The structure and toxicity of DDT insecticides

EF Rogers, HD Brown, IM Rasmussen…

Index: Rogers et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1953 , vol. 75, p. 2991,2999

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Citation Number: 29

Abstract

l, l-Diphenyl-2, 2-dimethylpropane has been synthesized by hydrogenolysis of l, ldiphenyl-2, 2-dimethylpropanol. Ring chlorination and bromination of the diphenyldimethylpropane gave potent contact insecticides. l, l-Di-p-tolyl-2, 2-dimethyl~ propane and l, l-di-p-anisyl-2, 2- dimethylpropane, prepared from the corresponding propanols, were also found to be insecticidal. Structure-activity relationships have been explored by tests 9f many related, ...