Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited

Yoshitoshi Okuno

Nobushige Itaya

Toshio Mizutani

Masachika Hirano

Nobuo Ohno

Takashi Matsuo

Isao Ohno

Keimei Fujimoto

Hisami Takeda

Toshio Nishioka

Shigeyoshi Kitamura

Osamu Magara

Takashi Yamaguchi

Goro Shinjo

Akio Higo

Chuji Hirose

Norbushige Itaya

Akira Toyoura

Isao Ono

Substituted acetate compounds represented by the formula ##STR1## which are useful as pesticides and pesticidal composition containing the substituted acetate compounds as active ingredients, as well as processes for preparing the compounds and the compositions are disclosed.

Optically active phenyl acetates

An insecticidal aerosol formulation comprising a pressure-proof container equipped with a valve having a housing, button, stem and vapor tap, filled with a solution of an active ingredient in kerosenes having a boiling point of 180.degree.-260.degree. C. and a liquified petroleum gas as a propellant.

Insecticidal aerosol formulation having a liquified petroleum gas

An insecticidal composition containing an inert carrier and as active ingredients an insecticidally effective amount of a mixture comprising 2-allyl-3-methylcyclopento-2-ene-1-one-4-yl 2',2',3',3'-tetramethylcyclopropanecarboxylate or 2-propargyl-3-methylcyclopento-2-ene-1-one-4-yl 2',2',3',3'-tetramethylcyclopropanecarboxylate, and 3-phenoxybenzyl chrysanthemate, 5-benzyl-3-furylmethyl chrysanthemate or 3-phenoxybenzyl 2',2'-dimethyl-3'-(2',2'-dichlorovinyl)cyclopropane-1'-carboxylate, and N-(3,4,5,6-tetrahydrophthalimido)methyl chrysanthemate, which has synergistic lethal and knock-down effect on harmful insanitary insects as well as a synergistic flushing-out effect on cockroaches particularly as oil sprays, emulsifiable concentrates and aerosols.

Synergistic mixture of three pyrethroid series insecticidal compounds

Novel insecticidal composition

Novel alkynylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid esters represented by the formula, ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl having up to 5 carbon atoms, lower alkenyl having up to 5 carbon atoms, lower alkynyl having up to 5 carbon atoms, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylthio C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, aryl, aryl C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, furyl, substituted furyl, thienyl, substituted thienyl, furfuryl, substituted furfuryl, thenyl, substituted thenyl, cyclo C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 alkyl, substituted cyclo C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 alkyl, cyclo C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 alkenyl or substituted cyclo C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 alkenyl; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 individually represent hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl having up to 5 carbon atoms, lower alkenyl having up to 5 carbon atoms, lower alkynyl having up to 5 carbon atoms, aryl, aryl C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or may form a carbon-carbon bond; or R.sub.1 and R.sub.3 are bonded to each other at the ends to form a polymethylene chain containing or not containing an oxygen or a sulfur atom, or R.sub. 1 and R.sub.2 are bonded to each other at the ends to form a polymethylene chain containing or not containing an oxygen or a sulfur atom; R.sub.4 represents hydrogen or methyl; R.sub.5 represents hydrogen, methyl, vinyl, 1-propenyl, 2-methyl-1-propenyl, 2-methoxymethyl-1-propenyl, 2-methoxycarbonyl-1-propenyl, 2,2-dichlorovinyl or cyclopentylidenemethyl when R.sub.4 is hydrogen, and R.sub.5 represents methyl when R.sub.4 is methyl; and R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 represent hydrogen or methyl. These novel esters are produced by reacting an alcohol or its halide or arylsulfonate of the formula, ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.6 are as defined above, and A is hydroxy, halogen or arylsulfoxy, with a cyclopropanecarboxylic acid of the formula, ##STR3## wherein R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.7 are as defined above, or its reactive derivative. These esters are useful as an insecticide harmless to mammals.

Acetylenic secondary alcohols

Novel alkynyl esters of cyclopropanecarboxylic acid represented by the formula, ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents hydrogen, lower alkyl having 1-4 carbon atoms, lower alkenyl having 2-4 carbon atoms, lower alkynyl having 2-4 carbon atoms, C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkoxy-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkylthio-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, furyl, thienyl, furfuryl, thenyl, cyclo-C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 alkyl, oxygen atom-containing cyclo-C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 alkyl, cyclo-C.sub.5 -C.sub.6 alkenyl, oxygen atom-containing cyclo-C.sub.4 -C.sub.6 alkenyl, halo-C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkenyl, phenyloxymethyl, phenylthiomethyl, cyclo-C.sub.5 -C.sub.6 alkenylmethyl, oxygen atom-containing cyclo-C.sub.4 -C.sub.6 alkenylmethyl, cyclo-C.sub.5 -C.sub.6 alkylmethyl, oxygen atom-containing cyclo-C.sub.4 -C.sub.6 alkylmethyl or ##STR2## IN WHICH X is halogen, nitro, cyano, methylenedioxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkoxy, dimethylamino, m is 0, 1, 2 or 3, n is 0, 1, 2 or 3 and each X may be different when n is 2 or 3; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 individually represent hydrogen, halogen (except R.sub.2), phenyl, benzyl, lower alkyl having 1 - 3 carbon atoms, lower alkenyl having 2 - 3 carbon atoms, lower alkynyl having 2 - 3 carbon atoms or may form a carbon-carbon bond or are bonded to each other at the ends to form C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 polymethylene chain, or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are bonded to each other at the ends to form C.sub.5 polymethylene chain; R.sub.4 represents hydrogen or methyl; R.sub.5 represents hydrogen, methyl, vinyl, 1-propenyl, 2-methyl-1-propenyl, 2-methoxy-methyl-1-propenyl, 2-methoxycarbonyl-1-propenyl, 1,3-butadienyl, 2-methyl-1,3-butadienyl, 2,2-dichlorovinyl or cyclopentylidenemethyl when R.sub.4 is hydrogen, and R.sub.5 represents methyl when R.sub.4 is methyl; and R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 represent hydrogen or methyl. These novel esters are produced by reacting an alcohol or its halide or arylsulfonate of the formula, ##STR3## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.6 are as defined above, and A is hydroxy, halogen or arylsulfoxy, with a cyclopropanecarboxylic acid of the formula, ##STR4## wherein R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.7 are as defined above, or its reactive derivative. These esters are useful as an insecticide harmless to mammals.

