Oxyimino-substituted (1R, cis)-cyclopropanecarboxylate pesticides

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention is directed to new oxyimino-substituted compounds, their use as pesticides, to pesticidal formulations containing these new compounds and to certain novel intermediates.
2. Description of the Prior Art
U.S. Pat. No. 3,922,269 describes a class of 2,2-dimethyl-3-(oxyiminomethyl)cyclopropanecarboxylic acid esters useful as insecticides. In the case of such esters of .alpha.-substituted asymmetric alcohols, three asymmetric centers and one oxime double bond are present and therefore a total of sixteen theoretical stereoisomers are possible. Eight theoretical stereoisomers are possible when there is no asymmetric center in the alcohol moiety. The above-mentioned patent states that esters, in which the two hydrogen atoms on the cyclopropane ring are in the absolute stereochemical relationship equivalent to that in (+)-trans-chrysanthemic acid, tend to be among the most insecticidally active of the various isomers and are preferred for that reason. Indeed, only (1R,trans)-cyclopropanecarboxylate oximes were apparently prepared and tested, and form the basis of the working examples.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It has now been found that certain oxyimino-substituted cyclopropanecarboxylates derived from the (1R,cis)-form of 2,2-dimethyl-3-formyl-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid are useful pesticides (insecticides and acaricides) and exhibit high knockdown characteristics.
Therefore, this invention is directed to new (1R,cis)-cyclopropane compounds, substantially free of other stereoisomers, and having the formula ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms optionally substituted by one or more halogen atoms, a (cycloalkyl)alkyl group containing from 3 to 7 ring carbon atoms, a total of from 4 to 9 carbon atoms and optionally ring-substituted by one or more halogen atoms, a cycloalkyl group containing from 3 to 7 ring carbon atoms, an alkenyl group containing from 3 to 4 carbon atoms optionally substituted by one or more halogen atoms or alkynyl group containing from 3 to 4 carbon atoms or an aryl group containing from 6 to 12 carbon atoms or an aralkyl group containing from 7 to 10 carbon atoms, each optionally ring-substituted by one or more halogen atoms; X is chlorine, bromine or OR in which R represents a hydrogen atom, a salt-forming cation, an alkyl group containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms or a group of the formula ##STR3## D represents H, --CN, --C.tbd.CH or ##STR4## in which R.sup.13 and R.sup.14 may be the same or different, each representing a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, Z represents --CH.sub.2 --, --O--, --CO-- or --S--, Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2, which may be the same or different, each represent halogen or an alkyl group containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms and n is 0, 1 or 2, with the proviso that when D is --CN, --C.tbd.CH or ##STR5## then the alcohol moiety is in the R,S-racemic or in the S-optical configuration.
In the above-formulas, suitable halogen atoms substituents are chlorine, fluorine or bromine.
Since the biological activity of various optical or geometric isomers and diastereoisomer pairs within the (1R,cis)esters of the invention may differ somewhat, it may be desirable to use a more active optical and/or geometric isomer of diastereoisomer pair of the invention substantially free of the other isomers or pair.
The oxime substituent group of the compounds of the invention gives rise to geometric isomerism by virtue of the presence of an asymmetrically substituted double bond. These isomers are usually described as follows: ##STR6## A useful subclass of the invention comprises (1R,cis) esters in which the oxime substituent is in the Z-isomer form as such isomers can be several times more pesticidally active than when the oxime substituent is in the E-isomer form or is a mixture of the E- and Z-isomer forms.
It should be noted that compounds wherein R.sup.1 is haloalkyl, (cycloalkyl)alkyl optionally substituted by halogen, haloalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl optionally substituted by halogen, or aralkyl optionally substituted by halogen are also novel in the (1R,trans) or racemic form as for example .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,trans)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((cyclopropylmethoxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate, 3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,trans)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((cyclopropylmethoxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate and .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,trans)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((cyclopentoxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate. These compounds are claimed in applicants' co-pending application U.S. Ser. No. 13,778, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,211,792.
The (1R,cis) esters of the present invention wherein R represents a group of formula I above are pesticidally active.
The other oxyimino-substituted (1R,cis) cyclopropane compounds described above in which X is chlorine, bromine or OR in which R represents a hydrogen atom, a salt-forming cation or an alkyl group are useful intermediates for the production of the pesticidal esters.
When the (1R,cis) esters of the invention are those where R is of formula I, it is preferred that they be 3-benzylbenzyl esters, 3-benzoylbenzyl esters, or 3-phenoxybenzyl esters although each of the rings may be substituted by up to 3 chloro and/or methyl groups. Other esters of particular interest where R is of formula I are those where Z represents O or CH.sub.2 and D represents CN or C.tbd.CH, e.g., esters of .alpha.-cyano or .alpha.-ethynyl substituted 3-phenoxy-, 3-benzyl or 3-benzyloxybenzyl alcohol. Such alcohols are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,666,789, 3,835,176 and 3,862,174.
Variations in activity, of course, depend on the individual combinations of R and R.sup.1 and are somewhat dependent on the susceptibility of an individual pest to certain structural subtleties in the various combinations of R and R.sup.1.
