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Nicolas Fedou

Martin Zeller

Peter Maienfisch

Ottmar Franz Hueter

Tomas Smejkal

Edouard Godineau

Raphael Dumeunier

Mark Hoppe

Philip Wege

The present inventions concerns use of a specific methoxyacrylate compound to control mosquitoes, and vector control products comprising that methoxyacrylate compound, in particular the invention relates to a substrate, to a composition, for controlling mosquitoes, and to a specific methoxyacrylate compound, processes for the synthesis of mosquitocidal methoxyacrylate compounds and new intermediates.

Vector control compositions, methods and products utilizing same

Process for the preparation of a compound of Formula (I):  

Process and intermediate

Process for the preparation of a compound of Formula (I), the process comprising the reaction of a compound of Formula (II) with malononitrile in the presence of a base and a palladium catalyst, Formula (II) wherein X, Y and Z, independently of each other, represent fluoro, chloro or Calkyl; and L is a leaving group; with the proviso that 1 or 2 of X and Y are, independently of each other, fluoro or chloro. 

Process for the preparation of phenylmalonic acid dinitriles

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Münchwilen, Switzerland

Nicolas Fedou