Novel cyclopropanecarboxylates

Insecticidal substituted acetate compounds

Substituted acetate compounds represented by the formula ##STR1## which are useful as pesticides and pesticidal compositions containing the substituted acetate compounds as active ingredients, as well as processes for preparing the compounds and the compositions are disclosed.

Substituted phenyl acetate, insecticidal composition and method of use

A cyclopropanecarboxylic acid ester of the formula (I), ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom, methyl group or a fluorine, chlorine or bromine atom, R.sub.2 is a fluorine, chlorine or bromine atom, and each of R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 is independently a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 alkenyl or C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 alkynyl group, an alkyl- or halogen-substituted aryl, unsubstituted aryl group or an aralkyl group, which possesses various useful insecticidal and acaricidal activities and can be prepared by reacting an alcohol, halide or arylsulfonate compound of the formula (II), ##STR2## wherein R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 have the same meanings as defined above and A is a hydroxyl group, a halogen atom or an arylsulfoxy group, with a cyclopropanecarboxylic acid of the formula (III), ##STR3## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 have the same meanings as defined above, or its reactive derivative.

Insecticides

A novel insecticidal composition in the form of fumigant which comprises, as an active ingredient, d-2-allyl-3-methyl-cyclopent-2-ene-1-one-4-yl d-trans-chrysanthemate consisting of d-allethrolone and d-trans-chrysanthemic acid, and an inert carrier, which has a rapid knock down effect and an effect to delay the recovery of injurious insects knocked down, and which is useful for sanitary, agricultural and horticultural purposes.

Fumigant composition containing d-allethronyl d-trans-chrysanthemate

Novel alkynylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid esters represented by the formula, ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl having up to 5 carbon atoms, lower alkenyl having up to 5 carbon atoms, lower alkynyl having up to 5 carbon atoms, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylthio C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, aryl, aryl C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, furyl, substituted furyl, thienyl, substituted thienyl, furfuryl, substituted furfuryl, thenyl, substituted thenyl, cyclo C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 alkyl, substituted cyclo C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 alkyl, cyclo C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 alkenyl or substituted cyclo C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 alkenyl; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 individually represent hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl having up to 5 carbon atoms, lower alkenyl having up to 5 carbon atoms, lower alkynyl having up to 5 carbon atoms, aryl, aryl C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or may form a carbon-carbon bond; or R.sub.1 and R.sub.3 are bonded to each other at the ends to form a polymethylene chain containing or not containing an oxygen or a sulfur atom, or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are bonded to each other at the ends to form a polymethylene chain containing or not containing an oxygen or a sulfur atom; R.sub.4 represents hydrogen or methyl; R.sub.5 represents hydrogen, methyl, vinyl, 1-propenyl, 2-methyl-1-propenyl, 2-methoxymethyl-1-propenyl, 2-methoxycarbonyl-1-propenyl, 2,2-dichlorovinyl or cyclopentyl-idenemethyl when R.sub.4 is hydrogen, and R.sub.5 represents methyl when R.sub.4 is methyl; and R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 represent hydrogen or methyl. These novel esters are produced by reacting an alcohol or its halide or arylsulfonate of the formula, ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.6 are defined above, and A is hydroxy, halogen or arylsulfoxy, with a cyclopropane-carboxylic acid of the formula, ##STR3## wherein R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.7 are as defined above, or its reactive derivative. These esters are useful as an insecticide harmless to mammals.

Insecticidal esters of substituted furan methanol

A new pyrethroidal pesticide containing as an active ingredient a pesticidally effective amount of novel cyclopropanecarboxylic acid esters represented by the formula, ##EQU1## wherein R is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a methyl or a methoxy group, and R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are hydrogen atom, methyl group or a halogen atom, which have a low toxicity to mammals, excellent pesticidal effect on injurious pests in cereal storage, agriculture and forestry and a wide range of uses for prevention of epidemics.

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Toyonaka, Japan

Yoshitoshi Okuno