Typical examples of species within the scope of the invention are:
.alpha.-ethynyl-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((sec-butoxyimino)methyl)-cyclopropanecarboxylate
.alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((propargyloxyimino)methyl)-cyclopropanecarboxylate
3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((isobutoxyimino)methyl)-cyclopropanecarboxylate
.alpha.-thiocarbamoyl-3-benzylbenzyl (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-(trifluoromethoxyimino)methyl)-cyclopropanecarboxylate
3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((p-chlorophenoxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate
3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((cyclopentoxyimino)methyl)-cyclopropanecarboxylate
3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((2-chloroethoxyimino)methyl)-cyclopropanecarboxylate
.alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((1-(cyclopropyl)ethoxyimino)methyl)-cyclopropanecarboxylate
.alpha.-ethynyl-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((phenethoxyimino)methyl)-cyclopropanecarboxylate
3-phenylthiobenzyl (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((neopentoxyimino)methyl)-cyclopropanecarboxylate
3-(p-fluorophenoxy)benzyl (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-(cyclopropylmethoxyimino)methyl-cyclopropanecarboxylate
Because of their pesticidal utility in agricultural and domestic situations, preferred compounds of the invention (subject to the same provisions stated above) are those wherein R is .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl, 3-phenoxybenzyl or .alpha.-ethynyl-3-phenoxybenzyl and R.sup.1 is an alkyl group containing from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a (cycloalkyl)alkyl group containing from 3 to 6 ring carbon atoms, a total of from 4 to 8 carbon atoms, and optionally ring-substituted by from 1 to 4 chlorine, fluorine and/or bromine atoms, a cycloalkyl group containing from 3 to 6 ring carbon atoms, an alkenyl group containing from 3 to 4 carbon atoms optionally substituted by one or two chlorine fluorine and/or bromine atoms or an alkynyl group containing from 3 to 4 carbon atoms, an aryl group containing from 6 to 12 carbon atoms or an aralkyl group containing from 7 to 10 carbon atoms.
In the pesticidal (1R,cis) esters of the invention, R.sup.1 preferably represents an alkyl group containing 2 to 6 carbon atoms, such as ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, amyl, isoamyl, tert-amyl, n-hexyl and the like, a (cycloalkyl)alkyl group containing from 3 to 6 ring carbon atoms and a total of from 4 to 8 carbon atoms, such as cyclopropylmethyl, 1-(cyclopropyl)ethyl, cyclohexylmethyl and the like, a cycloalkyl group containing 3 to 6 ring carbon atoms, such as cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl and the like, an alkenyl or alkynyl group containing 3 to 4 carbon atoms such as allyl or propargyl and the like, an aryl group containing from 6 to 10 carbon atoms such as phenyl or an aralkyl group containing from 7 to 10 carbon atoms, such as benzyl, phenethyl or the like.
Preferred because of their pesticidal properties are those (1R,cis) esters wherein R.sup.1 is an alkyl group containing from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, a (cycloalkyl)alkyl or cycloalkyl group containing 4 to 5 carbon atoms, allyl, phenyl or benzyl. Particularly suitable for those compounds wherein R.sup.1 is an alkyl, (cyclopropyl)alkyl or cycloalkyl group containg 4 or 5 carbon atoms, particularly n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, n-pentyl, neopentyl, cyclopentyl, (cyclopropyl)methyl, or (cyclobutyl)methyl.
Because of their pesticidal activity and ease of preparation, one preferred subclass of the invention are those esters wherein R is derived from 3-phenoxybenzyl alcohol. Examples of some highly active compounds of this subclass of the invention are:
3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((cyclopropylmethoxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate and
3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-(isobutoxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate.
Because of their pesticidal activity, another preferred subclass of the invention are those (1R,cis) esters derived from .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl alcohol, particularly in the S-optical configuration. In fact, the (1R,cis) esters wherein the alcohol substituent is in the R-.alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl alcohol form are without practical insecticidal utility. Thus, one preferred embodiment of the invention is directed to those (1R,cis) esters derived from .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl alcohol in which such alcohol is in a racemic or, alternatively, in a S-optical configuration. Examples of some highly active compounds of this subclass of the invention are the following compounds wherein R is derived from .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl alcohol and R.sup.1 is an alkyl, (cycloalkyl)alkyl or cycloalkyl group containing 4 to 5 carbon atoms:
.alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((cyclopropylmethoxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate,
.alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((n-butoxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate,
.alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((isobutoxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate,
.alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((tertbutoxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate,
.alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((neo-pentoxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate, and
.alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((cyclopentoxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate
which compounds are pesticidally active when the alcohol moiety is present in the R,S-racemic or S-optically active form, and the oxime substituent is in the Z-isomer form or in a mixture of the E- and Z-isomer forms.
A particularly preferred subclass of the invention are those (1R,cis) esters derived from the S-.alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl alcohol and wherein the oxime substituent is the Z-isomer form.
It has been observed that esters, wherein the oxime substituent is in the Z-isomer form, are the most pesticidally active. Therefore, the Z-isomers (or mixtures of isomers in which the Z-isomer predominates) form another preferred subclass of the (1R,cis) esters of the invention. That the Z-isomer form is more pesticidally active contrasts with another class of oxime pesticides disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,079,149, in which the E-isomer form is said to be the more pesticidally active of the oxime geometric isomer forms.
Because of their useful pesticidal properties, one preferred class of (1R,cis) esters of the invention comprise those compounds wherein R.sup.1 is (cycloalkyl)alkyl and R is one of the groups of formula I. Particularly preferred are (1R,cis) esters wherein R.sup.1 is cyclobutylmethyl or cyclopropylmethyl, and R is 3-phenoxybenzyl or .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl or individual diastereoisomers of such (1R,cis) esters.
When R is a salt-forming cation, it is selected from alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, aluminum, heavy metals, such as copper, silver, nickel and the like, ammonia or a tetrahydrocarbylammonium compound in which the total number of carbon atoms in the hydrocarbyl groups is between 4 and 70 carbon atoms. The hydrocarbyl groups can be alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and the like. Preferably, the hydrocarbyl groups are selected from alkyl groups containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms and aralkyl groups containing from 7 to 10 carbon atoms.
When R is an alkyl group, it contains from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and preferably from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, for example, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, tert-butyl and the like.
The pesticidal (1R,cis) esters of the present invention may be prepared by esterification involving the reaction of an alcohol or derivative thereof of formula RQ e.g., of formula II, and a (1R,cis)-cyclopropane carboxylic acid or derivative thereof formula III, ##STR7## where Q and COP are functional groups or atoms which will react to form an ester linkage and Z.sup.1, Z.sup.2 and n are as defined above.
