SUBSTITUTED 5,6-DIHYDRO-5-OXO-1,4-DITHIINO-(2,3-D)-PYRIDAZINE-2,3-DICARBONITRILES, COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING THEM AND THEIR USE AS ANTIMICROBIALS

Abstract: Substituted 5,6-dihydro-5-oxo-1,4-dithiino-(2,3-d)-pyridazine-2,3-dicarbonitriles were prepared which correspond to formula (I) wherein R represents formula (II) wherein X<1> was C1, Br, NO2 or CH3, y was 0 or 1 and n was 0, 1 or 2. These compounds have been found to exhibit antimicrobial and marine antifouling activity in industrial and commercial applications and compositions containing these compounds were so employed.

Description: SUBSTITUTED 5-6-DIHYDRO-5-OXO-1 ,4-DITHIINO- -(2,3-D)-PYRIDAZINE-2,3-DICARB0NITRILES, COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING THEM AND THEIR USE AS ANTIMICROBIALS The present invention was directed to substituted pyridazine compounds, compositions containing said compounds and the use of these compositions as antimicrobial and marine antifouling agents. U.S. Patent 4,147,784 discloses antimicrobials for the control of bacteria and fungi and teach the preparation and the antimicrobial use of 4,5-dihydro-4-oxo-1,3-dithiolo -(4,5-d)- -pyridazine-2-ylidene-propanedinitrile compounds corresponding to the formula: wherein was H, an alkyl group having from 1 to 7 carbon atoms, or wherein X was CI or Br and n was 0, 1 or 2. U.S. Patent 4,150,130 discloses antimicrobials for the control of bacteria and fungi and teaches the preparation of substituted 5,6-dihydro-5-oxo-1,4-dithiino- -2,3-d)-pyridazine-2,3-dicarbonitriles corresponding to the formula: wherein R was H or an alkyl group having from 1 to 7 carbon atoms. While the above compounds were somewhat active, it was still desirable to identify or discover new antimicrobial and/or marine antifoulant agents. New agents were desired for several reasons; these include, but were not limited to, responding to the problem created by microbe strains developing resistant to known agents, the occurrence of undesirable interactions of certain known agents with the medium or product in which the agent was used, and high toxicity of certain known agents to certain non-target organisms such as mammals The present invention discloses new compounds which have high activity as an antimicrobial and/or a marine antifoulant agent. The present invention was directed to substituted 5,6-dihydro-5-oxo-1,4-dithiino- -(2,3-d)-pyridazine-2,3-dicarbonitrile compounds corresponding to the xmula: Formula I wherein R represents -( CH )y-^^ VI Λ n wherein X 1 was CI, Br, N0 2 or CH 3 , y was 0 or 1 and n was 0, 1 or 2. The present invention was also directed to a antimicrobial composition comprising an inert diluent and an antimicrobially-effective amountof a compound corresponding to Formula I. The present invention was further directed to a method for inhibiting microorganisms present in a microbial habitat which comprises contacting said microbial habitat with an antimicrobial composition comprising an inert diluent and an antimicrobially-effective amount of a compound corresponding to Formula I. The antimicrobial composition of the present invention can also be employed to treat surfaces exposed to a marine environment in which marine organisms grow to prevent the growth of said marine organisms on said surfaces. The compounds of the present invention may be prepared by the reaction of an appropriately substituted 4,5-dihalo-3(2H)-pyridazinone reactantwith disodium dimercaptomaleonitrile. The general scheme for this reaction was as follows: The substituted pyridazinone reactant was a compound of the formula: wherein R represents - (CH2)y ~ n wherein X 1 , y and n were as hereinbefore defined and H was bromo, chloro, and fluoro. The substituted 4,5-dihalo-3(2H)-pyridazinone precursor can be prepared by the reaction of an appropriately substituted hydrazine with mucochloric acid and was described in the art, such as in K. Dury, Angew. Chem. Intern. Ed. Engl. 1965, 4, 292. The disodium dimercaptomaleonitrile