Certain formamidine dithiophosphates and phosphonates and their use as insecticides
AssigneeStauffer Chemical Company
InventorsHsiao-ling Lam, Eugene G. Teach
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Abstract
Compounds having the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 is lower alkyl or lower alkoxy, R.sub.2 is lower alkoxy or methylthio-substituted lower alkoxy, and R.sub.3 is ##STR2## R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are lower alkyl, m is 1 or 2 and n is 0 or an integer from 1 to 4. The compounds have utility as insecticides and acaricides.
Claims43
A compound having the formula ##STR20## in which R.sub.1 is lower alkyl or lower alkoxy, R.sub.2 is lower alkoxy, or methylthio - substituted lower alkoxy, m is 1 or 2 and n is 0 or an integer from 1 to 4.
A method for controlling insects comprising applying to the nsect or the habitat thereof an insecticidally effective amount of a compound having the formula ##STR21## in which R.sub.1 is lower alkyl or lower alkoxy, R.sub.2 is lower alkoxy or methylthio-substituted lower alkoxy, m is 1 or 2 and n is 0 or any integer from 1 to 4.
An insecticidal composition comprising:
- a. an insecticidally effective amount of a compound having the formula ##STR22## in which R.sub.1 is lower alkyl or lower alkoxy, R.sub.2 is lower alkoxy or methylthio-substituted lower alkoxy, m is 1 or 2 and n is 0 or an integer from 1 to 4, and (b) an inert carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.