Fungicidal methods, compounds and compositions containing benzophenones

Abstract

There is provided a method for the control of phytopathogenic fungi and disease caused thereby which comprises contacting said fungi with a fungicidally effective amount of a benzophenone compound of formula I ##STR1## There are further provided benzophenone compounds of formula Ia which are useful as fungicidal agents and compositions useful for the protection of plants from the damaging effects of phytopathogenic fungi and fungal disease.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Food production relies upon a variety of agricultural technologies to ensure the growing population's dietary needs remain affordable, nutritious and readily available on grocery store shelves. Fungicides are one of these agricultural technologies which are available to the world community. Fungicides are agrochemical compounds which shield crops and foods from fungus and fungal diseases. Crops and food are constantly threatened by a variety of fungal organisms, which, if left uncontrolled, can cause ruined crops and devastated harvests.

In particular, ascomycetes, the causative agent for powdery mildew diseases are an ever-present threat especially to cereal and fruit crops. However, applications of fungicidal agents at disease control rates can cause phytotoxic damage to the target plants.

Therefore it is an object of this invention to provide a method to control phytopathogenic fungus without causing concurrent phytotoxic damage to the host plant.

It is another object of this invention to provide an effective and safe method for the protection of important agronomic crops from the damage and loss caused by a phytopathogenic fungal infection and the disease caused thereby.

It is a further object of this invention to provide benzophenone fungicidal agents and fungicidal compositions comprising a benzophenone compound.

These and other objects and features of the invention will become apparent from the detailed description provided hereinbelow.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides a method for the control of a phytopathogenic fungus or a disease caused thereby which comprises contacting said fungus with a fungicidally effective amount of a benzophenone compound of formula I ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1 represents a halogen atom, an optionally substituted alkyl or alkoxy group, a cyano or a nitro group; m is 0 or an integer of 1, 2, 3 or 4; R.sup.2 independently represents a halogen atom, an optionally substituted alkyl or alkoxy group, a nitro group or when R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are attached to adjacent carbon atoms, R.sup.1 and one R.sup.2 may be taken together to represent --CH.dbd.CH--CH.dbd.CH-- or optionally substituted alkylene or oxyalkyleneoxy; R.sup.3 represents hydrogen, halogen, an optionally substituted alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkylthio, alkylsulphinyl, alkylsulphonyl, cyano, carboxy, hydroxy, nitro, or an optionally substituted amino group; R.sup.4 represents a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted alkyl or acyl group; R.sup.5 represents a hydrogen, halogen, an optionally substituted alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy, alkylthio, cycloalkyl, cycloalkyloxy, hydroxy, trialkylsilyloxy group, --ONa, --OK, --OC(O)R.sup.7, --OCHR.sup.8 C(O)R.sup.7, --OC(O)NR.sup.8 R.sup.9, --OS(O).sub.2 R.sup.8, --OS(O).sub.2 NR.sup.8 R.sup.9, --OP (X.sup.1)(OR.sup.8)OR.sup.9, --OP(X.sup.1)(R.sup.8)R.sup.9, --S(O)R.sup.8, --S(O).sub.2 R.sup.8, or R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 may be taken together to represent an optionally substituted alkylene or alkyleneoxy chain; n is 0, or an integer of 1 or 2; R.sup.6 independently represents a halogen atom, an optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy, cycloalkyl, cycloalkoxy, hydroxy, --OC(O)R.sup.10 group, or when R5 and R6 are attached to adjacent carbon atoms, R.sup.5 and one R.sup.6 may be taken together to represent --CH.dbd.CH--CH.dbd.CH-- or an optionally substituted oxyalkyleneoxy chain; R.sup.7 represents a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted alkyl or alkoxy group; R.sup.8, R.sup.9 and R.sup.10 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 may be taken together to represent an alkylene chain optionally interrupted by an oxygen or nitrogen atom; X represents an oxygen atom, a sulphur atom or a group NOR; X.sup.1 represents an oxygen or sulphur atom; Y represents an oxygen or sulphur atom or a sulphonyl or sulphinyl group; and R represents a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted alkyl, aralkyl, aryl or acyl group.

The present invention also provides crop protection methods, fungicidal benzophenone compounds of formula Ia, methods of preparation of said benzophenone compounds and fungicidal compositions comprising at least one formula I or Ia compound and an agriculturally acceptable carrier.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Huge economic losses have resulted from the devastation and damage of important agronomic and horticultural crops caused by fungal infection and infestation. Pest management strategies, field resistance, and virulent strains have all contributed to agriculturalists' concerns for combatting phytopathogenic fungal disease. In particular, ascomycetes, the causative agents for powdery mildew diseases continues to be a serious concern in cereal crop and fruit production. Further, in a variety of fungicidal agent applications concomitant phytotoxic injury to the host plant may be observed.

It has now been found that benzophenone compounds of formula I are highly effective fungicidal agents and are particularly effective for controlling mildew diseases such as powdery mildew. Compounds of formula I useful in fungus control methods are those benzophenones having the structure ##STR3## wherein X, Y, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, m and n are described hereinabove.

Alkyl as a substituent or as a part of other substituents, such as alkoxy or alkylthio may be straight-chain or branched and may contain up to eighteen, preferably up to 14, and especially up to 10, carbon atoms, individual examples including: methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, etc. as well as their isomers such as isopropyl, isobutyl, tertiary-butyl, isopentyl, and the like. Lower alkyl or alkoxy groups have from 1 to 10 carbon atoms. A cycloalkyl moiety as a substituent or as a part of other substituents suitably contains from 3 to 10, preferably from 3 to 6, carbon atoms. An alkenyl or alkynyl group suitably has from 2 to 6, preferably from 2 to 4 chain members, for example, ethenyl, propenyl, allyl, butenyl and the like as well as for chains with more than one double bond such as pentadienyl and the like. An alkylene chain usefully has 1 to 5, preferably 1 to 4, members.

An acyl group is formally formed by the removal of hydroxyl from a carboxyl group, and is used herein to include formyl and optionally substituted alkylcarbonyl and arylcarbonyl groups.

A halogen atom represents fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine, preferably chlorine. Preferred haloalkyl moieties are difluoromethyl and trifluoromethyl.

Optionally substituted moieties may be unsubstituted or have from one up to the maximal chemically possible number of substituents. Optional substituents may be any of those customarily employed in the development of biocidal compounds, and/or the modification of such compounds to influence their activity, persistence, penetration and any other property. Specific examples of such substituents include halogen, especially fluorine, chlorine or bromine, phenyl, alkylphenyl, alkoxyphenyl, halophenyl, phenyloxy, nitro, cyano, acyl, hydroxy, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, cycloalkoxy, carboxyl, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, cycloalkylamino, piperidyl, morpholinyl, carbamoyl, mono- or dialkylcarbamoyl, morpholinocarbonyl, trialkylsilyl and the like. Alkyl moieties of such optional substituents usefully have from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably 1 or 2 carbon atoms.

The benzophenone compounds according to formula I are oils, gums, or, predominantly, crystalline solid materials and possess valuable fungicidal properties. For example, they can be used in agriculture, or related fields such as horticulture and viticulture, for the control of phytopathogenic fungi, especially ascomycetes, and powdery mildew disease such as Erysiphe graminis, Podosphaera leucotricha, Uncinula necator and the like. Said benzophenone compounds possess a high fungicidal activity within a wide concentration range and may be used in agriculture without harmful phytotoxic effects.

Preferred formula I compounds useful in the method of invention are those in which R.sup.1 represents a halogen atom or an optionally substituted alkyl or alkoxy group; m is 0 or an integer of 1, 2 or 3; and R.sup.2 independently represents a halogen atom or an optionally substituted alkyl or alkoxy group; or R.sup.1 R.sup.2 together represent --CH.dbd.CH--CH.dbd.CH-- or alkylene; R.sup.3 represents a halogen atom, an optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkylthio or alkylsulphonyl group, a nitro group, or an optionally substituted amino group; R.sup.5 represents a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy, cycloalkoxy or alkylthio group, a hydroxy group, a trialkylsilyloxy group, or a --OC(O)R.sup.7, --OCHR.sup.8 C(O)R.sup.7, --OC(O)NR.sup.8 R.sup.9, --OS(O).sub.2 .sup.R.sup.8 or --OS(O).sub.2 NR.sup.8 R.sup.9 group; or R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 together represent an optionally substituted alkyleneoxy chain; n is 0 or the integer 1; R.sup.6 represents an optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy, cycloalkyl or cycloalkoxy group or a --OC(O)R.sup.10 group; R.sup.7 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl or alkoxy group; X represents an oxygen atom or an NOR group; and R represents a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted alkyl group.