reactant was well known and was generally disclosed in U.S. Patents 3,761 ,475; 4,172,133; 4,199,581 and 4,210,645. In carrying out these reactions, the appropriately substituted 4,5-dihalo-3(2H)-pyridazinone reactant and the disodium dimercaptomaleonitrile were typically mixed together in substantially equimolar amounts. The reactions were typically carried out at room temperature under an ambient pressure of an inert gas in the presence of a polar, aprotic solvent, such as dimethylformamide or dimethylsulfoxide. Typically, the reactants may be added to the reaction mixture in any order of addition; they can be added neat or as a solution in the solvent used for the reaction. Subsequent to the addition of the reaction reagents, the reaction mixture will typically be maintained at a temperature of between 25°C to 60°C for a period of from 1 to 24 hours. The desired reaction product was typically isolated from the reaction mixture by adding a 3 to 10 volume excess of water which will precipitate the desired product. Filtration followed by washing and drying yields the desired compounds of the present invention. The following examples illus~rate the present invention and the manner by which it can be practiced but, as such, should not be construed as limitations upon the overall scope of the same. Example 1 : Preparation of 5,6-Dihydro-5-oxo-6-phenyl- -1,4-dithiino(2,3-d)pyridazine- -2,3-dicarbonitrile To a solution of 2.0 grams (g), 0.0083 mol. of 4,5-dichloro-1-(phenyl)- -3(2H)-pyridazinone in 80 milliliters (mL) of dimethylformamide was added, in several portions, 1.9 g, 0.010 mol. of disodium Z-1,2-dicyano-1,2-ethylenedithiolate. The resulting solution was stirred overnight at room temperature. The reaction mixture was cooled to 0 C C, water (200 mL) was added dropwise, and the mixture was allowed to stand for 30 minutes. The resulting solid which precipitates was isolated by filtration, washed with water and dried, giving an orange powder. The recovered material weighs 1.98 g (77 percent of theoretical) and melts at 186° to 188°C. The structure identity was confirmed by proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy ('H NMR), carbon nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy ( 3 C N R), infrared spectroscopy (IR) and mass spectrometry (MS). Example 2: Preparation of 5,6-dihydro-6-(4-methyl- phenyl)-5-oxo-1,4-dithiino- -(2,3-d)-pyridazine-2,3-dicarbonitrile The procedure of Example 1 was followed to react 4,5-dichloro-1 -(4- -methylphenyl)-3(2H)-pyridazinone (1.2 g, 0.0049 mol) and disodium Z-1,2-dicyano-1,2- -ethylenedithiolate (1.4 g, 0.0074 mol) in dimethylformamide (75 mL). The recovered material weighs 1.1 g (69 percent calculated overal I yield) as a dark orange powder. Example 3: Preparation of 5,6-dihydro-6-{4-bromo- phenyl)- 5-oxo-1,4 -dithiino- -(2,3-d)-pyridazine-2,3-dicarbonitrile The procedure of Example 1 was followed to react 4,5-dichloro-1-(4- -bromophenyl)-3(2H)-pyridazinone (1.5 g, 0.0047 mol) and disodium Z-1,2-dicyano-1,2- -ethylenedithiolate (1.3 g, 0.0072 mol) in dimethylformamide (50 mL). The recovered material o weighs 1.4 g (79 percent calculated overall yield) as a dark orange powder. Example 4: Preparation of 5,6-dihydro-6-(4-chloro- phenyl)-5-oxo-1,4-dithiino-(2,3-d)- -pyridazine-2,3-dicarbonitrile Following the procedure of Example 1, 4,5-dichloro-1-(4-chlorophenyl)-3(2H)- 0 -pyridazinone (0.61 g, 0.0022 mol) and disodium 2-1,2-dicyano-1,2-ethylenedithiolate (0 62 g, 0.0033 mol) in dimethylformamide (50 mL) were reacted together. The recovered material weighs 0.53 g (70 percent calculated overall yield) as a bright yellow powder Example 5: Preparation of 5,6-dihydro-6-(3-chloro- 5 phenyl)-5-oxo- 1 ,4-dithi i no-(2,3-d)- -pyridazine-2,3-dicarbonitrile The procedure of Example 1 was followed to react 4,5-dichloro-1-(3- -chlorophenyl)-3(2H)-pyridazinone (1.6 g, 0.0058 mol) and disodium Z-1,2-dicyano- 5 -1,2-ethylenedithiolate (1.5 g, 0.0082 mol) in dimethylformamide (50 mL). The recovered material weighs 1.0 