Fungicides

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 5942509
  • Patent Number
    5,942,509
  • Date Filed
    Friday, January 31, 1997
    28 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, August 24, 1999
    25 years ago
Abstract
Fungicidal compounds having the formula (I): ##STR1## in which any two of K, L and M are nitrogen and the other is CA wherein A is H, halogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, cyano, nitro or trifluoromethyl; X is a linking group other than oxygen; T is oxygen or sulphur; and Z is an optionally substituted carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring.
Description

This invention relates to derivatives of propenoic acid useful as fungicides, to processes for preparing them, to fungicidal compositions containing them, and to methods of using them to combat fungi, especially fungal infections of plants.
There is described in EP-A-0260794 a range of fungicidal compounds which are methyl 2-(optionally substituted)heterocyclyloxy(or thio)phenyl-3-methoxypropenoates. The heterocyclic ring is six-membered, C-linked and contains 2 to 4 nitrogen atoms. Included are triazinyloxy compounds.
According to the present invention there are provided compounds having the formula (I), in which any two of K, L and M are nitrogen and the other is CA wherein A is H, halogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl (for example, methyl), C.sub.1-4 alkoxy (for example, methoxy), cyano, nitro or trifluoromethyl; X is a linking group other than oxygen; T is oxygen or sulphur; and Z is an optionally substituted carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring.
Because of the unsymmetrically substituted double bond of the propenoate group, the compounds of the invention may be obtained in the form of mixtures of (E)- and (Z)-geometric isomers. However, these mixtures can be separated into individual isomers, and this invention embraces such isomers and mixtures thereof in all proportions including those which consist substantially of the (Z)-isomer and those which consist substantially of the (E)-isomer. The (E)-isomer, in which the groups --CO.sub.2 CH.sub.3 and --OCH.sub.3 are on opposite sides of the olefinic bond of the propenoate group, are the more fungicidally active and form a preferred embodiment of the invention.
The ring containing K, L and M in formula (I) is a triazine ring. It may be a symmetrical triazine ring in which K and M are both nitrogen and L is CA or an unsymmetrical triazine ring in which either K and L are both nitrogen and M is CA or L and M are both nitrogen and K is CA.
The group A is typically H or halogen, suitably chlorine.
The group X may be, for example, S(O).sub.n, NR.sup.4, N(CHO), CR.sup.1 R.sup.2, CHR.sup.6, CO, CR.sup.1 (OR.sup.2), C.dbd.CR.sup.1 R.sup.2, CHR.sup.1 CHR.sup.2, CR.sup.1 .dbd.CR.sup.2, CHR.sup.1 CR.sup.2 .dbd.CH, C.tbd.C, OCHR.sup.1, CHR.sup.1 O, CH(CF.sub.3)O, CH(CN)O, OCHR.sup.1 O, S(O).sub.n CHR.sup.1, S(O).sub.n CHR.sup.1 O, CHR.sup.1 S(O).sub.n, CHR.sup.1 OSO.sub.2 NR.sup.4 CHR.sup.1, CHR.sup.1 NR.sup.4, CO.sub.2, O.sub.2 C, SO.sub.2 O, OSO.sub.2, CO.CO, COCHR.sup.1, COCHR.sup.1 O, CHR.sup.1 CO, CHOH.CHR.sup.1, CHR.sup.1.CHOH, .PSI., .OMEGA. (for the meaning of .PSI. and .OMEGA. see under "Chemical Formulae" later), CONR.sup.4, OCONR.sup.4, NR.sup.4 CO, CSNR.sup.4, OCS.NR.sup.4, SCO.NR.sup.4, NR.sup.4 CO.sub.2, NR.sup.4 CS, NR.sup.4 CSO, NR.sup.4 COS, NR.sup.4 CONR , S(O).sub.n NR.sup.4, NR.sup.4 S(O).sub.n, Cs.sub.2, S.sub.2 C, CO.S, SCO, N.dbd.N, N.dbd.CR.sup.1, CR.sup.1 .dbd.N, CHR.sup.1 CHR.sup.2 CH(OH), CHR.sup.1 OCO, CHR.sup.1 SCO, CHR.sup.1 NR.sup.4 CO, CHR.sup.1 NR.sup.4 CONR.sup.4, CHR.sup.1 CHR.sup.2 CO, O.N.dbd.CR.sup.1, CHR.sup.1 O.N.dbd.CR.sup.2, CO.OCR.sup.1 R.sup.2, CHR.sup.1 CHR.sup.2 CHR.sup.3, OCHR.sup.1 CHR.sup.2, (CH.sub.2).sub.m O, CHR.sup.1 OCHR.sup.2, CHR.sup.1 CHR.sup.2 O, OCHR.sup.1 CHR.sup.2 O, S(O).sub.n CHR.sup.1 CHR.sup.2, SCHR.sup.1 CHR.sup.2, CHR.sup.1 S(O).sub.n CHR.sup.2, CHR.sup.1 CHR.sup.2 S(O).sub.n, CR.sup.1 .dbd.NNR.sup.4, CR.sup.1 .dbd.NO, NR.sup.4 N.dbd.CR.sup.1, CHR.sup.1 CONR.sup.2, CHR.sup.1 OCO.NR.sup.2, CH.dbd.CHCH.sub.2 O, C.tbd.CCH.sub.2 O, COCHR.sup.1 CHR.sup.2 O, or (R.sup.5).sub.2 P.sup.+ CHR.sup.2 Q.sup.- ; where R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, which may be the same or different, are H, C.sub.1-4 alkyl or phenyl; R.sup.4 is H, C.sub.1-4 alkyl or COR.sup.1 ; R.sup.5 is optionally substituted phenyl; R.sup.6 is substituted phenyl; Q.sup.- is a halide anion; n is 0, 1 or 2; and m is 3, 4 or 5.
The substituent Z in compound (I) is optionally substituted carbocyclyl or optionally substituted heterocyclyl, this group being linked in each case to the group X through any of its atoms which valency allows. Where valency allows, each of the optionally substituted carbocyclyl or heterocyclyl groups can carry up to 5 substitutents.
The term "carbocyclyl" includes aromatic and non-aromatic rings such as, for example, phenyl, naphthyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl and cyclohexenyl, the preferred value being phenyl.
The term "heterocyclyl" includes 5- and 6-membered aromatic and non-aromatic heterocyclic rings containing one or more of each of the heteroatoms O, S and N (preferably S or N), fused benzenoid and heteroaromatic ring systems, and, in each case, the corresponding N-oxides; heteroaromatic ring systems are preferred. Examples of heterocyclyl groups which Z may be are pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, 1,2,3-, 1,2,4-, and 1,3,5-triazinyl, 1,2,4,5-tetrazinyl, 1,2,3- and 1,2,4-triazolyl, thienyl, furyl, pyrrolyl, thiazolyl, purinyl, oxadiazolyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, quinoxalinyl, benzothienyl, benzoxazolyl, benzthiazolyl, tetrahydrofuryl, morpholinyl and piperidinyl and, where appropriate, the corresponding N-oxides.
