Synthesis and insecticidal activities of new pyrethroid acid oxime ester derivatives

A series of compounds containing oxime-ester linkage in place of the ester linkage in pyrethroid ester are designed and prepared. Bioassay data of insecticidal activities of these compounds on Ostrinia nubilalis (H.) and Culex pipines (L.) are presented. Among them 4-dimethyaminobenzaldehyde oxime ester of 2,2,3,3-tetramethylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid and 4-dimethyamino benzaldehyde oxime ester of cyclopropanecarboxylic acid are found to be potent insecticide against Ostrinia nubilalis (H.). Structure-activity relationship of the compounds is discussed.