Good control of phytopathogenic fungi is obtained with a fungicidally effective amount of a compound of formula I wherein R.sup.1 represents a halogen atom or an optionally substituted lower alkyl group; m is an integer of 1 or 3; R.sup.2 independently represents a halogen atom or an optionally substituted lower alkyl group; R.sup.3 represents a halogen atom, an optionally substituted alkyl or alkenyl group, or an optionally substituted amino group; R.sup.5 represents an optionally substituted alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy, cycloalkoxy or alkylthio group or R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 may be taken together to represent an optionally substituted alkyleneoxy chain; n is 0 or the integer 1; R.sup.6 represents an optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy, cycloalkyl or cycloalkoxy group or a --OC(O)R.sup.10 group; R.sup.7 represents an alkyl or alkoxy group; X represents an oxygen atom or NOR group; Y represents an oxygen atom; and R represents hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl.

Especially preferred are those formula I compounds in which R.sup.1 represents a halogen atom or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group; R.sup.2 independently represents a halogen atom or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group; R.sup.3 represents a halogen atom or an optionally substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group; R.sup.4 represents an optionally substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group; R.sup.5 represents an optionally substituted lower alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy or cycloalkoxy group; R.sup.6 represents an optionally substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy or cyloalkoxy group

Effective control of phytopathogenic fungi may be achieved, for example, with a fungicidally effective amount of one or more of the following compounds:

2,3,5,6-tetramethyl-4',5',6'-trimethoxy-2'-methylbenzophenone; 2,6-dichloro-4',5'-dimethoxy-2'-methylbenzophenone-O-methyloxime; 2,6-dichloro-5'-t-butoxy-4'-methoxy-2'-methylbenzophenone; 2,6-dichloro-5',6'-di-n-butoxy-4'-methoxy-2'-methylbenzophenone; 2'-allyloxy-2,6-dichloro-3',4'-dimethoxy-6'-methylbenzophenone; 2'-benzyloxy-2,6-dichloro-3',4'-dimethoxy-6'-methylbenzophenone; 2'-butoxy-2,6-dichloro-3',4'-dimethoxy-6'-methylbenzophenone; 2'-cyclohexylmethoxy-2,6-dichloro-3',4'-dimethoxy-6'-methylbenzophenone; 2'-cyclopentyloxy-2,6-dichloro-3',4'-dimethoxy-6'-methylbenzophenone; 2,6-dichloro-2',3',4'-trimethoxy-6'-methylbenzophenone; 2,6-dichloro-2'-ethoxy-3',4'-dimethoxy-6'-methylbenzophenone; 2,6-dichloro-2-heptyloxy-3',4'-dimethoxy-6'-methylbenzophenone; 2,6-dichloro-2-hexyloxy-3',4'-dimethoxy-6'-methylbenzophenone; 2,6-dichloro-3',4'-dimethoxy-2'-(2-methoxy-ethoxy)-6'-methylbenzophenone; 2,6-dichloro-3',4'-dimethoxy-6'-methyl-2'-(3-methylbutoxy)benzophenone; 2,6-dichloro-3',4'-dimethoxy-6'-methyl-2'-(prop-2-ynyloxy)benzophenone; 2,6-dichloro-3',4,-dimethoxy-6'-methyl-2'-pentyloxybenzophenone; 2,6-dichloro-3',4'-dimethoxy-6'-methyl-2'-propoxybenzophenone; 2,6-dichloro-4',5'-dimethoxy-2'-methylbenzophenone; 2,6-dichloro-4'-methoxy-2'-methyl-5'-(3-methylbutoxy)benzophenone; 2,6-dichloro-4'-methoxy-2'-methyl-5'-(prop-2-ynyloxy)benzophenone; 2,6-dichloro-4'-methoxy-2'-methyl-5'-(octyloxy)benzophenone; 2,6-dichloro-4'-methoxy-2'-methyl-5'-(pentyloxy)benzophenone; 2,6-dichloro-4'-methoxy-2'-methyl-5'-propoxybenzophenone; 2,6-dichloro-4'-methoxy-2'-methyl-5'-trimethylsilanylmethoxybenzophenone; 2,6-dichloro-5'-(1-ethyl-propoxy)-4'-methoxy-2'-methylbenzophenone; 2,6-dichloro-5'-difluoromethoxy-4'-methoxy-2'-methylbenzophenone; 2,6-dichloro-5'-ethoxy-4'-methoxy-2'-methylbenzophenone; 2,6-dichloro-5'-heptyloxy-4'-methoxy-2'-methylbenzophenone; 2,6-dichloro-5'-hexyloxy-4'-methoxy-2'-methylbenzophenone; 2,6-dichloro-5'-isobutoxy-4'-methoxy-2'-methylbenzophenone; 2,6-dichloro-5'-isopropoxy-4'-methoxy-2'-methylbenzophenone; 5'-butoxy-2,6-dichloro-4'-methoxy-2'-methylbenzophenone; 5'-cyclohexylmethoxy-2,6-dichloro-4'-methoxy-2'-methylbenzophenone; 5'-cyclohexyloxy-2,6-dichloro-4'-methoxy-2'-methylbenzophenone; 5'-cyclopentyloxy-2,6-dichloro-4'-methoxy-2'-methylbenzophenone; 5'-cyclopropylmethoxy-2,6-dichloro-4'-methoxy-2'-methylbenzophenone; or 5'-decyloxy-2,6-dichloro-4'-methoxy-2'-methyl-benzophenone.

The present invention also provides benzophenone compounds of formula Ia ##STR4## wherein R.sup.1 represents a halogen atom, an optionally substituted alkyl group or a cyano group; m is an integer of 2, 3 or 4; R.sup.2 independently represents a halogen atom, an optionally substituted alkyl or alkoxy group or when R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are on adjacent carbon atoms, R.sup.1 R.sup.2 together represent --CH.dbd.CH--CH.dbd.CH-- or an optionally substituted alkylene or oxyalkyleneoxy group; R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen or halogen atom, an optionally substituted alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkylthio, alkylsulphinyl, alkylsulphonyl, cyano, carboxy, hydroxy, nitro, or an optionally substituted amino group; R.sup.4 represents an optionally substituted alkyl or acyl group; R.sup.5 represents a halogen atom, an optionally substituted alkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy, alkylthio, cycloalkyl, cycloalkyloxy, trialkylsilyloxy, --ONa, --OK, --OC(O)R.sup.7, --OCHR.sup.8 C(O)R.sup.7, --OC(O)NR.sup.8 R.sup.9, --OS(O).sub.2 R.sup.8, --OS(O).sub.2 NR.sup.8 R.sup.9, --OP (X.sup.1) (OR.sup.8)OR.sup.9, --OP(X.sup.1)(R.sup.8)R.sup.9, --S(O)R.sup.8 or --S(O).sub.2 R.sup.8 group or R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 may be taken together to represent an optionally substituted alkylene or alkyleneoxy chain; n is 0 or an integer of 1 or 2; R.sup.6 independently represents an optionally substituted alkoxy group, a hydroxy group or a --OC(O)R.sup.10 group when attached to adjacent carbon atoms, or R.sup.5 and one R.sup.6 may be taken together to represent --CH.dbd.CH--CH.dbd.CH-- or an optionally substituted oxyalkyleneoxy chain; R.sup.7 represents a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted alkyl or alkoxy group; R.sup.8, R.sup.9 and R.sup.10 independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, or R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 may be taken together to represent an alkylene chain optionally interrupted by an oxygen or nitrogen atom; X represents an oxygen atom, a sulphur atom or an NOR group; X.sup.1 represents an oxygen or sulphur atom; Y represents an oxygen or sulphur atom or a sulphonyl or sulphinyl group; and R represents a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted, alkyl, aralkyl, aryl or acyl group, with the provisos that when X represents an oxygen or sulphur atom and:

(i) when R.sup.1 represents a halogen atom, then (R.sup.2).sub.m must be other than a halogen atom or no more than one alkyl or alkoxy group.

