Patent ID: 6316500
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: A01N,C07C

Abstract:
A composition containing a substance subject to attack by a microorganism or fungus and between about 0.001% and about 2% of an anti-microbial, fungicidal amount of a water soluble, lipophilic/hydrophilic hydroxy benzoate having the formula: ##STR8##in which X' is hydrogen, halo, a C.sub.1 to C.sub.6 alkyl ether, or ##STR9##in which A is selected from the group of X';B is selected from the group of Y' andR.sub.1 is hydrogen, hydroxy, C.sub.1 to C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.1 to C.sub.6 alkoxy or --COOR.sub.2 in which R.sub.2 is C.sub.1 to C.sub.6 alkyl, a C.sub.2 to C.sub.6 olefinically unsaturated hydrocarbon radical or a C.sub.2 to C.sub.7 acetylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon radical,Y' is hydrogen, hydroxy, halo, a C.sub.1 to C.sub.6 alkyl or a C.sub.2 to C.sub.6 alkyl ether and R.sub.4 is a lipophilic radical selected from the group of a C.sub.2 to C.sub.7 mono- or di-acetylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon radical or a mixture of said hydroxybenzoates and wherein the lipophilic/hydrophilic character of the hydroxybenzoate is balanced between the lipophilic character of the R.sub.4 radical and the remaining substituents on the benzoate ring.