Fluorobenzyl esters
AssigneeImperial Chemical Industries PLC
InventorAlan J. Whittle
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Abstract
A compound of formula: ##STR1## wherein R is selected from hydrogen, cyano, methyl, and ethynyl, and X represents the residue of any carboxylic acid of formula X-COOH which forms an insecticidally active ester with a 3-phenoxybenzyl alcohol. The compounds are useful as insecticides and acaricides.
Claims7
A compound of formula ##STR17## wherein R is selected from cyano and ethynyl.
A compound of formula ##STR18## wherein R is selected rom hydrogen, cyano, methyl and ethynyl, and Hal represents a halogen atom.
3-Benzyl-4-fluorobenzaldehyde.
3-Benzyl-4-fluorobenzyl chloride.
.alpha.-Cyano-3-benzyl-4-fluorobenzyl alcohol.
.alpha.-Cyano-3-benzyl-4-fluorobenzyl chloride.
.alpha.-Methyl-3-benzyl-4-fluorobenzyl chloride.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.