Substituents which may be present in the optionally substituted carbocyclyl and heterocyclyl moieties include one or more of the following: halo, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, C.sub.1-4 alkyl (especially methyl and ethyl), C.sub.2-4 alkenyl (especially allyl), C.sub.2-4 alkynyl (especially propargyl), C.sub.1-4 alkoxy (especially methoxy), C.sub.2-4 alkenyloxy (especially allyloxy), C.sub.2-4 alkynyloxy (especially propargyloxy), halo(C.sub.1-4)alkyl (especially trifluoromethyl), halo(C.sub.1-4)alkoxy (especially trifluoromethoxy), C.sub.1-4 alkylthio (especially methylthio), hydroxy(C.sub.1-4)alkyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy(C.sub.1-4)-alkyl, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl(C.sub.1-4)alkyl, optionally substituted aryl (especially optionally substituted phenyl), optionally substituted heteroaryl (especially optionally substituted pyridinyl or pyrimidinyl), optionally substituted aryloxy (especially optionally substituted phenoxy), optionally substituted heteroaryloxy (especially optionally substituted pyridinyloxy or pyrimidinyloxy), optionally substituted aryl(C.sub.1-4 )alkyl (especially optionally substituted benzyl, optionally substituted phenethyl and optionally substituted phenyl n-propyl) in which the alkyl moiety is optionally substituted with hydroxy, optionally substituted heteroaryl(C.sub.1-4)alkyl (especially optionally substituted pyridinyl- or pyrimidinyl(C.sub.1-4)alkyl), optionally substituted aryl(C.sub.2-4)alkenyl (especially optionally substituted phenylethenyl), optionally substituted heteroaryl(C.sub.2-4)alkenyl (especially optionally substituted pyridinylethenyl or pyrimidinylethenyl), optionally substituted aryl(C.sub.1-4 )alkoxy (especially optionally substitued benzyloxy), optionally substituted heteroaryl(C.sub.1-4)-alkoxy (especially optionally substituted pyridinyl- or pyrimidinyl(C.sub.1-4)-alkoxy), optionally substituted aryloxy(C.sub.1-4)alkyl (especially phenoxy-methyl), optionally substituted heteroaryloxy(C.sub.1-4)alkyl (especially optionally substituted pyridinyloxy- or pyrimidinyloxy(C.sub.1-4)alkyl), acyloxy, including C.sub.1-4 alkanoyloxy (especially acetyloxy) and benzoyloxy, cyano, thiocyanato, nitro, --NR'R", --NHCOR', --NHCONR'R", --CONR'R", --COOR', --OSO.sub.2 R', --SO.sub.2 R', --COR', --CR'.dbd.NR"or --N.dbd.CR'R" in which R' and R" are independently hydrogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy, C.sub.1-4 alkylthio, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl(C.sub.1-4)alkyl, phenyl or benzyl, the phenyl and benzyl groups being optionally substituted with halogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl or C.sub.1-4 alkoxy. Or substituents, when ortho to one another, join to form a 5- or 6-membered ring.
Substituents which may be present in the aryl or heteroaryl rings of any of the foregoing substituents and in the phenyl ring of R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 include one or more of the following: halo, hydroxy, mercapto, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.2-4 alkenyl, C.sub.2-4 alkynyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy, C.sub.2-4 alkenyloxy, C.sub.2-4 alkynyloxy, halo(C.sub.1-4 )alkyl, halo(C.sub.1-4 )alkoxy, C.sub.1-4 alkylthio, hydroxy(C.sub.1-4)alkyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy(C.sub.1-4)alkyl, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl(C.sub.1-4)alkyl, alkanoyloxy, benzoyloxy, cyano, thiocyanato, nitro, --NR'R", --NHCOR', --NHCONR'R", --CONR'R", --COOR', --OSO.sub.2 R', --SO.sub.2 R', --COR', --CR'.dbd.NR" or --N.dbd.CR'R" in which R' and R" have the meanings given above.
In one aspect the invention includes compounds having the formula (I) in which K and M are both nitrogen; L is CH; Z is optionally substituted phenyl and X is as defined above. Suitably X is S, CH.sub.2 O, CH.sub.2 S, CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O or CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O.
In a particular aspect the invention includes a compound having the formula (I.1) in which Z is phenyl optionally substituted with halo, C.sub.1-4 alkyl or trifluoromethyl; and X is S, CH.sub.2 O, CH.sub.2 S, CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O, CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O or (E) --CH.dbd.NO.
In another particular aspect the invention includes a compound having the formula (I.2) in which Z is phenyl optionally substituted with C.sub.1-4 alkyl; X is S; and A is H or Cl.
The invention is illustrated by the compounds listed in Tables I to VI which follow. The compounds of Tables I to VI have the formulae (I.3) to (I.8), respectively, in which the values of Z and X are given in Tables I and III to VI and the values of Z, X and A are given in Table II. Throughout the Tables the methyl 3-methoxypropenoate group has the (E)-configuration.
TABLE I______________________________________(Formula (I.3))CompoundNo Z X______________________________________1 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 S2 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 SO3 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 SO.sub.24 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 NH5 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 NCH.sub.36 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 NCH.sub.2 CH.sub.37 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 NCOCH.sub.38 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 NCH(CH.sub.3).sub.29 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH.sub.210 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH(CH.sub.3)11 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 C(CH.sub.3).sub.212 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CO13 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 C .dbd. CH.sub.214 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 C .dbd. C(CH.sub.3).sub.215 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.216 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.217 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH.sub.2 CH(CH.sub.3)18 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 (E)-CH .dbd. CH19 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 (E)-C(CH.sub.3) .dbd. C(CH.sub.3)20 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 C.tbd.C21 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 OCH.sub.222 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 OCH(CH.sub.3)23 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH.sub.2 O24 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH(CH.sub.3)O25 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 SCH.sub.226 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 SCH(CH.sub.3)27 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 S(O)CH.sub.228 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 S(O)CH(CH.sub.3)29 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 S(O).sub.2 CH.sub.230 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 S(O).sub.2 CH(CH.sub.3)31 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH.sub.2 S32 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH(CH.sub.3)S33 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH.sub.2 S(O)34 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH(CH.sub.3)S(O)35 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH.sub.2 S(O).sub.236 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH(CH.sub.3)S(O).sub.237 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 NHCH.sub.238 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 N(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.239 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 N(COCH.sub.3)CH.sub.240 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 NHCH(CH.sub.3)41 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 N(CH.sub.3)CH(CH.sub.3)42 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 N(COCH.sub.3)CH(CH.sub.3)43 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH.sub.2 NH44 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH.sub.2 N(CH.sub.3)45 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH.sub.2 N(COCH.sub.3)46 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH(CH.sub.3)NH47 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH(CH.sub.3)N(CH.sub.3)48 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH(CH.sub.3)N(COCH.sub.3)49 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CO.sub.250 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 O.sub.2 C51 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 SO.sub.2 O52 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 OSO.sub.253 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CO.CO54 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 COCH.sub.255 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 COCH(CH.sub.3)56 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH.sub.2 CO57 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH(CH.sub.3)CO58 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH(OH)CH.sub.259 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH(OH)CH(CH.sub.3)60 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH.sub.2 CH(OH)61 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH(CH.sub.3)CH(OH)62 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CONH63 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CON(CH.sub.3)64 