# US 4,391,823 A · Novel polycyclic insecticidal esters > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 4,391,823 A - Document ID: US4391823A - Status: Granted - Kind: A - Application number: 06/285,241 - Filed: 1981-07-20 - Granted: 1983-07-05 - Earliest claimed: 1980-02-19 - Assignees: Rhone-Poulenc Agrochimie - Inventors: Dena L. Boxler; Albert C. Chen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4391823A ## CPC - A01N 53/00: Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing cyclopropane carboxylic acids or derivatives thereof - A01N 37/10: Aromatic or araliphatic carboxylic acids, or thio analogues thereof; Derivatives thereof - A01N 37/36: containing at least one carboxylic group or a thio analogue, or a derivative thereof, and a singly bound oxygen or sulfur atom attached to the same carbon skeleton, this oxygen or sulfur atom not being a member of a carboxylic group or of a thio analogue, or of a derivative thereof, e.g. hydroxy-carboxylic acids - A01N 45/00: Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, containing compounds having three or more carbocyclic rings condensed among themselves, at least one ring not being a six-membered ring (halogenated hydrocarbons A01N29/08; condensed with heterocyclic rings A01N43/00) - A01N 45/02: having three carbocyclic rings - A01N 47/02: the carbon atom having no bond to a nitrogen atom - A01N: PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF (preservation of food or foodstuff A23); BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES (preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes which kill or prevent the growth or proliferation of unwanted organisms A61K); PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS ## Abstract Dimethyl dichlorovinylcyclopropyl carboxylic acid esters of substituted (alkyl, aryl, halo, amino, etc.) polycyclic alcohols are insecticidal. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A compound having the formula: where R.sup.1 is ##STR8## ##STR9## wherein X is F, Cl, Br or methyl; Y is methyl or Cl; Z is F, Cl, Br, CF.sub.3, CF.sub.3 O, CF.sub.3 S, CHF.sub.2, CHF.sub.2 O, or CHF.sub.2 S; and R.sup.2 is ##STR10## with the provisos that when R.sup.2 is ##STR11## then R.sup.1 must be ##STR12## and when R.sup.2 is ##STR13## then R.sup.1 must be ##STR14## wherein X.sup.1 is F, Cl or Br, and X, Y and Z are defined as above. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A compound of claim 1, wherein said compound has the formula: ##STR15## ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) A compound of claim 1, wherein said compound has the formula: ##STR16## ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) A compound of claim 1, wherein said compound has the formula: ##STR17## ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) A compound of claim 1, wherein said compound has the formula: ##STR18## ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) An insecticidal composition that comprises a carrier for an insecticide and an insecticidal amount of a compound of claim 1. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) An insecticidal composition that comprises a carrier for an insecticide and an insecticidal amount of a compound of claim 2. ### Claim 8 (depends on 3) An insecticidal composition that comprises a carrier for an insecticide and an insecticidal amount of a compound of claim 3. ### Claim 9 (depends on 4) An insecticidal composition that comprises a carrier for an insecticide and an insecticidal amount of a compound of claim 4. ### Claim 10 (depends on 5) An insecticidal composition that comprises a carrier for an insecticide and an insecticidal amount of a compound of claim 5. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method for combatting insects that comprises contacting them with an insecticidal amount of a compound of claim 1. ### Claim 12 (depends on 2) The method for combatting insects that that comprises contacting them with an insecticidal amount of a compound of claim 2. ### Claim 13 (depends on 3) The method for combatting insects that comprises contacting them with an insecticidal amount of a compound of claim 3. ### Claim 14 (depends on 4) The method for combatting insects that comprises contacting them with an insecticidal amount of a compound of claim 4. ### Claim 15 (depends on 5) The method for combatting insects that comprises contacting them with an insecticidal amount of a compound of claim 5. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) A compound of claim 1, wherein R.sup.1 is ##STR19## ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) A compound of claim 1, wherein R.sup.1 is ##STR20## ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) A compound of claim 17, wherein X is Cl. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) A compound of claim 1, wherein R.sup.1 is ##STR21## ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) A compound of claim 1, wherein R.sup.2 is ##STR22## ### Claim 21 (depends on 1) A compound of claim 1, wherein R.sup.2 is ##STR23## ### Claim 22 (depends on 1) A compound of claim 1, wherein R.sup.2 is ##STR24## ### Claim 23 (depends on 1) A compound of claim 1, wherein R.sup.2 is ##STR25## ### Claim 24 (depends on 1) A compound of claim 1, wherein R.sup.2 is ##STR26## ### Claim 25 (depends on 1) A compound of claim 1, wherein R.sup.2 is ##STR27## ### Claim 26 (depends on 1) A compound of claim 1, wherein R.sup.2 is ##STR28## ### Claim 27 (depends on 1) A compound of claim 1, wherein R.sup.2 is ##STR29## ### Claim 28 (depends on 1) A compound of claim 1, wherein R.sup.2 is ##STR30## ### Claim 29 (depends on 1) A compound of claim 1, wherein R.sup.2 is ##STR31## ### Claim 30 (depends on 1) A compound of claim 1 wherein R.sup.2 is ##STR32## ### Claim 31 (depends on 1) A compound of claim 1, wherein R.sup.2 is ##STR33## ### Claim 32 (depends on 1) A compound of claim 1, wherein R.sup.2 is ##STR34## ### Claim 33 (depends on 1) A compound of claim 1, wherein R.sup.2 is ##STR35## ### Claim 34 (depends on 1) A compound of claim 1, wherein R.sup.2 is ##STR36## ### Claim 35 (depends on 1) A compound of claim 1, wherein R.sup.2 is ##STR37## ### Claim 36 (depends on 1) A compound of claim 1, wherein said compound has the formula: ##STR38## ### Claim 37 (depends on 1) A compound of claim 1, wherein said compound has the formula: ##STR39## ### Claim 38 (depends on 1) A compound of claim 1, wherein said compound has the formula: ##STR40## ### Claim 39 (depends on 1) A compound of claim 1, wherein said compound has the formula: ##STR41## ### Claim 40 (depends on 1) A compound of claim 1, wherein said compound has the formula: ##STR42## ### Claim 41 (depends on 1) A compound of claim 1, wherein said compound has the formula: ##STR43## ### Claim 42 (depends on 1) A compound of claim 1, wherein said compound has the formula: ##STR44## ### Claim 43 (depends on 1) A compound of claim 1, wherein said compound has the formula: ##STR45## ### Claim 44 (depends on 1) A compound of claim 1, wherein said compound has the formula: ##STR46## ### Claim 45 (depends on 1) A compound of claim 1, wherein said compound has the formula: ##STR47##