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Insecticidal potency of certain organosilicon compounds
Author(s) -
Saxena P N,
Saxena A K
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
applied organometallic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1099-0739
pISSN - 0268-2605
DOI - 10.1002/aoc.590030408
Subject(s) - organosilicon , chemistry , housefly , alkyl , potency , halogen , organic chemistry , musca , stereochemistry , biochemistry , in vitro , botany , larva , biology
A small series of organosilicon compounds were screened for efficacy against the housefly Musca domestica . The activity of organosilicon compounds is attributed to the silicon atom, the presence of halogens and the alkyl groups.