g (53 percent calculated overall yield) as a bright yellow powder Example 6: Preparation of 5,6-dihydro-6-(3,4-dichloro- phenyl)-5-oxo-1,4-dithiino-(2,3-d)- -pyridazine-2,3-dicarbonitrile The procedure of Example 1 was followed to react 4,5-dichloro-1 -(3,4- -dichlorophenyl)-3(2H)-pyridazinone (0.50 g, 0.0016 mol) and disodium Z-1,2-dicyano- -1 ,2-ethylenedithiolate (0.42 g, 0.0023 mol) in dimethylformamide (50 mL). The recovered material weighs 0.48 g (79 percent calculated overall yield) as an orange powder. Example 7: Preparation of 5,6-dihydro-6-(2,4-dichloro- phenyl)-5-oxo- 1 ,4-d ithi i no-(2,3-d)- -pyridazine-2,3-dicarbonitrile The procedure of Example 1 was followed to react 4,5-dichloro-1-(3,4- -dichlorophenyl)-3(2H)-pyridazinone (0.15 g, 0.0005 mol) and disodium Z-1,2 -dicyano- -1,2-ethylenedithiolate (0.12 g, 0.0006 mol) in dimethylformamide (25 mL). The recovered material weighs 0.14 g (80 percent calculated overall yield) as an orange powder. Example 8: Preparation of 5,6-dihydro-6-(4-nitro- phenyl)-5-oxo-1,4-dithiino- -(2,3-d)-pyridazine-2,3-dicarbonitrile CN The procedure of Example 1 was followed to react 4,5-dichloro-1-(4-nitrophenyl)- -3(2H)-pyridazinone (1.0 g, 0.0035 mol) and disodium Z-1,2-dicyano-1,2-ethylenedithiolate (1.0 g, 0.0098 mol) in dimethylformamide (50 mL). The recovered material weighs 1.2 g (93 percent calculated overall yield) as a tan solid. Example 9: Preparation of 5,6-dihydro-6-(phenylmethyl)- -5-OXO-1, 4 -dithiino-(2,3-d)-pyridazine- -2,3-dicarbonitrile The procedure of Example 1 was followed to react 4,5-dichloro-1-(phenylmethyl)- 5 -3(2H)- pyridazinone (0.76 g, 0.0030 mol) and disodium Z-1,2-dicyano-1,2-ethylenedithiolate (1.82 g, 0.0006 mol) in dimethylformamide (50 mL). The recovered material weighs 1.2 g (93 percent calculated overall yield) as a tan solid. Example 10: Preparation of 5,6-dihydro-6-((4-chloro- phenyl)methyl)-5-oxo-1,4-dithiino-(2,3-d)- 0 -pyridazine-2,3-dicarbonitrile Following the procedure of Example 1, 4,5-dichloro-1-((4-chlorophenyl)methyl)- -3(2H)-pyridazinone (0.41 g, 0.0014 mol) and disodium Z-1,2-dicyano-1,2-ethylenedithiolate (0.40 g, 0.0021 mol) were reacted in dimethylformamide (20 mL). The recovered material Q weighs 0.39 g (78 percent calculated overall yield) as a tan solid. 5 Example 11 Preparation of 5,6-dihydro-6-((4-methyl- phenyl)methyl)-5-oxo-1 ,4-dithiino-(2,3-d)- -pyridazine-2,3-dicarbonitrile Following the procedure of Example 1, 4,5-dichloro-1-((4-methylphenyl)methyl)- -3(2H)-pyridazinone (0.61 g, 0.0023 mol) and disodium Z-1,2-dicyano-1,2-ethylenedithiolate (0.63 g, 0.0034 mol) were reacted in dimethylformamide (20 mL). The recovered material weighs 0.64 g (82 percent calculated overall yield) as a tan solid. Antimicrobial Activity The compounds of the present invention were useful as antimicrobial additives, to provide needed antimicrobial properties, and which can be added to industrial products susceptible to microbial growth such as styrene-butadiene latexes used for paper coatings, paints, inks, adhesives, soaps, cutting oils, textiles, and paper and pigment slurries. The compounds can also be used as antimicrobial additives which were added in such personal care products as hand creams, lotions, shampoos, and hand soaps. A further advantage in the use of the compounds of the present invention was their cost-effectiveness for aaplications which need to have an antimicrobial continuously replenished, such as in cooling towers and pulp and paper mills. As appreciated by those skilled in the art, not all of the compounds disclosed herein were active at the same concentrations or against the same microbial species. There may be some compound-to-compound variation in antimicrobial potency and spectrum of antimicrobial activity. The antimicrobial compounds of the present invention may be added to formulations susceptible to microbial growth. They may be added either undiluted or dissolved in organic solvents such as glycols, alcohols, or acetone and they may also be added