Pyrrole acrylic acid esters as fungicides

Novel 3-aryl-4-cyanopyrrole derivatives of the general formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each independently of the other unsubstituted or halogen-substituted alkyl, halogen, nitro or hydrogen, or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, when taken together, are --OCF.sub.2 O, PA0 R.sub.3 is alkyl, cycloalkyl or benzyl, and PA0 R.sub.4 is hydrogen or an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal. The novel compounds are used for controlling harmful microorganisms, in particular phytopathogenic fungi. They can be used together with suitable formulation assistants as compositions, and are also suitable for preventing infestation of cultivated plants by harmful microorganisms.

The present invention relates to novel substituted 3-aryl-4-cyanopyrrole 
derivatives, to the preparation thereof, and also to microbicidal 
compositions which contain at least one of said compounds. The invention 
further relates to the preparation of these compositions and to the use of 
the novel compounds and compositions for controlling harmful 
microorganisms, in particular phytopathogenic fungi. 
The compounds of this invention have the general formula I 
##STR2## 
wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each independently of the other 
unsubstituted or halogen-substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl, and are also 
halogen, nitro or hydrogen, or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, when taken together, 
are --OCF.sub.2 O, 
R.sub.3 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl, cycloalkyl or benzyl, and 
R.sub.4 is hydrogen or an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal. 
On account of their pronounced microbicidal activity, those compounds of 
formula I are preferred in which R.sub.4 is hydrogen. Among these 
compounds, those compounds are especially preferred in which R.sub.1 and 
R.sub.2 are each independently of the other unsubstituted or 
halogen-substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl, halogen, nitro or hydrogen, or 
R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, when taken together, are --OCF.sub.2 O, and R.sub.3 
is C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl or benzyl. 
Depending on the indicated number of carbon atoms, alkyl will be understood 
as meaning typically the following groups: methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, 
pentyl, hexyl, octyl and the like, and the isomers thereof such as 
isopropyl, sec-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, isopentyl, isohexyl, and the 
like. Haloalkyl is a monosubstituted to perhalogenated alkyl substituent 
such as CH.sub.2 Cl, CHCl.sub.2, CCl.sub.3, CH.sub.2 Br, CHBr.sub.2, 
CBr.sub.3, CH.sub.2 F, CHF.sub.2, CF.sub.3, CCl.sub.2 F, CCl.sub.2 
--CHCl.sub.2, CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 F, CI.sub.3 and the like. Throughout this 
specification, halogen will be understood as meaning fluoro, chloro, bromo 
or iodo, preferably fluoro, chloro or bromo. 
Cycloalkyl will be understood as meaning cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, 
cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl or cycloheptyl. 
Among the above mentioned compounds, those compounds are particularly 
preferred in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each independently of the other 
methyl, trifluoromethyl, chloro, bromo or hydrogen, or or R.sub.1 and 
R.sub.2, when taken together, are --OCF.sub.2 O, and R.sub.3 is methyl, 
ethyl, n-hexyl or benzyl. 
Among this group of compounds, those compounds are especially preferred in 
which R.sub.3 is methyl or ethyl. 
Particularly preferred individual compounds on account of their excellent 
fungicidal action are methyl 
2-[3-(2,2-difluorobenzodioxol-4-yl)-4-cyanopyrrol-1-yl]-3-hydroxyacrylate 
and methyl 
2-[3-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)-4-cyanopyrrol-1-yl]-3-hydroxyacrylate. 
Under normal conditions the compounds of formula I are stable oils, resins 
or mainly crystalline solids which have extremely valuable microbicidal 
properties. They can be used, for example, in agriculture or related 
fields for the preventive or curative control of phytopathogenic 
microorganisms. The compounds of formula I have very good fungicidal 
activity in a wide range of concentrations, and their application poses no 
problems. 
The compounds of formula I are prepared by reacting a compound of formula 
II, in the presence of a base, with a compound of formula III or with 
another formylating reagent 
##STR3## 
in which formulae II and III above the substituents R.sub.1 to R.sub.3 are 
as defined for formula I and R.sub.5 is an alkoxy or dialkylamino group. 