It is usually convenient in practice either to treat the acid or acid halide with the alcohol (COP.dbd.COOH or CO--halide and Q.dbd.OH) or to treat a halogeno compound (Q.dbd.halogen) with a salt of the carboxylic acid (COP.dbd.COO-- M where M is, for example, a silver or triethylammonium cation).
Transesterification is not always practical and, it is useful to prepare the intermediate (1R,cis) alkyl ester as a tert-butyl ester (R=tert-butyl) which can be selectively converted (under acid conditions) to give the free acid which can, after conversion to the acid halide, be esterified to a pesticidal (1R,cis) ester.
Suitable routes to the (1R,cis) esters in which D is ##STR8## are similar to those described in Belgian Pat. No. 839,360. One route involves treating the corresponding nitrile (D is --CN) with hydrogen sulfide in the presence of a basic catalyst, preferably in the presence of a solvent. Useful solvents are lower alkanols, pyridine, or preferably a dipolar aprotic solvent, such as dimethylformamide or hexamethylphosphoramide. The catalyst is preferably a strong nitrogeneous base, particularly a tertiary amine such as triethylamine, trimethylamine, or the like, or an alkanolamine, such as triethanolamine and the like. The reaction can be carried out at room temperature. It is desirable that the reaction solution be saturated with hydrogen sulfide.
The (1R,cis) alkyl esters of the present invention can also be prepared by treating an ester of (1R,cis)-caronaldehyde of formula IV ##STR9## where R is an alkyl group, with hydroxylamine or an O-substituted hydroxylamine of formula R.sup.1 ONH.sub.2 where R.sup.1 is as defined above, and in the case where R.sup.1 represents hydrogen, subsequently hydrocarbylating the resulting oxime, if desired, with an alkyl (or alkenyl) halide or the like, to give an alkoxime (or alkenyloxime), etc. Oxime formation can take place by treating substantially equimolar amounts of aldehyde and hydroxylamine or hydrocarbyloxyamine in a polar solvent such as an alkanol, e.g., ethanol or dioxane. When the aldehyde is converted into the oxime by reaction with hydroxylamine and it is desired to convert the resulting oxime into an alkylated or alkenylated derivative or the like, this reaction may be carried out by procedures customarily used for the alkylation of phenols. Thus, the oxime may be treated in a polar solvent, such as ethanol, with an alkyl halide, typically the bromide, in the presence of a hydrogen halide acceptor and the mixture heated until reaction is complete.
Oxime formation is normally carried out using an acid addition salt of hydroxylamine or the hydrocarbyloxyamine, e.g., the hydrochloride. It is convenient to form the oxime first and subsequently to hydrocarbylate the oxime. Certain analogs can not be prepared by alkylation of the .dbd.NOH) e.g., neopentyl and t-butyl.
Alcohols of formula RQ where R is a group of formula I may be prepared by reduction of the corresponding acids or esters or aldehyde e.g., with hydride, or by conversion of the corresponding halide to an ester, e.g., by reaction with sodium acetate, followed by hydrolysis of the ester or by reaction of formaldehyde with a Grignard reagent derived from an appropriate halide. The halides of formula RQ where R is a group of formula I minus D can be prepared by halomethylation of the compound ##STR10## or side chain halogenation of ##STR11##
Alternatively, in another modification, the compounds of the invention are prepared by treating (1R,cis)-caronaldehydic acid previously described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,723,469 and having the formula ##STR12## with an O-substituted hydroxylamine salt of the formula R.sup.1 ONH.sub.3 --W wherein R.sup.1 is as defined above and W is the anion of salt-forming inorganic acid. Suitable inorganic acids include hydrohalogenic acids such as hydrochloric and hydrobromic, sulfur acids such as sulfuric, and phosphorous acids such as phosphoric. Organic acids, such as oxalic acid and the like, are also suitable to form salts.
The reaction is preferably conducted in an aqueous medium in the presence of a buffer, such as an alkali metal salt of a polybasic acid, including sodium hydrogen carbonate, potassium hydrogen tartrate, disodium hydrogen phosphate and the like. Generally, at least one mole of buffer is used for each mole of (1R,cis)-caronaldehydic acid.
The molar ratio of reactants is not critical and can be widely varied, generally a molar ratio of the O-substituted hydroxylamine salt to (1R,cis)-caronaldehydic acid is suitably from about 1.0 to about 1.5 and preferably from about 1.02 to about 1.3.
The reaction is generally conducted in the liquid phase by agitating, e.g., stirring, a mixture of the reactants. The resulting product is recovered by conventional techniques such as filtering, extracting or the like.
The reaction temperature is not critical and can easily range from ambient to the reflux temperature of any solvent employed at normal pressure. Generally, the temperature is between about 0.degree. C. to about 50.degree. C.
A minor amount of co-solvent can be used in the reaction medium. Suitable co-solvents are lower alcohols containing from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, such as methanol, ethanol and the like.
The resulting (1R,cis)-acids are converted to the ester compounds of the invention, for example, by reaction with the arylmethyl halide, in the presence of triethylamine, in a solvent, such as refluxing ethyl acetate.
As isomer mixture of the (1R,cis) esters of the invention are readily separated into the individual diastereoisomers using known procedures, as for example, by preparative scale liquid chromatography. One such chromatographic system which can be employed has the following characteristics:
Column--porisil polar bonded phase, 9.2.times.250 mm
Mobile Phase--8% v/v diethyl ether in n-hexane
Flow Rate--2.5 ml/min
Detection--UV.sub.254 at 2.0 AUFS
Injection--typically 500 ml of a 20 mg/ml solution in the mobile phase.
Such a procedure readily yields the single diastereoisomers in greater than 90% purity (as determined by NMR analysis). In the case of (1R,cis) esters of .alpha.-substituted alcohols four diastereoisomers are obtained.