alone or in combination with other preservatives. As used herein, the term "microorganism" was meant to refer to bacteria, fungi, viruses, algae, subviral agents and protozoa. As employed in the present specification and claims, the term "antimicrobially- -effecti ve amount" refers to that amount of one or a mixture of two or more of the compounds, or of a composition containing said compound or compounds, of this invention needed to exhibit inhibition of the growth of the microorganisms. Typically, the microorganism or its habitat was contacted with from 1 part per million (ppm) to 5,000 ppm by weight of the compound. Such amounts vary depending upon the particular compound tested and microorganism being treated. Additionally, the exact concentration of the compounds to be added in the treatment of industrial and consumer formulations may vary within a product type depending upon the components of the formulation. A preferred effective amount of the compound was from 1 ppm to 500 ppm, more preferably from 1 ppm to 50 ppm by weight, of a microbial habitat. The term "habitat" refers to a place or site where a microorganism naturally or normally lives or grows. Typically, such a habitat will be an area that provides a moisture source, nutrient source, and/or an oxygen source such as, for example, a cooling water tower or an air washing system. The terms "inhibition", "inhibit" or "inhibiting" refer to the suppression, stasis, kill, or any other interference with the normal life processes of microorganisms, so as to destroy or irreversibly inactivate existing microorganisms and/or prevent or control their future growth and reproduction. The antimicrobial activity of the compounds of the present invention was demonstrated on the following compounds. TABLE I Compound No. Chemical Identity A 5,6-Dihydro-5-oxo-6-phenyl-1,4-dithiino- -(2,3-d)-py idazine-2,3-dicarbonitrile ( B 5»6-Dihydro-6-(4-methylphenyl)-5-oxo- -1,4-dithilno-(2,3-d)-pyridazine-2,3- -dicarbonitrile C 5,6-Dihydro-6-(4-bromophenyl)-5-oxo- -1,4-dithiino-(2,3-d)-pyridazine-2,3- -dicarbonitrile ! D 5,6-Dihydro-6-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-oxo- -1,4-dithiino-(2,3-d)-pyridazine-2,3- -dicarbonitrile E 5,6-Dihydro-6-(3-chlorophenyl)-5-oxo- -1,4-dithiino-(2,3-d)-pyridazine-2,3- -dicarbonitrile ( F 5,6-Dihydro-6-(3 > 4-dichloropheny1)-5- -oxo-1 ,4-dithiino-(2,3-d)-pyridazine- -2,3-dicarbonitrile G 5,6-Dihydro-6-(2,M-dichlorophenyl)-5- -oxo-1, -dithiino-(2,3-d)-pyridazine- -2,3-dicarbonitrile ! H 5,6-Dihydro-6-(4-nitrophenyl)-5-oxo-1,4- -dithiino-(2,3-d)-pyridazine-2,3- -dicarbonitrile I 5,6-Dihydro-6-(phenylmethy1)-5-oxo-1,4- -dithiino-(2,3-d)-pyridazine-2,3- -dicarbonitrile ( J 5,6-Dihydro-6-((4-chlorophenyl)methyl)- -5-0X0-1 ,4-dithiino-(2,3-d)-py idazine- -2,3-dicarbonitrile K 5,6-D; ~>dro-5-((4-methylphenyl)methyl)- -5-0XC- .,4-dithiino-(2,3-d)-pyridazine- -2,3-cica bonitrile 5 The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) for the compounds listed in Table I was determined for 9 bacteria, using nutrient agar; and 7 yeast and fungi, using malt yeast agar. A one percent solution of the test compound was prepared in a mixture of acetone and water. Nutrient agar was prepared at pH 6.8, representing a neutral medium, and at pH 8.2, representing an alkaline medium. The nutrient agars were prepared by adding 23 g of nutrient agar to one-liter of deionized water. In addition, the alkaline medium was prepared by adjusting a 0.04M solution of N-[tris-(hydroxymethyl)methyl]-glycine buffered deionized water with concentrated sodium hydroxide to a pH of 8.5. Malt yeast agar was prepared by adding 3 g yeast extract and 45 g malt agar per liter of deionized water. The specific agar was dispensed in 30 mL aliquots into 25 x 200 mm test tubes, capped and autoclaved for 15 minutes at 115°C. The test tubes containing the malt yeast agar and the nutrient agar were cooled in a water bath until the temperature of the agar was 48°C. Then, an appropriate amount of the one percent solution of