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A steric theory of DDT action has led to the design of some new and highly active cyclopropane insecticides. The new compounds suggest a general van der Waals model for diaryl insecticides and support a theory of insecticide action based on the sodium pores of nerve membranes.
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HOLAN, G. New Halocyclopropane Insecticides and the Mode of Action of DDT. Nature 221, 1025–1029 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/2211025a0
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