Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of treating obesity, diabetes, sexual dysfunction, atherosclerosis, insulin resistance, impaired glucose tolerance, hypercholesterolemia or hypertrigylceridemia using a neurotensin receptor ligand. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and kits that comprise a neurotensin receptor ligand.

Abstract: There is provided an insecticidal composition comprising, in admixture with an agriculturally acceptable carrier, an insecticidally effective amount of a tetrahydroquinazoline compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7, R.sup.8, and R.sup.9 are as defined herein, and methods of using the same. Certain novel substituted-phenyl tetrahydroquinazoline compounds per se are also identified.

Abstract: A weed eradicating substance, and a desalination substance. A method of use includes irrigating the soil with water, prior to planting, to cause the germination of weed seeds, and thereafter applying a desalination agent to increase weed seed germination. An application of the inventive pesticide then causes a much larger number of weeds to be eradicated.

Abstract: An insecticidal composition comprising, in admixture with an agriculturally acceptable carrier, an insecticidally effective amount of a 5-deazapteridine compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, U, V, and W are as defined herein; agriculturally acceptable salts thereof; methods for using the same; and certain novel 5-deazapteridine per se.

Abstract: This invention describes 2,4-diamino-5-iodopyrimidines II where R, R1, R2, and R3 are independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxyalkoxyalkyl, and arylalkyl; or, R1 and R2, and R3 and R, each independently, when taken together with pentylene or 3-oxapentylene, form piperidine and morpholine ring systems respectively; and R4 is hydrogen or lower alkyl. These compounds are useful intermediates in the preparation of insecticides I where U is an optionally substituted alkenylene.

Abstract: Herbicidal 3-(substituted-benzyl)-1-methyl-6-trifluoromethyluracils, compositions containing them, and methods of using them to control undesired plant growth, including use to control weeds in certain crops, are disclosed.

Abstract: Herbicidal compounds, compositions containing them, and a method for controlling weeds by application of the compositions are disclosed. The herbicidal compounds are 2-?(4-heterocyclic-phenoxymethyl)phenoxy!alkanoates of the formula ##STR1## in which A is a derivative of an alkanoate bonded to the phenoxy oxygen at the alpha carbon; X is hydrogen, methyl, fluorine, or chlorine; Y is hydrogen; W is oxygen or sulfur; Z is hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, lower alkyl, or methoxy; Z' is hydrogen, fluorine, or chlorine; and the group AO-- may be in the 2, 3, or 4-position of the phenyl ring.

Abstract: Herbicidal 3-(bicyclic nitrogen-containing heterocycle)-substituted-1-methyl-6-trifluoromethyluracils, compositions containing them, and methods of using them to control undesired plant growth are disclosed. The herbicidal compounds of the present invention are defined by the following generic structure: ##STR1## in which V is N or C--R.sup.1 ; R is hydrogen, straight or branched chain alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxycarbonylalkyl, arylalkyl, optionally substituted with halogen, or aminocarbonylalkyl in which the amino nitrogen is substituted with arylalkyl or one or two alkyl; R.sup.1 is hydrogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, or cyano; R.sup.2 is lower alkyl or amino; and X is hydrogen or halogen, with the proviso that each aliphatic component has not more than six carbon atoms.

Abstract: Compounds of the following structure, the corresponding N-oxides and agriculturally acceptable salts, are disclosed as effective insecticides: ##STR1## in which U is selected from --(CH.sub.2).sub.n -- and ethylidene; Q is selected from hydrogen, hydroxy, sulfhydryl, and fluorine; R is ##STR2## in which V is selected from hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsilyloxy, dialkylamino, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, and phenyl; Y and Z are independently selected from hydrogen and alkoxy; W and X taken together is --OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O--, --CH.sub.2 C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 O--, --OC(CH.sub.3).sub.2 O--, or --N.dbd.C(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)O--; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently selected from phenyl substituted with halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, haloalkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, hydroxy, arylthio, alkoxy, dialkylamino, dialkylaminosulfonyl, hydroxyalkylaminocarbonyl, alkylsulfonyloxy, and haloalkylsulfonyloxy; and n is 1, 2, or 3.

