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US 4,051,262 AGranted
Certain geranyl phenyl ethers and their epoxides and their use in controlling insects
AssigneeStauffer Chemical Company
InventorsFerenc M. Pallos, Hwalin Lee, Julius J. Menn
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Abstract
Compounds having the formula ##STR1## in which R and R.sup.1 are independently methyl or ethyl; n is the integer zero or one; R.sup.2 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkoxy, halogen, nitro, lower alkylthio, or certain hetrocyclic radicals; the use of these compounds in controlling insects; and a method of preparing certain intermediates which are useful in preparing certain of the compounds.
Claims1
A method of controlling Tenebrio molitor comprising applying thereto at any stage of their development a metamorphosis hindering amount of a compound of the formula:
- ##STR17## in which R and R.sup.1 are independently methyl or ethyl;
- n is the integer zero;
- R.sup.2 is hydrogen;
- halogen;
- lower alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms;
- lower alkoxy having 1 to 4 carbon atoms;
- lower alkenyl having 2 to 6 carbon atoms;
- lower alkylthio having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, or nitro.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.