A carboxylic ester resulting from the formal condensation of the hydroxy group of an alcohol or phenol with the carboxy group of cyclopropanecarboxylic acid or its substituted derivatives.
| Member | Definition | Role |
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| acrinathrin | | acrinathrin |
| afidopyropen | An organic heterotetracyclic compound that is 1,3,4,4a,5,6,6a,12,12a,12b-decahydro-2H,11H-benzo[f]pyrano[4,3-b]chromen-11-one which is substituted by methyl groups at positions 4, 6a, and 12b; hydroxy groups at positions 3, 6, and 9; and a cyclopropycarbonyloxymethyl group and a cyclopropylcarbonyloxy group at positions 17 and 18 respectively, and a pyridin-3-yl group at position 14 (the (3S,4R,4aR,6S,6aS,12R,12aS,12bS stereoisomer). It is an insecticide that is effective against sucking insects on fruit, vegetables and nuts. | afidopyropen |
| allethrins | | allethrin |
| bifenthrin | A carboxylic ester obtained by formal condensation of cis-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-enyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid and [(2-methyl-1,1'-biphenyl)-3-yl]methanol. | bifenthrin; kappa-bifenthrin |
| cyfluthrin | A carboxylic ester obtained by formal condensation between 3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid and (4-fluoro-3-phenoxyphenyl)(hydroxy)acetonitrile. | cyfluthrin |
| cyhalothrin | A carboxylic ester obtained by formal condensation between 3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-en-1-yl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid and cyano(3-phenoxyphenyl)methanol. | cyhalothrin |
| cypermethrin | A carboxylic ester resulting from the formal condensation between 3-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid and the alcoholic hydroxy group of hydroxy(3-phenoxyphenyl)acetonitrile. | cypermethrin |
| cyphenothrin | | cyphenothrin |
| cytotrienin a | A 21-membered macrocyclic lactam which contains three conjugated double bonds as part of the ring system. It acts as an apoptosis inducer in human leukemia HL-60 cells and is isolated from Streptomyces sp. | cytotrienin A |
| decamethrin | 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. | deltamethrin |
| fenpropathrin, (+-)-isomer | A cyclopropanecarboxylate ester obtained by formal condensation between 2,2,3,3-tetramethylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid and cyano(3-phenoxyphenyl)methanol. | fenpropathrin |
| NNC 55-0396 (free base) | | NNC 55-0396 (free base) |
| permethrin | A cyclopropanecarboxylate ester in which the esterifying alcohol is 3-phenoxybenzyl alcohol and the cyclopropane ring is substituted with a 2,2-dichlorovinyl group and with gem-dimethyl groups. | permethrin |
| phenothrin | | phenothrin |
| resmethrin | | resmethrin |
| tetramethrin | | tetramethrin |