Since it has been discovered that the (1R,cis) esters of the invention in which the oxime substituent is in the Z-isomer form are pesticidally more active than when the oxime substituent is in either the E-isomer form or is a mixture of E- and Z-isomer forms, it can be desirable to convert the esters in E-isomer form into a mixture of esters in both the E- and Z-isomer forms. Such conversion is accomplished by the addition of a minor amount of an organic or inorganic acidic material. Any inorganic or organic acid or acidic acting material can be used, including acidic clays such as acidic silicates and aluminates or synthetic acidified clays, mineral acids such as hydrochloric or sulfuric acid, sulfonic acids such as toluenesulfonic acid, or organic acids, including lower alkanoic acids such as acetic, propionic or butyric acids. The acid can be used in a solid or liquid form. While the precise amount of acid used to convert the E-isomer or Z-isomer into the E- and Z-isomer mixture can vary depending on the particular oxyimino-substituted (1R,cis) ester, from 0.001 to 5% by weight of acid based on the E-isomer or Z-isomer is generally sufficient. Preferably, from 0.01 to 5% by weight of acid is used.
The invention includes, within its scope, pesticidal compositions comprising a pesticidally acceptable adjuvant--that is, at least one carrier or a surface-active agent--and, as active ingredient, at least one pesticidally active (1R,cis) ester of this invention. Likewise, the invention includes also a method of combatting insect, acarine or other anthropod pests at a locus which comprises applying to the pests or to the locus a pesticidally effective amount of at least one compound of the invention.
With respect to the spectrum of pesticidal activity, the compounds of this invention exhibit a selective or non-selective activity on such orders as Coleoptera, Lepidoptera (especially larvae), Diptera, Orthoptera, Hemiptera, Homoptera and Acarina depending upon a specific combination of acid and an alcohol according to the present invention. The compositions according to the present invention are very useful for controlling disease carrying insects such as mosquitoes, flies and cockroaches, grain insects such as rice weevil (Sitophilus oryzae) and mites as well as agricultural noxious insects such as planthoppers, green rice leafhopper (Nephotettix bipuntatus cinticeps Uhler), diamond-back moths (Plutella maculipennis Curtis), imported cabbage worm (Pieris rapae Linne), rice stem borers (Chilo suppressalis Walker), corn earworm larvae (Heliothis zea Boddie), aphids, tortrixes, leaf-miners and the like.
The (1R,cis) esters are used for harvested crops, horticultural application, forests, cultures in green house, and packaging materials for foodstuffs, household applications and as ectoparasiticides.
The term "carrier" as used herein means a material, that may be inorganic or organic and of synthetic or natural origin with which the active compound is mixed or formulated to facilitate its application to the plant, seed, soil and other object to be treated, or its storage, transport or handling. The carrier may be a solid or a liquid.
Suitable solid carriers may be natural and synthetic clays and silicates, for example, natural silicas such as diatomaceous earths; magnesium silicates, for example, talcs; magnesium aluminum silicates, for example, attapulgites and vermiculites; aluminum silicates, for example, kaolinites, montmorillonites and micas; calcium carbonate; calcium sulfate; synthetic hydrated silicon oxides and synthetic calcium or aluminum silicates; elements such as for example, carbon and sulfur; natural and synthetic resins such as, for example, coumarone resins, polyvinyl chloride and styrene polymers and copolymers; solid polychlorophenols; bitumen, waxes such as beeswax, paraffin wax, and chlorinated mineral waxes; degradable organic solids, such as ground corn cobs and walnut shells; and solid fertilizers, for example superphosphates.
Suitable liquid carriers include solvents for the compounds of this invention and liquids in which the toxicant is insoluble or only slightly soluble.
Examples of such solvents and liquid carriers, generally, are water, alcohols, for example, isopropyl alcohol, ketones, such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone and cyclohexanone; ethers; aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene and xylene; petroleum fractions, such as kerosene, light mineral oils, chlorinated hydrocarbons, such as methylene chloride, perchlorethylene, trichloroethane, including liquified normally vaporous gaseous compounds. Mixtures of different liquids are often suitable.
If used, the surface-active agent may be an emulsifying agent or a dispersing agent or a wetting agent. It may be nonionic, ionic or preferably, mixtures of both. Surface-active agents usually applied in formulating pesticides may be used. Examples of such surface-active agents are the sodium or calcium salts of polyacrylic acids and lignin sulfonic acids; the condensation products of fatty acids or aliphatic amines or amides containing at least 12 carbon atoms in the molecule with ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide; fatty acid esters of glycerol, sorbitan, sucrose or pentaerythritol; fatty acids salts of low molecular weight, mono-, di- and trialkyl-amines; condensates of these with ethylene oxide and/or proplyene oxide; condensation products of fatty alcohols or alkyl phenols, for example, p-octylphenol or p-octylcresol, with ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide; sulfates or sulfonates of these condensation products; alkali or alkaline earth metal salts, preferably sodium salts of sulfonated castor oil, and sodium alkylaryl sulfonates such as sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate; and polymers of ethylene oxide and copolymers of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide.
The compositions of the invention may be formulated as wettable powders, dusts, granules, solutions, emulsifiable concentrates, emulsions, suspension concentrates or aerosols. Encapsulated formulations and controlled release formulations are also contemplated, as are bait formulations. Wettable powders are usually compounded to contain 25, 50 or 75% w of toxicant and usually contain, in addition to solid carrier, 3-10% w of stabilizer(s) and/or other additives such as penetrants or stickers. Dusts are usually formulated as a dust concentrate having a similar composition to that of a wettable powder but without a dispersant, and are diluted in the field with further solid carrier to give a composition usually containing 178-10% w of toxicant. Granules may be manufactured by extrusion of plastics, agglomeration or impregnation techniques. Generally, granules will contain 178-25% w toxicant and 0-10% w of additives such as stabilizers, slow release modifiers and binding agents. Emulsifiable concentrates usually contain, in addition to the solvent, and when necessary, cosolvent, 10-50% w/v toxicant, 2-20% w/v emulsifiers and 0-20% w/v of appropriate additives such as stabilizers, penetrants and corrosion inhibitors. Suspension concentrates are compounded so as to obtain a stable, nonsedimenting, flowable product and usually contain 10-75% w toxicant, 0-5% w of dispersing agents, 0.1-10% w of suspending agents such as protective colloids and thixotropic agents, 0-10% w of appropriate additives such ad defoamers, corrosion inhibitors, stabilizers, penetrants and stickers, and as carrier, water or an organic liquid in which the toxicant is substantially insoluble; certain organic additives or inorganic salts may be dissolved in the carrier to assist in preventing sedimentation or as antifreeze agents for water.