The reaction product obtained by this process can be in the form of an 
enolate salt, in which case R.sub.4 in formula I is an alkali metal or 
alkaline earth metal, or of the free enol, in which case R.sub.4 is 
hydrogen. The enols can be liberated from the enolate salts e.g. by the 
addition of acid, for example aqueous hydrochloric acid, and isolated. 
The reaction is carried out in the temperature range from -30.degree. to 
150.degree. C., preferably from 20.degree. to 80.degree. C., in a suitable 
solvent. Preferred solvents are tetrahydrofuran, ethers and acetonitrile. 
Further preferred solvents are those which simultaneously act as 
formylating agent, for example the esters of formic acid. 
Suitable bases are typically hydrides, hydroxides and alcoholates of alkali 
metals or alkaline earth metals, for example NaH, KOH and NaOR.sub.3. 
Aside from the compounds of formula III, suitable formylating agents are 
known from the literature (G.A. Olah et al., Chemical Reviews, 87, 67 
(1987). The preparation of the intermediates of formula II is effected by 
methods analogous to known condensation reactions by reacting the 
3-aryl-4-cyanopyrrole (IV) with a haloacetate such as methyl bromoacetate 
(V) in the presence of a base, for example K.sub.2 CO.sub.3 : 
##STR4## 
Microbicides which are structurally similar to the compounds of formula I, 
and which carry a propionic acid ester group at the nitrogen atom of the 
pyrrole, are disclosed in European patent application 0 182 737. Compared 
with these known N-substituted derivatives of 3-phenyl-4-cyanopyrroles, 
the compounds of this invention have a markedly enhanced fungicidal 
activity. 
Surprisingly, it has been found that the compounds of formula I of this 
invention have, for practical purposes, a very useful biocidal activity 
spectrum against harmful microorganisms, in particular against 
phytopathogenic fungi and bacteria. Compounds of formula I have very 
advantageous curative, systemic and, in particular, preventive properties, 
and can be used for protecting numerous cultivated plants. With the 
compounds of formula I it is possible to inhibit or destroy the pests 
which occur in plants or in parts of plants (fruit, blossoms, leaves, 
stems, tubers, roots) in different crops of useful plants, while at the 
same time the parts of plants which grow later are also protected from 
attack by phytopathogenic microorganisms. 
The compounds of formula I are effective for example against the 
phytopathogenic fungi belonging to the following classes: Ascomycetes, 
e.g. Erysiphe, Sclerotinia, Fusarium, Monilinia, Helminthosporium; 
Basidiomycetes, e.g. Puccinia, Tilletia, Rhizoctonia; as well as the 
Oomycetes belonging to the class of Phycomycetes, e.g. Phytophthora. As 
plant protective agents, the compounds of formula I can be used with 
particular success against important noxious fungi of the Fungi imperfecti 
family, e.g. against Cercospora, Pyricularia and, in particular, against 
Botrytis. Botrytis spp. (B. cinerea, B. allii) and the grey mould on 
vines, strawberries, apples, onions and other varieties of fruit and 
vegetables are a source of considerable economic damage. In particular, 
compound 1.1 of Table 1 has a broad activity spectrum. It exhibits an 
excellent fungicidal activity not only against Botrytis and Rhizoctonia, 
but is also suitable for successfully controlling Erysiphe and Venturia 
species. Furthermore, the compounds of formula I have a systemic action. 
In addition, compounds of formula I can be successfully used for 
protecting perishable goods of vegetable or animal origin. They control 
mould fungi such as Penicillium, Aspergillus, Rhizopus, Fusarium, 
Helminthosporium, Nigrospora and Alternaria, as well as bacteria such as 
butyric acid bacteria and yeast fungi such as Candida. Furthermore, these 
compounds have excellent activity against fungi which occur in seeds or in 
the soil. 
As plant protective agents, the compounds of formula I have a very useful 
activity spectrum for practical application in agriculture for protecting 
cultivated plants, without damaging said plants by harmful side-effects. 
The compounds of formula I can also be used as dressing agents for 
protecting seeds (fruit, tubers, grains) and plant cuttings against fungus 
infections and against phytopathogenic fungi which occur in the soil, for 
which utility they are especially effective as cereal dressing agents for 
controlling fungus organisms such as Fusarium, Helminthosporium and 
Tilletia species. 
