Pyrethrins

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Pyrethrins Structure
Pyrethrins structure
Common Name Pyrethrins
CAS Number 8003-34-7 Molecular Weight 328.445
Density 1.0±0.1 g/cm3 Boiling Point 421.7±45.0 °C at 760 mmHg
Molecular Formula C21H28O3 Melting Point 90-95 °C(lit.)
MSDS Chinese USA Flash Point 181.0±28.8 °C
Symbol GHS07 GHS09
GHS07, GHS09
Signal Word Warning

 Names

This table lists Chinese names, IUPAC names and various aliases of this chemical substance.

Name pyrethrins
Synonym More Synonyms

 Chemical & Physical Properties

This table shows physicochemical parameters including melting point, boiling point, density, solubility and optical rotation. Missing data is marked as N/A.

Density 1.0±0.1 g/cm3
Boiling Point 421.7±45.0 °C at 760 mmHg
Melting Point 90-95 °C(lit.)
Molecular Formula C21H28O3
Molecular Weight 328.445
Flash Point 181.0±28.8 °C
Exact Mass 328.203857
PSA 113.04000
LogP 5.39
Vapour Pressure 0.0±1.0 mmHg at 25°C
Index of Refraction 1.524
InChIKey VXSIXFKKSNGRRO-YWUDCVDHSA-N
SMILES C=CC=CCC1=C(C)C(OC(=O)C2C(C=C(C)C(=O)OC)C2(C)C)CC1=O.C=CC=CCC1=C(C)C(OC(=O)C2C(C=C(C)C)C2(C)C)CC1=O

 MSDS

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 Toxicological Information

This table summarizes toxicological test data, acute & chronic toxicity and ecological hazard parameters for this chemical.

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :
UR4200000
CHEMICAL NAME :
Pyrethrum
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
8003-34-7
LAST UPDATED :
199712
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
L5V BUTJ B2U2U1 C1 DOV- BL3TJ A1 A1 C1U2

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :
LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Human
DOSE/DURATION :
1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
85GYAV "Pflanzenschutz-und Schaedlingsbekaempfungsmittel: Abriss einer Toxikologie und Therapie von Vergiftungen," 2nd ed., Klimmer, O.R., Hattingen, Fed. Rep. Ger., Hundt-Verlag, 1971 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,142,1971
TYPE OF TEST :
LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Human - child
DOSE/DURATION :
750 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
CMEP** "Clinical Memoranda on Economic Poisons," U.S. Dept. HEW, Public Health Service, Communicable Disease Center, Atlanta, GA, 1956 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,1,1956
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
GUCHAZ Guide to the Chemicals Used in Crop Protection. (Information Canada, 171 Slater St., Ottawa, Ont., Canada) Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,442,1973
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
1350 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
YKYUA6 Yakkyoku. Pharmacy. (Nanzando, 4-1-11, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan) V.1- 1950- Volume(issue)/page/year: 37,1481,1986
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
WRPCA2 World Review of Pest Control. (London, UK) V.1-10, 1962-71. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,28,1964
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION :
370 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - tremor Behavioral - excitement Behavioral - ataxia
REFERENCE :
EVHPAZ EHP, Environmental Health Perspectives. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) No.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,15,1976
TYPE OF TEST :
LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION :
25 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - excitement Behavioral - ataxia Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
REFERENCE :
PSEBAA Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1903/04- Volume(issue)/page/year: 34,135,1936
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION :
7 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
WRPCA2 World Review of Pest Control. (London, UK) V.1-10, 1962-71. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,28,1964
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION :
300 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
EVHPAZ EHP, Environmental Health Perspectives. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) No.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,109,1976
TYPE OF TEST :
LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION :
1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - chronic pulmonary edema Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
PSEBAA Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1903/04- Volume(issue)/page/year: 34,135,1936
TYPE OF TEST :
LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION :
50 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - excitement Behavioral - ataxia Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
REFERENCE :
PSEBAA Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1903/04- Volume(issue)/page/year: 34,135,1936
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION :
250 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health. (Chicago, IL) V.11-21, 1955-60. For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,178,1956 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
4600 mg/kg/23D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Liver - changes in liver weight Biochemical - Metabolism (Intermediary) - lipids including transport
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,298,1973 ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
DOSE :
500 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION :
female 6-15 day(s) after conception
REFERENCE :
JTEHD6 Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. (Hemisphere Pub., 1025 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20005) V.1- 1975/76- Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,111,1982 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-Not classifiable as a human carcinogen DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 ACGIH TLV-TWA 5 mg/m3 DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION FEREAC Federal Register. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year: 54,7740,1989 MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 5 mg/m3 DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,219,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 5 mg/m3 CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1910.1000,1994 OSHA PEL (Construc):8H TWA 5 mg/m3 CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1926.55,1994 OSHA PEL (Shipyard):8H TWA 5 mg/m3 CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1915.1000,1993 OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):8H TWA 5 mg/m3 CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,50-204.50,1994 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 5 mg/m3;STEL 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THAILAND:TWA 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 5 mg/m3;STEL 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) : NIOSH REL TO PYRETHRUM-air:10H TWA 5 mg/m3 REFERENCE : NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda. Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992 NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 65070 No. of Facilities: 1081 (estimated) No. of Industries: 10 No. of Occupations: 7 No. of Employees: 4375 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 65070 No. of Facilities: 1031 (estimated) No. of Industries: 7 No. of Occupations: 11 No. of Employees: 11296 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 1537 (estimated)