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CON(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.3)65 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CON(CHO)66 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CON(COCH.sub.3)67 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 NHCO68 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 N(CH.sub.3)CO69 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 N(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.3)CO70 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 N(CHO)CO71 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 N(COCH.sub.3)CO72 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CSN(CH.sub.3)73 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CSNH74 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 NHCS75 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 N(CH.sub.3)CS76 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 SO.sub.2 NH77 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 SO.sub.2 N(CH.sub.3)78 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 NHSO.sub.279 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 N(CH.sub.3)SO.sub.280 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 N(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.3)SO.sub.281 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CS.sub.282 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 S.sub.2 C83 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 COS84 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 SCO85 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 (E)-N .dbd. N86 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 (E)-N .dbd. CH87 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 (E)-N .dbd. C(CH.sub.3)88 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 (E)-CH .dbd. N89 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 (E)-C(CH.sub.3) .dbd. N90 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.291 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 CH.sub.292 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH.sub.2 CH(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.293 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH(CH.sub.3)94 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.295 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.296 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O97 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 SCH.sub.2 CH.sub.298 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 S(O)CH.sub.2 CH.sub.299 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 S(O).sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2100 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH.sub.2 SCH.sub.2101 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH.sub.2 S(O)CH.sub.2102 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH.sub.2 S(O).sub.2 CH.sub.2103 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 S104 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 S(O)105 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 S(O).sub.2106 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 (E)-CH .dbd. NNH107 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 (E)-C(CH.sub.3) .dbd. NNH108 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 (E)-CH .dbd. NN(CH.sub.3)109 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 (E)-NHN .dbd. CH110 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 (E)-NHN .dbd. C(CH.sub.3)111 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 (E)-N(CH.sub.3)N .dbd. CH112 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH.sub.2 CONH113 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH(CH.sub.3)CON(CH.sub.3)114 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH(CH.sub.3)CON(CH.sub.3)115 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 (E)-CH .dbd. CHCH.sub.2 O116 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 COCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O117 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 *118 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 *119 2-Cl--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 S120 3-Cl--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 N(CH.sub.3)121 4-Cl--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 NH122 2-F--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 OCH.sub.2123 3-F--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.sub.2 O124 4-F--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 S125 2-CH.sub.3 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 N(CH.sub.3)126 3-CH.sub.3 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.sub.2127 4-CH.sub.3 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 OCH.sub.2128 2-CH.sub.3 O--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.sub.2 O129 3-CH.sub.3 O--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 S130 4-CH.sub.3 O--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 N(CH.sub.3)131 2-NO.sub.2 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 NH132 3-NO.sub.2 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 OCH.sub.2133 4-F--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.sub.2 O134 2-Cyano-C.sub.6 H.sub.4 S135 3-Cyano-C.sub.6 H.sub.4 N(CH.sub.3)136 4-Cyano-C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.sub.2137 2-Br--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 OCH.sub.2138 3-Br--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.sub.2 O139 4-Br--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 S140 2-CF.sub.3 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 N(CH.sub.3)141 3-CF.sub.3 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 NH142 4-CF.sub.3 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 OCH.sub.2143 2-C.sub.6 H.sub.5 O--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.sub.2 O144 3-C.sub.6 H.sub.5 O--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 S145 4-C.sub.6 H.sub.5 O--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 N(CH.sub.3)146 2-CH.sub.3 CH.sub.2 O--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.sub.2147 3-CH.sub.3 CH.sub.2 O--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 OCH.sub.2148 4-CH.sub.3 CH.sub.2 O--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.sub.2 O149 2-C.sub.6 H.sub.5 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 S150 3-C.sub.6 H.sub.5 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 N(CH.sub.3)151 4-C.sub.6 H.sub.5 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 NH152 2,3-di-Cl--C.sub.6 H.sub.3 OCH.sub.2153 2,4-di-Cl--C.sub.6 H.sub.3 CH.sub.2 O154 2,5-di-Cl--C.sub.6 H.sub.3 S155 2,6-di-Cl--C.sub.6 H.sub.3 N(CH.sub.3)156 3,4-di-Cl--C.sub.6 H.sub.3 CH.sub.2157 3,5-di-Cl--C.sub.6 H.sub.3 OCH.sub.2158 2-Cl-3-CH.sub.3 O--C.sub.6 H.sub.3 CH.sub.2 O159 2-Cl-4-CH.sub.3 O--C.sub.6 H.sub.3 S160 2-Cl-5-CH.sub.3 O--C.sub.6 H.sub.3 N(CH.sub.3)161 2-Cl-6-CH.sub.3 O--C.sub.6 H.sub.3 NH162 3-Cl-4-CH.sub.3 O--C.sub.6 H.sub.3 OCH.sub.2163 3-Cl-5-CH.sub.3 O--C.sub.6 H.sub.3 CH.sub.2 O164 2-CH.sub.3 O-3-Cl--C.sub.6 H.sub.3 S165 2-CH.sub.3 O-4-Cl--C.sub.6 H.sub.3 N(CH.sub.3)166 2-CH.sub.3 O-5-Cl--C.sub.6 H.sub.3 CH.sub.2167 3-CH.sub.3 O-4-Cl--C.sub.6 H.sub.3 OCH.sub.2168 1-Naphthyl CH.sub.2 O169 2-Naphthyl S170 2-(E)-(CH.sub.3 O.sub.2 C. N(CH.sub.3) C .dbd. CH.OCH.sub.3)C.sub.6 H.sub.4171 2-(E)-(CH.sub.3 O.sub.2 C. NH C .dbd. CH.OCH.sub.3)C.sub.6 H.sub.4172 2-(E)-(CH.sub.3 O.sub.2 C. OCH.sub.2 C .dbd. CH.OCH.sub.3)C.sub.6 H.sub.4173 2-(E)-(CH.sub.3 O.sub.2 C. CH.sub.2 O C .dbd. CH.OCH.sub.3)C.sub.6 H.sub.4174 2-(E)-(CH.sub.3 O.sub.2 C. S C .dbd. CH.OCH.sub.3)C.sub.6 H.sub.4175 C.sub.6 F.sub.5 N(CH.sub.3)176 2,6-di-F--C.sub.6 H.sub.3 CH.sub.2177 2-Cyano-6-F--C.sub.6 H.sub.3 OCH.sub.2178 3-Cyano-4,6-di-F--C.sub.6 H.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O179 2,6-di-Cyano-C.sub.6 H.sub.3 S180 Pyridin-2-yl S181 Pyridin-2-yl N(CH.sub.3)182 Pyridin-2-yl NH183 Pyridin-2-yl OCH.sub.2184 Pyridin-2-yl CH.sub.2 O185 Pyridin-2-yl CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O186 Pyridin-2-yl CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O187 Pyridin-3-yl S188 Pyridin-3-yl N(CH.sub.3)189 Pyridin-3-yl NH190 Pyridin-3-yl OCH.sub.2191 Pyridin-3-yl CH.sub.2 O192 Pyridin-3-yl CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O193 Pyridin-3-yl CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O194 Pyridin-4-yl S195 Pyridin-4-yl N(CH.sub.3)196 Pyridin-4-yl NH197 Pyridin-4-yl OCH.sub.2198 Pyridin-4-yl CH.sub.2 O199 Pyridin-4-yl CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O200 Pyridin-4-yl CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O201 Pyrimidin-2-yl S202 Pyrimidin-2-yl N(CH.sub.3)203 Pyrimidin-2-yl NH204 Pyrimidin-2-yl OCH.sub.2205 Pyrimidin-2-yl CH.sub.2 O206 Pyrimidin-2-yl CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O207 Pyrimidin-2-yl CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O208 Pyrimidin-4-yl S209 Pyrimidin-4-yl N(CH.sub.3)210 Pyrimidin-4-yl NH211 Pyrimidin-4-yl OCH.sub.2212 Pyrimidin-4-yl CH.sub.2 O213 Pyrimidin-4-yl CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O214 Pyrimidin-4-yl CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O215 Pyrimidin-5-yl S216 Pyrimidin-5-yl N(CH.sub.3)217 Pyrimidin-5-yl NH218 Pyrimidin-5-yl OCH.sub.2219 Pyrimidin-5-yl CH.sub.2 O220 Pyrimidin-5-yl CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O221 Pyrimidin-5-yl CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O222 Pyrazin-2-yl S223 Pyrazin-2-yl N(CH.sub.3)224 Pyrazin-2-yl NH225 Pyrazin-2-yl OCH.sub.2226 Pyrazin-2-yl CH.sub.2 O227 Pyrazin-2-yl CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O228 Pyrazin-2-yl CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O229 Pyridazin-3-yl S230 Pyridazin-3-yl N(CH.sub.3)231 Pyridazin-3-yl NH232 Pyridazin-3-yl OCH.sub.2233 Pyridazin-3-yl CH.sub.2 O234 Pyridazin-3-yl CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O235 Pyridazin-3-yl CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O236 Pyridazin-4-yl S237 Pyridazin-4-yl N(CH.sub.3)238 Pyridazin-4-yl NH239 Pyridazin-4-yl OCH.sub.2240 Pyridazin-4-yl CH.sub.2 O241 Pyridazin-4-yl CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O242 Pyridazin-4-yl CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O243 1,2,4-Triazin-3-yl S244 1,2,4-Triazin-3-yl N(CH.sub.3)245 1,2,4-Triazin-5-yl NH246 1,2,4-Triazin-5-yl OCH.sub.2247 1,2,4-Triazin-6-yl CH.sub.2 O248 1,2,4-Triazin-6-yl CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O249 1,3,5-Triazin-2-yl CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CHO250 1,3,5-Triazin-2-yl S251 1,3,5-Triazin-2-yl N(CH.sub.3)252 Quinolin-2-yl NH253 Quinolin-2-yl OCH.sub.2254 Quinolin-2-yl CH.sub.2 O255 Isoquinolin-1-yl CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O256 Isoquinolin-1-yl CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O257 Isoquinolin-1-yl S258 Benzoxazol-2-yl N(CH.sub.3)259 Benzoxazol-2-yl NH260 Benzoxazol-2-yl OCH.sub.2261 Benzthiazol-2-yl CH.sub.2 O262 Benzthiazol-2-yl CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O263 Benzthiazol-2-yl CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O264 Thien-2-yl S265 Thien-2-yl N(CH.sub.3)266 Thien-2-yl NH267 Thien-3-yl OCH.sub.2268 Thien-3-yl CH.sub.2 O269 Thien-3-yl CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O270 1,2,4-Triazol-1-yl CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O271 Quinazolin-4-yl S272 Quinazolin-4-yl N(CH.sub.3)273 Quinolin-4-yl NH274 Quinolin-4-yl OCH.sub.2275 Purin-6-yl CH.sub.2 O276 Thiazol-2-yl CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O277 Thiazol-2-yl CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O278 Thiazol-4-yl S279 Thiazol-4-yl N(CH.sub.3)280 Thiazol-5-yl NH281 Thiazol-5-yl OCH.sub.2282 Furan-2-yl CH.sub.2 O283 N--CH.sub.3 -Pyrrol-2-yl CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O284 N--CH.sub.3 -Pyrrol-2-yl CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O285 5-CF.sub.3 -Pyridin-2-yl S286 3-F-Pyridin-2-yl N(CH.sub.3)287 3-Cl-Pyridin-2-yl NH288 4-Br-Pyridin-2-yl OCH.sub.2289 3-CH.sub.3 -Pyridin-2-yl CH.sub.2 O290 6-CH.sub.3 O-Pyridin-2-yl CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O291 4,6-di-F-Pyridin-2-yl CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O292 2-Cl-Pyridin-3-yl S293 2-CH.sub.3 O-Pyridin-3-yl N(CH.sub.3)294 2-Cl-Pyridin-4-yl NH295 4-Cl-Pyrimidin-2-yl OCH.sub.2296 4-Cyano-Pyrimidin-2-yl CH.sub.2 O297 4-CH.sub.3 -Pyrimidin-2-yl CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O298 5-CH.sub.3 -Pyrimidin-2-yl CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O299 5-Cyano-pyrimidin-2-yl S300 5-F-Pyrimidin-2-yl N(CH.sub.3)301 2-Cl-Pyrimidin-4-yl NH302 2-CH.sub.3 -Pyrimidin-4-yl OCH.sub.2303 2-CH.sub.3 S-Pyrimidin-4-yl CH.sub.2 O304 6-Cl-Pyrazin-2-yl CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O305 6-Cl-Pyridazin-3-yl CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O306 6-Cl-Pyridazin-3-yl S307 2-CH.sub.3 -Thiazol-4-yl N(CH.sub.3)308 5-CF.sub.3 -1,3,4-Thiadiazol-2-yl NH309 4-Cl-1,2,5-Thiadiazol-3-yl OCH.sub.2310 Pyrimidin-2-yl,N-oxide CH.sub.2 O311 Pyrimidin-4-yl,1-N-oxide CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O312 Pyrimidin-4-yl,3-N-oxide CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O313 Pyridin-2-yl,N-oxide S314 Pyrazin-2-yl,1-N-oxide N(CH.sub.3) NH315 *316 2-Cyano-C.sub.6 H.sub.4 N(CH.sub.3)317 Pyridin-2-yl SO318 Pyridin-2-yl SO.sub.2319 2-Cyano-C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O320 2-NO.sub.2 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O321 4-Cyano-C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O322 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O323 2-NO.sub.2 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O324 2-HO--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CONH325 2-CF.sub.3 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O326 2-CH.sub.3 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O327 2-CH.sub.3 O--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O328 2-F--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O329 2-HO--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CSNH330 2-Cl--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O331 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH(CN)O332 2,6-di-F--C.sub.6 H.sub.3 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O333 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH(CF.sub.3)O334 2-Cl-6-F--C.sub.6 H.sub.3 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O335 2,6-di-Cl--C.sub.6 H.sub.3 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O336 2,6-di-F--C.sub.6 H.sub.3 CH.sub.2 O337 2-NO.sub.2 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.sub.2 O338 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 (E)-CH .dbd. CHCH.sub.2 O339 2-Cyano-C.sub.6 H.sub.4 NH340 2-HO--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 NH341 2-(CH.sub.3 O)-C.sub.6 H.sub.4 NH342 2-Cyano-C.sub.6 H.sub.4 SO.sub.2 O343 2,6-di-F--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O344 2-Cl-6-CF.sub.3 --C.sub.6 H.sub.3 CH.sub.2 O345 2-Cl--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O346 2-CF.sub.3 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.sub.2 O347 2-F-6-Cl--C.sub.6 H.sub.3 CH.sub.2 O348 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 C.tbd.CCH.sub.2 O349 C.sub.6 F.sub.5 CH.sub.2 O350 2-Cyano-C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.sub.2 O351 4-Cyano-C.sub.6 H.sub.4 OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O352 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 SCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O353 2-HO--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 N(CHO)354 2-Cyano-C.sub.6 H.sub.4 SCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O355 2-Thienyl CH.sub.2 O356 2-Cyano-C.sub.6 H.sub.4 (E)-CH .dbd. CHCH.sub.2 O357 2-Cyano-C.sub.6 H.sub.4 OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O358 2-Cyano-6-F-C.sub.6 H.sub.3 OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O359 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CON(COC.sub.6 H.sub.5)360 2-CH.sub.3 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 S361 3-CF.sub.3 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 (E)-CH .dbd. NO362 Pyrrol-2-yl (E)-C(CH.sub.3) .dbd. NO______________________________________ * For these values of Z and X see under "Chemical Formulae" later.
Table II comprises 362 compounds of the formula (I.4) with all the values of X and Z listed in Table I and with the value of A being hydrogen except where otherwise shown. That is, compounds numbers 1 to 362 of Table II are the same as those of Table I except that the 3- and 5-substituents of the 1,2,4-triazine ring in Table I are reversed in Table II and compound number 360A of Table II has an additional substituent in the triazine ring.
TABLE II______________________________________(Formula I.4)Compound MeltingNo. Z X A Olefinic.sup.+ Point (.degree. C.)______________________________________360 2-CH.sub.3 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 S H 7.47 Gum360A 2-CH.sub.3 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 S Cl 7.49 Gum______________________________________
Table III comprises 362 compounds of the formula (I.5) with all the values of X and Z listed in Table I. That is, compounds numbers 1 to 362 of Table III are the same as those of Table I except that the triazine ring is a 3,5-disubstituted 1,2,4-triazine in Table I and a 2, 4-disubstituted 1,3,5-triazine in Table III.
TABLE III______________________________________(Formula I.5)Compound MeltingNo. Z X Olefinic.sup.+ Point (.degree. C.)______________________________________1 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 S 7.39 119-12123 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH.sub.2 O 7.45 Gum31 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH.sub.2 S 7.46 Gum96 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O 7.46 Gum133 4-F--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.sub.2 O 7.46 Gum322 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O 7.46 Gum360 2-CH.sub.3 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 S 7.47 112-114361 3-CF.sub.3 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 (E)-CH .dbd.NO 7.50 127-131362 Pyrrol-2-yl (E)-C(CH.sub.3) .dbd.NO 7.48 Gum______________________________________
Table IV comprises 362 compounds of the formula ( I.6) with all the values of X and Z listed in Table I. That is, compounds numbers 1 to 362 of Table IV are the same as those of Table I except that the triazine ring is an 0-linked 3,5-disubstituted 1,2,4-triazine in Table I and a S-linked 3,5-disubstituted 1,2,4-triazine in Table IV.
