| abstract |
The present invention concerns unsaturated ethers or thioethers of the formula: R2R3 ¦¦ R1Q-(CH2)n-Z1-Z2-(CH2)2-C=CH-Y R2R3 ¦¦ R1Q-(CH2)n-Z1-Z2-(CH2)2-C=CH-Y wherein R1 is an aliphatic or alicyclic hydrocarbon, R2 and R3 are H or alkyl, Y is cyano, amido, a ketone or an acid ester, ¦ -Z1-Z2- is an ether, thioether or a saturated or unsaturated c-c bond and n is an integer, which exhibit insecticidal properties. |