Deltamethrin 20% SC

  • Description
The active ingredient deltamethrin (NRDC 161 and RU 22974) is found in a variety of commercial insecticide products. Trade names for products containing deltamethrin include Butoflin, Butoss, Butox, Cislin, Crackdown, Cresus, Decis, Decis-Prime, K-Othrin, and K-Otek (1, 83, 86, 61, 20).Deltamethrin 20% SC
  Deltamethrin 200 g/kg
Class:  Synthetic Pyrethroid
CAS Number: 52918-63-5
Empirical formula : C22H19Br2NO3
Chemical Name
(S)-α-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,3R)-3-(2,2-dibromovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane carboxylate
 
Structural Formula :   
Molecular Weight:  505.2
Description
The material shall consist of a suspension of fine particles of technical Deltamethrin, in an aqueous phase together with suitable formulants. After gentle agitation, the material shall be homogeneous and suitable for further dilution in water.
  PH Range
The pH of an aqueous dispersion shall be 4.5 to 7.5
  Pourability
Maximum “residue”: 5%
  Spontaneity of dispersion
A minimum of 90% of the deltamethrin content found in suspension after 5 min in CIPAC Standard Water D at 30 ± 2°C
  Suspensibility
A minimum of 90% of the Deltamethrin content found in suspension after 30 min in CIPAC Standard Water D at 30 ± 2°C
  Wet sieve test
Maximum: 2% retained on a 75 μm test sieve.
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Persistent foam
Maximum: 50 ml after 1 min
  Storage stability
 
  Stability at elevated temperature
After storage at 54 ± 2°C for 14 days, the determined average active ingredient content must not be lower than 95% relative to the determined mean content found before storage and the formulation shall continue to comply with the clauses:
– pH range
– Pourability
– Spontaneity of dispersion
– Suspensibility
– Wet sieve test
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Stability at 0 °C
After storage at 0 ± 2°C for 7 days, the formulation shall continue to comply
with the clauses:
– Suspensibility
– Wet sieve test