Metofluthrin

Metofluthrin
Names
	IUPAC name 2,3,5,6-Tetrafluoro-4-(methoxymethyl)benzyl 2,2-dimethyl-3-(prop-1-en-1-yl)cyclopropanecarboxylate
Identifiers
CAS Number	240494-70-6 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:79396;
ChemSpider	570989 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.213.669
KEGG	C13487;
PubChem CID	656636;
UNII	WZX356S299 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C18H20F4O3/c1-5-6-11-12(18(11,2)3)17(23)25-8-10-15(21)13(19)9(7-24-4)14(20)16(10)22/h5-6,11-12H,7-8H2,1-4H3 Key: KVIZNNVXXNFLMU-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C18H20F4O3/c1-5-6-11-12(18(11,2)3)17(23)25-8-10-15(21)13(19)9(7-24-4)14(20)16(10)22/h5-6,11-12H,7-8H2,1-4H3 Key: KVIZNNVXXNFLMU-UHFFFAOYAX;
	SMILES Fc1c(F)c(c(F)c(F)c1COC(=O)C2C(C=CC)C2(C)C)COC;
Properties
Chemical formula	C18H20F4O3
Molar mass	360.349 g·mol−1
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Metofluthrin is a pyrethroid used as an insect repellent. The vapors of metofluthrin are highly effective and capable of repelling up to 97% of mosquitoes in field tests. Metofluthrin is used in a variety of consumer products, called emanators, for indoor and outdoor use. These products produce a vapor that protects an individual or area. Effectiveness is reduced by air movement. Metofluthrin is neurotoxic, and is not meant to be applied directly to human skin.

Although metofluthrin has insecticidal properties against the sand fly, Phlebotomus sergenti, it is not an effective repellent of this insect.