New processes that can selectively prepare a-mono or a,a-dichloro ketones and b-ketoesters using 1,3-dichloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin (DCDMH) are reported. Using silica gel as the catalyst and methanol as the solvent and heating for 1 h under reflux, a-monochlorinated products were selectively obtained in 86-98% yield. However using a deep eutectic solvent (choline chloride: p-TsOH = 1:1) as the solvent and stirring for 45 min at room temperature, a,a-dichlorinated products were selectively obtained in 86-95% yield.

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A series of novel monohalovinylated pyrethroids are designed and synthesized to replace one halo atom with a hydrogen atom on the double bond of dihalopyrethroids. Bioassays indicate that some of the synthesized compounds, such as 3j and 1j, exhibit high insecticidal activities against mosquitoes ( Culex pipiens pallens ), oriental armyworms ( Mythimna separata ), alfalfa aphids ( Aphis medicagini ), and carmine spider mites ( Tetranychus cinnabarinus ). Photolytic results of E-cis-1j suggest that monohalovinylated pyrethroids are photodegraded more easily than compound 12.