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US 3,939,277 AGranted
Insecticidal biodegradable analogues of DDT
AssigneeUniversity of Illinois Foundation
InventorsRobert L. Metcalf, Inder Kapoor, Asha Hirwe
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Abstract
Asymmetrical, biodegradable insecticides having the formula: ##SPC1## Where R and R' are different and R is selected from the group consisting of --CH.sub.3, --CH.sub.3 O, --C.sub.2 H.sub.5 O, --C.sub.3 H.sub.7 O, and R' is selected from the group consisting of --3, and --3; and methods for providing and selectively controlling the biodegradability of DDT analogue insecticides.
Claims4
A biodegradable insecticidal formulation comprising a major amount of a compatible inert carrier and a minor amount sufficient to provide insecticidal activity of a compound having the formula:
- ##SPC5## where R is selected from the group consisting of --OCH.sub.3, --OC.sub.2 H.sub.5 and --OC.sub.3 H.sub.7.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.