Patent ID: 8669207

Claim:
A compound having a structure of formula (A): R A -L A -G-L B -R B (A) wherein each of R A and R B is independently derived from a member selected from the group consisting of 5-fluoro-1,3-dihydro-1-hydroxy-2,1-benzoxaborole; 5-chloro-1,3-dihydro-1-hydroxy-2,1-benzoxaborole; 1,3-dihydro-1-hydroxy-2,1-benzoxaborole; and combinations thereof; the -L A -G-L B - portion of formula (A) is derived from a diol or diamine compound; the diol compound is selected from the group consisting of 1,2-ethylene glycol; 1,2-propylene glycol; 1,3-propylene glycol; 1,1,2,2-tetramethyl-1,2-ethylene glycol; 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propylene glycol; 1,6-hexanediol; 1,10-decanediol; and combinations thereof; and the diamine compound is 1,2-ethylene diamine; 1,3-propylene diamine; or combinations thereof; G is a substituted or unsubstituted C 1-8 -alkylene; and agriculturally acceptable salts thereof.