the test compound was added (except in the controls where no compound was added) to the respective test tubes so that the final concentrations were zero (0), 1.0, 2.5, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 250 and 500 parts per million of the test compound in each of the respective type of agar. The contents of each of the test tubes were then transferred to separate petri plates. After drying for 24 hours, the petri plates containing nutrient agar were inoculated with bacteria and those containing malt yeast agar were inoculated with yeast and fungi. The inoculation with bacteria was accomplished by using the following procedure. Twenty-four hour-cultures of each of the bacteria were prepared by incubating the respective bacteria in tubes containing nutrient broth for 24 hours at 30°C in a shaker. Dilutions of each of the 24 hour-cultures were made so that nine separate suspensions (one for each of the nine test bacteria) were made, each containing 10 8 colony forming units (CFU) per mL of suspension of a particular bacteria. Aliquots of 0.3 mL of each of the bacterial suspensions were used to fill the individual wells of Steer's Replicator. For each microbial suspension, 0.3 mL was used to fill three wells (i.e., three wells of 0.3 mL each) so that for the nine different bacteria, 27 wells were filled. The Steer's Replicator was then used to inoculate both the neutral and alkaline pH nutrient agar petri plates. The inoculated petri plates were incubated at 30°C for 48 hours and then read to determine if the test compound which was incorporated into the agar prevented growth of the respective bacteria. The inoculation with the yeast and fungi was accomplished as follows. Cultures of yeast and fungi were incubated for seven days on malt yeast agar at 30°C. These cultures were used to prepare suspensions by the following procedure. A suspension of each organism was prepared by adding 10 mL of sterile saline and 10 microliters of octylphenoxy polyethoxy ethanol to the agar slant of yeast or fungi. The sterile saline/octylphenoxy polyethoxy ethanol solution was then agitated with a sterile swab to suspend the microorganism grown on the slant. Each resulting suspension was diluted into sterile saline (1 part suspension: 9 parts sterile saline). Aliquots of these dilutions were placed in individual wells of Steer's Replicator and petri plates inoculated as previously described. The petri plates were incubated at 30 C C and read after 48 hours for yeast and 72 hours for fungi. Table II list the bacteria, yeast and fungi used in the MIC test described above along with their respective American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) identification numbers. TABLE II Organisms used in the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration Test Organism ATCC No. Bacteria Bacillus subtilis (Bs) 8473 Enterobacter aerogenes (Ea) 13048 Escherichia coli (Ec) 11229 Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kp) 8308 Proteus vulgaris (Pv) 881 Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa) 10145 Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PRD-10) 15442 Salmonella choleraesuis (Sc) 10708 Staphylococcus aureus (Sa) 6538 Yeast/Fungi Aspergillus niger (An) 16404 Candida albicans (Ca) 10231 Penicillium chrysogenum (Pc) 9480 Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Sc) 4105 Trichoderma viride (Tv) 8678 Aureobasidium pullulan (Ap) 16622 Fusarium oxysporum (Fo) 48112 In Tables III and IV, the MIC values of the compounds described in Table I as compared to the MIC values of a standard commercial preservative 1-(3-chloroallyl)-3,5,7- -triaza-1-azoniaadamantane chloride was the active agent, and referred to in Tables III and IV as "STANDARD") were set forth for the bacteria organisms and yeast/fungi organisms which were listed in Table II. TABLE III Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations for Test Compounds in Bacteria Species (in ppm) ORGANISMS Compound Bs Ea Ec Kp Pv PRD Pa Sc Sa STANDARD I