Accordingly, the invention also relates to microbicidal compositions and to 
the use of the compounds of formula I for controlling phytopathogenic 
microorganisms, in particular phytopathogenic fungi, and for the 
preventive treatment of plants and stored goods of vegetable or animal 
origin to protect them from infestation by such microorganisms. 
Target crops to be protected within the scope of the present invention 
comprise e.g. the following species of plants: cereals (wheat, barley, 
rye, oats, rice, sorghum and related crops); beet (sugar beet and fodder 
beet); pomes, drupes and soft fruit (apples, pears, plums, peaches, 
almonds, cherries, strawberries, rasberries and blackberries); leguminous 
plants (beans, lentils, peas, soybeans); oil plants (rape, mustard, poppy, 
olives, sunflowers, coconut, castor oil plants, cocoa beans, groundnuts); 
cucumber plants (cucumber, marrows, melons); fibre plants (cotton, flax, 
hemp, jute); citrus fruit (oranges, lemons, grapefruit, mandarins); 
vegetables (spinach, lettuce, asparagus, cabbages, carrots, onions, 
tomatoes, potatoes, paprika); lauraceae (avocados, cinnamon, camphor); or 
plants such as maize, tobacco, nuts, coffee, sugar cane, tea, vines, hops, 
bananas and natural rubber plants, as well as ornamentals (composites). 
For storage protection, the compounds of formula I are used in unmodified 
form or, preferably, together with the adjuvants conventionally employed 
in the art of formulation, and are therefore formulated in known manner to 
e.g. emulsifiable concentrates, brushable pastes, directly sprayable or 
dilutable solutions, dilute emulsions, wettable powders, soluble powders, 
dusts, granulates, and also encapsulations in e.g. polymer substances. The 
methods of application, such as spraying, atomising, dusting, scattering, 
coating or pouring, and the formulation of the composition, are chosen in 
accordance with the intended objectives and the prevailing circumstances. 
Suitable rates of application are in general in the range from 0.01 to not 
more than 2 kg of active ingredient per 100 kg of substrate to be 
protected. However, they depend very materially on the nature (surface 
area, consistency, moisture content) of the substrate and its 
environmental influences. 
Within the scope of this invention, storable goods will be under stood as 
meaning natural substances of vegetable and/or animal origin and the 
products obtained therefrom by further processing, for example the plants 
listed below whose natural life cycle has been interrupted and the parts 
thereof (stalks, leaves, tubers, seeds, fruit, grains) which are in 
freshly harvested or further processed form (predried, moistened, crushed, 
ground, roasted). The following produce may be cited by way of example, 
without any restriction to the field of use within the scope of this 
invention: cereals (wheat, barley, rye, oats, rice, sorghum and related 
crops); beet (carrots, sugar beet and fodder beet); pomes, drupes and soft 
fruit (apples, pears, plums, peaches, almonds, cherries, strawberries, 
rasberries and blackberries); leguminous plants (beans, lentils, peas, 
soybeans); oil plants (rape, mustard, poppy, olives, sunflowers, coconuts, 
castor oil plants, cocoa beans, groundnuts); cucmber plants (cucumber, 
marrows, melons); fibre plants (cotton, flax, hemp, jute, ramie); citrus 
fruit; vegetables (spinach, lettuce, asparagus, cabbages, onions, 
tomatoes, potatoes, paprika); lauraceae (avocados, cinnamon, camphor), or 
maize, tobacco, nuts, coffee, sugar cane, tea, vines, chestnuts, hops, 
bananas, grass and hay. 
A preferred method of applying the active ingredient comprises spraying or 
wetting the substrate with a liquid formulation, or mixing the substrate 
with a solid formulation, of the active ingredient. The invention also 
relates to the described method of preserving storable goods. 
The compounds of formula I are normally applied in the form of compositions 
and can be applied to the crop area, plant or substrate to be treated, 
simultaneously or in succession, with further compounds. These compounds 
can be both fertilisers or micronutrient donors or other preparations that 
influence plant growth. They can also be selective herbicides, 
insecticides, fungicides, bactericides, nematicides, mollusicides or 
mixtures of several of these pesticides, if desired together with further 
carriers, surfactants or application promoting adjuvants customarily 
employed in the art of formulation. 
