Patent ID: 8410024

Claim:
A method of controlling phytopathogenic fungi, comprising applying a composition containing at least one compound of formula (I) in which (a) Y 1 is the group of the formula (II) Y 2 is the group of the formula (III) m is 1, n is the ionic charge of X, and X is an anion selected from Cl − or Br − , (b) Y 1 is the group of the formula (II) Y 2 is —S − , and m is 0, or (c) Y 1 is —S − , Y 2 is —S − , m is 1, n is the ionic charge of X, and X is a cation selected from H + , Ag + , Co 2+ , Cu 2+ , Fe 2+ , Mn 2+ , Ni 2+ , Pd 2+ , Zn 2+ , and R 1 is hydrogen; C 1 -C 8 -alkyl optionally substituted with one or more identical or different halogen, —OR 10 , or —COR 11 ; C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl or C 3 -C 7 -cyclo-alkyl-C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, each of which is optionally substituted with one or more identical or different halogen, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, or C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl; or aryl, aryl-(C 1 -C 4 -alkyl), or arylsulphonylamino, each of which is optionally substituted in the aryl moiety with one or more identical or different halogen, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, —COR 11 , or sulphonylamino, R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , and R 9 independently of one another are hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, or phenyl or benzyl, each of which is optionally substituted with one or more identical or different halogen, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, or C 1 -C 4 -alkylthio, R 10 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkylcarbonyl, or aryl which is optionally substituted with one or more halogen, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, or C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, and R 11 is hydroxyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, or C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy to the fungi, their habitat, or a combination thereof.