Table V comprises 362 compounds of the formula (I.7) with all the values of X and Z listed in Table I. That is, compounds numbers 1 to 362 of Table V are the same as those of Table I except that the triazine ring is an 0-linked 3,5-disubstituted 1,2,4-triazine in Table I and a S-linked 3,5-disubstituted 1,2,5-triazine in Table V.
Table VI comprises 362 compounds of the formula (I.8) with all the values of X and Z listed in Table I. That is, compounds numbers 1 to 362 of Table VI are the same as those of Table I except that the triazine ring is an 0-linked 3,5-disubstituted 1,2,4-triazine in Table I and a S-linked 2,4-disubstituted 1,3,5-triazine in Table VI.
TABLE VII
Selected Proton NMR Data
Table VII shows selected proton NMR data for compounds described in Table III. As already indicated, chemical shifts are measured in ppm from tetramethylsilane and deuterochloroform was used as solvent. The NMR instrument operated at a frequency of 270 MHz. The following abbreviations are used:
______________________________________CompoundNo(of Table III) Proton NMR data______________________________________1 3.53(3H,s); 3.65(3H,s); 6.98-7.07(1H,m); 7.16-7.36 (6H,m); 7.39(1H,s); 7.42-7.50(2H,m); 8.46(1H,s) ppm.23 3.58(3H,s); 3.66(3H,s); 5.37(2H,s); 7.17-7.43(9H,m); 7.45(1H,s); 8.61(1H,s) ppm.31 3.58(3H,s); 3.65(3H,s); 4.23(2H,s); 7.13-7.27(5H,m); 7.28-7.45(3H,m); 7.46(1H,s); 8.56(1H,s) ppm.96 3.04(2H,t); 3.58(3H,s); 3.70(3H,s); 4.52(2H,t); 7.46(1H,s); 8.60(1H,s) ppm.133 3.57(3H,s); 3.68(3H,s); 5.31(2H,s); 6.95(2H,t); 7.2-7.5(6H,m); 7.46(1H,s); 8.61(1H,s) ppm.322 2.09(2H,m); 2.75(2H,t); 3.60(3H,s); 3.72(3H,s); 4.36(2H,t); 7.46(1H,s); 8.60(1H,s); ppm.362 2.40(3H,s); 3.61(3H,s); 3.74(3H,s); 6.25-6.29(1H,m); 6.66(1H,br s); 6.95(1H,br s); 7.20-7.45(4H,m); 7.48(1H,s); 8.70(1H,s); 9.77(1H,br s) ppm.______________________________________ br = broad s = singlet d = doublet t = triplet q = quartet m = multiplet ppm = parts per million
The compounds of the invention of formula (I) �equivalent to (IA) when W is the group CH.sub.3 O.sub.2 C.C.dbd.CH.OCH.sub.3 and Z.sup.1 is Z; and equivalent to (IB) when W is the group CH.sub.3 O.sub.2 C.C.dbd.CH.OCH.sub.3 ! can be prepared by the steps shown in Schemes I and II. In these Schemes, K, L, M, Z, T and X, are as defined above; Z.sup.1 is Z or a group which can be converted by standard procedures described in the chemical literature into Z; W is CH.sub.3 O.sub.2 C.C.dbd.CH.OCH.sub.3 or a group that can be transformed into CH.sub.3 O.sub.2 C.C.dbd.CH.OCH.sub.3 using methods previously described such as in EP-A-0242081; U is a leaving group such as a halogen or CH.sub.3 SO.sub.2 --; V is hydrogen or a metal (such as sodium); and Y is a group which can be converted by standard procedures described in the chemical literature into the group ZX. The reactions shown in Schemes I and II are performed either in a suitable solvent or without a solvent, and at a suitable temperature.
Thus compounds of formula (IA) (equivalent to compounds of the invention when W is CH.sub.3 O.sub.2 C.C..dbd.CH.OCH.sub.3 and Z.sup.1 is Z) can be prepared by treatment of triazines of formula (IV) with phenols/thiophenols or phenolates/thiophenolates of formula (II) or by treatment of triazines of formula (V) with substituted benzenes of formula (III) (Scheme I). In each case, the reaction is carried out in the presence of a base (such as potassium carbonate) if V is hydrogen.
Compounds of formula (IB) (equivalent to the compounds of the invention when W is CH.sub.3 O.sub.2 C.C.dbd.CH.OCH.sub.3) can be prepared from triazines of formula (VI) (Scheme II). The term Y in formulae (VI), (VII) and (VIII) represents a group which can be converted by standard procedures described in the chemical literature into the group ZX--; for example, Y may be a halogen (such as fluorine, chlorine or bromine) or --OH, --SH, --NHR.sup.4, --CO.sub.2 H, ---COCl, --CHR.sup.1 OH, --C(O)R.sup.1, --CHR.sup.1 --U (where U is a leaving group such as a halogen), --SO.sub.2 OH, --SO.sub.2 Cl, --CHR.sup.1 P(O)(OR).sub.2 or --CHR.sup.1 P.sup.+ R.sub.3 (counter-ion).sup.-. Compounds of formula (VI) in which W is CH.sub.3 O.sub.2 C.C.dbd.CH.OCH.sub.3 and Y has the values listed in the preceding sentence are especially valuable intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of the invention.
Triazines of formula (VI) can be prepared by treatment of phenols/thiophenols or phenolates/thiophenolates of formula (II) with triazines of formula (VII) or by treatment of substituted benzenes of formula (III) with triazines of formula (VIII) (Scheme II). In each case, the reaction is carried out in the presence of a base (such as potassium carbonate) if V is hydrogen.
Modifications to the group W may be made at any appropriate stage in the pathways shown in Schemes I and II. For example, if W is the group --CH.sub.2 CO.sub.2 CH.sub.3 during the conversion of (VI) into (IB) (Scheme II), it may be converted at the last stages of the synthesis into the group CH.sub.3 O.sub.2 C.C.dbd.CH.OCH.sub.3.
The substitutent A (one of K, L, M having the value CA wherein A is as defined above) as well as any substituents on the carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring Z may also be modified at any appropriate reaction step. If, for example, Y is a halogen such as chlorine, it may be removed at an appropriate stage of the synthesis (such as the last stage) to give the corresponding triazine in which A is hydrogen.
Modifications to the linking group X (such as reducing an olefinic bond or oxidising a sulphur atom) may also be made at any appropriate reaction step.
Triazines of formulae (IV), (V), (VII) and (VIII) can be prepared by standard methods described in the literature. Compounds of formulae (II) and (III) can also be made by standard methods or, when W is CH.sub.3 O.sub.2 C.C.dbd.CH.OCH.sub.3, can be made by methods described in EP-A-0242081 (T is oxygen) and EP-A-0178826 respectively.
In a further aspect the invention provides processes as herein-described for preparing the compounds of formula (I). It also provides an intermediate chemical of formula (VI).
