摘要 |
The present invention provides a process for preparing 1,2-diacyl-2-(t-alkyl)hydrazines. More particularly, the present invention a process for preparing the aforesaid diacylhydrazines utilizing a solvent comprising an ester or a mixture of an ester and water in a process wherein an aromatic acid chloride is reacted in a first step with a t-alkylhydrazine or a corresponding acid addition salt of a t-alkylhydrazine such as the hydrochloride salt in the presence of a base to afford a 1-acyl-2-t-alkylhydrazine followed by a second step wherein an aromatic acid chloride is reacted with the aforesaid monoacylhydrazine in the presence of a base to afford the desired 1,2-diacyl-2-(t-alkyl)hydrazine. Such compounds are known to have excellent insecticidal activity against insects of the orders Lepidoptera and Coleoptera. |