Polymorphs
The present invention relates to solid forms of the insecticide of formula I: I, compositions comprising the solid forms and methods of their use as insecticides.
1. A crystalline polymorph of the compound of formula I
which has a powder X-ray diffraction pattern comprising one 20 angle value at 13.7±0.2 and at least three 20 angle values selected from the group consisting of 7.7±0.2, 12.6±0.2, 13.9±0.2, 15.3±0.2, 16.0±0.2, 17.4±0.2, 23.1±0.2 and 23.8±0.2.
2. The crystalline polymorph of claim 1 , which has the following lattice parameters:
a=8.26 ű0.01 Å, b=12.76 ű0.01 Å, c=20.47 ű0.01 Å, α=81.25°±0.01 °, β=79.60°±0.01°, γ=86.77°±0.01° and volume=2098 Å 3 .
3. The crystalline polymorph of claim 1 , which has a melting point of between 125° C.±2° C.