Aqueous dispersions and emulsions, for example, compositions obtained by diluting a wettable powder or an emulsifiable concentrate according to the invention with water, also lie within the scope of the present invention.
The compositions of the invention can also contain other ingredients, for example, other compounds possessing pesticidal, herbicidal or fungicidal properties, or attractants, such as pheromones, attractive food ingredients, and the like, for use in baits and trap formulations.
Particularly useful compositions can be obtained by using a mixture of two or more kinds of the present compounds, or by the use of synergists, such as those known for use with the general class of "pyrethroid" compounds, especially .alpha.-[2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethoxy]-4,5-methylenedioxy-2-propyltoluene also known as piperonyl butoxide, 1,2-methylenedioxy-4-[2-(octylsulfinyl)propyl]benzene, 4-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)5-methyl-1,3-dioxane also known as safroxane, N-(2-ethyhexyl)bicyclo[2,2,1]hept-5-ene-2,3-dicarboximide, octachlorodipropyl ether, isobornyl thiocyanoacetate, and other synergists used for allethrin and pyrethrin. Useful compositions can be prepared with other biological chemicals including other cyclopropanecarboxylates, organic phosphate type insecticides and carbamate type insecticides.
The compositions of the invention are applied in sufficient amount to supply the effective dosage of toxicant at the locus to be protected. This dosage is dependent upon many factors, including the carrier employed, the method and conditions of application, whether the formulation is present at the locus in the form of an aerosol, or as a film, or as discrete particles, the thickness of film or size of particles, the insect or acarine species to be controlled and the like, proper consideration and resolution of these factors to provide the necessary dosage of active material at the locus being within the skill of those versed in the art. In general, however, the effective dosage of toxicants of this invention at the locus to be protected--i.e. the applied dosage--is of the order or 0.01% to 0.5% based on the total weight of the formulation, though under some circumstances the effective concentration will be as little as 0.001% or as much as 2%, on the same basis.
The superior activity of the (1R,cis) esters of the invention is usefully employed when such an ester is present in an amount substantially greater than that usually present in the racemate of an oxyimino substituted ester. Therefore, use of the (1R,cis) esters of the invention in a form substantially free of other stereoisomers is preferred, for example in a (1R,cis) isomer purity of greater than about 85%, preferably in a (1R,cis) isomer purity greater than about 90% or even greater than 95%.

ILLUSTRATIVE EMBODIMENTS
The invention is illustrated by the following embodiments which describe the preparation and biological testing of typical species of the invention with respect to representative insects and acarines. The embodiments are presented for the purpose of illustration only and should not be regarded as limiting the invention in any way. The identity of the products, including intermediates, was confirmed by elemental, infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectral (NMR) analyses as necessary.
EMBODIMENT 1
(1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((isobutoxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylic acid
A solution of 1.7 g of (1R,cis)-caronaldehydic acid and 1.6 g of isobutoxyamine hydrochloride in 50 ml of water was stirred at room temperature for 5 hours in the presence of 2.2 g of sodium bicarbonate. The resulting mixture was filtered through celite, the filtrate was acidified with concentrated hydrochloric acid, the resulting solution was extracted with methylene chloride, and the combined extracts were dried over magnesium sulfate and stripped to give 2.4 g of desired product as an oil; [.alpha.].sub.D.sup.25 +33.2.degree. (CHCl.sub.3 ; c=0.02 g/cc).
EMBODIMENT 2
.alpha.-Cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-(isobutoxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate
A solution of 2.1 g of (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-(isobutoxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylic acid, 2.9 g of .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl bromide, 1 g of triethylamine and 25 ml of ethyl acetate was refluxed for about three hours and allowed to stand at room temperature for two days. The reaction mixture was diluted with methylene chloride and washed with water. The methylene chloride phase was then dried over magnesium sulfate and stripped to give 5 g of amber oil. This oil was chromatographed on a 3 foot silica gel column with a mixture of etherpentane (1:15 ratio) as the eluant to give a yellow oil. Rechromatographing this product with a 1:9 ratio of ether-pentane as the eluant gave 3.4 g of product as a yellow oil; [.alpha.].sub.D.sup.25 +12.1.degree. (CHCl.sub.3 ; c=0.02 g/cc).
EMBODIMENT 3
.alpha.-Cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((neopentoxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate
A solution of 1.4 g of (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((neopentoxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylic acid in 10 ml of toluene was added to a mixture of 0.05 g of tetrabutylammonium hydrogen sulfate, 0.05 g benzyltriethylammonium chloride, 0.42 g potassium carbonate in 6 ml water. 1.6 g of .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl bromide was added and the resulting mixture was vigorously stirred for 6 hours at 70.degree.-75.degree. C., then allowed to separate into layers. The toluene layer was washed with water, then with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution and finally with saturated sodium chloride solution. The resulting solution was dried over magnesium sulfate and stripped to give an oil. This oil was chromatographed on silica gel with a mixture of ether-pentane (4:1 ratio) as the eluent to give 2.2 g of a thick yellow oil [.alpha.].sub.D.sup.25 +7.5.degree. (CHCl.sub.3 ; c=0.02 g/cc). The (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((neopentoxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylic acid was prepared by a method similar to that used in Example 1 such that neopentoxyamine hydrochloride was reacted with (1R,cis)caronaldehydic acid.