(ii) when R.sup.1 represents an alkyl group, then R.sup.2 must be other than alkyl;

(iii) when m is 1, then R.sup.2 must be other than an alkoxy group;

(iv) when R.sup.3 represents an alkenyl group, then R.sup.3 cannot be substituted with an alkoxy or acyl group;

(v) when R.sup.3 represents a haloalkyl group, then R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 must be other than a haloalkyl group; and

(vi) when Y represents an oxygen atom, then R.sup.3 and R.sup.5 must be other than a hydrogen atom and n must be 1 or 2.

The compounds having formula I (including those of formula Ia) may be prepared by a process which comprises reacting a compound of formula II ##STR5## with a compound of formula III ##STR6## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, Y, m and n are as hereinbefore defined and one of Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom and the other represents the group COCl; or one represents a magnesium halide group MgHal, wherein Hal is a halogen, preferably bromine or iodine, atom, and the other represents COCl or an aldehyde or nitrile group, followed in the last two cases by oxidation or hydrolysis, respectively, and optionally followed by further derivatization.

The starting materials of formula II and III are known products, and may themselves be prepared according to established methods or routine adaptations thereof. Substituents R.sup.1 to R.sup.9 which are not compatible with the selected reaction conditions may be introduced after formation of the benzophenone. They may be generated by known methods such as subsequent derivatization or substitution of a suitable group or by cleaving off a suitable protecting group.

When one of Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 is hydrogen and the other is COCl, the process is a Friedel Crafts reaction and is effected in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst according to well-established procedures. Suitable catalysts include AlCl.sub.3, SnCl.sub.4, FeCl.sub.3, ZnCl.sub.2, TiCl.sub.4, SbCl.sub.5 and BF.sub.3, which may be in a molar equivalent amount (based on the acyl chloride). However, it is also possible to use lesser amounts of catalyst at elevated temperatures, suitably under reflux temperatures, preferred catalysts under these conditions being FeCl.sub.3, I.sub.2, ZnCl.sub.2, iron, copper, strong sulphonic acids such as F.sub.3 CSO.sub.3 H, and acidic ion exchange resins such as Amberlyst.RTM. 15 and Nafion.RTM.. The reaction can be carried out in a solvent inert under the reaction conditions, for example ethylene or methylene chloride, benzene, decane or solvent mixtures, or in the absence of solvent, conveniently by employing one of the reactants in excess.

When the magnesium halide is reacted with a nitrile, i.e. the other group Z.sup.1 or Z.sup.2 represents CN, the immediate reaction product is an imine of formula IV: ##STR7## This intermediate is readily converted to the desired benzophenone derivatives of formula I wherein X is an oxygen atom by acid hydrolysis, suitably using mineral acids such as hydrochloric or sulphuric.

When magnesium halide is reacted with an aldehyde, i.e. the other group Z.sup.1 or Z.sup.2 represents CHO, the immediate reaction product is a tertiary alcohol of formula V: ##STR8## This formula V intermediate is readily converted to the desired benzophenone derivatives of formula I wherein X is an oxygen atom by oxidation, suitably using Mn(IV), Mn(VII), Ce(IV) or Cr(VI) derivatives, nitric acid or oxygen in the presence of a catalyst.

Certain oxime derivatives of formula I may be prepared by reacting the appropriately substituted nitrile oxide of formula VI with a suitable o-dimethoxybenzene of formula VII in the presence of aluminum chloride and an inert solvent to form an intermediate and hydrolyzing the intermediate in aqueous acid to give the desired product compounds of Ib. The reaction is shown in flow diagram I. ##STR9##

For compounds of formula Ib the substituents R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.6 and n are as defined hereinabove for formula I and Ia and m is an integer of 1, 2 or 3. The oximes of formula Ib may be O-alkylated or O-acylated using conventional alkylation and acylation techniques.

The substituents of the benzophenones produced according to the processes of the invention may be derivatized further according to established methods or routine adaptations thereof, such as hydrogenation, acylation or cleavage of ether bonds.

The formula Ia compounds of the invention are excellent fungicides, especially for the control of phytopathogenic fungi in agriculture or related fields. They are useful for the control of powdery mildew diseases, particularly of Erysiphe graminis, Podosphaera leucotricha or Uncinula necator. Due to excellent plant tolerance, the compounds may be used in all cultivation of plants where infection by the controllable fungi is not desired, e.g. small grain cereals, apples, vine. The absence of target crop phytotoxicity at fungus control rates is a feature of the present invention.

The present invention also provides a fungicidal composition which comprises a compound of formula I or Ia as defined hereinabove and an agriculturally acceptable carrier. Said composition may contain one or more compounds of the present invention. Preferably, at least one carrier in a composition according to the invention is a surface-active agent. For example, the composition may contain at least two carriers, at least one of which is a surface-active agent.

The compounds according to formula I or Ia may be applied as technical material, however, said compounds are preferably applied as a composition comprising, besides the formula I or Ia compounds, adjuvants and auxiliaries which are known for formulation purposes and are manufactured into e.g. emulsion concentrates, solutions which may be sprayed directly or diluted, diluted emulsions, wettable powders, soluble powders, dusts, granulates, microencapsulates by well-established procedures. The form of application such as spraying, atomizing, dispersing, pouring may be chosen like the compositions according to the desired objectives and the given circumstances.

It is contemplated, compounds of formula I or Ia may be formulated or applied, either alone or in combination, with one or more pesticides or plant growth regulants. Pesticides used in combination may be herbicides, insecticides or other fungicides or a combination thereof. When the formula I or Ia compounds are applied in combination with another pesticide or pesticides, they may be applied simultaneously or sequentially. Among the available fungicides which may be used in combination with formula I compounds are 4,6-dinitro-o-cresol, benalaxyl, benomyl, captafol, captan, carbendazim, chlorothalonil, copper, cymoxanil, dichlofluanid, dichlone, difenoconazole, dimethomorph, diniconzole, dinocap, dithianon, fenpiclonil, fenpropiomorph, hymaxazol, imazalil, iprodione, isoprothiolane, kasugamycin, mancozeb, mepronil, mercuric oxide, oxadixyl, oxolinic acid, penconazole, propineb, pyrifenox, thiabendazole, thiram, tolclofos-methyl, triadimefon, triflumizole, triforine validamycin A, vinclozolin, zineb, ziram, and the like.

The fungicidal compositions of the invention may be prepared by well-established procedures, e.g. intensive mixing and/or grinding of the active ingredients with other substances, such as fillers, solvents, solid carriers, and optionally surface-active compounds (tensides).

Solvents may be aromatic. hydrocarbons, preferably the fractions C.sub.8 to C.sub.12, e.g. xylenes or xylene mixtures, substituted naphthalenes, phthalic acid esters, such as dibutyl or dioctyl phthalate, aliphatic hydrocarbons, e.g. cyclohexane or paraffins, alcohols and glycols as well as their ethers and esters, e.g. ethanol, ethyleneglycol mono- and dimethyl ether, ketones such as cyclohexanone, strongly polar solvents such as N-methyl 2-pyrrolidone, dimethyl sulphoxide, alkyl formamides, epoxidized vegetable oils, e.g. epoxidized coconut or soybean oil, water.

Solid carriers, which may be used for dusts or dispersible powders, may be mineral fillers, such as calcite, talc, kaolin, montmorillonite, attapulgite., The physical properties may be improved by addition of highly dispersed silica gel or highly dispersed polymers.

Carriers for granulates may be porous material, e.g. pumice, broken brick, sepiolite, bentonite, non-sorptive carriers may be calcite or sand. Additionally, a multitude of pre-granulated inorganic or organic materials may be used, such as dolomite or crushed plant residues.

