Synthesis and Insecticidal Activity of Lactones Derived from Furan-2(5H)-one

Ten 4,7-methanoisobenzofuran-1(3H)-ones were synthesized and their insecticidal activities against the insect pest Diaphania hyalinata were evaluated. The most active substances have been selected from the initial screening to find the dose to kill 50 (LD50) and 90% (LD90) of the melonworm. Time-mortality curves of the three selected formulations at the LD90 concentration have been made against D. hyalinata. From the time-mortality curves we found that the formulation (3aR,4R,5S,6S,7S,7aS)- and (3aS,4S,5R,6R,7R,7aR)-5,6-dichlorohexahydro-4,7-methanoisobenzofuran-1(3H)-one + (3aR,4R,5R,6R,7S,7a...