The compounds are active fungicides and may be used to control one or more of the following pathogens: Pyricularia oryzae on rice; Puccinia recondita, Puccinia striiformis and other rusts on wheat, Puccinia hordei, Puccinia striiformis and other rusts on barley, and rusts on other hosts e.g. coffee, pears, apples, peanuts, vegetables and ornamental plants; Erysiphe graminis (powdery mildew) on barley and wheat and other powdery mildews on various hosts such as Sphaerotheca macularis on hops, Sphaerotheca fuliginea on cucurbits (e.g. cucumber), Podosphaera leucotricha on apple and Uncinula necator on vines; Helminthosporium spp., Rhynchosporium spp., Septoria spp., Pyrenophora spp., Pseudocercosporella herpotrichoides and Gaeumannomyces graminis on cereals; Cercospora arachidicola and Cercosporidium personata on peanuts and other Cercospora species on other hosts, for example, sugar beet, bananas, soya beans and rice; Botrytis cinerea (grey mould) on tomatoes, strawberries, vegetables, vines and other hosts; Alternaria spp. on vegetables (e.g. cucumber), oil-seed rape, apples, tomatoes and other hosts; Venturia inaegualis (scab) on apples; Plasmopara viticola on vines; other downy mildews such as Bremia lactucae on lettuce, Peronospora spp. on soybeans, tobacco, onions and other hosts, Pseudoperonospora humuli on hops and Pseudoperonospora cubensis on cucurbits; Phytophthora infestans on potatoes and tomatoes and other Phytophthora spp. on vegetables, strawberries, avocado, pepper, ornamentals, tobacco, cocoa and other hosts; Thanatephorus cucumeris on rice and other Rhizoctonia species on various hosts such as wheat and barley, vegetables, cotton and turf.
Some of the compounds show a broad range of activities against fungi in vitro. They may also have activity against various post-harvest diseases of fruit (e.g. Penicillium digitatum and italicum and Trichoderma viride on oranges, Gloeosporium musarum on bananas and Botrytis cinerea on grapes).
Further, some of the compounds may be active as seed dressings against pathogens including Fusarium spp., Septoria spp., Tilletia spp., (bunt, a seed-borne disease of wheat), Ustilago spp. and Helminthosporium spp. on cereals, Rhizoctonia solani on cotton and Pyricularia oryzae on rice.
The compounds may move acropetally/locally in plant tissue. Moreover, the compounds may be volatile enough to be active in the vapour phase against fungi on the plant.
The invention therefore provides a method of combating fungi which comprises applying to a plant, to a seed of a plant or to the locus of the plant or seed a fungicidally effective amount of a compound as hereinbefore defined, or a composition containing the same.
The compounds may be used directly for agricultural purposes but are more conveniently formulated into compositions using a carrier or diluent. The invention thus provides fungicidal compositions comprising a compound as hereinbefore defined and an acceptable carrier or diluent therefor. It is preferred that these compositions comprise 0.0001 to 95%, more preferably 0.001 to 60%, even more preferably 0.01 to 1%, of the compound.
The compounds can be applied in a number of ways. For example, they can be applied, formulated or unformulated, directly to the foliage of a plant, to seeds or to other medium in which plants are growing or are to be planted, or they can be sprayed on, dusted on or applied as a cream or paste formulation, or they can be applied as a vapour or as slow release granules.
Application can be to any part of the plant including the foliage, stems, branches or roots, or to soil surrounding the roots, or to the seed before it is planted, or to the soil generally, to paddy water or to hydroponic culture systems. The invention compounds may also be injected into plants or sprayed onto vegetation using electrodynamic spraying techniques or other low volume methods.
The term "plant" as used herein includes seedlings, bushes and trees. Furthermore, the fungicidal method of the invention includes preventative, protectant, prophylactic and eradicant treatments.
The compounds are preferably used for agricultural and horticultural purposes in the form of a composition. The type of composition used in any instance will depend upon the particular purpose envisaged.
The compositions may be in the form of dustable powders or granules comprising the active ingredient (invention compound) and a solid diluent or carrier, for example, fillers such as kaolin, bentonite, kieselguhr, dolomite, calcium carbonate, talc, powdered magnesia, fuller's earth, gypsum, diatomaceous earth and china clay. Such granules can be preformed granules suitable for application to the soil without further treatment. These granules can be made either by impregnating pellets of filler with the active ingredient or by pelleting a mixture of the active ingredient and powdered filler. Compositions for dressing seed may include an agent (for example, a mineral oil) for assisting the adhesion of the composition to the seed; alternatively the active ingredient can be formulated for seed dressing purposes using an organic solvent (for example, N-methylpyrrol-idone, propylene glycol or N,N-dimethylformamide). The compositions may also be in the form of wettable powders or water dispersible granules comprising wetting or dispersing agents to facilitate the dispersion in liquids. The powders and granules may also contain fillers and suspending agents.
Emulsifiable concentrates or emulsions may be prepared by dissolving the active ingredient in an organic solvent optionally containing a wetting or emulsifying agent and then adding the mixture to water which may also contain a wetting or emulsifying agent. Suitable organic solvents are aromatic solvents such as alkylbenzenes and alkylnaphthalenes, ketones such as cyclohexanone and methylcyclohexanone, chlorinated hydrocarbons such as chlorobenzene and trichlorethane, and alcohols such as benzyl alcohol, furfuryl alcohol, butanol and glycol ethers.
Suspension concentrates of largely insoluble solids may be prepared by ball or bead milling with a dispersing agent with a suspending agent included to stop the solid settling.
Compositions to be used as sprays may be in the form of aerosols wherein the formulation is held in a container under pressure of a propellant, e.g. fluorotrichloromethane or dichlorodifluoromethane.
The invention compounds can be mixed in the dry state with a pyrotechnic mixture to form a composition suitable for generating in enclosed spaces a smoke containing the compounds.
Alternatively, the compounds may be used in micro-encapsulated form. They may also be formulated in biodegradable polymeric formulations to obtain a slow, controlled release of the active substance.
By including suitable additives, for example additives for improving the distribution, adhesive power and resistance to rain on treated surfaces, the different compositions can be better adapted for various utilities.
The invention compounds can be used as mixtures with fertilisers (e.g. nitrogen-, potassium- or phosphorus-containing fertilisers). Compositions comprising only granules of fertiliser incorporating, for example coated with, the compound are preferred. Such granules suitably contain up to 25% by weight of the compound. The invention therefore also provides a fertiliser composition comprising a fertiliser and the compound of general formula (I) or a salt or metal complex thereof.
Wettable powders, emulsifiable concentrates and suspension concentrates will normally contain surfactants, e.g. a wetting agent, dispersing agent, emulsifying agent or suspending agent. These agents can be cationic, anionic or non-ionic agents.
Suitable cationic agents are quaternary ammonium compounds, for example, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide. Suitable anionic agents are soaps, salts of aliphatic monoesters of sulphuric acid (for example, sodium lauryl sulphate), and salts of sulphonated aromatic compounds (for example, sodium dodecylbenzenesulphonate, sodium, calcium or ammonium lignosulphonate, butylnaphthalene sulphonate, and a mixture of sodium diisopropyl- and triisopropylnaphthalene sulphonates).
Suitable non-ionic agents are the condensation products of ethylene oxide with fatty alcohols such as oleyl or cetyl alcohol, or with alkyl phenols such as octyl- or nonylphenol and octylcresol. Other non-ionic agents are the partial esters derived from long chain fatty acids and hexitol anhydrides, the condensation products of the said partial esters with ethylene oxide, and the lecithins. Suitable suspending agents are hydrophilic colloids (for example, polyvinylpyrrolidone and sodium carboxymethylcellulose), and swelling clays such as bentonite or attapulgite.
Compositions for use as aqueous dispersions or emulsions are generally supplied in the form of a concentrate containing a high proportion of the active ingredient, the concentrate being diluted with water before use. These concentrates should preferably be able to withstand storage for prolonged periods and after such storage be capable of dilution with water in order to form aqueous preparations which remain homogeneous for a sufficient time to enable them to be applied by conventional spray equipment. The concentrates may conveniently contain up to 95%, suitably 10-85%, for example 25-60%, by weight of the active ingredient. After dilution to form aqueous preparations, such preparations may contain varying amounts of the active ingredient depending upon the intended purpose, but an aqueous preparation containing 0.0005% or 0.01% to 10% by weight of active ingredient may be used.
The compositions of this invention may contain other compounds having biological activity, e.g. compounds having similar or complementary fungicidal activity or which possess plant growth regulating, herbicidal or insecticidal activity.