EMBODIMENT 4
(3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((allyloxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate
A solution of 3.7 g of 3-phenoxybenzyl bromide and 2.8 g of (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((allyloxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylic acid (prepared by a method similar to that shown in Embodiment I) and 1.4 g of triethylamine in 30 ml of ethyl acetate was refluxed for 21/2 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with ether and washed with water. The ether phase was dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and stripped to give an oil. This oil in methylene chloride was passed through a florisil column to give 2.5 g of the desired product as an oil [.alpha.].sub.D.sup.25 +22.9.degree. (CHCl; c=0.012 g/cc).
EMBODIMENTS 5-20
Procedures similar to those of Embodiments 2-4 were used to prepare additional compounds of the invention shown in Table 1 below:
TABLE 1__________________________________________________________________________Oxyimino-substituted (1R,cis)-Cyclopropanecarboxylates ##STR13##__________________________________________________________________________Embodiment R.sup.1 R Isomer Z/E [.alpha.].sub.D.sup.25 (CHCl.sub.3)__________________________________________________________________________ 5 CH.sub.3 .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl E-Z-isomer +17.9.degree. 6 CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2 .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl E-Z-isomer +19.6.degree. 7 CH.sub.2 CHCH.sub.2 .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl E-Z-isomer +22.1.degree. 8 benzyl .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl E-Z-isomer +30.0.degree. 9 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl E-Z-isomer not det.10 CH(CH.sub.3)C.sub.2 H.sub.5 .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl E-Z-isomer +23.8.degree.11 phenyl .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl E-Z-isomer not det.12 CH.sub.3 3-phenoxybenzyl E-Z-isomer +10.0.degree.13 n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7 .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl E-Z-isomer +16.7.degree.14 n-C.sub.4 H.sub.9 .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl E-Z-isomer +20.0.degree.15 C(CH.sub.3).sub.3 .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl E-Z-isomer +17.5.degree.16 CH.sub.2 (CH.sub.2).sub.4 CH.sub.3 .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl E-Z-isomer not det.__________________________________________________________________________Embodiment R.sup.1 R E/Z Isomer [.alpha.].sub.D.sup.25 (CHCl.sub.3)__________________________________________________________________________17 CH.sub.2 (CH.sub.2).sub.4 CH.sub.3 .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl E-Z-isomer +5.0.degree. 18a CH.sub.2 CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2 3-phenoxybenzyl E-Z-isomer +5.0.degree. 18b CH.sub.2 CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2 3-phenoxybenzyl E-isomer +21.2.degree. 18c CH.sub.2 CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2 3-phenoxybenzyl Z-isomer +23.8.degree.19 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2 .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl E-Z-isomer +10.0.degree.20 CH.sub.2 CH(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 CH.sub.3 .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl E-Z-isomer +6.2.degree.__________________________________________________________________________
EMBODIMENT 21
(1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((cyclopropylmethoxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylic acid
A solution of 1.7 g of (1R,cis)-caronaldehydic acid and 1.6 g of cyclopropylmethoxyamine hydrochloride in 50 ml of water was stirred at room temperature for about 4 hours in the presence of 2.2 g of sodium bicarbonate. The resulting mixture was filtered through celite and the filtrate was acidified to pH 4 with concentrated hydrochloric acid. The resulting solution was extracted with methylene chloride and the combined extracts were dried over magnesium sulfate and stripped to give 2.0 g of the desired product as an oil; [.alpha.].sub.D.sup.25 +30.0.degree. (CHCl.sub.3 ; c=0.02 g/cc).
EMBODIMENT 22
.alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,cis)-3-(cyclopropylmethoxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate
A solution of 1.9 g of (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-(cyclopropylmethoxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylic acid, 2.6 g of .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl bromide, 0.9 g of triethylamine and 25 ml of ethyl acetate was heated on a steam bath for three hours and allowed to stand at room temperature for two days. The reaction mixture was diluted with diethyl ether and washed with water. The ether phase was dried over magnesium sulfate and stripped to give 3.8 g of an amber oil. This oil was chromatographed on a three foot silica gel column with a mixture of pentane-ether (9:1 ratio) as eluant to give 2.6 g of desired product as a yellow oil; [.alpha.].sub.D.sup.25 +11.2.degree. (CHCl.sub.3 ; c=0.02 g/cc).
EMBODIMENT 23
3-Phenoxybenzyl (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((cyclopropylmethoxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate
Following a procedure similar to that of Embodiments 4 and 22 above, 2.3 g of 3-phenoxybenzyl bromide was treated with 1.8 g of (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((cyclopropylmethoxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylic acid to yield (a) 1.9 g of the desired carboxylate product, as a colorless oil, as a mixture of E- and Z-isomers; [.alpha.].sub.D.sup.25 +12.5.degree. (CHCl.sub.3 ; c=0.02 g/cc).
1.5 g of this product was rechromatographed by the same procedure to yield two products determined by NMR as (b) 0.5 g of the E-isomer as the product having the higher R.sub.f value, and (c) 0.6 g of the Z-isomer as the product having the lower R.sub.f value.
EMBODIMENT 24
.alpha.-Cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((2,2-dichlorocyclopropylmethoxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate.
Following a procedure similar to that of Embodiment 22 above, 1.4 g of .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl bromide was treated with (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((2,2-dichlorocyclopropylmethoxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylic acid (prepared from (1R,cis)-caronaldehydic acid and 2,2-dichlorocyclopropylmethoxyamine hydrochloride as in Embodiment 21) to yield 2.2 g of the desired carboxylate product as a pale yellow oil; [.alpha.].sub.D.sup.25 +12.5.degree. (CHCl.sub.3 ; c=0.2 g/cc).
