Abstract: Phosphorothiolates represented by the formula, ##STR1## wherein R is an alkyl; A is an alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, alkinyl, alkylthioalkyl, phenylthioalkyl, phthalimidoalkyl or phenylalkyl; X is hydrogen, a halogen or an alkyl; and n is an integer of 1 to 5, are obtained by (1) reacting sodium or potassium hydrosulfide with a compound represented by the formula, ##STR2## WHEREIN R, X and n have the same significances as mentioned above, to prepare a thiophosphate represented by the formula, ##STR3## wherein R, X and n have the same significances as mentioned above; and M is an alkali metal, and then (2) reacting said thiophosphate with a halide represented by the formula,Y -- Awherein A has the same significance as mentioned above; and Y is a halogen.The phosphorothiolates have insecticidal and fungicidal activities.

Abstract: Phosphorothiolates represented by the formula, ##STR1## wherein R is an alkyl; A is an alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, alkinyl, alkylthioalkyl, phenylthioalkyl, phthalimidoalkyl or phenylalkyl; X is hydrogen, a halogen or an alkyl; and n is an integer of 1 to 5, are obtained by (1) reacting sodium or potassium hydrosulfide with a compound represented by the formula, ##STR2## WHEREIN R, X, and n have the same significances as mentioned above, to prepare a thiophosphate represented by the formula, ##STR3## wherein R, X and n have the same significances as mentioned above; and M is an alkali metal, and then (2) reacting said thiophosphate with a halide represented by the formula,Y--Awherein A has the same significance as mentioned above; and Y is a halogen.The phosphorothiolates have insecticidal and fungicidal activities.

Abstract: Novel N-(3,5-dihalophenyl)imide compounds, which exhibit a strong antimicrobial activity against microorganisms including phytopathogenic fungi, parasites of industrial products and pathogenic microorganisms, represented by the formula, ##STR1## wherein X and X' each represent halogens and A represents a substituted ethylene such as chloroethylene, C.sub.1 - C.sub.4 alkylthioethylene, C.sub.1 - C.sub.2 alkyl-ethylene or 1,2-di-C.sub.1 - C.sub.2 -alkyl-ethylene, a cyclopropylene such as 1,3-dimethylcyclopropylene, trimethylene, a cyclohexylene-1,2-, cyclohexenylene-1,2-, cyclohexadienylene-1,2- or o-phenylene.The N-(3,5-dihalophenyl)imide compounds can be obtained by any of methods which produce imide compounds or reaction of an N-(3,5-dihalophenyl)maleimide compound with a mercaptan, a hydrogen halide, phosphorus chloride or thionylchloride.