Suitable carriers and adjuvants can be solid or liquid and correspond to 
the substances ordinarily employed in formulation technology, e.g. natural 
or regenerated mineral substances, solvents, dispersants, wetting agents, 
tackifiers, thickeners, binders or fertilisers. Phospholipids are 
particularly useful adjuvants. 
A preferred method of applying a compound of the formula I, or an 
(agro)chemical composition which contains at least one of said compounds, 
is foliar application. The number of applications and the rate of 
application depend on the risk of infestation by the corresponding 
pathogen (species of fungus). However, the compound of formula I can also 
penetrate the plant through the roots via the soil (systemic action) by 
impregnating the locus of the plant with a liquid formulation, or by 
applying the compounds in solid form to the soil, e.g. in granular form 
(soil application). The compounds of formula I may also be applied to 
seeds (coating) by impregnating the seeds either with a liquid formulation 
containing a compound of formula I, or coating them with a solid 
formulation. In special cases, further types of application are also 
possible, e.g. selective treatment of the plant stems or buds. 
The compounds of formula I are used in unmodified form or, preferably, 
together with the adjuvants conventionally employed in the art of 
formulation, and are therefore formulated in known manner to emulsifiable 
concentrates, coatable pastes, directly sprayable or dilutable solutions, 
dilute emulsions, wettable powders, soluble powders, dusts, granulates, 
and also encapsulations in e.g. polymer substances. As with the nature of 
the compositions, the methods of application, such as spraying, atomising, 
dusting, scattering, coating or pouring, are chosen in accordance with the 
intended objectives and the prevailing circumstances. Suitable rates of 
application are normally from 50 g to 5 kg of active ingredient (a.i.) per 
hectare, preferably from 100 g to 2 kg a.i./ha, most preferably from 200 g 
to 600 g a.i./ha. 
The formulations, i.e. the compositions, preparations or mixtures 
containing the compound (active ingredient) of formula I and, where 
appropriate, a solid or liquid adjuvant, are prepared in known manner, 
e.g. by homogeneously mixing and/or grinding the active ingredients with 
extenders, e.g. solvents, solid carriers and, where appropriate, 
surface-active compounds (surfactants). 
Suitable solvents are: aromatic hydrocarbons, preferably the fractions 
containing 8 to 12 carbon atoms, e.g. xylene mixtures or substituted 
naphthalenes, phthalates such as dibutyl phthalate or dioctyl phthalate, 
aliphatic hydrocarbons such as cyclohexane or paraffins, alcohols and 
glycols and their ethers and esters, such as ethanol, ethylene glycol, 
ethylene glycol monomethyl or monoethyl ether, ketones such as 
cyclohexanone, strongly polar solvents such as N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, 
dimethyl sulfoxide or dimethylformamide, as well as vegetable oils or 
epoxidised vegetable oils such as epoxidised coconut oil, sunflower oil or 
soybean oil; or water. 
The solid carriers used e.g. for dusts and dispersible powders, are 
normally natural mineral fillers such as calcite, talcum, kaolin, 
montmorillonite or attapulgite. To improve the physical properties it is 
also possible to add highly dispersed silicic acid or highly dispersed 
absorbent polymers. Suitable granulated adsorptive carriers are porous 
types, for example pumice, broken brick, sepiolite or bentonite; and 
suitable nonsorbent carriers are materials such as calcite or sand. In 
addition a great number of pregranulated materials of inorganic or organic 
nature can be used, e.g. especially dolomite or pulverised plant residues, 
e.g. cork powder or sawdust. 
Depending on the nature of the compound of formula I to be formulated, 
suitable surface-active compounds are non-ionic, cationic and/or anionic 
surfactants having good emulsifying, dispersing and wetting properties. 
The term "surfactants" will also be understood as comprising mixtures of 
surfactants. 
Suitable anionic surfactants can be both water-soluble soaps and 
water-soluble synthetic surface-active compounds. 