 Safety Information

This table covers safety warnings, protective measures, incompatible substances and disposal guidelines for this compound.

Symbol GHS07 GHS09
GHS07, GHS09
Signal Word Warning
Hazard Statements H302-H312-H332-H410
Precautionary Statements P273-P280-P501
Personal Protective Equipment Eyeshields;Faceshields;full-face respirator (US);Gloves;multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US);type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter
Hazard Codes Xn:Harmful;
Risk Phrases R20/21/22;R50/53
Safety Phrases 13-60-61
RIDADR UN 2810 6.1/PG 3
WGK Germany 3
RTECS UR4200000
Packaging Group III
Hazard Class 6.1(b)
HS Code 29400010

 Customs

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HS Code 29400010

 Synonyms

This table collects all English aliases, systematic names and CAS‑related synonyms of the compound.

3-(2-propenyl)-2-methyl-4-oxo-2-cyclopentenyl 2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-methyl-1-propenyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate
2-methyl-4-oxo-3-(2-propenyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-yl 2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-methyl-1-propenyl)cyclopropane carboxylate
MFCD00078611
EINECS 232-919-8

 Pyrethrins | FAQ

This section contains frequently‑asked‑questions about this compound, including basic parameters, properties, storage conditions and corresponding answers.

Q: What is the English name of pyrethrins?
A: The English name of pyrethrins is pyrethrins.
Q: What is the molecular weight of pyrethrins?
A: Molecular weight of pyrethrins is 328.445.
Q: What is the polar surface area (PSA) of pyrethrins?
A: Polar surface area (PSA) of pyrethrins is 113.04000.
Q: What is the molecular formula of pyrethrins?
A: Molecular formula of pyrethrins is C21H28O3.
Q: What is the boiling point of pyrethrins?
A: Boiling point of pyrethrins is 421.7±45.0 °C at 760 mmHg.
Q: What English synonyms does pyrethrins have?
A: English synonyms of pyrethrins: 3-(2-propenyl)-2-methyl-4-oxo-2-cyclopentenyl 2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-methyl-1-propenyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate, 2-methyl-4-oxo-3-(2-propenyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-yl 2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-methyl-1-propenyl)cyclopropane carboxylate, MFCD00078611, EINECS 232-919-8.
Q: What is the CAS number of pyrethrins?
A: CAS number of pyrethrins is 8003-34-7.
Q: What is the LogP of pyrethrins?
A: LogP of pyrethrins is 5.39.
Q: What is the InChIKey of pyrethrins?
A: InChIKey of pyrethrins is VXSIXFKKSNGRRO-YWUDCVDHSA-N.
Q: What is the SMILES notation of pyrethrins?
A: SMILES notation of pyrethrins is C=CC=CCC1=C(C)C(OC(=O)C2C(C=C(C)C(=O)OC)C2(C)C)CC1=O.C=CC=CCC1=C(C)C(OC(=O)C2C(C=C(C)C)C2(C)C)CC1=O.

 Pyrethrinsfactory

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