Polyhalogenated carboxylic acids

Abstract

Novel polyhalogenated cyclopropane carboxylic acid compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein X.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine and bromine, X.sub.2 is selected from the group consisting of fluorine, chlorine and bromine, X.sub.3 is selected from the group consisting of chlorine, bromine and iodine and R is selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, halogen, alkoxy of 1 to 7 carbon atoms or R represents OM group wherein M is selected from the group consisting of metal, organic base, acyl of an organic carboxylic acid and an acyl of the said acid in any of the possible isomer forms which are useful as intermediates for the production of pesticidal esters thereof and which also possess antifungal and biocidal activity.

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