EMBODIMENT 25
Diastereoisomers of .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((isopropoxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate
An isomer mixture of R,S-.alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((isopropoxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate (E-Z mixture), prepared as in Embodiment 6 above, was separated into its four (4) diastereoisomeric forms using a preparative scale liquid chromatograph (LC). The chromatographic system employed was:
Column--porisil polar bonded phase 9.2.times.250 mm.
Mobile Phase--8% v/v diethyl ether in n-hexane.
Flow Rate--2.5 ml/min.
Detection--UV.sub.254 at AUFS.
Injection--typically 500 ml of a 20 mg/ml solution in the mobile phase.
The individual diastereoisomers were isolated in greater than 90% purity (as determined by NMR analysis) and are set forth in Table 2 below in terms of their stereoisomeric configuration and column retention time.
TABLE 2______________________________________Diastereoisomers of .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((isopropoxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate. ConfigurationEmbodiment Oxime Alcohol Retention Time (min)______________________________________25 a E R 6.625 b E S 7.825 c Z R 7.225 d Z S 8.4______________________________________
Following procedures similar to Embodiment 25 above: .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((n-butoxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate, .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((n-pentoxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate, .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((cyclopentoxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate, .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((n-propoxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate, and .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((isoamyloxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate are separated into their individual diastereoisomers.
EMBODIMENT 26-59
Using procedures similar to those of Embodiments 1-25 above, the following cyclopropane derivatives were prepared as set out in Table 3.
EMBODIMENT 60
Pesticidal Activity
Activity of the compounds of this invention with respect to insect and acarine pests was determined by using standardized test methods to test the toxicity of the compounds as follows:
I. Houseflies (Musca domestica (Linne)) were tested by placing 50 4- to 5-day old houseflies into a spray cage and spraying with 0.6 ml of a solution of test compound. After spraying, the flies were anesthetized with CO.sub.2 and transferred to a recovery cage containing a milk pad for food. The cages were held for 18-20 hours after which mortality counts were made. Both dead and moribund were counted. The tests were conducted employing several different dosage rates of each test compound.
II. Pea aphids (Acrythosiphon pisum (Harris)) were tested by placing about 100 aphids on broad bean plants. The plants were sprayed with dilutions of acetone solution of test compound into water containing an emulsifier and held in containers under laboratory conditions for 18 to 20 hours at which time the living aphids in the containers were counted. The tests were conducted employing several different dosage rates of each test compound.
TABLE 3__________________________________________________________________________Oxyimino-substituted (1R,cis)-Cyclopropane Derivatives ##STR14## [.alpha.].sub.D.sup.25 (CHCl.sub.3)Embodiment R.sup.1 R c = 0.02 g/cc__________________________________________________________________________26 ##STR15## .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl +10.0.degree.27 ##STR16## .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl28 ##STR17## .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl +7.529 CH.sub.2 C(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl +8.830 CHCH(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 CH.sub.3 .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl +12.5(single isomer configuration in R.sup.1)31 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CHCHCH.sub.3 .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl +12.532 ##STR18## .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl +12.533 CH.sub.2 C(CH.sub.3).sub.3 .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl +17.534 CH.sub.2 C(CH.sub.3).sub.3 3-phenoxybenzyl +7.535 ##STR19## 3-phenoxybenzyl +5.036 CH.sub.2 CBr(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 Br .alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl +11.337 CH.sub.3 H +41.738 CH.sub.2 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 H +43.839 CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2 H +45.440 CH.sub.2 CHCH.sub.2 H +42.541 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 H42 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 H43 C(CH.sub.3).sub.3 H +40.044 (CH.sub.2).sub.3 CH.sub.3 H +32.545 (CH.sub.2).sub.4 CH.sub.3 H +30.646 (CH.sub.2).sub.5 CH.sub.3 H +22.547 CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2 H +22.548 CH.sub.2 CH(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 CH.sub.3 H +18.849 H H50 CH.sub.2 CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2 (CH.sub.2).sub.15 CH.sub.351 ##STR20## H +2.5052 ##STR21## H +26.353 ##STR22## H +28.054 CH.sub.2 C(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 H +30.055 CH.sub.2 CH(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 CH.sub.3 H +31.256 CH.sub.2 C(CH.sub.3).sub.3 H +12.557 (CH.sub.2)CHCHCH.sub.3 H +25.058 ##STR23## H +25.059 CH.sub.2CHCCl.sub.2 H +31.2__________________________________________________________________________
III. Adult female two-spotted spider mites (Tetranychus urticae (Koch)) were tested by placing 50-75 mites on the bottom side of leaves of pinto bean plants. The leaves were sprayed with dilutions of acetone solution of test compound into water containing an emulsifier and kept under laboratory conditions for about 20 hours at which time mortality counts were made. The test were conducted employing several different dosage rates of test compounds.
IV. Mosquito larvae (Anopheles albimanus (Weide)) were tested by placing ten living and active mosquito larvae in a jar containing a 0.1 ml aliquot of a 1% acetone solution of test compound thoroughly mixed with 100 ml of distilled water. After 18-22 hours, mortality counts were taken. Both dead and moribund larvae were counted as dead. Larvae which did not swim after being prodded with a needle were considered moribund. The tests were conducted employing several different dosage rate for each test compound.
V. Corn earworm larvae (Heliothis zea (Boddie)) were tested by spraying a broad bean plant with dilutions of acetone solution of test compound into water containing an emulsifier. Immediately after spraying, 5 larvae were transferred to the plant and held for 44-46 hours, at which time the dead and moribund larvae were counted. The tests were conducted employing several different dosage rates for each test compound.
In each instance, the toxicity of the compound of the invention was compared to that of a standard pesticide (Parathion), its relative toxicity then being expressed in terms of the relationship between the amount of compound of the invention and the amount of the standard pesticide required to produce the same percentage (50) of mortality in the test insects or acarine. By assigning the standard pesticide in arbitrary rating of 100, the toxicities of the compounds of the invention were expressed in terms of the toxicity indexes, which compares the toxicity of the compounds of the invention with that of the standard pesticide. That is to say, a test compound having a Toxicity Index of 50 would be half as active, while one having a Toxicity Index of 200 would be twice as active as the standard pesticide.
