9565. Tralomethrin
Nomenclature
CAS number: 66841-25-6
2,2-Dimethyl-3-(1,2,2,2-tetrabromoethyl)cyclopropanecarboxylic
acid cyano(3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl ester; (S)-α-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R)-cis-2,2-dimethyl-3-[(RS)-1,2,2,2-tetrabromoethyl]cyclopropanecarboxylate; RU-25474; OMS-3048; Saga (Roussel-Uclaf); Scout (Roussel-Uclaf/AgrEvo); Tracker (DuPont); Tralate (DuPont); Tralox (Roussel-Uclaf AH). C22H19Br4NO3; mol wt 665.01.
C 39.73%, H 2.88%, Br 48.06%, N 2.11%, O 7.22%.
Description and references
Synthetic pyrethroid consisting of two active diastereomers whose absolute configurations differ at the monobrominated carbon atom. Prepn: BE 873201; J. Martel et al., US 4279835 (1979, 1981 both to Roussel-Uclaf). Insecticidal activity: M. Benoit et al., Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 26, 284 (1986). Mechanism of action study: M. Roche et al., ibid. 24, 306 (1985). HPLC determn in water, sediment and fish tissue: J. Mao et al., J. Agric. Food Chem. 41, 596 (1993). Field trials: D. D. Amalraj et al., Indian J. Malariol. 28, 141 (1991); W. R. Halliday et al., J. Agric. Entomol. 9, 145 (1992). Review of toxicology and human exposure: Toxicological Profile for Pyrethrins and Pyrethroids (PB2004-100004, 2003) 332 pp.
