Tetramethrin Enantiomers: Stereoselective Cytotoxicity, Metabolism, and Environmental Fate in Earthworms, Soils, Vegetables, and Fruits.Journal of agricultural and food chemistry · 2023
Ecotoxicity evaluation of tetramethrin and analysis in agrochemical formulations using chiral electrokinetic chromatography.The Science of the total environment · 2021
Effects of D-Tetramethrin on Zebrafish Development and Immune System.Environmental toxicology · 2025

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Mass: 331.178

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chemical formula: C₁₉H₂₅NO₄
canonical SMILES: CC(=CC1C(C1(C)C)C(=O)OCN2C(=O)C3=C(C2=O)CCCC3)C
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Tetramethrin is a potent synthetic insecticide in the pyrethroid family. It is a white crystalline solid with a melting point of 65–80 °C. The commercial product is a mixture of stereoisomers.

It is commonly used as an insecticide, and affects the insect's nervous system. It is found in many household insecticide products.