Synthesis and insecticidal activity of lipophilic amides. Part 5: Influence on activity of varying the substituent on nitrogen

Isomerisation or shortening of the 2-methylpropyl group in (2-methylpropyl)-6-phenylhexa-2, 4-dienamide lowers insecticidal activity, as does methylation at nitrogen. Methylation at each carbon atom in turn, and, within limits, in combination, gives compounds with substantial, sometimes increased, activity. Cyclic and olefinic equivalents of the effective alkyl substituents are mostly less active.