A pale yellow or colorless oily liquid. Insoluble in water, soluble in ethanol, methanol, benzene, acetone and other organic solvents.
Uses
Methyl chrysanthemum is an important intermediate of pyrethroids, which can be used to synthesize allethrin, promethrin, permethrin, dimethrin, metothrin, pyrethrin, and fenothrin.
Synthesis
Methyl chrysanthemate was synthesized by reacting 2,5-dimethyl-2,4-hexadiene with methyl diazoacetate solution in prestence of a catalyst.
