Bioallethrin

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Bioallethrin is a brand name for an ectoparasiticide. It consists of two of the eight stereosiomers of allethrin I in an approximate ratio of 1:1.^[1]^[2] The name Bioallethrin is a registered trademark of Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.^[3]

Esbiothrin (CAS number 260359-57-5 ) is a mixture of the same two stereosiomers, but in an approximate ratio of R:S = 1:3.^[2]

Esbioallethrin or S-bioallethrin (CAS number 28434-00-6 ) is the pure S-form (that is, the wedge in the structure as shown in the box points down).^[4]

References

↑ “Bioallethrin data sheet”. Compendium of Pesticide Common Names. Alan Wood. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 “Esbiothrin” (PDF). WHO specifications and evaluations for public health pesticides. WHO: 11f.
↑ Trademark Status and Document Retrieval: Bioallethrin
↑ ChemIdplus: S-Bioallethrin

[1] “Bioallethrin data sheet”. Compendium of Pesticide Common Names. Alan Wood. Retrieved 2010-06-29.

[Esbiothrin-2] 2.0 ^2.1 “Esbiothrin” (PDF). WHO specifications and evaluations for public health pesticides. WHO: 11f.

[3] Trademark Status and Document Retrieval: Bioallethrin

[4] ChemIdplus: S-Bioallethrin

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