pH 6.8 50 100 100 50 50 100 100 50 100 pH 8.2 250 250 250 250 250 500 >500 100 250 (A) pH 6.8 50 250 50 50 50 500 250 100 25 pH 8.2 500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 <10 (B) pH 6.8 <10 >500 50 50 500 >500 >500 >500 <10 I pH 8.2 25 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 25 (C) pH 6.8 <10 >500 100 >500 250 >500 >500 100 >500 pH 8.2 100 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 (D) pH 6.8 25 >500 100 >500 100 500 >500 100 >500 pH 8.2 250 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 (E) pH 6.8 25 >500 500 >500 500 >500 >500 >500 250 pH 8.2 250 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 (F) pH 6.8 100 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 100 pH 8.2 500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 250 TABLE III (Con't) Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations for Test Compounds in Bacteria Species (in ppm) ORGANISMS Compound Bs Ea Ec Kp Pv PRD Pa Sc Sa (G) pH 6.8 25 >500 250 250 500 500 500 500 100 pH 8.2 250 >500 >500 500 >500 >500 >500 >500 250 (H) pH 6.8 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 pH 8.2 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 I (I) pH 6.8 <10 >500 >500 100 100 >500 250 250 50 pH 8.2 100 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 (J) pH 6.8 <10 >500 100 >500 250 >500 >500 >500 25 pH 8.2 50 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 100 (K) pH 6.8 <10 >500 >500 >500 500 >500 >500 >500 >500 pH 8.2 100 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 TABLE IV Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations for Test Compounds in Yeast/Fungi Species (in ppm) ORGANISMS COMPOUND An Ca Pc Sc Tv Ap Fo STANDARD >500 >500 >500 500 >500 >500 >500 A 25 25 25 <10 25 25 25 B 25 < 10 25 <10 25 <10 25 C 10 10 25 10 25 10 10 D 10 10 25 10 25 10 10 E 50 25 25 25 100 25 50 F 250 250 250 250 >500 100 500 G 100 50 100 50 250 50 100 H >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 >500 I 25 <10 25 <10 25 <10 <10 J <10 <10 <10 <10 25 <10 <10 K 25 25 25 25 25 <10 25 Marine Antifouling Activity The present invention was also directed to a method for inhibiting marine organisms. The term "marine organisms" was meant to include marine animals, such as barnacles, serpulid, bryozoa, oysters and hydroids, and marine plants, such as green algae and 25 brown algae. The method for inhibiting marine organisms comprises contacting a surface exposed to a marine environment in which marine organisms grow with a marine antifouling effective amount of the compound of this invention. As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, not all of the compounds disclosed herein were active at the same concentrations or against the same marine organism 3 " species. That was, there may be some compound-to-compound variation in marine antifouling potency and spectrum of marine antifouling activity. Furthermore, a specific compound's marine antifouling activity may be dependent on the specific materials with which the compound was formulated to form a marine antifouling composition. As used herein, the term "marine antifouling effective amount" refers to that " amount of one or a mixture of two or more of the compounds of this invention needed to exhibit inhibition of selected marine organisms. Typically, this amount varies from providing 1 weight percent to 30 weight percent of the compound to a marine antifouling composition which was used to treat a surface exposed to a marine environment in which marine organisms live or grow. Such amounts vary depending upon the particular compound tested and marine organism to be treated. Also, the exact concentration of the compounds to be added in the preparation of industrial and consumer formulations may vary within a product type depending upon the components of the formulation. A composition comprising a marine antifouling effective amount of the compound will also comprise an inert diluent which may be, for example, in the form of a paint. Particularly preferred