Patent ID: 8648115
Filing Date: 2014-02-11
Classification: A01N

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling plant pathogens, comprising applying an effective amount of a compound of formula (I) or a salt thereof, wherein X is selected from among H, OR Y is selected from among OR Z is selected from among O, S, NR R is a substituent selected from the group consisting of (i) an unsubstituted or mono- or polysubstituted (C —CH 2 [OCH 2 CH 2 ] n —OH, —CH 2 [OCH 2 CH 2 ] n —OMe, —CH 2 —CH 2 —[OCH 2 CH 2 ] n —OH —CH 2 —CH 2 —[OCH 2 CH 2 ] n —OMe —CH 2 —CH 2 —CH 2 —[OCH 2 CH 2 ] n —OH —CH 2 —CH 2 —CH 2 —[OCH 2 CH 2 ] n —OMe —CH 2 —CH 2 —CH 2 —CH 2 —[OCH 2 CH 2 ] n —OH or —CH 2 —CH 2 —CH 2 —CH 2 —[OCH 2 CH 2 ] n —OMe, where n=1-20, R A Cat the stereoisomeric center at C5, if present, is present in the R or S form or as a racemate, and the C2-C3 double bond is present in the E or Z form; to a plant, a part of the plant or the soil in which the plant grows, wherein the plant pathogenis an oomycete.