Suitable soaps are the alkali metal salts, alkaline earth metal salts or 
unsubstituted or substituted ammonium salts of higher fatty acids 
(C.sub.10 -C.sub.22), e.g. the sodium or potassium salts of oleic or 
stearic acid, or of natural fatty acid mixtures which can be obtained e.g. 
from coconut oil or tallow oil. Mention may also be made of fatty acid 
methyltaurin salts. 
More frequently, however, so-called synthetic surfactants are used, 
especially fatty sulfonates, fatty sulfates, sulfonated benzimidazole 
derivatives or alkylsulfonates. 
The fatty sulfonates or sulfates are usually in the form of alkali metal 
salts, alkaline earth metal salts or unsubstituted or substituted ammonium 
salts and contain a C.sub.8 -C.sub.22 alkyl radical which also includes 
the alkyl moiety of acyl radicals, e.g. the sodium or calcium salt of 
ligninsulfonic acid, of dodecylsulfate or of a mixture of fatty alcohol 
sulfates obtained from natural fatty acids. These compounds also comprise 
the salts of sulfated and sulfonated fatty alcohol/ethylene oxide adducts. 
The sulfonated benzimidazole derivatives preferably contain 2 sulfonic 
acid groups and one fatty acid radical containing 8 to 22 carbon atoms. 
Examples of alkylarylsulfonates are the sodium, calcium or triethanolamine 
salts of dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid, dibutylnaphthalenesulfonic acid, or 
of a condensate of naphthalenesulfonic acid and formaldehyde. Also 
suitable are corresponding phosphates, e.g. salts of the phosphated adduct 
of p-nonylphenol with 4 to 14 moles of ethylene oxide. 
Non-ionic surfactants are preferably polyglycol ether derivatives of 
aliphatic or cycloaliphatic alcohols, or saturated or unsaturated fatty 
acids and alkylphenols, said derivatives containing 3 to 30 glycol ether 
groups and 8 to 20 carbon atoms in the (aliphatic) hydrocarbon moiety and 
6 to 18 carbon atoms in the alkyl moiety of the alkylphenols. 
Further suitable non-ionic surfactants are the water-soluble adducts of 
polyethylene oxide with polypropylene glycol, ethylendiamino-propylene 
glycol and alkylpolypropylene glycol containing 1 to 10 carbon atoms in 
the alkyl chain, which adducts contain 20 to 250 ethylene glycol ether 
groups and 10 to 100 propylene glycol ether groups. These compounds 
usually contain 1 to 5 ethylene glycol units per propylene glycol unit. 
Representative examples of non-ionic surfactants are 
nonylphenol-polyethoxyethanols, castor oil polyglycol ethers, 
polypropylene/polyethylene oxide adducts, 
tributylphenoxypolyethyleneethanol, polyethylene glycol and 
octylphenoxypolyethoxyethanol. Fatty acid esters of polyoxyethylene 
sorbitan, e.g. polyoxyethylene sorbitan trioleate, are also suitable 
non-ionic surfactants. 
Cationic surfactants are preferably quaternary ammonium salts which 
contain, as N-substituent, at least one C.sub.8 -C.sub.22 alkyl radical 
and, as further substituents, unsubstituted or halogenated alkyl, benzyl 
or hydroxy-lower alkyl radicals. The salts are preferably in the form of 
halides, methylsulfates or ethylsulfates, e.g. stearyltrimethylammonium 
chloride or benzyl bis(2-chloroethyl)ethylammonium bromide. In the field 
of storage protection, the auxiliaries which are acceptable for human and 
animal nutrition are preferred. 
The agrochemical compositions usually contain 0.1 to 99% by weight, 
preferably 0.1 to 95% by weight, of a compound of formula I, 99.9 to 1% by 
weight, preferably 99.8 to 5% by weight, of a solid or liquid adjuvant, 
and 0 to 25% by weight, preferably 0.1 to 25% by weight, of a surfactant. 
Whereas commercial products will preferably be formulated as concentrates, 
the end user will normally employ dilute formulations. 
The compositions may also contain further auxiliaries such as stabilisers, 
antifoams, viscosity regulators, binders, tackifiers as well as 
fertilisers or other active ingredients for obtaining special effects. 