A fungicidal compound which may be present in the composition of the invention may be one which is capable of combating ear diseases of cereals (e.g. wheat) such as Septoria, Gibberella and Helminthosporium spp., seed and soil-borne diseases and downy and powdery mildews on grapes and powdery mildew and scab on apple, etc. By including another fungicide, the composition can have a broader spectrum of activity than the compound of general formula (I) alone. Further the other fungicide can have a synergistic effect on the fungicidal activity of the compound of general formula (I). Examples of fungicidal compounds which may be included in the composition of the invention are (.+-.)-cis-1-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-(1H-1,2,4--triazol-1-yl) cycloheptanol, (2RS,3RS)-1-�3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(4-fluoro-phenyl)oxiran-2-ylmethyl!-1H-1,2,4-triazole, (RS)-1-aminopropylphosphonic acid, (RS)-4-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-phenyl-2-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)butyronitrile, (Z)-N-but-2-enyloxymethyl-2-chloro-2', 6'-diethylacetanilide, 1-(2-cyano-2-methoxyiminoacetyl)-3-ethyl urea, 3-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2--(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)quinazolin-4(3H)-one, 4-(2,2-difluoro-1,3-benzodi-oxol-4-yl)pyrrole-3-carbonitrile, 4-bromo-2-cyano-N,N-dimethyl-6-trifluoro-methylbenzimidazole-1-sulphonamide, 5-ethyl-5,8-dihydro-8-oxo(1,3)-dioxol-(4,5-g) quinoline-7-carboxylic acid, .alpha.-�N-(3-chloro-2,6-xylyl)-2-methoxy-acetamido!-.gamma.-butyrolactone, aldimorph, anilazine, benalaxyl, benomyl, biloxazol, binapacryl, bitertanol, blasticidin S, bromuconazole, bupirimate, buthiobate, captafol, captan, carbendazim, carboxin, chlorbenzthiazone, chloroneb, chlorothalonil, chlorozolinate, copper containing compounds such as copper oxychloride, copper sulphate and Bordeaux mixture, cycloheximide, cymoxanil, cyproconazole, cyprofuram, di-2-pyridyl disulphide 1,1'-dioxide, dichlofluanid, dichlone, diclobutrazol, diclomezine, dicloran, difenoconazole, dimethamorph, dimethirimol, diniconazole, dinocap, ditalimfos, dithianon, dodemorph, dodine, edifenphos, etaconazole, ethirimol, ethyl (Z)-N-benzyl-N-(�methyl(methyl-thioethylideneamino-oxycarbonyl)amino!thio)-.beta.-alaninate, etridiazole, fenapanil, fenarimol, fenfuram, fenpiclonil, fenpropidin, fenpropimorph, fentin acetate, fentin hydroxide, flutolanil, flutriafol, flusilazole, folpet, fosetyl-aluminium, fuberidazole, furalaxyl, furconazole-cis, guazatine, hexaconazole, hydroxyisoxazole, imazalil, imibenconazole, iprobenfos, iprodione, isoprothiolane, kasugamycin, mancozeb, maneb, mepanipyrim, mepronil, metalaxyl, methfuroxam, metsulfovax, myclobutanil, neoasozin, nickel dimethyldithiocarbamate, nitrothal-isopropyl, nuarimol, ofurace, organomercury compounds, oxadixyl, oxycarboxin, pefurazoate, penconazole, pencycuron, phenazin oxide, phthalide, polyoxin D, polyram, poxin D, polyram, probenazole, prochloraz, procymidone, propamocarb, propiconazole, propineb, prothiocarb, pyrazophos, pyrifenox, pyroquilon, pyroxyfur, pyrrolnitrin, quinomethionate, quintozene, streptomycin, sulphur, tebuconazole, techlofthalam, tecnazene, tetraconazole, thiabendazole, thicyofen, thiophanate-methyl, thiram, tolclofos-methyl, triacetate salt of 1,1'-iminodi(octamethylene)diguanidine, triadimefon, triadimenol, triazbutyl, tricyclazole, tridemorph, triforine, validamycin A, vinclozolin, zarilamid and zineb. The compounds of general formula (I) can be mixed with soil, peat or other rooting media for the protection of plants against seed-borne, soil-borne or foliar fungal diseases.
Suitable insecticides which may be incorporated in the composition of the invention include buprofezin, carbaryl, carbofuran, carbosulfan, chlorpyrifos, cycloprothrin, demeton-s-methyl, diazinon, dimethoate, ethofenprox, fenitrothion, fenobucarb, fenthion, formothion, isoprocarb, isoxathion, monocrotophos, phenthoate, pirimicarb, propaphos and XMC.
Plant growth regulating compounds are compounds which control weeds or seedhead, formation, or selectively control the growth of less desirable plants (e.g. grasses).
Examples of suitable plant growth regulating compounds for use with the invention compounds are 3,6-dichloropicolinic acid, 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,6-di-methyl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carboxylic acid, methyl-3,6-dichloroanisate, abscisic acid, asulam, benzoylprop-ethyl, carbetamide, daminozide, difenzoquat, dikegulac, ethephon, fenpentezol, fluoridamid, glyphosate, glyphosine, hydroxybenzonitriles (e.g. bromoxynil), inabenfide, isopyrimol, long chain fatty alcohols and acids, maleic hydrazide, mefluidide, morphactins (e.g. chlorfluoroecol), paclobutrazol, phenoxyacetic acids (e.g. 2,4-D or MCPA), substituted benzoic acid (e.g. triiodobenzoic acid), substituted quaternary ammonium and phosphonium compounds (e.g. chloromequat, chlorphonium or mepiquatchloride), tecnazene, the auxins (e.g. indoleacetic acid, indolebutyric acid, naphthylacetic acid or naphthoxyacetic acid), the cytokinins (e.g. benzimidazole, benzyladenine, benzylaminopurine, diphenylurea or kinetin), the gibberellins (e.g. GA.sub.3, GA.sub.4 or GA.sub.7) and triapenthenol.





The following Examples illustrate the invention. Throughout the Examples, the term `ether` refers to diethyl ether, magnesium sulphate was used to dry solutions, and solutions were concentrated under reduced pressure. Reactions involving water-sensitive intermediates were performed under an atmosphere of nitrogen and solvents were dried before use, where appropriate. Unless otherwise stated, chromatography was performed on a column of silica gel as the stationary phase. Where shown, infrared and NMR data are selective; no attempt is made to list every absorption in all cases. .sup.1 H NMR spectra were recorded using CDCl.sub.3 solutions unless otherwise stated. (E)-Methyl 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-3-methoxypropenoate, used as an intermediate in two of the following Examples, was prepared as described in Example 3 of EP-A-0242081. The following abbreviations are used throughout.
______________________________________DMF = N,N-dimethylformamide s = singletNMR = nuclear magnetic resonance m = multipletIR = infrared ppm = parts per millionm.p. = melting point______________________________________
EXAMPLE 1
This Example illustrates the preparation of (E)-methyl 2-�2-(4-phenylthio-1,3,5-triazin-2-yloxy)-phenyl!-3-methoxypropenoate (Compound No. 1 of Table III).
To a stirred solution of 2,6-dichloro-1,3,5-triazine (0.3 g, 2 mmol; made according to R L N Harris, Synthesis, 1981, 907) and potassium carbonate (0.28g, 2 mmol) in dry acetonitrile (25 ml) at 0.degree. C. under an atmosphere of nitrogen was added dropwise a solution of (E)-methyl 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-3-methoxypropenoate (0.42 g, 2 mmol) in dry acetonitrile (7 ml). Anhydrous caesium fluoride (0.30 g, 2 mmol) and a catalytic amount of 18-crown-6 were added with stirring and the temperature was allowed to rise to room temperature. After stirring overnight, the reaction mixture was filtered and evaporated to leave a yellow/orange paste. Chromatography (eluent diethyl ether) afforded (E)-methyl 2-�2-(4-chloro-1,3,5-triazin-2-yloxy)phenyl!-3-methoxypropenoate (0.42 g) as a white solid, m.p. 137-140.degree. C.; IR max. 1704, 1631 cm.sup.-1 ; .sup.1 H NMR (CDCl.sub.3) .delta.3.63(3H,s); 3.75(3H,s); 7.19-7.29(1H,m); 7.31-7.45(3H,m); 7.47(1H,s); 8.74(1H,s) ppm.
