Preparation and Biological Activity of the Isomers of Dimethyl-1,3-dicarbomethoxy-l-propen-2-yl Phosphate (Bomyl)The insecticide, dimethyl-1,3-dicarbomethoxy-1-propen-2-yl phosphate (Bomyl), was prepared and the cis and trans isomers were separated. The insect Anew vinyl phosphate, dimethyl-1,3-dicarbomethoxyl-propen-2-yl phosphate (Bomyl insecticide, trademark of the Allied Chemical Corp.), has been synthesized which controls a wide variety of insects (Allied Chemical Corp., 1962) and is particularly effective against the housefly when formulated as a bait (Allied Chemical Corp., 1964).Casida (1955) and Casida et al. (1956)