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transfluthrin
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Transfluthrin is a fast-acting pyrethroid insecticide with low persistency. It has the molecular formula C15H12Cl2F4O2.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C15H12Cl2F4O2
- Molecular weight
- 371.2 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- cis-(2,3,5,6-tetrafluorophenyl)methyl (1R,3S)-3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane-1-carboxylate
- SMILES
- CC1([C@@H]([C@H]1C(=O)OCC2=C(C(=CC(=C2F)F)F)F)C=C(Cl)Cl)C
- InChIKey
- DDVNRFNDOPPVQJ-HQJQHLMTSA-N
- XLogP
- 5
- Polar surface area
- 26.3 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 6
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Research
191 papers- Transfluthrin enhances odorant receptor-mediated spatial repellency in Aedes aegypti.Pesticide biochemistry and physiology · 2023
- Sodium channel activation underlies transfluthrin repellency in Aedes aegypti.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021
- Transfluthrin diffusers do not protect two-person US military tents from mosquitoes in open field and canopy warm-temperate habitats.Current research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases · 2024
- Deltamethrin and transfluthrin select for distinct transcriptomic responses in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae.Malaria journal · 2023
- Transfluthrin eave-positioned targeted insecticide (EPTI) reduces human landing rate (HLR) of pyrethroid resistant and susceptible malaria vectors in a semi-field simulated peridomestic space.Malaria journal · 2021
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 370.015
- Has use
- insecticide
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- chemical formula
- C₁₅H₁₂Cl₂F₄O₂
- canonical SMILES
- CC1(C(C1C(=O)OCC2=C(C(=CC(=C2F)F)F)F)C=C(Cl)Cl)C
- isomeric SMILES
- CC1([C@@H]([C@H]1C(=O)OCC2=C(C(=CC(=C2F)F)F)F)C=C(Cl)Cl)C
- found in taxon
- Streptomyces
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Encyclopedic overview
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Transfluthrin is a fast-acting pyrethroid insecticide with low persistency. It has the molecular formula C15H12Cl2F4O2.
Transfluthrin can be used in the indoor environment against flies, mosquitoes, moths and cockroaches. It is a relatively volatile substance and acts as a contact and inhalation agent.
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