The experimental values of densities [rho], excess volumes [V.sup.E], viscosities [eta], speeds of sound u, and isentropic compressibility [k.sub.s] of the binary mixtures of methyl
benzoate with tetrahydrofuran, 1,4-dioxane, anisole, and butyl vinyl ether at temperatures 303.15, 308.15, and 313.15 K are listed in Table 2.
110-111[degrees]C, yield = 66%, and [sup.1]H-NMR (DMSO-[d.sub.6]) [delta] (ppm) 1.60 (d, 3H, J = 7.6 Hz, ArCH(C[H.sub.3])N), 2.41 (s, 3H, C[H.sub.3]-C), 2.49 (s, 3H, CO-C[H.sub.3]), 3.94 (s, 3H, OC[H.sub.3]), 5.17 (q, 1H, J = 6.7 Hz, Ar[C.bar]H(C[H.sub.3])N), 7.06 (d, 1H, J = 8.8 Hz, Ar-H,
benzoate ring), 7.40-7.45 (m, 5H, ArH), 7.76 (d, 1H, J = 2.5 Hz, Ar-H,
benzoate ring), 7.86 (s, 1H, Ar-H,
benzoate ring), 10.50 (br s, 1H, NH), and 14.63 (s, 1H, OH); [sup.13]C-NMR (DMSO-[d.sub.6]) [delta] (ppm) 16.8, 24.0, 29.0, 53.1, 53.7, 114.0, 119.0, 122.2, 126.4, 126.6, 128.2, 128.5, 129.4, 143.0, 144.5, 159.2, 159.4, 169.3, and 196.4 (21C).
Chemist Aijun Zhang, with the Agricultural Research Service Invasive Insect Biocontrol and Behavior Laboratory in Beltsville, Maryland, has found a new use for methyl
benzoate, namely as an environmentally friendly control for agricultural pests like the spotted wing drosophila fly (SWD), an invasive species from Asia.