Suitable surface-active substances may be non-ionogenic, anionic or cationic tensides with good dispersing, emulgating and wetting properties depending on the nature of the benzophenone compound to be formulated. Tensides may also mean mixtures of tensides.

Suitable tensides may be so-called water-soluble soaps as well as water-soluble synthetic surface-active compounds. Soaps usually are alkali, earth alkali or optionally substituted ammonium salts of higher fatty acids (C.sub.10 -C.sub.20), e.g. the sodium or potassium salts of oleic or stearic acid or of mixtures of natural fatty acids which are prepared, for example, from coconut or tallow oil. Furthermore, methyl-taurine salts of fatty acids may be used. However, so-called synthetic tensides are preferably used, especially fatty sulphonates, fatty sulphates, sulphonated benzimidazole derivatives or alkyl aryl sulphonates. The fatty sulphates or fatty sulphonates are normally used as alkali, earth alkali or optionally substituted ammonium salts and have an alkyl moiety of 8 to 22 carbon atoms, whereby alkyl also means the alkyl moiety of acyl residues, such as the sodium or calcium salt of lignin sulphonic acid, of sulphuric acid dodecylate or of a mixture of fatty alcohols prepared from natural fatty acids. This also includes the salts of sulphuric acid esters, sulphonic acids and adducts of fatty alcohols and ethylene oxide. The sulphonated benzimidazole derivatives preferably contain 2 sulphonic acid residues and a fatty acid residue with 8 to 22 carbon atoms. Alkyl aryl sulphonates are, for example, the sodium, calcium or triethyl ammonium salts of dodecyl benzene sulphonic acid, dibutyl naphthalene sulphonic acid or of a condensate of naphthalene sulphonic acid and formaldehyde. Furthermore, phosphates, such as the salts of the phosphoric acid ester of a p-nonylphenol-(4-14)-ethylene oxide adduct or phospholipids, may be used.

Non-ionic tensides are preferably polyglycolether derivatives of aliphatic or cycloaliphatic alcohols, saturated or non-saturated fatty acids and alkylphenols, which have 3 to 10 glycol ether groups and 8 to 20 carbon atoms in the (aliphatic) hydrocarbon residue and 6 to 18 carbon atoms in the alkyl residue of the alkyl phenols. Other suitable non-ionic tensides are the water-soluble, 20 to 250 ethylene glycol ether groups containing polyadducts of ethylene oxide and polypropylene glycol, ethylene diamino polypropylene glycol and alkyl polypropylene glycol with 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl moiety, the substances normally contain 1 to 5 ethylene glycol units per propylene glycol unit. Examples of non-ionic tensides are nonylphenol polyethoxy ethanols, castor oil polyglycol ether, polyadducts of ethylene oxide and polypropylene, tributyl phenoxy polyethoxy ethanol, polyethylene glycol, octyl phenoxy polyethoxy ethanol. Furthermore, fatty acid esters of polyoxy ethylene sorbitan, such as polyoxy ethylene sorbitan trioleate may be used.

Cationic tensides preferably are quaternary ammonium salts, which have at least one alkyl residue with 8 to 22 carbon atoms and, furthermore, low, optionally-halogenated alkyl, benzyl or hydroxyalkyl residues. The salts are preferably halides, methyl sulphates or alkyl sulphates, e.g. stearyl trimethyl ammonium chloride or benzyl bis(2-chloroethyl) ethyl ammonium bromide.

The tensides generally used for compositions of the invention are disclosed in publications such as:

"McCutheon's Detergents and Emulsifiers Annual", MC Publishing Corp., Ridgewood, N.J., USA 1981; H. Stache, "Tensid-Taschenbuch", 2nd ed., C. Hanser, Munich, Vienna, 1981; M. and J. Ash, "Encyclopedia of Surfactants", vol. I-III, Chemical Publishing Co., New York, N.Y., USA 1980-1981.

The pesticidal compositions of the invention may comprise 0.1% to 95%, preferably 0.1% to 80% of at least one compound of formula I or Ia, 1% to 99.9% of a solid or liquid adjuvant and 0% to 25%, preferably 0.1% to 25%, of a tenside.

Exemplary of the compositions of the invention are:

Emulsion Concentrates:

Active ingredient: 1% to 20%, preferably 5% to 10% Surface-active substance: 5% to 30%, preferably 10% to 20% Liquid carrier: 50% to 94%, preferably 70% to 85%

Suspension-Concentrates:

Active ingredient: 5% to 75%, preferably 10% to 50% Water: 94% to 24%, preferably 88% to 30% Surface-active substance: 1% to 40%, preferably 2% to 30%

Wettable Powder:

Active ingredient: 0.5% to 90%, preferably 1% to 80% Surface-active substance: 0.5% to 20%, preferably 1% to 15% Solid carrier: 5% to 95%, preferably 15% to 90%

Dusts:

Active ingredient: 0.1% to 10%, preferably 0.1% to 1% Solid carrier: 99.9% to 90%, preferably 99.9% to 99%

Granulates:

Active ingredient: 0.5% to 30%, preferably 3% to 15% Solid carrier: 99.5% to 70%, preferably 97% to 85%

As commodity the inventive fungicidal compositions may preferably be in a concentrated form whereas the end-user generally employs diluted compositions. Said compositions may be diluted to a concentration of 0.001% of active ingredient (a.i.). The doses usually are in the range from 0.01 to 10 kg a.i./ha.

Said compositions may also comprise other auxiliaries such as stabilizers, defoamer, viscosity controlling agents, thickeners, adhesives, fertilisers or other active ingredients to obtain special effects.

For a more clear understanding of the invention, the following specific examples are set forth below. These examples are merely illustrations and are not to be understood as limiting the scope and underlying principles of the invention in any way. Indeed, various modifications of the invention in addition to those shown and described herein will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following examples and foregoing description. Such modifications are also intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims. The terms HNMR, CIMS and IR as used in the examples hereinbelow designate proton nuclear magnetic resonance, mass spectrum and infrared, respectively.

EXAMPLE 1

2,6-Dichloro-4',5'-dimethoxy-2'-methylbenzophenone (Compound 1)

(R.sup.1 =Cl, R.sup.2 =6-Cl, R.sup.3 =CH.sub.3, R.sup.4 =CH.sub.3, R.sup.5 =OCH.sub.3, X=O, Y=O, m=1, n=0)

A mixture of 4-methyl-veratrol (76.1 g; 500 mmol), 2,6-dichlorobenzoyl chloride (120.4 g; 575 mmol) and iron(III)chloride (0.5 g) is heated with stirring. The reaction starts at 90.degree. C. under formation of hydrogen chloride, the main reaction is complete within 10 min at 95.degree. C. Subsequently, the reaction mixture is stirred for another 30 min at 100.degree. C. and then cooled to 65.degree. C. Upon addition of methanol (350 ml) Compound 1 begins to crystallize. A water/methanol mixture (1:1 v/v; 300 ml) is then slowly added at 40.degree. C. and the mixture is cooled to room temperature with stirring for 30 min. The solid material is collected by vacuum filtration, three times washed with methanol/water (3:1 v/v; 100 ml each) and dried yielding colorless crystals, 148.6 g, (91.4% y) mp 101.5.degree. C.

EXAMPLE 2

Derivatization of benzophenones

A) 2,6-Dichloro-4',5'-dimethoxy-2'-nitro-benzophenone (Compound 2) R.sup.1 =Cl, R.sup.2 =6-Cl, R.sup.3 =NO.sub.2, R.sup.4 =CH.sub.3, R.sup.5 =OCH.sub.3, X=O, Y=O, m=1 n=0)

A portion of 2,6-dichloro-3',4'-dimethoxybenzophenone (6.22 g, 20 mmol), prepared analogously to Example 1, is added within 15 min into nitric acid (65%; 40 ml) which is heated to 40.degree. C. The clear solution is stirred for 10 min at 40.degree. C., then 1 h at room temperature. The reaction mixture is then poured into water whereupon a slowly solidifying oil forms. This material is dissolved in a small amount of N,N-dimethyl formamide under warming, then methanol is added and the mixture is chilled and filtered giving Compound 2 as yellow crystals, 5.57 g, (78% y) with mp 143.degree. C.

