Patent ID: 6548451
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: A01N,C07D

Abstract:
A method of protecting crop plants which comprises treating the crop plants or their environment or both with an amount of from 0.001 to 3 kg/ha of a 2-oxopyrrole compound of formula I or an agriculturally useful salt thereof, whereinR1 is an aryl which is unsubstituted or carries one to five substituents, and which ring is optionally fused with a cyclic radical selected from the group of: phenyl, C3-C6-carbocycles and 5- and 6-membered heterocycles, to form a bicyclic system, wherein the fused-on cyclic radical optionally carries from one to three substituents; R2 is C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C7-cycloalkyl or C1-C6-alkylaryl; or is an aryl or heteroaryl ring which is unsubstituted or carries from one to three substituents; A is COOR3 or CONR3R4, where R3 and R4 independently of one another are hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C3-C7-cy-cloalkyl or C1-C6-alkyl-aryl, which may be partially or fully halogenated or may carry one to three substituents selected from the group consisting of C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C4-haloalkoxy, C1-C4-alkylthio, C3-C7-cycloalkyl, C5-C7-cycloalkenyl; and wherein the substituents referred to in the definition of R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of: halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxyl, mercapto, thiocyanato, carboxyl, amino, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-cyanoalkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C1-C6-alkoxy-C2-C6-alkenyl, C3-C6-alkynyl, C1-C6-alkoxy-C3-C6-alkynyl, C3-C6-alkynyl-C1-C6-alkoxy, C3-C7-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkyl-C3-C7-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy-C3-C7-cycloalkyl, C3-C7-cycloalkyloxy, C3-C7-cyanocycloalkyloxy, C1-C6-alkyl-C3-C7-cycloalkyloxy, C3-C7-halocycloalkyl, C3-C7-cyanocycloalkyl, C3-C7-halocycloalkyloxy, C5-C7-cycloalkenyl, C1-C6-alkyl-C5-C7-cycloalkenyl, C1-C6-alkoxy-C5-C7-cycloalkenyl, C5-C7-cyanocycloalkenyl, C5-C7-halocycloalkenyl, C1-C6-alkoxy-C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C2-C6-haloalkenyl, C3-C6-haloalkynyl, C2-C6-cyanoalkenyl, C3-C6-cyanoalkynyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-cyanoalkoxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy, C2-C6-alkenyloxy, C2-C6-cyanoalkenyloxy, C2-C6-haloalkenyloxy, C2-C6-alkynyloxy, C1-C6-alkylthio, C1-C6-cyanoalkylthio, C1-C6-haloalkylthio, C1-C6-alkoxy-C1-C6-alkylthio, C1-C6-alkoxycarbonyl, C1-C6-alkylcarbonyl, C1-C6-alkylcarboxy-C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkylcarbonyl-C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkylcarbonylamino, arylcarbonylamino, arylsulfinyl, arylsulfonyl, heteroarylsulfinyl, heteroarylsulfonyl, aryl-C1-C6-alkyl, aryl-C2-C6-alkenyl, aryl-C3-C6-alkynyl, heteroaryl-C1-C6-alkyl, heteroaryl-C2-C6-alkenyl, heteroaryl-C3-C6-alkynyl, aryl-C1-C6-alkoxy, aryl-C2-C6-alkenyloxy, aryl-C3-C6-alkynyloxy, heteroaryl-C1-C6-alkoxy, heteroaryl-C2-C6-alkenyloxy, heteroaryl-C3-C6-alkynyloxy, C1-C6-alkylsulfinyl, C1-C6-alkylsulfonyl, C2-C6-alkenylsulfinyl, C2-C6-alkenylsulfonyl, C1-C6-alkylamino, di-C1-C6-alkylamino, HC&boxH;NOH, C1-C6-alkyl-C&boxH;NOH, HC&boxH;Nâ€”Oâ€”C1-C6-alkyl, HC&boxH;Nâ€”Oâ€”C1-C6-alkyl-aryl