Abstract: This invention relates to pteridine and 8-deazapteridine compounds and compositions containing the same which are useful for controlling insects in agricultural crops. These pteridines may be represented by the following structure: ##STR1## wherein R and R.sup.1 are independently selected from amino, lower alkylamino, di(lower alkyl)amino (e.g., --N(CH.sub.3).sub.2), or di(lower alkyl)aminomethyleneamino (e.g., --N.dbd.CHN(CH.sub.3).sub.2);R.sup.2 is hydrogen, amino, lower alkyl (e.g., --CH.sub.3, --CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2), di(lower alkyl)aminomethyleneamino, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, phenyl or substituted phenyl, haloalkylphenylalkyl (e.g., 3-trifluoromethylphenylmethyl);Q is N or CH;R.sup.3 is -(n).sub.m -R.sup.4, where m is 0 or 1; wherein, when m is 1,n is a bridging atom or moiety selected from oxygen, sulfur, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, lower alkylene (e.g., --CH.sub.2 --, or --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --), lower alkenylene (e.g., --CH.dbd.CH--), lower alkynylene (e.g., --C.tbd.C--), lower haloalkenylene (e.g., --C(Cl).dbd.

Abstract: An insecticidal composition comprising, in admixture with an agriculturally acceptable carrier, an insecticidally effective amount of a compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.7, R.sup.8, m, n, and p are as defined herein, and agriculturally acceptable salts thereof, and methods of using the same.

Abstract: 5-Substituted-2,4-diaminopyrimidines, and agriculturally acceptable salts thereof, when present in insecticidally or acaricidally effective amounts, and with a suitable agricultural carrier, are useful as active ingredients in novel insecticidal and acaricidal compositions. These pyrimidines may be represented by the following formula: ##STR1## wherein Ar is ##STR2## and wherein U is an alkenylene or alkynylene moiety, and R, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, V, W, X, Y, Z and n are as defined herein; also disclosed and claimed are novel intermediates thereof.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for the preparation of the herbicide ethyl .alpha.-2-dichloro-5-[4-(difluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1H-1,2 ,4-triazol-1-yl]-4-fluorobenzenepropionate by the simultaneous diazotization of 4-difluoromethyl-4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1-(5-amino-2-fluoro-4-chloro-p henyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole (the Amine) and arylation of ethyl acrylate with the diazotized Amine. In the process the following reagents are added in sequence and, under specified conditions, to a cooled, stirred solution of the Amine in acetone: cuprous chloride, hydrochloric acid, ethyl acrylate, and sodium nitrite.

Abstract: A compound having the formula: ##STR1## wherein W, X, Y, and Z are as defined in the specification is useful for making 2,4-diaminoquinazolines.

Abstract: A method of treating a population of social insects includes applying topically to the insect a composition comprising a carrier and an active ingredient. The composition provides a coating that adheres to the insect and is groomable and ingestible by other insects to distribute the active ingredient within the population. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, the composition includes sulfluramid as an active ingredient and an air dryable resin as a carrier. A trap for collection of insects controls temperature within the trap to promote recruitment and also drive the insects to a collection area where they may be treated.

Abstract: An herbicidal composition containing from 1 to 4 pounds of clomazone per gallon of formulation and having a clomazone volatility less than fifty percent of that of an emulsifiable concentrate containing four pounds of clomazone per gallon of formulation is prepared by the interfacial reaction of polymethylene polyphenyl isocyanate with a polyfunctional amine selected from ethylenediamine, diethylenetriamine, triethylenetetramine, 1,6-hexanediamine, and their mixtures in an aqueous phase optionally containing from 0.05 to 0.25 weight percent of a xanthan gum viscosity modified/stabilizer. Several such formulations and the method of their preparation are described.

Abstract: An insecticidal composition comprising, in admixture with an agriculturally acceptable carrier, an insecticidally effective amount of a 5-deazapteridine compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, U, V, and W are as defined herein; agriculturally acceptable salts thereof; methods for using the same; and certain novel 5-deazapteridine per se.

Abstract: An insecticidal composition comprising, in admixture with an agriculturally acceptable carrier, an insecticidally effective amount of a compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.7, R.sup.8, m, n, and p are as defined herein, and agriculturally acceptable salts thereof, and methods of using the same.

Abstract: Compounds of the following structure, the corresponding N-oxides and agriculturally acceptable salts, are disclosed as effective insecticides: ##STR1## in which U is selected from ##STR2## Q is selected from hydrogen, hydroxy, sulfhydryl, and fluorine; R is selected from a heterocycle having 5 or 6 ring atoms, optionally fused to a benzene ring, and ##STR3## wherein V, W, X, Y, Z are as defined in the specification.

Abstract: An insecticidal composition comprising, in admixture with an agriculturally acceptable carrier, an insecticidally effective amount of a 1,3,5-triazine compound of the formula ##STR1## where n is 0-4; and R is lower alkyl, or ##STR2## wherein V, W, X, Y, and Z are as defined herein; and methods of using this composition.