Such (agro)chemical compositions constitute an object of the present 
invention. 
The invention is illustrated by the following non-limitative Examples 
(percentages and parts are by weight).

1. PREATORY EXAMPLES: 
1.1 Preparation of methyl 
2-[3-(2,2-difluorobenzodioxol-4-yl)-4-cyanopyrrol-1-yl]acetate 
(intermediate) 
To a solution of 15 g of 3-(2,2-difluorobenzodioxol-4-yl)-4-cyanopyrrole in 
20 ml of dimethyl formamide are added 9.1 g of potassium carbonate. Then 
6.1 ml of methyl bromoacetate are added dropwise at 20.degree.-30.degree. 
C. to the resultant suspension, and the reaction mixture is heated for 18 
hours to 55.degree. C. The reaction mixture is concentrated by evaporation 
on a rotary evaporator and the residue is partitioned between 100 ml of 
water and 100 ml of methylene chloride. The organic phase is separated and 
washed with a saturated solution of sodium chloride, dried over sodium 
sulfate, filtered, and the solvent is removed by evaporation, to give 
beige crystals of methyl 
2-[3-(2,2-difluorobenzopioxol-4-yl)-4-cyanopyrrol-1-yl]acetate which melt 
at 138.degree.-140.degree. C. 
1.2 Preparation of methyl 
3-hydroxy-2-[3-(2,2-difluorobenzodioxol-4-yl)-4-cyano-pyrrol-1-yl]acrylate 
To a solution of 3.14 g of methyl 
2-[3-(2,2-difluorobenzodioxol-4-yl)-4-cyanopyrrol-1-yl]acetate in 40 ml of 
methyl formate are added 36 g of 80% sodium hydroxide at 
5.degree.-10.degree. C. The reaction mixture is stirred overnight at room 
temperature, acidified with 1N hydrochloric acid, and extracted with 
ether. The ether extract is concentrated by evaporation and the crude 
mixture is chromatographed over silica gel with a 6:1 mixture of 
toluene/ethyl acetate, to give pale beige crystals which melt at 
141.degree.-143.degree. C. 
Compounds 2 to 15 listed in the Table are prepared in analogous manner. 
1.3 Preparation of the sodium salt of methyl 
3-hydroxy-2-[3-(2,2-difluorobenzodioxol-4-yl)-4-cyanopyrrol-1-yl]acrylate 
To a solution of 3.14 g of methyl 
2-[3-(2,2-difluorobenzodioxol-4-yl)-4-cyanopyrrol-1-yl]acetate in 40 ml of 
methyl formate are added 0.36 g of 80% sodium hydride at 
5.degree.-10.degree. C. The reaction mixture is stirred overnight at room 
temperature and filtered. The crystalline product is washed with ether and 
dried. The title compound melts higher than 210.degree. C. (dec.). 
TABLE 1 
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##STR5## 
Example R.sub.1 R.sub.2 R.sub.3 m.p. 
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##STR6## CH.sub.3 141-143.degree. C. 
2 H H CH.sub.3 120- 140.degree. C. 
3 Cl H CH.sub.3 122-123.degree. C. 
4 H Cl CH.sub.3 122-130.degree. C. 
5 Cl Cl CH.sub.3 153-155.degree. C. 
6 H Br CH.sub.3 108-110.degree. C. 
7 H CF.sub.3 CH.sub.3 114-116.degree. C. 
8 H CF.sub.3 CH.sub.3 
9 
##STR7## C.sub.2 H.sub.5 
105-107.degree. C. 
10 
##STR8## n-C.sub.6 H.sub.13 
11 
##STR9## 
##STR10## 
12 H NO.sub.2 CH.sub.3 
13 H NO.sub.2 CH.sub.3 
14 
##STR11## 
##STR12## 
15 
##STR13## 
##STR14## 
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2. FORMULATION EXAMPLES FOR LIQUID ACTIVE INGREDIENTS OF FORMULA I 
(throughout, percentages are by weight) 
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2.1. Emulsifiable concentrates 
(a) (b) (c) 
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a compound of Table 1 25% 40% 50% 
calcium dodecylbenzenesulfonate 
5% 8% 6% 
castor oil polyethylene glycol ether 
5% -- -- 
(36 mol of ethylene oxide) 
tributylphenol polyethylene glycol ether 
-- 12% 4% 
(30 mol of ethylene oxide) 
cyclohexanone -- 15% 20% 
xylene mixture 65% 25% 20% 
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Emulsions of any required concentration can be produced from such 
concentrates by dilution with water. 