B) 2'-Amino-2,6-dichloro-4',5'-dimethoxybenzophenone (Compound 3) R.sup.1 =Cl , R.sup.2 =6-Cl, R.sup.3 =NH.sub.2, R.sup.4 =CH.sub.3, R.sup.5 =OCH.sub.3, X=O, Y=O, m=1, n=0)

A portion of 2,6-dichloro-3',4'-dimethoxy-2'-nitrobenzophenone (Compound 2; 3.56 g, 10 mmol) is added to a mixture of water (50 ml), glacial acetic acid (1 ml) and powdered iron (3.30 g, 60 mmol) within 15 min at 70.degree. C. The reaction mixture is stirred at 95.degree. C. for another 3 h. After cooling, toluene (50 ml) is added and the solid material removed by vacuum filtration. The filter cake is washed with toluene. The filtrate and washings are combined and washed with water, dried and then applied onto a flash chromatography column (silica gel, 50 g). The column is consecutively eluted with toluene, and toluene containing 1%, 2%, 5% and 10% of acetone (250 ml each). The fraction eluted by 10% acetone is concentrated in vacuo to a final volume of 10 ml whereby Compound 3 crystallizes yielding yellow crystals, 1.61 g, (49% y) mp 181.degree. C.

C) 2,6-Dichloro-4',5'-dimethoxy-2'-formylamino-benzophenone (Compound 4) (R.sup.1 =Cl, R.sup.2 =6-Cl, R.sup.3 =NHCHO, R.sup.4 =CH.sub.3, R.sup.5 =OCH.sub.3, X=O, Y=O, m=1, n=0)

A mixture of 2'-amino-2,6-dichloro-4',5'-dimethoxybenzophenone (Compound 3; 0.82 g, 2.5 mmol) and formic acid (30 ml) is heated at reflux temperature for 24 h, and evaporated in vacuo. The residue is dissolved in a small amount of toluene, Compound 4 crystallizes upon addition of cyclohexane giving colorless crystals, 0.64 g, (72% y) with mp 152.degree. C.

D) 2,6-Dichloro-5'-hydroxy-4'-methoxy-2'-methylbenzophenone (Compound 5) (R.sup.1 =Cl, R.sup.2 =6-Cl, R.sup.3 =CH.sub.3, R.sup.4 =CH.sub.3, R.sup.5 =OH, X=O, Y=O, m=1, n=0)

A mixture of 2,6-dichloro-4',5'-dimethoxy-2'-methylbenzophenone (Compound 1; 2.5 g, 7.7 mmol), hydrogen bromide/acetic acid (33%, 10 ml) and glacial acetic acid (10 ml) is stirred for 1.5 h at 75.degree. C., poured into water (100 ml) and twice extracted with dichloromethane (50 ml each). The extracts are combined, dried, and concentrated in vacuo. The resulting oil is applied onto the top of a flash chromatography column (silica gel, 30 g). Elution is carried out with toluene and toluene/acetone, 9:1 (500 ml each). The fractions containing the material with an R.sub.f =0.54 (silica gel; toluene/acetone, 9:1) are combined and the solvent is evaporated in vacuo until a final volume of 20 ml is reached. The solution is then extracted three times with aqueous sodium hydroxide (2N; 30 ml each). The aqueous layer is acidified with hydrochloric acid (6M) and the precipitate is collected by vacuum filtration and dried to give Compound 5 as colorless crystals, 1.1 g, (45.9% y) mp 152.degree. C.

E) 2,6-Dichloro-4'-methoxy-2'-methyl-5'-n-propoxy-benzo-phenone (Compound 6) (R.sup.1 =Cl, R.sup.2 =6-Cl, R.sup.3 =CH.sub.3, R.sup.4 =CH.sub.3, R.sup.5 =O-n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7, X=O, Y=O, m=1, n=0)

A mixture of 2,6-dichloro-5'-hydroxy-4'-methoxy-2'-methylbenzophenone (Compound 5; 1.0 g, 3.2 mmol), n-propyl bromide (0.5 g, 4 mmol), potassium carbonate (2.8 g, 20 mmol) and ethanol (10 ml) is stirred for 6 h at 80.degree. C., filtered and the filtrate is evaporated in vacuo. The residue is applied onto a flash chromatography column (silica gel, 30 g). Elution with toluene (750 ml) yields Compound 6 as a brown oil, 800 mg, (70.7% y) which slowly crystallizes (mp 73.degree.-75.degree. C.).

F) 2,6-Dichloro-4',5'-dimethoxy-2'-methyl-benzophenthione (Compound 7) (R.sup.1 =Cl, R.sup.2 =6-Cl, R.sup.3 =CH.sub.3, R.sup.4 =O--CH.sub.3, R.sup.5 =O--CH.sub.3, X=S, Y=O, m=1, n=0)

A mixture of 2,6-dichloro-4',5'-dimethoxy-2'-methylbenzophenone (Compound 1; 3.25 g, 10.0 mmol), phosphorus pentasulphide (2.22 g, 10.0 mmol) and toluene (50 ml) is stirred at 110.degree. C. for 5 h, treated with p-dioxane, stirred at 100.degree. C. for a further 24 h. The supernatant is decanted from black, tarry reaction products, silica gel (15 g) is added and the solvent is evaporated in vacuo. A flash chromatography column is packed with silica gel (100 g) and the charged silica gel is layered on top of it. The column is subsequently eluted with petrol ether/acetone (500 ml, 98:2, v/v) and petrol ether/acetone (750 ml, 95:5, v/v) yielding Compound 7 as a dark green oil 40 mg, (1.2% y), which slowly solidifies. When the oil is triturated with cyclohexane three times, it gives a solid, mp 142.degree. C.

EXAMPLE 3

Using essentially the same procedures described hereinabove for Examples 1 and 2 and employing standard derivatization techniques where appropriate, the following compounds are prepared and shown in Table I.

