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 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: 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: 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: 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: An insecticidal composition comprising, in admixture with an agriculturally acceptable carrier, an insecticidally effective amount of a 2,4-diaminoquinazoline compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.6, R.sup.7, W, X, Y, and Z are as defined herein; methods of using the same; novel 2,4-diaminoquinazolines per se; and intermediates in the preparation thereof.

Abstract: This invention relates to pteridine and 8-deazapteridine compounds 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 amino;R.sup.2 is hydrogen or lower alkyl;Q is N or CH;R.sup.3 is --(n).sub.m --R.sup.4, andR.sup.4 is ##STR2## wherein n, m, V, W, X, Y, and 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 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-deazapteridines per se.

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.dbd.C--), lower haloalkenylene (e.g., --C(Cl).

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: An insecticidal composition comprising, in admixture with an agriculturally acceptable carrier, an insecticidally effective amount of a 1,2,4-triazine compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein m is 0 to 12; n is 0 or 1; T is CH.sub.2, CH.dbd.CH, or C.tbd.C; X is Si(CH.sub.3).sub.2, C(CH.sub.3).sub.2, CH(CH.sub.3), or O; or R is methyl, vinyl, cyclopentyl, phenyl, naphthyl, or a substituted phenyl of the formula: ##STR2## wherein Q, U, W, Y, Z, and R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 are as defined herein; and methods of using the same.

Abstract: Insects, and particularly the larvae of Lepidoptera and Coleoptera, are controlled by application of 4,6-diamino-1,2-dihydro-dihydro-1,3,5-trazine derivatives, and agriculturally acceptable salts thereof, having the following structure; ##STR1## when they are admixed with a compatible agricultural vehicle; additionally, certain related novel heterocyclyl, phenyl, and naphthyl triazines and their substituted counterparts are also taught.

Abstract: The 1,4-diaryl-1-cyclopropyl-4-substituted butane pesticides of the following formula are effective as insecticides and acaricides: ##STR1## in which X and Y are independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, cycloalkylalkoxy, alkylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, haloalkyl, haloalkoxy, alkylthio, haloalkylthio, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, trialkylamino, nitro, or cyano; or X and Y together are --OCH.sub.2 O-- or --OCF.sub.2 O-- bridging the 2-3 or 3-4 positions of the phenyl ring; Ar is 3-phenoxyphenyl, 4-fluoro-3-phenoxyphenyl, 6-phenoxypyridin-2-yl, or 2-methyl(1,1'-biphenyl)-3-yl;R is cyano, methyl, trifluoromethyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, or halogen.

Abstract: The present invention discloses and exemplifies alcohol, ether and ester derivatives of difluoroalkanes and difluoroalkenylalkanes having the general formula R--(CH.sub.2).sub.m --CR.sup.2 R.sup.3 --OR.sup.1, in which R is a 1,1-difluoroalkyl or a 1,1-difluoroalkenyl group, composition thereof, and use thereof to control agricultural crop pests.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which Ar is substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, naphthyl, or thienyl; and Ar.sup.1 is 3-phenoxyphenyl, 4-fluoro-3-phenoxyphenyl, 2-methyl[1-1'-biphenyl]-3-yl, or 6-phenoxy-2-pyridyl, exhibit pyrethroid-like insecticidal and acaricidal activity and are relatively nontoxic to fish.

Abstract: Polyhaloalkene compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein X is sulfur, oxygen, or nitrogen, Y.sup.1 and Y.sup.2 are fluorine, Z is hydrogen or the same as Y.sup.1 and Y.sup.2, and n is 1-4; provided that:(A) when X is sulfur, Z is fluorine and R is thienyl or substituted thienyl, thianaphthyl or substituted thianaphthyl, thiazolinyl or substituted thiazolinyl, oxadiazolyl or substituted oxadiazolyl, 3,4,4-trifluoro-3-butenyloxycarbonylmethyl, thiadiazolyl substituted by halogen or R.sup.2 S, wherein R.sup.2 is 3,4,4-trifluoro-3-butenyl or R.sup.2 is phenylmethyl or phenylthiomethyl each optionally substituted by halogen or nitro; or R is thiadiazolyl substituted by R.sup.3, wherein R.sup.3 is substituted aryl, arylalkyl, aryloxyalkyl, alkylthio, haloalkylthio, haloarylthio, cyanoalkylthio, arylalkylthio, aryloxyalkylthio, arylthioalkylthio, heterocycloalkylthio, alkenylthio, haloalkenylthio, halocycloalkylalkenylthio, wherein said aryl or heterocyclic groups of R.sup.

Abstract: The present invention discloses compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which R is a 1,1-difluoroalkyl group or a 1,1-difluoroethenyl group having an even numbered carbon chain length of from 4 to 22 carbon atoms, pesticidal compositions thereof; and their use to control plant pests such as insects, acarids, and nematodes.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which Ar is substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, naphthyl, or thienyl; Z is oxygen, sulfur, or methylene; and Ar' is 2-methyl[1,1'-biphenyl]-3-yl, 3-phenoxyphenyl, 4-fluoro-3-phenoxyphenyl, or 6-phenoxy-2-pyridyl exhibit pyrethroid-like insecticidal and acaricidal activity and are relatively harmless to aquatic fauna.

Abstract: S-trifluorobutenyl thiocarbonic acid esters of the formula ##STR1## and salts thereof, wherein X is R.sup.1 N or S and Y is RS or R.sup.3 R.sup.2 N;wherein R is a metal or a radical selected from alkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, halocycloalkylalkyl, alkenyl, haloalkyl, haloalkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkylthioalkyl, alkoxycarbonylalkyl, halophenoxyalkyl, trialkylsilylalkyl, (vinyl)dialkylsilylalkyl, (allyl)dialkylsilylalkyl, 2-chlorothiophene-5-ylmethyl, phenylalkyl, halophenylalkyl, nitrophenylalkyl, haloalkylphenylalkyl, dialkyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-7-yl, [2-methyl-(1,1'-biphenyl)-3-yl]methyl, 3-phenoxybenzyl, phenylthioalkyl, halophenylthioalkyl, dialkylphosphoryl, dialkylthiophosphoryl, dialkylisoxazolylalkyl and thienylisoxazolylalkyl;wherein R.sup.1 is alkyl, cycloalkyl, cyano, dialkyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-7-yl, halophenyl, halophenylalkyl, haloalkoxyphenyl, pyridinyl, halopyridinyl, alkyl-1,3,4-thiadiazolyl, haloalkyl-1,3,4-thiadiazolyl, benzothiazolyl, dialkyloxazolyl or thiazolinyl;wherein R.sup.