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2.2 Solutions (a) (b) (c) (d) 
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a compound of Table 1 
80% 10% 5% 95% 
ethylene glycol monomethyl ether 
20% -- -- -- 
polyethylene glycol (mol. wt. 400) 
-- 70% -- -- 
N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone 
-- 20% -- -- 
epoxidised coconut oil 
-- -- 1% 5% 
petroleum distillate (boiling range 
-- -- 94% -- 
160-190.degree. C.) 
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These solutions are suitable for application in the form of micro-drops. 
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2.3. Granulates (a) (b) 
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a compound of Table 1 
5% 10% 
kaolin 94% -- 
highly dispersed silicic acid 
1% -- 
attapulgite -- 90% 
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The active ingredient is dissolved in methylene chloride, the solution is 
sprayed onto the carrier, and the solvent is subsequently evaporated off 
under vacuum. 
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2.4. Dusts (a) (b) 
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a compound of Table 1 
2% 5% 
highly dispersed silicic acid 
1% 5% 
talcum 97% -- 
kaolin -- 90% 
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Ready-for-use dusts are obtained by intimately mixing the carriers with the 
active ingredient. 
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2.5. Wettable powders 
(a) (b) (c) 
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a compound of Table 1 
25% 50% 75% 
sodium ligninsulfonate 
5% 5% -- 
sodium lauryl sulfate 
3% -- 5% 
sodium diisobutylnaphthalenesulfonate 
-- 6% 10% 
octylphenol polyethylene glycol ether 
-- 2% -- 
(7-8 mol of ethylene oxide) 
highly dispersed silicic acid 
5% 10% 10% 
kaolin 62% 27% -- 
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The active ingredient is thoroughly mixed with the adjuvants and the 
mixture is thoroughly ground in a suitable mill, affording wettable 
powders which can be diluted with water to give suspensions of the desired 
concentration. 
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2.6. Emulsifiable concentrate 
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compound of Table 1 10% 
octylphenol polyethlene glycol ether 
3% 
(4-5 mol of ethylene oxide) 
calcium dodecylbenzenesulfonate 
3% 
castor oil polyglycol ether 
4% 
(36 mol of ethylene oxide) 
cyclohexanone 30% 
xylene mixture 50% 
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Emulsions of any required concentration can be obtained from this 
concentrate by dilution with water. 
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2.7. Dusts (a) (b) 
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a compound of Table 1 
5% 8% 
talcum 95% -- 
kaolin -- 92% 
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Ready-for-use dusts are obtained by mixing the active ingredient with the 
carrier, and grinding the mixture in a suitable mill. 
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2.8. Extruder granulate 
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a compound of Table 1 
10% 
sodium ligninsulfonate 
2% 
carboxymethylcellulose 
1% 
kaolin 87% 
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The active ingredient is mixed and ground with the adjuvants, and the 
mixture is subsequently moistened with water. The mixture is extruded and 
then dried in a stream of air. 
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2.9. Coated granulate 
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a compound of Table 1 3% 
polyethylene glycol (mol. wt. 200) 
3% 
kaolin 94% 
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The finely ground active ingredient is uniformly applied, in a mixer, to 
the kaolin moistened with polyethlene glycol. Non-dusty coated granulates 
are obtained in this manner. 
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2.10. Suspension concentrate 
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of a compound of Table 1 
40% 
ethylene glycol 10% 
nonylphenol polyethylene glycol 
6% 
(15 moles of ethylene oxide) 
sodium ligninsulfonate 
10% 
carboxymethylcellulose 
1% 
37% aqueous formaldehyde solution 
0.2% 
silicone oil in the form of a 75% 
0.8% 
aqueous emulsion 
water 32% 
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The finely ground active ingredient is intimately mixed with the adjuvants, 
giving a suspension concentrate from which suspensions of any desired 
concentration can be obtained by dilution with water. 
