Behavior modifying compounds
AssigneeNational Research Development Corporation
InventorsJohn A. Pickett, Ewen D. M. Macaulay
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Abstract
Derivatives of carbonyl-group containing behavior modifying compounds, in which said carbonyl group has been converted to a photolabile group which regenerates the carbonyl group on exposure to radiation, are of value in various methods for the control of animal, and in particular insect, species.
Claims28
In a method for influencing insect behaviour by the application to a selected locus of an insect behaviour modifying compound containing a carbonyl group, the improvement which comprises using the said compound in the form of a photolabile derivative of formula ##STR6## wherein RR'C<
- represents the residue of the carbonyl group-containing insect behaviour modifying compound being a divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group of 7 to 18 carbon atoms, and R.sub.1 represents an unsubstituted phenyl group, a phenyl group substituted by one or two substituents selected from the group consisting of nitro, halogen, alkoxy, alkyl, and amide and C.sub.1-5 alkyl, ester, cyano, carboxy, groups of carboxy, or a phenyl group to which is fused a benzene ring which can be substituted by one or two of said substituents.
A composition for influencing insect behaviour which comprises a photolabile insect behaviour modifying compound of formula ##STR7## wherein RR'C<
- represents the residue of a carbonyl group-containing insect behaviour modifying compound, being a bivalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group of 7 to 18 carbon atoms, and R.sub.1 represents an unsubstituted phenyl group, a phenyl group substituted by one or two substituents selected from the group consisting of nitro, halogen, alkoxy, alkyl, cyano, carboxy, and amide and C.sub.1-5 alkly ester groups of carboxy, or a phenyl group to which is fused a benzene ring which can be substituted by one or two of said substituents, and an agriculturally suitable solid or liquid carrier with which the compound is integral or non-integral.
A photolabile derivative of a carbonyl group-containing insect behaviour modifying compound having the formula ##STR8## wherein RR'C<
- represents a bivalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group of 7 to 18 carbon atoms and R.sub.1 represents an unsubstituted phenyl group, a phenyl group substituted by one or two substituents selected from the group consisting of nitro, halogen, alkoxy, alkyl, cyano, carboxy, and amide and C.sub.1-5 alkyl ester groups of carboxy, or a phenyl group to which is fused a benzene ring which can be substituted by one or two of said substituents.
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