were those paints having a vinyl resin binder such as, for example, a plasticized polyvinyl chloride or a polyvinyl chloride-polyvinyl acetate type. Preferably, the binders were formulated as latexes or emulsions. In a paint composition, the compound of the present invention was preferably used in an amount from 1 to 30 weight percent and, most preferably, from 10 to 25 weight percent. In addition to vinyl resin binder paints, epoxy and polyurethane binder paints containing the compound may also be useful. Coatings and films prepared from paints comprising the compound of the present invention typically remain substantially free from build-up of marine organisms for periods ranging from 3 to 12 months, depending upon the concentration of the compound and the thickness of the applied coating or film. The term "a surface exposed to a marine environment" refers to a surface where a marine organism naturally or normally lives or grows. Typically, such a surface will be an area that was in continual or periodic contact with a marine environment such as an ocean or other body of water. Typical surfaces include, for example, a ship hull. The marine antifouling activity of the compounds of the present invention was demonstrated by the following techniques. Test panels were prepared from clear, rigid polyvinyl chloride film that was 0.381 x 10 '3 m thick and has one textured surface. The test panels were 0.1524 m by 0.1524 m squares that have 0.00635 m holes punched at corners on 0.127 m centers. A 0.102 square template, with a 0.067 m diameter hole at the center, was attached to the center of the textured surface of the test panels. A candidate marine antifoulant compound (1.0 g) was stirred ; nto a resinous latex binder (9.0 g). A portion of the compound/binder mixture (1.5 g) was addets to the center of the test panel and uniformly spread over the circular area inside t e template. Water was added dropwise as needed to properly spread the compound/binder mixture. The template prevents the compound/binder mixture from spreading beyond the uncovered area. The test panel was allowed to sit for between ten to thirty minutes until the edge of the spread compound/binder mixture has dried. The template was then removed. The test panel was then allowed to dry for 8 to 12 hours at room temperature. Two test panels were prepared for each candidate marine antifoulant compound. Two control test panels were also prepared by only treating with the resinous latex binder. One test panel of each candidate marine surfactant compound was attached over a white background to the topside of an exposure support apparatus. The second test panel was attached over a black background to the underside of the exposure support apparatus. The exposure support apparatus was placed horizontally 0.0254 m under a marine surface with the white background topside facing up. The exposure support apparatus was exposed to the marine environment for both 10 and 20 weeks during which time the control test panels become substantially covered with mature marine organism growth on both the topside and underside exposures. After being removed from the exposure support apparatus, each test panel was inspected and rated for marine organism growth on both the treated and untreated areas of the test panel. The marine organisms present on the treated and untreated areas were noted. The presence of algae spores and bacterial slime were noted but not included in rating each test panel. The test panels were rated on a scale from 10 (representing completely free of marine organism growth) to 0 (representing completely covered with marine organism growth). In Table V, the marine antifouling rating values for some of the compounds listed in Table I were set forth, as well as the ratings for control panels (using no marine antifouling compound, and referred to in Table V as "Control") and panels using a standard commercial marine antifouling compound (with copper (I) oxide (Cu 2 0) as the active agent and referred to in Table V as "STANDARD II"). TABLE V Marine Antifouling Rating for Test Compounds Marine Antifouling Ratings Compound 10 Week Test 20 Week Test Top Bottom Top Bottom Panel Panel Panel Panel B 10 4 1 1 C 7 1 — — Control 7 1 1 1 STANDARD II 9 1 3 3

