Abstract: A thiazole compound represented by Formula (1): wherein R1 represents a C1-C4 alkyl group optionally having one or more fluorine atoms, R2 represents a hydrogen atom etc., R3 and R4 are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom etc., Ar represents a phenyl group optionally having one or more atoms or groups selected from the group A etc., and n represents 1 or 2 has excellent control activity against pests.

Abstract: Provided are a pyrimidine compound represented by formula (1) having excellent harmful pest-exterminating potency, a harmful pest-exterminating agent comprising the compound and an inert carrier, and a method for exterminating harmful pests whereby the effective dose of the compound is used on harmful pests or on areas where harmful pests grow.

Abstract: Provided are a pyrimidine compound represented by formula (1) having excellent harmful pest-exterminating potency, a harmful pest-exterminating agent comprising the compound and an inert carrier, and a method for exterminating harmful pests whereby the effective dose of the compound is used on harmful pests or on areas where harmful pests grow.

Abstract: A thiazole compound represented by Formula (1): wherein R1 represents a C1-C4 alkyl group optionally having one or more fluorine atoms, R2 represents a hydrogen atom etc., R3 and R4 are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom etc., Ar represents a phenyl group optionally having one or more atoms or groups selected from the group A etc., and n represents 1 or 2 has excellent control activity against pests.

Abstract: Disclosed are: a substance which has an activity of inhibiting the intracellular signaling from a plant-derived cytokinin receptor and which can control the growth or differentiation of a plant. Also, disclose is a method for searching for a chemical substance capable of promoting the growth of a root of a plant, which comprises measuring the level of intracellular signaling from the receptor in a system where a cell having the receptor is contacted with a chemical substance having an agonistic activity on the receptor and a substance to be tested, comparing the level of intracellular signaling measured in the preceding step with a level of intracellular signaling measured in the absence of the chemical substance, and determining the chemical substance as being a chemical substance capable of promoting the growth of a root of a plant based on the difference obtained by the comparison; and others.

Abstract: Disclosed are: a substance which has an activity of inhibiting the intracellular signaling from a plant-derived cytokinin receptor and which can control the growth or differentiation of a plant. Also, disclose is a method for searching for a chemical substance capable of promoting the growth of a root of a plant, which comprises measuring the level of intracellular signaling from the receptor in a system where a cell having the receptor is contacted with a chemical substance having an agonistic activity on the receptor and a substance to be tested, comparing the level of intracellular signaling measured in the preceding step with a level of intracellular signaling measured in the absence of the chemical substance, and determining the chemical substance as being a chemical substance capable of promoting the growth of a root of a plant based on the difference obtained by the comparison; and others.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a compound of the formula: wherein R1 is an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group; R2 is H or an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group; and Q is an optionally substituted heterocyclic group, or a salt thereof which comprises subjecting a compound of the formula: wherein R1 has the same meaning as defined above, or a salt thereof to a nitration reaction (a), and further subjecting the resulting mixture without isolating/purifying the resulting compound of the formula: wherein R1 has the same meaning as defined above, or a salt thereof to a reaction (b) with a compound of the formula: Q—CH2—NH—R2  [III] wherein each symbol has the same meaning as defined above, or a salt thereof.

Abstract: A process for producing the compound [I] or a salt thereof having excellent pesticidal activity as shown in the following schema.

Abstract: Novel Intermediates ##STR1## wherein R is a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon residue or acyl group; X is an electron withdrawing group; Y.sup.1 and Y.sup.2, which are the same or different, are each independently oxygen or sulfur; and A is a substituted or unsubstituted, divalent hydrocarbon residue have potent reactivity, this being useful in preparing guanidine derivatives.

Abstract: A process for producing the compound [I] or a salt thereof having excellent pesticidal activity as shown in the following schema.

Abstract: A process for producing 2-halogenoallyl isothiocyanate ?I! represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein X.sup.1 is a halogen atom, is disclosed. The process comprises reacting a compound represented by the formula: ##STR2## wherein X.sup.1 is a halogen atom and X.sup.2 is a leaving group, with a thiocyanate represented by the formula;M(SCN)nwherein M is a metal or an ammonium group and n is a valence number of M, in the presence of water under heating. According to the process for producing of the present invention, 2-halogenoallyl isothiocyanata ?I!, which has an insecticidal effect as such and is useful as an intermediate for a medicine, an agricultural chemical and the like, can be produced on an industrially large scale in a good yield.

Abstract: An insecticidal composition containing a guanidine derivative of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is an optionally substituted homocyclic or heterocyclic group, n is 0 or 1, R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group, R.sup.3 is a primary, secondary or tertiary amino group, X is an electron attractive group such as nitro or trifluoroacetyl group, provided that when n is 0, R.sup.1 is an optionally substituted heterocyclic group or a salt thereof.

Abstract: An insecticidal composition containing a guanidine derivative of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is an optionally substituted homocyclic or heterocyclic group, n is 0 or 1, R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group, R.sup.3 is a primary, secondary or tertiary amino group, X is an electron attractive group such as nitro or trifluoroacetyl group, provided that when n is 0, R.sup.1 is an optionally substituted heterocyclic group or a salt thereof.

Abstract: Diaminoethylene derivatives of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a heterocyclic group which may be substituted, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group which may be substituted or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are combined to form a cyclic amino group together with the adjacent nitrogen atom; R.sup.5 is hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group or heterocyclic group which may be substituted; X is an electron attractive group; Y is a hydroxyl or substituted hydroxyl group, amino or substituted amino group or mercapto or substituted mercapto group; n is 0 or 1; or their salts, which are useful as insecticides.

Abstract: Novel substituted nitroguanidine derivatives and salts thereof having the following formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group; R.sup.2 is a group attached through a sulfur atom, a group attached through a phosphorus atom, cyano, --CO--OR.sup.6 wherein R.sup.6 is a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, or --CO--NR.sup.7 R.sup.8 wherein R.sup.7 and R.sup.8, which are the same or different, are each independently hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, or R.sup.7 and R.sup.8, taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached are a cyclic amino group; R.sup.3 is hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group (except for one substituted with an oxo group at the binding site), a group attached through a sulfur atom, a group attached through a phosphorus atom, cyano, --CO--R.sup.9 wherein R.sup.

Abstract: Novel processes for preparing 2-chlorothiazoles, useful as an intermediate for insecticides, from allyl isothiocyanate derivatives having the formula [II]: ##STR1## wherein X represents a leaving group, are simple and convenient reaction procedures under mild conditions without need of a large excess of a chlorinating agent. Further, processes for preparing 5-(aminomethyl)-2-chlorothiazole or salts thereof from the compound [II] achieve higher yields by simple, convenient and inexpensive procedures.

Abstract: There is provided a pest control composition containing a compound represented by the formula, ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are the same or different and independently mean a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group which may be substituted or a heterocyclic group which may be substituted and X means an electron attracting group or a salt thereof.The compounds are of minimal toxicity to man, domestic animals and fish and selectively display remarkable control effect on pests.

Abstract: An insecticidal composition containing a guanidine derivative of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is an optionally substituted homocyclic or heterocyclic group, n is 0 or 1, R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group, R.sup.3 is a primary, secondary or tertiary amino group, X is an electron attractive group such as nitro or trifluoroacetyl group, provided that when n is 0, R.sup.1 is an optionally substituted heterocyclic group or a salt thereof.