Antibiotic substances B-41, their production and their use as insecticides and acaricides

Claim 2

An antibiotic substance B-41-A 2 effective against harmful insects, said substance being a colorless amorphous powder form which is difficultly soluble in water and easily soluble in n-hexane, benzene, acetone, ethanol and chloroform and has a molecular formula of C 38 H 56 O 10 , a composition of 71.73% carbon and 8.26% hydrogen and the balance oxygen and the following properties; molecular weights of 672.1 obtained by an osmometric method in acetone and of 672 according mass spectrum; a specific rotatory power of [α] D 20 = +54° obtained with the concentration of a sample of 5 mg./2 ml. and the length of a layer of 10 cm. in acetone; no pKa at a pH ranging from 2 to 12; absorption maximum in the ultraviolet region of the spectrum at 245 mμ; characteristic absorption bands in the infrared region shown in FIG. 11; nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum in (CD 3 ) 2 CO shown in FIG. 20; main peaks of the mass spectrum 672, 181, 153 and 151 obtained under the conditions of 75 eV at ionization room temperature of 200°C. and a sample temperature of 120°-190°C.; and the following color reactions according to a thin layer chromatography, yellow to iodine/chloroform, negative to ninhydrin, reddish purple to sulfuric acid and yellow to potassium permanganate.

Claim 3

An antibiotic substance B-41-B 1 effective against harmful insects, said substance being a colorless substance which is difficultly soluble in water and easily soluble in n-hexane, benzene, acetone, ethanol and chloroform and has a molecular formula of C 39 H 58 O 10 , a composition of 68.00% carbon and 8.32% hydrogen and the balance oxygen and the following properties; a melting point of 176°-178°C.; molecular weights of 629.5 obtained by an osmometric method in acetone and of 686 according to mass spectrum; a specific rotatory power of [α] D 20 = +75° obtained with the concentration of a sample of 5 mg./2 ml. and the length of a layer of 10 cm. in acetone; no pKa at a pH ranging from 2 to 12; absorption maximum in the ultraviolet region of the spectrum at 245 mμ; characteristic absorption bands in the infrared region shown in FIG. 14; nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum in (CD 3 ) 2 CO shown in FIG. 23; main peaks of the mass spectrum 686, 414, 195, 167, 151 and 125 obtained under the conditions of 75 eV at ionization room temperature of 200°C. and a sample temperature of 120°-190°C.; and the following color reactions according to a thin layer chromatography, yellow to iodine/chloroform, negative to ninhydrin, reddish purple to sulfuric acid and yellow to potassium permanganate.

Claim 4

An antibiotic substance B-41-B 1 effective against harmful insects, said substance being a colorless substance which is difficultly soluble in water and easily soluble in n-hexane, benzene, acetone, ethanol and chloroform and has a molecular formula of C 39 H 58 O 10 , a composition of 68.00% carbon and 8.32% hydrogen and the balance oxygen and the following properties; a melting point of 176°-178°C.; molecular weights of 629.5 obtained by an osmometric method in acetone and of 686 according to mass spectrum; a specific rotatory power of [α] D 20 = +75° obtained with the concentration of a sample of 5 mg./2 ml. and the length of a layer of 10 cm. in acetone; no pKa at a pH ranging from 2 to 12; absorption maximum in the ultraviolet region of the spectrum at 245 mμ; characteristic absorption bands in the infrared region shown in FIG. 14; nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum in (CD 3 ) 2 CO shown in FIG. 23; main peaks of the mass spectrum 686, 414, 195, 167, 151 and 125 obtained under the conditions of 75 eV at ionization room temperature of 200°C. and a sample temperature of 120°-190°C.; and the following color reactions according to a thin layer chromatography, yellow to iodine/chloroform, negative to ninhydrin, reddish purple to sulfuric acid and yellow to potassium permanganate.