Claims
- 1. A pyridinyl carbonyl compound of formula I ##STR75## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.3 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or trifluoromethyl;
- R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 are each independently hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl.
- 2. A compound of formula I according to claim 1 wherein
- R.sub.1 and R.sub.3 are each independently hydrogen, chlorine, methyl or trifluoromethyl;
- R.sub.6 is hydrogen;
- R.sub.7 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl.
- 3. A compound of formula I according to claim 2 wherein
- R.sub.1 and R.sub.3 are chlorine;
- R.sub.6 is hydrogen;
- R.sub.7 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl.
- 4. A compound according to claim 1 selected from the group consisting of
- 1-(3-pyridinyl)-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)butan-1-one,
- 1-(3-pyridinyl)-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)-isopentan-1-one,
- 1-(3-pyridinyl)-2-(4-chlorophenoxy)hexan-1-one,
- 1-(3-pyridinyl)-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)-pentan-1-one, and
- 1-(3-pyridinyl)-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)-hexan-1-one.
- 5. A composition for controlling microorganisms or for preventing attack by said microorganisms, which composition consists essentially of an effective amount of a compound of formula I according to claim 1, together with a suitable carrier.
- 6. A method of controlling phytopathogenic microorganisms or of protecting cultivated plants from attack by said microorganisms, which method comprises applying to said plants or to the locus thereof or to parts of plants a compound of formula I according to claim 1.
- 7. A method according to claim 6, wherein the parts of plants are seeds.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 237,659, filed on Aug. 23, 1988, now abandoned, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 912,900, filed on Sept. 26, 1986, now abandoned.
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