Syntheses of the Aliphatic Deuterium Analogs of DDT and TDE and Their Toxicity and Degradation When Applied to Adult House Flies1
- 1 February 1960
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Economic Entomology
- Vol. 53 (1) , 35-41
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/53.1.35
Abstract
The deuterated analogs of DDT (1,1,1-trichloro-2d,2,2-bis (p-chlorophenyl) ethane) and of TDE (1,1-dichloro-2d,2,2-bis (p-chlorophenyl) ethane) were synthesized and used to measure isotope effect on absorption spectra, insecticidal action, and chemical stability. Since deuteration gave little change in toxicity or degradation, these properties evidently involve the electronic structure of the molecule, not mass effects.Keywords
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