TABLE I - ##STR10## C omp. No. R.sup.1 R.sup.2 R.sup.2 R.sup.3 R.sup.4 R.sup.5 R.sup.6 Y Mp .degree.C. 8 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OC.sub.2 H.sub.5 H O 87 9 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 OCH.sub.3 H O 106 10 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 Cl H O 168 11 Cl 6-Cl 3-NO.sub.2 CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O oil 12 Br H H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O 69-71 13 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OC(O)C.sub.2 H.sub.5 H O 142-145 14 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 H H O 89 15 I H H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O 66-68 16 Cl 6-CH.sub.3 H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O 56 17 Cl 6-CH.sub.3 H F CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O 95 18 (CHCH).sub.2 6-Cl CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O 19 I 3-I 5-I CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O oil 20 Br 5-Br H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O oil 21 Cl 4-NO.sub.2 H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O 126-128 22 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 SCH.sub.3 H S 105 23 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 2-OCH.sub.3 O 92 24 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.2 O H O 142 25 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 I H S 26 Br 5-OCH.sub.3 H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 I O oil 27 Cl 5-Br H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 I O 94-96 28 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OC(O)CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2 I O 132-135 29 Cl 5-Cl 6-OCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 I O oil 30 Cl 6-Cl H CF.sub.3 CH.sub.3 Cl I O 31 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCHF.sub.2 I O 126-128 32 CF.sub.3 5-CF.sub.3 H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 I O 98-101 33 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 H 3-OCH.sub.3 O 100-125 34 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OC(O)C(CH.sub.3).sub.3 H O 167 35 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 H OH H O 201-203 36 Cl 6-Cl H SCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O 185 37 Cl 6-Cl H S(O.sub.2)CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O 163 38 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 3-CH.sub.3 O 78 39 Cl 6-Cl H S(O)CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O 178 40 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.2 CHCH.sub.2 H O oil 41 Cl 3-Cl 5-Cl CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O 99-101 42 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 (CH.sub.2).sub.2 O H O oil 43 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CHF.sub.2 OCHF.sub.2 H O 65-68 44 CF.sub.3 6-CF.sub.3 H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O 105-107 45 Cl 6-Cl H CHCH.sub.2 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O 46 I 6-F H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O oil 47 Cl 3-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OC.sub.2 H.sub.5 H O 97 48 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 OC.sub.2 H.sub.5 H O 77 49 Cl 6-Cl H CHCHCN CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O 50 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 3-Br O 86 51 Cl 4-Cl 5-Cl CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O 160 52 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -t H O 124 53 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OC.sub.4 H.sub.9 -n H O 51 54 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OC.sub.4 H.sub.9 -i H O oil 55 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 H H S 56 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.2 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 H O 119-121 57 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OC.sub.5 H.sub.11 -n H O 46-48 58 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OC.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i H O oil 59 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 2-OH O 161 60 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.2 C(O)OC.sub.2 H.sub.5 H O 105-108 61 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 H 2-OCH.sub.3 O 135 62 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 2-OC.sub.2 H.sub.5 O 72 63 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 Cl H S 64 Cl 4-Cl 6-Cl CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O 108-109 65 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 Br H S 66 F 6-F H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O 75-77 67 Cl H H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O oil 68 Cl 4-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O oil 69 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 H O 135-138 70 Cl 6-Cl H CF.sub.3 CH.sub.3 Br H O 71 Cl 5-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O 100-102 72 Cl 6-Cl H C.sub.2 H.sub.5 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O oil 73 Cl 3-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O oil 74 Cl 6-Cl H CN CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O 120 75 F 6-CF.sub.3 H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O oil 76 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.2 CN H O 127 77 Cl 6-F H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O 72-73 78 Cl 6-Cl H I CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O 101 79 Cl 6-Cl H C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O 72 80 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OC(O)CH.sub.3 H O 156-159 81 Cl 6-Cl H Br CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O 124 82 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.2 CCH H O 87 83 Cl 6-Cl H H CH.sub.3 H 3-OCH.sub.3 O 127 84 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 H H 3,6-di-CH.sub.3 O 122 85 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 H 3,6-di-CH.sub.3 O 111 86 Cl 6-Cl H CF.sub.3 C(O)-2,6-Cl.sub.2 C.sub.6 H.sub.3 H H O 186 87 CH.sub.3 6-CH.sub.3 H H CH.sub.3 H 3-OCH.sub.3 O 84 88 Cl 6-Cl H H CH.sub.3 H 3-Br O 129 89 Cl 6-Cl H H CH.sub.3 Br 3-OCH.sub.3 O 140 90 Cl 6-Cl H OCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O 124 91 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OC(O)H H O 156 92 OCH.sub.3 6-OCH.sub.3 H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O 113 93 Cl 6-Cl H COOH CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O 174 94 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 S(O).sub.2 CH.sub.3 H SO.sub.2 233 95 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 SOCH.sub.3 H SO 227 96 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 O.sub.n -C.sub.7 H.sub.15 H O oil 97 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 O.sub.n -C.sub.8 H.sub.17 H O oil 98 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 O.sub.n -C.sub.10 H.sub.21 H O oil 99 CH.sub.3 4-CH.sub.3 6-CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O 74 100 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.2 -c-C.sub.3 H.sub.5 H O oil 101 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.2 -c-C.sub.6 H.sub.11 H O 108 102 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 O(CH.sub.2).sub.2CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2 H O oil 103 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.2 CHC(CH.sub.3).sub.2 H O oil 104 CH.sub.3 6-CH.sub.3 H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O 90-92 105 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 Oc-C.sub.5 H.sub.9 H O oil 106 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 Oc-C.sub.6 H.sub.11 H O oil 107 Cl 6-Cl H H CH.sub.3 �3!-(CHCH).sub.2 -�2! H O 155-157 108 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 ONa H O glass 109 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OSi(CH.sub.3).sub.3 H O oil 110 Br 6-Br H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O 102 111 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 Oh H O 98 112 Cl 6-Cl H OCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 Br 2-OCH.sub.3 O 183 113 CN H H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O 76 114 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.2 O 2-OCH.sub.3 98 115 Cl 6-Cl H N HCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H 163 116 Cl 6-Cl H OH CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O 80 117 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.2Si(CH.sub.3).sub.3 H O oil 118 Cl H H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O 62-64 119 Cl 3-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 2-OCH.sub.3 O oil 120 Cl 4-Cl 6-Cl CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O 126 121 F 6-F H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O 84 122 Cl 5-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O oil 123 Cl 6-Cl H OCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 6-OCH.sub.3 O 115 124 I H H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 2-OCH.sub.3 O oil 125 Br H H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O 34 126 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 On-C.sub.6 H.sub.13 H O oil 127 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 2On-C.sub.3 H.sub.7 O 46 128 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 2On-C.sub.7 H.sub.15 O oil 129 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 2On-C.sub.10 H.sub.21 O oil 130 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 2-OC(O)CH.sub.3 O 164 131 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 2On-C.sub.5 H.sub.11 O oil 132 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 2O(CH.sub.2).sub.2CH(CH.sub.3) .sub.2 O 101 133 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 2OCH.sub.2CHCH.sub.2 O 73 134 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 2OCH.sub.2 CCH O 123 135 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 2Oc-C.sub.5 H.sub.9 O 89 136 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 6OCH.sub.2C.sub.6 H.sub.5 O 80 137 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 2On-C.sub.12 H.sub.25 O oil 138 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 2OCH.sub.2 -c-C.sub.6 H.sub.11 O 88 139 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 2On-C.sub.6 H.sub.13 O oil 140 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 On-C.sub.12 H.sub.25 H O oil 141 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.2 C(O)N(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 H O 97 142 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.2 C(O)NH.sub.2 H O 136 143 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 2O(CH.sub.2).sub.2OCH.sub.3 O 84 144 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 H O oil 145 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 O(CH.sub.2).sub.2OH H O 87 146 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 O(CH.sub.2).sub. 3OH H O 86 147 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.2 -p-C.sub.6 H.sub.4CH.sub.3 H O oil 148 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.2 -p-C.sub.6 H.sub.4C(CH.sub.3).sub.3 H O 119 149 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 2OCH.sub.2 C(O)-morpholide O oil 150 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 O(CH.sub.2).sub.2 OCH.sub.3 H O oil 151 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.2C(O)-morpholide H O 163 152 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.2 -p-C.sub.6 H4OCH.sub.3 H O oil 153 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 O(CH.sub.2).sub.3 OC.sub.6 H.sub.5 H O oil 154 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 2O(CH.sub.2).sub.3 -morpholin yl .times. HCl O 225 155 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 2O(CH.sub.2).sub.2N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 .times. HCl O 103 156 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 2O(CH.sub.2).sub.2N(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 .times. HCl O 144 157 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OC.sub.2 H.sub.5 2-OCH.sub.3 O 68 158 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 2O(CH.sub.2).sub.3 Cl O 87 159 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 2O(CH.sub.2).sub.3 -piperidyl .times. HCl O 70 160 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 n-C.sub.7 H.sub.15 OCH.sub.3 H O 51 161 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7 OCH.sub.3 H O 80 162 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 n-C.sub.4 H.sub.9 OCH.sub.3 H O 89 163 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2 H O 96 164 CH.sub.3 3-CH.sub.3 H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 6-OCH.sub.3 O 82 165 CH.sub.3 5-CH.sub.3 H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 6-OCH.sub.3 O oil 166 Cl 6-Cl H Cl CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O 114 167 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 O(CH.sub.2).sub.3CO.sub.2 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 H O oil 168 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.2 C.sub.6 H.sub.4CF.sub.3 -p H O 115-117 169 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.2 SiC.sub.2 H.sub.5 (CH.sub.3).sub.2 H O 85 170 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OC(CH.sub.3).sub.3 H O 102 171 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH H O oil 172 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 O(CH.sub.2)4Br H O oil 173 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 6-O(CH.sub.2).sub.3 N(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 O oil 174 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 6-OCH(CH.sub.3).sub.2 O 108 175 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 6-OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 O oil 176 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCOC.sub.6 H.sub.3 Cl.sub.2 -2,6 6-OCH.sub.3 O 186-189 177 Cl 6-Cl H H CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 6-OCH.sub.3 O 97 178 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 6-OCH.sub.3 O 106 179 Cl 6-Cl H OCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 6-OCH.sub.3 O 121-123 180 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 NHCOCH.sub.3 H O 155 181 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OH 6-OH O 182 182 CF.sub.3 H H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 6-OCH.sub.3 O oil 183 CF.sub.3 H H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H O oil 184 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OC.sub.4 H.sub.9 -n 6-OC.sub.4 H.sub.9 -n O oil 185 Cl 6-Cl H CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2 CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 H O 110 186 Cl 6-Cl H CH.sub.3 H NO.sub.2 H O 149