C1-C6-alkyl-C&boxH;Nâ€”Oâ€”C1-C6-alkyl, HC&boxH;Nâ€”Oâ€”C2-C6-alkenyl, C1-C6-alkyl-C&boxH;Nâ€”Oâ€”C2-C6-alkenyl, HC&boxH;Nâ€”O-aryl, C1-C6-alkyl-C&boxH;Nâ€”O-aryl, aryl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, heteroaryloxy, arylthio and heteroarylthio, where the cyclic substituents for their part optionally carry one to five radicals selected from the group consisting of: halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxyl, mercapto, thiocyanato, carboxyl, amino, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-cyanoalkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C1-C6-alkoxy-C2-C6-alkenyl, C3-C6-alkynyl, C1-C6-alkoxy-C3-C6-alkynyl, C3-C6-alkynyl-C1-C6-alkoxy, C3-C7-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkyl-C3-C7-cycloalkyl, Cl-C6-alkoxy-C3-C7-cycloalkyl, C3-C7-cycloalkyloxy, C3-C7-cyanocycloalkyloxy, C1-C6-alkyl-C3-C7-cycloalkyloxy, C3-C7-halocycloalkyl, C3-C7-cyanocycloalkyl, C3-C7-halocycloalkyloxy, C5-C7-cycloalkenyl, C1-C6-alkyl-C5-C7-cycloalkenyl, C1-C6-alkoxy-C5-C7-cycloalkenyl, C5-C7-cyanocycloalkenyl, C5-C7-halocycloalkenyl, C1-C6-alkoxy-C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C2-C6-haloalkenyl, C3-C6-haloalkynyl, C2-C6-cyanoalkenyl, C3-C6-cyanoalkynyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-cyanoalkoxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy, C2-C6-alkenyloxy, C2-C6-cyanoalkenyloxy, C2-C6-haloalkenyloxy, C2-C6-alkynyloxy, C1-C6-alkylthio, C1-C6-cyanoalkylthio, C1-C6-haloalkylthio, C1-C6-alkoxy-C1-C6-alkylthio, C1-C6-alkoxycarbonyl, C1-C6-alkylcarbonyl, C1-C6-alkylcarboxy-C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkylcarbonyl-C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkylcarbonylamino, arylcarbonylamino, arylsulfinyl, arylsulfonyl, heteroarylsulfinyl, heteroarylsulfonyl, aryl-C1-C6-alkyl, aryl-C2-C6-alkenyl, aryl-C3-C6-alkynyl, heteroaryl-C1-C6-alkyl, heteroaryl-C2-C6-alkenyl, heteroaryl-C3-C6-alkynyl, aryl-C1-C6-alkoxy, aryl-C2-C6-alkenyloxy, aryl-C3-C6-alkynyloxy, heteroaryl-C1-C6-alkoxy, heteroaryl-C2-C6-alkenyloxy, heteroaryl-C3-C6-alkynyloxy, C1-C6-alkylsulfinyl, C1-C6-alkylsulfonyl, C2-C6-alkenylsulfinyl, C2-C6-alkenylsulfonyl, C1-C6-alkylamino, di-C1-C6-alkylamino, HC&boxH;NOH, C1-C6-alkyl-C&boxH;NOH, HC&boxH;Nâ€”Oâ€”C1-C6-alkyl, HC&boxH;Nâ€”Oâ€”C1-C6-alkyl-aryl, C1-C6-alkyl-C&boxH;Nâ€”Oâ€”C1-C6-alkyl, HC&boxH;Nâ€”C2-C6-alkenyl, C1-C6-alkyl-C&boxH;Nâ€”C2-C6-alkenyl, HC&boxH;Nâ€”O-aryl, C1-C6-alkyl-C&boxH;Nâ€”O-aryl, aryl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, heteroaryloxy, arylthio and heteroarylthio.