| abstract |
Compounds of the general formula I <IMAGE> I wherein R1 represents -R3, -OR3 or -N(R3)2, in which R3 is alkyl of 1 to about 18 carbon atoms; R2 represents alkyl of 1 to about 18 carbon atoms; and X represents -OR3, halogen, -CN, -SR4 or -N(R4)2, in which R4 is alkyl of 1 to about 5 carbon atoms, with the proviso that at least one of R2 and R3 is a pheromone alkyl chain. Members of this class of compounds have been shown to exhibit outstanding activity in disrupting pheromone-mediated behavior of various insects, in particular moths. |