EXAMPLE 4

2'-n-Butoxy-2,6-dichloro-3',4'-dimethoxy-6'-methylbenzophenone (Compound 187) (R.sup.1 =Cl, R.sup.2 =6-Cl, R.sup.3 =CH.sub.3, R.sup.4 =CH.sub.3, R.sup.5 =OCH.sub.3, R.sup.6 =2--O--(CH.sub.2).sub.3 --CH.sub.3, X=O, Y=O, m=1, n=1)

a) 2,6-Dichloro-3',4'-dimethoxy-2'-hydroxy-6'-methylbenzophenone (Compound 59)

Aluminum chloride (14.67 g, 0.1 mol), 2,6-dichlorobenzoyl chloride (20.95 g, 0.1 mol) and a solution of 3,4,5-trimethoxytoluene (18.22 g, 0.1 mol) in dichloromethane (50 ml), are slowly and consecutively added to dichloromethane stirred at 0.degree. C., stirred for 1 h at ice bath temperatures and for 16 h at room temperature, and poured into ice. The organic layer is separated, washed with dilute hydrochloric acid and water, dried, and, after addition of silica gel (100 g), concentrated in vacuo. A flash chromatography column is packed with silica gel (400 g) and the charged silica gel is layered on top of that. Elution with petrol ether/ethyl acetate (90/10, 1 l; 80/20, 1 l; 50/50, 1l) yields 2,6-dichloro-3'4'-dimethoxy-2'-hydroxy-6'-methylbenzophenone, 10.35 g, (30% y).

b) 2,6-Dichloro-3',4'-dimethoxy-2'-hydroxy-6'-methylbenzophenone, potassium salt (Compound 188)

(R.sup.1 =Cl, R.sup.2 =6-Cl, R.sup.3 =CH.sub.3, R.sup.4 =CH.sub.3, R.sup.5 =OCH.sub.3, R.sup.6 =2-OK, X=O, Y=O, m=1, n=1)

A solution of 2,6-dichloro-3',4'-dimethoxy-2'-hydroxy-6'-methyl-benzophenone (10.24 g, 30 mmol) is dissolved in ethanolic potassium hydroxide (1.98 g, 30 mmol; 85% in ethanol (100 ml)) and stirred at 70.degree. C. for 15 min. The solvent is then evaporated in vacuo. The residue is dissolved in hot ethanol (50 ml), toluene is added and the solvent is evaporated in vacuo giving Compound 188, 11.7 g.

c) 2'-n-Butoxy-2,6-dichloro-3',4'-dimethoxy-6,-methylbenzophenone (Compound 187)

A mixture of 2,6-dichloro-3',4'-dimethoxy-2'-hydroxy-6'-methyl-benzophenone, potassium salt (1.13 g; 3 mmol), 1-bromobutane (0.69 g, 5 mmol) and dimethyl formamide (5 ml) are stirred at 100.degree. C. for 8 h, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue is dissolved by shaking with a toluene/water mixture, after separation, the organic layer is collected washed with water and dried. After addition of silica gel (5 g), the solvent is evaporated. A flash chromatography column is packed with silica gel (25 g) and the charged silica gel is layered on top of that. Elution with petrol ether/ethyl acetate (95/5, 500 ml) gives the title compound, 0.82 g, (69% y) as colourless crystals, mp. 70.degree. C.

EXAMPLE 5

Using essentially the same procedures described in Examples 1, 2 and 4 hereinabove and employing, if required, standard derivativatization methods, the following compounds shown in Table II are prepared

TABLE II__________________________________________________________________________ ##STR11##Comp.No. R.sup.1 R.sup.2 m R.sup.3 YR.sup.4 R.sup.5 R.sup.6 n mp .degree.C.__________________________________________________________________________189 CH.sub.3 2,3,5,6-CH.sub.3 4 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H 0 103190 CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 5 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 H 0 142-144.5191 CH.sub.3 2,3,5,6-CH.sub.3 4 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 5-OCH.sub.3 1 113192 CH.sub.3 2,3,5,6-CH.sub.3 4 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2 H 0 73193 CH.sub.3 2,3,5,6-CH.sub.3 4 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.3 H 0 85194 CH.sub.3 2,3,5,6-CH.sub.3 4 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 5-OH 1 137__________________________________________________________________________

EXAMPLE 6

2,6-Dichloro-3',4'-dimethoxybenzophenone oxime (Compound 195) R.sup.1 =Cl; R.sup.2 =6-Cl; R.sup.3 =H; Y=O; R.sup.4 =CH3; R.sup.5 =H; R.sup.6 =4-OCH.sub.3 ; R=H

A stirred dispersion of anhydrous aluminum chloride (2.93 g, 22 mmol) in methylene chloride at ice-bath temperatures is treated sequentially with a solution of 2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile oxide (3.76 g, 20 mmol) in methylene chloride and, dropwise, with a solution of veratrole (3.32 g, 24 mmol) in methylene chloride, stirred for 0.5 hour, allowed to warm to room temperature, stirred for 4-5 hours and poured into a mixture of ice and HCl. The resultant phase mixture is separated. The organic phase is washed with 2M HCl, treated with silica gel and evaporated to dryness in vacuo. The residue is placed on top of a column of silica gel and eluted with mixtures of petroleum ether and ethyl acetate (5%, 10% and 20% pet ether, respectively) to give the title product as a white solid, 1.25 g (19% y) mp 153.degree. C.

EXAMPLE 7

2,6-Dichloro-4', 5'-dimethoxy-2'-methylbenzophenone O-n-propyloxime (Compound 196) R.sup.1 =Cl; R.sup.2 =6-Cl; R.sup.3 =CH.sub.3 ; Y=O; R.sup.4 =CH.sub.3 ; R.sup.5 OCH.sub.3 ; R.sup.6 =H; R=CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.3

A stirred solution of 2,6-dichloro-4',5'-dimethoxy-2'-methylbenzophenone oxime (1.5 g, 4.4 mmol) in anhydrous tetrahydrofuran is treated with a 60% dispersion of sodium hydride in mineral oil (0.2 g, 4.8 mmol NaH). After the cessation of hydrogen gas evolution, the reaction mixture is treated with n-propyliodide (0.82 g, 5.3 mmol), allowed to stand at room temperature for 12 hours, and diluted with water. The resultant phase mixture is extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic phases are combined and concentrated in vacuo to give a residue. The residue is chromatographed using silica gel and petroleum ether/ethyl acetate, 8/2, to give the title product as a yellow oil, 0.4 g (23.8% y) identified by NMR (67:23, E/Z isomer ratio).

EXAMPLE 8

2,6-Dichloro4',5'-dimethoxy-2'-methylbenzophenone-O-acetyl-oxime (Compound 197) R.sup.1 =Cl; R.sup.2 =6-Cl; R.sup.3 =CH.sub.3 ; Y=O; R.sup.4 =CH.sub.3 ; R.sup.5 =OCH.sub.3 ; R.sup.6 =H; R=COCH.sub.3

A stirred solution of 2,6-dichloro-4',5'-dimethoxy 2'-methylbenzophenone oxime (2.3 g, 6.8 mmol) in anhydrous tetrahydrofuran is treated with a 60% dispersion of sodium hydride in mineral oil (0.3 g, 7.5 mmol NaH). After the cessation of hydrogen gas evolution, the reaction mixture is treated with acetylchloride (0.55 g, 7.5 mmol) at room temperature, allowed to exotherm to 30.degree. C., stirred at ambient temperatures for 2 hours, concentrated in vacuo, treated with water, and filtered. The filtercake is washed with water, dried and recrystallized from methanol to give the title product as white crystals, 1.0 g (38.5% y), mp 158.degree.-149.degree. C., identified by NMR (100% E isomer).

