Heterocyclic dithiophosphates or phosphonates as insecticides and acaricides
AssigneeStauffer Chemical Company
InventorFrancis H. Walker
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Abstract
Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl having 1-4 carbon atoms; R.sup.1 is alkyl having 1-4 carbon atoms, or alkoxy having 1-4 carbon atoms; R.sup.2 is hydrogen or alkyl having 1-4 carbon atoms; X is oxygen or sulfur; X.sup.1 is oxygen or sulfur and n is 0, 1 or 2 which are useful as insecticides and acaricides.
Claims6
Compounds having the structural formula ##STR10## wherein R is alkyl having 1-4 carbon atoms;
- R.sup.1 is alkyl having 1-4 carbon atoms, or alkoxy having 1-4 carbon atoms;
- R.sub.2 is hydrogen or alkyl having 1-4 carbon atoms;
- X is oxygen;
- X.sup.1 is oxygen and n is 1.
The method of controlling insects comprising applying to the habitat thereof an insecticidally effective amount of a compound of the formula ##STR11## wherein R is alkyl having 1-4 carbon atoms;
- R.sup.1 is alkyl having 1-4 carbon atoms, or alkoxy having 1-4 carbon atoms;
- R.sup.2 is hydrogen or alkyl having 1-4 carbon atoms;
- X is oxygen;
- X.sup.1 is oxygen and n is 1.
The pesticidal composition comprising a pesticidally effective amount of a compound of the formula ##STR12## wherein R is alkyl having 1-4 carbon atoms;
- R.sup.1 is alkyl having 1-4 carbon atoms, or alkoxy having 1-4 carbon atoms;
- R.sup.2 is hydrogen or alkyl having 1-4 carbon atoms;
- X is oxygen;
- X.sup.1 is oxygen and
- n is 1 and an inert carrier therefor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.