Ingredient Dictionary

DELTAMETHRIN

Deltamethrin is a cyclopropanecarboxylate ester obtained by formal condensation between 3-(2,2-dibromovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid and cyano(3-phenoxyphenyl)methanol.

Definition

Deltamethrin is a cyclopropanecarboxylate ester obtained by formal condensation between 3-(2,2-dibromovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid and cyano(3-phenoxyphenyl)methanol. It is the active insecticide of the proinsecticide tralomethrin. It has a role as an antifeedant, an agrochemical, an EC 3.1.3.16 (phosphoprotein phosphatase) inhibitor, a calcium channel agonist and a pyrethroid ester insecticide. It is a nitrile, an aromatic ether, an organobromine compound and a cyclopropanecarboxylate ester. It is functionally related to a cis-3-(2,2-dibromovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII 2JTS8R821G · registered name DELTAMETHRIN · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Deltamethrin is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:

Cosmetic roles

Listed as a fragrance-composition material (not a claim that it adds scent)FRAGRANCENo declared roleNOT REPORTEDKeeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONING

Safety & regulatory references

Korea’s toxic-substance GHS classification: Danger · H311 (category 3) · H331 (category 3) · H301 (category 3) · +2 more

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Names & identifiers

DELTAMETHRININCI델타메트린Korean label name (MFDS standard)DELTA-METHRINSynonym

CAS No.chemical registry number: 52918-63-5
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 258-256-6
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID8020381
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID20381

IUPAC: (S)-Cyano(3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl (1R,3R)-3-(2,2-dibromoethen-1-yl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane-1-carboxylate
Molecular formula: C22H19Br2NO3
Molecular weight: 505.206 g/mol

What products actually use it for

What the 15 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.

Biocide14
No specific technical function1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

1 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.

Classed as low1

The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.

See all 2 studies

Category 6.3B (Category 3)
Skin Irritation · Read Across
Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across