EXAMPLE 9

Using essentially the same procedures described for Examples 6-8 hereinabove the following compounds are obtained and shown in Table III.

TABLE III______________________________________ ##STR12##CompoundNo. R R3 R6 mp .degree.C.______________________________________198 H F H oil199 H H H 153200 H CH.sub.3 H 60-70201 H CH.sub.3 6-OCH.sub.3 219-220202 CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 H 112-115203 CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2 CH.sub.3 H 117204 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 H oil______________________________________

EXAMPLE 10

______________________________________Formulation: Emulsion Concentrate______________________________________active compound 200 g/lethoxylated castor oil 100 g/ltetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol 793 g/l______________________________________

EXAMPLE 11

The fungicidal activity of the compositions and compounds of the invention is investigated by means of the following tests.

a) Activity Against Cereal Powdery Mildew (Erysiphe graminis f.sp. hordei and f.sp. tritici)

This test measures the prophylactic activity of test compositions and test compounds applied as a foliar spray. Cereal seedlings (barley, cv Golden Promise; wheat, cv Kanzler) are grown to the 1 leaf stage. The plants are then sprayed with a solution of test compound in water, made up from a 5,000 ppm stock solution in acetone containing 5,000 ppm of TRITON.RTM.X 155 (a non-ionic polyoxyethylene ether surfactant). Plants are treated using an automated spray line with atomizing nozzles. The spray volume is 20 ml. One to three days after treatment, the seedlings are inoculated with powdery mildew by shaking stock culture plants with sporulating pathogen (barley--Erysiphe graminis f.sp. hordei; wheat--Erysiphe graminis f.sp. tritici) over them. Thereafter, the plants are kept for 3h without air movement in order to allow the spores to settle on the leaves. The plants are then kept in the greenhouse until symptoms occur. Assessment is based on the percentage of diseased leaf area compared with that on control leaves.

b) Activity Against Apple Powdery Mildew (Podosphaera leucotricha)

This test measures the prophylactic activity of test compositions and test compounds, applied as a foliar spray. Apple seedlings (cv Morgenduft) are grown to the 6-7 leaf stage and then cut back to 3 leaves, taking off the oldest and youngest leaves. The plants are sprayed with a solution (20 ml) of test compound in water, made up from a 5,000 ppm stock solution in acetone containing 5,000 ppm of TRITON.RTM.X 155. The plants are treated using an automated spray line with atomizing nozzles. One to three days after treatment, the seedlings are inoculated with powdery mildew by shaking stock culture plants with sporulating pathogen over them. Thereafter, the plants are kept for 3 h without air movement. The plants are then kept in the greenhouse until symptoms occur. Assessment is based on the percentage of diseased leaf area of treated plants compared with that of control plants.

c) Activity Against Grapevine Powdery Mildew (Uncinula necator)

This test measures the direct protectant activity of test compositions and test compounds applied as foliar spray. Cuttings of grapevine (cv Muller-Thurgau) are grown to the 6-8 leaf stage and then cut back to 4 equally sized leaves. The plants are sprayed to run-off in a spray cabinet with a solution (20 ml) of test compound in water made up from a 5,000 ppm stock solution in acetone containing 5,000 ppm of TRITON.RTM.X 155. Two days after treatment, the cuttings are inoculated with conidia of Uncinula necator in a special spore setting tower. The spores are blown from freshly sporulating grape leaves (U. necator stock culture) into the upper hole of the settling tower and are allowed to settle on the leaves for 5 min. Then the plants are kept in a phytotron at 18.degree. C. night and 22.degree. C. day temperature at an interval of 12 h night and 12 h day. Illumination is accomplished by fluorescent tubes at 11,200 lux. Assessment is carried out after 21 days by visual inspection and based on the percentage of the diseased leaf area of the three youngest leaves compared with that on control plants. The results of the tests are set out in Table IV below, in which the compounds are identified by reference to the preceding Compound Nos. allocated in Examples 1 to 9 above. Absence of a rating indicates that none of the tests described above was carried out. A rating 0 indicates disease as untreated control, a rating 100 indicates no disease.

TABLE IV______________________________________Erysiphe graminis Podosphaera Uncinula barley wheat leucotricha necatorComp. No. 100 ppm 100 ppm 100 ppm 200 ppm______________________________________*1 100 100 96 84*2 99 100 0 41*3 0 6 04 95 100 415 94 99 416 99 100*8 100 100 100 95*9 0 70 95*10 85 100 44 88*11 0 0 0*12 23 0 013 87 100*14 0 36 0*15 99 73 016 100 9417 25 5 7718 89 57 7319 19 26 1520 100 100 2821 9 19 1523 100 100 10024 94 100 5326 82 79 3327 90 100 8928 100 9829 99 93 9731 99 10032 1 28 833 39 9834 0 035 0 22 936 49 6137 70 3738 42 7739 28 8540 100 10041 49 9943 23 4944 89 38 1046 100 10047 95 10048 84 90 10050 4 6 9451 51 2552 0 053 100 100*54 100 10056 100 100 11*57 99 100*58 100 100*59 0 160 0 3262 100 100*64 95 99 71 63*66 0 0 0*67 43 0 0*68 0 0 0*69 0 28 0*71 99 32 10*72 55 72 0*73 99 94 26 33*74 0 0 16*75 61 34 076 33 57*77 41 99 90*78 0 85 0*79 0 0 080 76 10082 100 10084 0 085 33 2886 0 1791 93 100*93 0 17*94 0 0*95 91 0*96 100 100 100*97 100 100 100*98 100 100 100*99 86 6 29*100 100 100 100*101 100 100 87*102 100 100 100*103 100 100 10*104 100 14 27*105 100 100 100*106 100 100*107 0 21*108 100 100*109 100 100*110 100 100*111 95 100*112 0 19*113 0 28*114 0 17*115 100 60*116 100 64*117 100 100 6*118 99 13 66*119 100 89 98*120 100 89 46*121 100 100 37*122 100 100 28*123 0 44 9*124 100 100 89*125 100 28 8*126 100 100 100*127 100 100 100*128 100 100 100*129 100 100 100*130 0 78 0*131 100 100 100*132 100 100 100*133 100 100 100*134 100 100 100*135 100 100 100*136 100 100 100*137 100 100 97*138 100 100 100*139 100 100 100*140 100 100 100*141 97 100 0*142 97 100 53*143 100 100 100*144 100 100 100*145 84 97 80*146 65 91*147 100 100*148 100 100*149 39 66*161 48 77 100*162 23 4 100*163 97 90 7166 100 100 --167 100 97 20168 100 100 2169 100 100 0170 100 100 100171 97 100 0172 100 97 100173 26 53 0174 100 100 98175 100 100 100176 0 0 8177 52 0 0178 100 100 100180 95 19 --181 5 0 6182 100 93 0183 100 74 0184 100 100 100185 0 0 0186 0 100 100189 100 100 100190 98 8 68191 100 100 99196 0 82 87197 71 78 1199 0 0 --200 100 100 41201 98 0 --202 0 92 92______________________________________ *indicates the infection with Erysiphe graminis and Podosphaera leucotricha was carried out 72 h after treatment

Claims

1. A compound of formula Ia ##STR13## wherein R.sup.1 represents halo; m is the integer 1;

R.sup.2 represents chloro;

R.sup.3 represents an alkyl or alkenyl group;

R.sup.4 represents an alkyl group;

R.sup.5 represents an alkoxy group;

R.sup.6 represents an alkoxy group;

n is the integer 1; and

X and Y each represents Oxygen.

2. A compound according to claim 1 wherein R.sup.1 is chloro; R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 each represent a C.sub.1-4 alkyl.

3. A compound according to claim 2, 2'-butoxy-2,6-dichloro-3',4'-dimethoxy-6'-methylbenzophenone.