Results of the above tests are shown in Table 3.
It can be seen that the compounds of the invention exhibit toxicity against the various pests tested and were particularly effective on corn earworm larvae. Moreover, a number of compounds of the invention are particularly effective for controlling acarines, such as the two-spotted spider mites as indicated by the compound having a Toxicity Index against mites of about 100 or greater, for example, the compounds of Embodiment 18c (the Z-isomer of 3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((isobutoxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate) and Embodiment 23c (the Z-isomer of 3-phenoxybenzyl(1R,cis)-2,2-dimethyl-3-((cyclopropylmethoxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate).
TABLE 4______________________________________PESTICIDAL ACTIVITY OF (1R,CIS)CYCLO-PROPANECARBOXYLATE OXIMES EXPRESSED ASTOXICITY INDEX RELATIVE TO THAT OF PARATHIONAS A STANDARD EQUAL TO 100 House Pea 2-Spotted Mosquito CornEmbodiment Fly Aphid Mite Larvae Earworm______________________________________ 5 100 25 + 17 150 6 210 370 26 -- 550 7 70 120 31 -- 230 8 57 54 10 -- 120 9 -- 120 8 -- 58010 -- 140 55 -- 670 4 81 43 22 -- 13012 140 20 5 26 110 3 550 6,300 860 400 3,20025b -- -- -- -- 1,70025d -- -- -- -- 2,40011 140 84 5 100 10013 270 250 20 1,400 30016 650 450 55 4,300 390 2 760 1,300 80 3,500 1,10014 520 690 34 4,200 92015 110 440 82 500 47022 480 2,500 40 2,200 1,80019 300 440 69 450 33020 440 690 140 3,000 55018a -- -- -- -- 56018b 41 48 40 24 23018c 290 230 310 360 1,30023a 290 100 47 110 44023b 50 33 25 35 31023c 490 200 100 480 79024 70 570 74 390 48026 69 290 81 840 17027 1,400 3,900 400 3,800 1,80028 140 1,000 130 29,000 32029 900 320 49 110 31030 250 880 120 57 90031 120 360 1 150 14032 300 2,300 210 2,200 1,30033 190 360 80 550 82034 44 81 590 33 1,60035 66 160 240 1,100 53036 33 320 38 35 210______________________________________ -- indicates no test.
Moreover, the (1R,cis) compounds of the invention have been found to be unexpectedly more active in the control of certain pests, particularly the corn earworm larvae and mites, than the corresponding structurally most similar (1R,trans) compounds specifically disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,922,269. Examples of such esters of the 2,2-dimethyl-3-((oxyimino)methyl)cyclopropanecarboxylic acid are compared in Tables 5, and 6 below, expressed in terms of Toxicity Index relative to parathion as a standard equal to 100.
TABLE 5__________________________________________________________________________PESTICIDAL ACTIVITY OF .alpha.-CYANO-3-PHENOXYBENZYL 3,3-DIMETHYL-3-((OXYIMINO)METHYL)CYCLOPROPANECARBOXYLATES EXPRESSED AS TOXICITYINDEX RELATIVE TO THAT OF PARATHION AS A STANDARD EQUAL TO 100 Configuration E/Z Isomer House Pea Corn 2-Spotted Mosquito R' of Acid Content Fly Aphid Earworm Mite Larvae__________________________________________________________________________ ##STR24## 1R,cis.sup.1 E-Z mixture 480 2,500 1,800 40 2,200CH.sub.2 CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2 1R,cis.sup.2 E-Z mixture 760 1,300 1,100 80 3,500CH.sub.3 1R,cis.sup.3 E-Z mixture 100 25 150 + 17CH.sub.3 1R,trans.sup.4 Z isomer 35 24 12 0 23CH.sub.3 1R,trans.sup.4 E isomer 73 28 27 0 96__________________________________________________________________________ .sup.1 Embodiment 22 .sup.2 Embodiment 2 .sup.3 Embodiment 5 .sup.4 Compound named in Example 5 of U.S. Pat. No. 3,922,269. + Toxicity Index means >0 but <1.
TABLE 6__________________________________________________________________________PESTICIDAL ACTIVITY OF 3-PHENOXYBENZYL 3,3-DIMETHYL-3-((OXYIMINO)-METHYL)CYCLOPROPANECARBOXYLATES EXPRESSED AS TOXICITY INDEXRELATIVE TO THAT OF PARATHION AS A STANDARD EQUAL TO 100 Configuration E/Z Isomer House Pea Corn 2-Spotted Mosquito R.sup.1 of Acid Content Fly Aphid Earworm Mite Larvae__________________________________________________________________________ ##STR25## 1R,cis.sup.1 Z isomer 490 200 790 100 480CH.sub.2 CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2 1R,cis.sup.2 Z isomer 290 230 1,300 310 360CH.sub.3 1R,cis.sup.3 E-Z mixture 140 20 110 5 26CH.sub.3 1R,trans.sup.4 80% E isomer/ 78 3.8 23 0 5.4 20% Z isomerCH.sub.3 1R,trans.sup.4 85% Z isomer/ 66 3.2 28 0 4.2 15% E isomer__________________________________________________________________________ .sup.1 Embodiment 23c .sup.2 Embodiment 18c .sup.3 Embodiment 12 .sup.4 Compound named in Examples 6 of U.S. Pat. No. 3,922,269 + Toxicity Index means >0 but <1.

Number	Name	Date	Kind
3922269	Elliott et al.	Nov 1975
4024163	Elliott et al.	May 1977

Oxyimino-substituted (1R, cis)-cyclopropanecarboxylate pesticides

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