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

Esbiothrin (CAS number 260359-57-5 ) is a mixture of the same two stereoisomers, 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]

The name bioallethrin is a common name approved by the British Standards Institution and published in.[5] It is also included in [6] and earlier editions.

References

  1. ^ "Bioallethrin". DrugBank. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  2. ^ a b "Esbiothrin" (PDF). WHO Specifications and Evaluations for Public Health Pesticides. WHO: 11f. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
  3. ^ Trademark Status and Document Retrieval: Bioallethrin
  4. ^ ChemIdplus: S-Bioallethrin
  5. ^ Recommended Common Names for Pesticides (BS 1831:1969)
  6. ^ British Approved Names 2017