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Also known as (3-Phenoxyphenyl)methyl (+-)-cis,trans-3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate, 3-(2,2-Dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane carboxylic acid, (3-phenoxyphenyl) methyl ester, Elimite, Nix, Permethrin

Permethrin is a medication and an insecticide. As a medication, it is used to treat scabies and lice. It is applied to the skin as a cream or lotion. As an insecticide, it can be sprayed onto outer clothing or mosquito nets to kill the insects that touch them.

Key facts

Drug.image
Permethrin-2D-skeletal.svg
Drug.image_class
skin-invert-image
Drug.caption
Two-dimensional chemical structure of permethrin
Drug.image2
Permethrin MT 20200909.png
Drug.image_class2
bg-transparent
Drug.caption2
Three-dimensional chemical structure of permethrin
Drug.tradename
Nix, Rid, Elimite, others
Drug.MedlinePlus
a698037
Drug.DailyMedID
Permethrin
Drug.routes_of_administration
Topical
Drug.ATC_prefix
P03
Drug.ATC_suffix
AC04
Drug.legal_CA
OTC
Drug.legal_UK
OTC
Drug.legal_UK_comment
(1%), Rx (5%)
Drug.legal_US
OTC
Drug.legal_US_comment
(1% pediculicide), Rx (5% scabicide)
Drug.metabolism
Insects are more affected by permethrin than humans or dogs because they are unable to metabolise the toxins as quickly as humans and dogs. Cats are more sensitive to this toxin.

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Chemical data

Formula
C21H20Cl2O3
Molecular weight
391.3 g/mol
IUPAC name
(3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl 3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane-1-carboxylate
SMILES
CC1(C(C1C(=O)OCC2=CC(=CC=C2)OC3=CC=CC=C3)C=C(Cl)Cl)C
InChIKey
RLLPVAHGXHCWKJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
6.5
Polar surface area
35.5 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
3
Formal charge
0

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Research

5,013 papers

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