Epimerization of cypermethrin stereoisomers in alcohols

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 6938-6943

  Nillos, Mae Grace ^a   Qin, Sujie ^a   Larive, Cynthia ^a   Schlenk, Daniel ^a   Gan, Jay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiral contaminants; Configurational stability; Cypermethrin; Epimerization; Epimers

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; CIPERMETHRIN; INSECTICIDE; PYRETHROID;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; STEREOISOMERISM;

ALCOHOLS; INSECTICIDES; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; PYRETHRINS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 68249125134     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf900921g     Document Type: Article

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