3. BIOLOGICAL EXAMPLES 
Example 3.1.: Residual-protective action against Venturia inaequalis on 
apple shoots 
Apple cuttings with ca. 5 developed leaves are sprayed with a spray mixture 
(0.02% of compound of Table 1) prepared from a wettable powder formulation 
according to one of the foregoing Examples. The plants are infected 24 
hours later with a conidia suspension of the fungus. The plants are then 
incubated for 5 days at 90-100% relative humidity and stood in a 
greenhouse for a further 10 days at 20.degree.-24.degree. C. Evaluation of 
scab infestation is made 15 days after infection. Spray mixtures which 
contain one of the compounds of the Table (e.g. compound 1 or 5) markedly 
inhibited fungus infestation. 
Example 3.2.: Action against Botrytis cinerea on beans 
Residual protective action 
Bean plants ca. 10 cm in height are sprayed with a spray mixture (0.02% 
active ingredient) prepared from a wettable powder formulation of the test 
compound. After 48 hours the treated plants are infected with a conidia 
suspension of the fungus. The infected plants are incubated for 3 days at 
95-100% relative humidity and 21.degree. C. and then evaluated for fungus 
attack. The compounds of Table 1 inhibited the fungus infection very 
strongly in many cases. At a concentration of 0.02%, compounds 1 or 5 were 
fully effective (0 to 5% infestation). Fungus infestation was 100% on 
untreated and infected bean plants. 
Example 3.3.: Action against Botrytis cinerea on apples 
Artificially damaged apples are treated by dropping a spray mixture 
(concentration: 6 ppm) prepared from a wettable powder formulation of the 
test compound onto the injury sites. The treated fruit is then inoculated 
with a spore suspension of Botrytis cinerea and incubated for 1 week at 
high humidity and about 20.degree. C. Evaluation is made by counting the 
number of injury sites attacked by rot and deducing the fungicidal action 
of the test compound therefrom. Compounds of Table 1 were very effective 
against Botrytis attack on apples. Compared with untreated controls (100% 
infestation), compounds 1 and 5 inhibited fungus attack almost completely. 
Example 3.4.: Action against Alternaria solani on tomatoes 
After a cultivation period of 3 weeks, tomato plants are sprayed with a 
spray mixture (0.06% active ingredient) prepared from a wettable powder 
formulation of the test compound. After 24 hours the tomato plants are 
treated with a conidia suspension of the fungus. Evaluation of fungicidal 
action is made on the basis of fungus infestation after the plants have 
been incubated for 8 days at high humidity and a temperature of 
18.degree.-22.degree. C. Compounds of Table 1 reduced Alternaria attack 
substantially; thus compound 1 inhibited attack completely (0 to 5%). 
Example 3.5.: Action against Pyricularia oryzae on rice plants 
After a cultivation period of 2 weeks, rice plants are sprayed with a spray 
mixture (0.02% active ingredient) prepared from a wettable powder 
formulation of the test compound. After 48 hours the treated plants are 
infected with a conidia suspension of the fungus. Evaluation of fungus 
attack is made after incubation for 5 days at 95-100% relative humidity 
and 24.degree. C. 
Compounds of Table 1 inhibited Pyricularia attack effectively. Thus, for 
example, compound 1 reduced attack to less than 10%. 
Example 3.6: Action against Rhizoctonia solani (soil fungus) on rice plants 
Protective local leaf application 
12-day-old rice plants are sprayed with a spray mixture (200 and 60 ppm) 
prepared from a formulation of the test compound. One day later the 
treated plants are infected with a suspension of mycelium and sclerotia of 
R. solani. After incubation for 6 days at 27.degree. C. (by day) and 
23.degree. C. (by night) and 100% relative humidity (humidity box) in a 
climatic chamber, evaluation of fungus infestation on the leaf sheath, 
leaves and stem is made. 
Compounds of the Tables exhibit good activity by inhibiting Rhizoctonia 
attack. On the other hand, attack was 100% on untreated and infected 
control plants. Compound 1 inhibits fungus attack to 0 to 5%, and compound 
5 to 5-20%.