Patent ID: 6514912
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: A01N,C07D

Abstract:
A method for regulating plant growth, said method comprising: contacting a plant with an effective amount of at least one benzo(c)quinolizine compound or salt thereof of formula (I): wherein: R1, R2, R3, R4 and R6 which are the same or different from one another, are chosen from the group consisting of H, C1-8 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocycle, halogen, CN, azide, NRRâ€², C1-8 alkylamine, arylamine, C1-8 alkyloxy, aryloxy, COOR, and CONRRâ€², where R and Râ€², which are the same or different from one another, are chosen from the group consisting of H, C1-8 alkyl, aryl, heterocycle, aryl-C1-8 alkyl, and cyclo-alkyl; R5 is chosen from the group consisting of H, C1-8 alkyl, aryl-C1-8 alkyl, COOR, CN, aryl, heterocycle, and the C1-8 alkyl heterocycle; X is chosen from the group consisting of O, C(&boxH;O)R, COOR, NO2, and CONNRâ€², in which R and Râ€² are as defined above; Q is chosen from the group consisting of single-bond, C1-8 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, cyclo-alkyl, CO, CONR, and NR, where R is as defined above; W is chosen from the group consisting of H, C1-8 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, cycloalkyl, trifluoromethyl, C1-8 alkoxy, C1-8 alkoxy-Cl1-8 alkyl, aryl-C1-8alkyl, aryl, aryloxy, arylamine, C1-8 alkyl-carbonyl, arylcarbonyl, halogen, CN, NRRâ€², C1-8 alkylamine, and heterocycle: n is 1, 2, 3, or 4; the mark ------- indicates that the respective bonds a,b,c,d,e,f, and g are single or double bonds, considering that when b or f are a double bond, the R5 group is absent.