Claims: WHAT IS CLAIMED IS: 1. A compound corresponding to the formula: wherein R represents wherein X1 wasCI.Br, N0 2 orCH 3 ,y was 0 or 1 and n was 0, 1 or 2. 2. The compound of Claim 1 wherein R represents: wherein X1 was CI and n was 0, 1,or2; X1 was Br and n was 1;X 1 wasN0 2 and nwas 1; orXi was CH 3 and n was 1 ; or wherein R represents: -CH2 A n wherein X 1 wasCI and nwasOor 1; orX 1 was CH 3 and n was 1. 3. An antimicrobial composition comprising an inert diluent and an antimicrobially-effective amount of a compound corresponding to the formula: wherein R represents -(CH )y-^^ Xi n wherein X1 wasCI.Br, NO orCH , ywasOor 1 and nwasO, 1 or 2. 4. The composition of Claim 3 wherein R represents: wherein X 1 was CI and n was 0, 1 , or 2; X 1 was Br and n was 1 ; X 1 was N0 2 and n was 1 ; or X1 was CH 3 and n was 1 ; or wherein R represents: wherei n X1 was CI and n was 0 or 1 , X1 was CH 3 and n was 1. 5. The composition of Claim 3 wherein the compound was present in an amount to provide from 1 part per million to 5,000 parts per million by weight of the compound to an antimicrobial habitat that was contacted with the composition. 6. A method for inhibiting microorganisms in a microbial habitat comprising contacting said microbial habitat with an antimicrobially-effective amount of a compound corresponding to the formula: wherein R represents wherein X 1 was CI, Br, NO or CH , y was 0 or 1 and n was 0, 1 or 2. 7. The method of Claim 6 wherein R represents: wherein X 1 was CI and n was 0, 1, or 2; X 1 was Br and n was 1 ; X 1 was N0 2 and n was 1 ; or X 1 was CH 3 and n was 1 ; or wherein R represents: wherein X 1 was CI and n was 0 or 1, χι was CH 3 and n was 1. 8. The method of Claim 6 wherein the compound was used in an amount to provide from 1 part per million to 5,000 parts per million by weight of the compound to a microbial habitat being contacted with the composition. 9. A composition useful in preventing the growth of marine organisms on a surface exposed to a marine environment in which marine organisms grow comprising an inert diluent and a marine antifouling effective amount of a compound corresponding to the formula: wherein R represents -(CH2)y -^ X1 n wherein χι was CI, Br, N0 2 or CH 3 , y was 0 or 1 and n was 0, 1 or 2. 10. The composition of Claim 10 wherein R represents: wherein χι was CI and n was 0, 1 , or 2; χι was Br and n was 1 ; X 1 was N0 2 and n was 1 ; or X1 was CH 3 and n was 1 ; or wherein R represents: wherein X 1 was CI and n was 0 or 1 , X1 was CH 3 and n was 1. 11. The composition of Claim 9 wherein the compound was present in the composition in an amountof from 1 to 30 weight percent. 12. A method for preventing the growth of marine organisms on a surface exposed to a marine environment in which marine organisms grow comprising contacting said surface with a marine antifouling effective amount of a compound corresponding to the formula: wherein R represents wherein X1 was CI, Br, N0 2 or CH 3 , ywas O or 1 and n was O, 1 or 2. 13. The method of Claim 12 wherein R represents: wherein X 1 wasCI and nwasO, 1,or2; X1 was Brand nwas 1; X 1 wasN0 2 and nwas 1; orXi was CH 3 and n was 1 ; or wherein R represents: -CH2- ^ n wherein χι was CI and n was 0 or 1 , X1 was CH 3 and n was 1. 14. The method of Claim 12 wherein the compound was contacted with the surface in an amount from 1 to 30 weight percent of a composition comprising an inert diluent and the compound.

Inventors: PEWS R GARTH, ROMER DUANE R, SHANKAR RAVI B, WILSON CHARLES A, PEWS, R., GARTH, ROMER, DUANE, R., SHANKAR, RAVI, B., WILSON, CHARLES, A.
Applicants: DOW CHEMICAL CO, THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY
Application year: 1995
Main classification: C07D495
IPC codes: A01N43, A61K31, A61P31, C07D495