Thiophenol (0.207 g, 1.88 mmol) and potassium carbonate (0.26 g, 1.88 mmol) were stirred together in DMF (35 ml) at 60.degree. C. After 15 minutes, a solution of (E)-methyl 2-�2-(4-chloro-1,3,5-triazin-2-yloxy)phenyl!-3-methoxypropenoate (0.55g, 1.71 mmol) in DMF (10 ml) was added and the mixture stirred at 60.degree. C. for a further 2 hours. The reaction mixture was poured into water and then extracted with ether (x3). The combined organic layers were washed with dilute sodium hydroxide solution (x2) and water (x3), dried, filtered and evaporated to give a yellow gum (317 mg). Chromatography (eluent ether) afforded the title compound as a yellow solid (161 mg, 25%); m.p. 119-121.degree. C.; IR maxima 1712, 1632 cm.sup.-1 ; .sup.1 H NMR as in Table VII.
EXAMPLE 2
This Example illustrates the preparation of (E)-methyl 2-�2-(4-phenethyloxy-1,3,5-triazin-2-yloxy) -phenyl!-3-methoxypropenoate (Compound No. 96 of Table III).
Phenethyl alcohol (126 mg, 1.03 mmol) in dry DMF (5 ml) was added to a suspension of sodium hydride (45 mg, 1.03 mmol, 55% dispersion in oil) in dry DMF (5 ml). After stirring at room temperature under nitrogen for 15 minutes, a solution of (E)-methyl 2-�2-(4-chloro-1,3,5-triazin-2-yloxy)-phenyl!-3-methoxypropenoate (300 mg, 0.933 mmol, prepared as described in Example 1) in DMF (10 ml) was added dropwise and the resulting mixture was stirred overnight. The reaction mixture was diluted with water and then extracted with ether. The organic layers were washed with water, dried, filtered and evaporated. Chromatography of the residue (eluent ether) afforded the title compound (31 mg) as a yellow gum; .sup.1 H NMR as in Table VII; mass spectrum m/e 407 (M.sup.+).
EXAMPLE 3
This Example illustrates the preparation (E)-methyl 2-�2-(6-chloro-3-�2-methylphenylthio!-1,2,4-triazin-5-yloxy)phenyl!-3-methoxypropenoate and (E)-methyl 3-methoxy-2-�2-(3-�2-methylphenylthio!-1,2,4-triazin-5-yloxy)-phenyl!propenoate (Compounds Nos. 360A and 360 respectively of Table II).
3,5,6-Trichloro-1,2,4-triazine (0.50 g) was dissolved in dry tetrahydrofuran (8 ml) and dry potassium carbonate (0.37 g) and 4.ANG. molecular sieves (180 mg, activated overnight at 180.degree. C.) were added. The stirred mixture was cooled to 0.degree. C. and a solution of o-thiocresol (0.36 g) in dry tetrahydrofuran (4 ml) was added dropwise. After 45 minutes at 0-5.degree. C. and standing overnight at 10.degree. C., the mixture was diluted with dichloromethane (20 ml) and filtered through Hyflo Supercel filter aid covered with a layer of Merck silica 60. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford a single dichloro-(2-methylphenylthio)-1,2,4-triazine (unidentified regioisomer) as a yellow oil (0.86 g) which crystallised on standing. Recrystallisation from ether-n-hexane yielded a pale yellow powder (0.57 g, 77%); m.p. 93-95.degree. C.; IR max (nujol mull): 1460, 1250 cm.sup.-1 ; .sup.1 H NMR: .delta.2.38 (3H,s), 7.24-7.37(1H,m), 7.37-7.54(3H,m) ppm.
To a stirred solution of the dichloro-(2-methylphenylthio)-1,2,4-triazine formed in the reaction above (0.35 g) in dry acetonitrile (10 ml) was added dry potassium carbonate (0.18 g), followed by a solution of (E)-methyl 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-3-methoxypropenoate (0.27 g) in dry acetonitrile (2 ml), in one portion, at room temperature. A catalytic amount of 18-crown-6 and dry caesium fluoride (0.20 g) were then added. After stirring at room temperature for 11.5 hours, the mixture was diluted with acetonitrile (25 ml) and filtered through Hyflo Supercel filter aid. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was chromatographed twice using first ether-n-hexane (1:1) and then n-hexane-dichloromethane-acetonitrile (16:4:1) as eluent to afford (E)-methyl 2-�2-(6-chloro-3-�2-methylphenylthio!-1,2,4-triazin-5-yloxy)-phenyl!-3-methoxypropenoate as a pale yellow gum (0.16 g, 28%); IR max (nujol mull): 1710, 1630 cm.sup.-1 ; .sup.1 H NMR .delta.2.27(3H,s), 3.64(3H,s), 3.75(3H,s), 6.90-6.97(1H,m), 7.09-7.39(6H,m), 7.45-7.53(1H,m), 7.49(1H,s) ppm.
Potassium carbonate (0.115 g), 5% palladium on carbon (0.025 g) and water (0.5 ml) were added to a solution of (E)-methyl 2-�2-(6-chloro-3-�2-methylphenylthio!-1,2,4-triazin-5-yloxy)phenyl!-3-methoxypropenoate (0.106 g) in tetrahydrofuran (12 ml). Hydrogen gas was passed through the stirred mixture for 10.25 hours and then more dry potassium carbonate (0.100 g) and 10% palladium on carbon (0.030 g) were added. After hydrogen had been passed for a total of 21.25 hours, the mixture was diluted with dichloromethane (15 ml) and water (10 ml) and filtered through Hyflo Supercel filter aid. The dichloromethane solution was separated from the filtrate and the aqueous layer was extracted with further dichloromethane (2.times.15 ml). The combined dichloromethane solution and extracts were dried and concentrated under reduced pressure. Chromatography of the residue using ether-n-hexane (5:2) as eluent afforded (E)-methyl 3-methoxy-2-�2-(3-�2-methylphenylthio!-1,2,4-triazin-5-yloxy!phenyl!propenoate as a pale yellow gum (23 mg) containing 21% of an unidentified impurity. IR max (dichloromethane solution): 1710, 1630cm.sup.-1 ; .sup.1 H NMR .delta.2.31(3H,s), 3.58(3H,s), 3.70(3H,s), 6.88-7.00(1H,m), 7.11-7.37(6H,m), 7.47(1H,s), 7.49-7.57(1H,m), 8.59(1H,s) ppm.
The following are examples of compositions suitable for agricultural and horticultural purposes which can be formulated from the compounds of the invention. Such compositions form another aspect of the invention. Percentages are by weight.
EXAMPLE 4
An emulsifiable concentrate is made up by mixing and stirring the ingredients until all are dissolved.
______________________________________Compound No.1 of Table III 10%Benzyl alcohol 30%Calcium dodecylbenzenesulphonate 5%Nonylphenolethoxylate (13 moles 10%ethylene oxide)Alkyl benzenes 45%______________________________________
EXAMPLE 5
The active ingredient is dissolved in methylene dichloride and the resultant liquid sprayed on to the granules of attapulgite clay. The solvent is then allowed to evaporate to produce a granular composition.
______________________________________Compound No.1 of Table III 5%Attapulgite granules 95%______________________________________
EXAMPLE 6
A composition suitable for use as a seed dressing is prepared by grinding and mixing the three ingredients.
______________________________________Compound No.1 of Table III 50%Mineral oil 2%China clay 48%______________________________________
EXAMPLE 7
A dustable powder is prepared by grinding and mixing the active ingredient with talc.
______________________________________Compound No.1 of Table III 5%Talc 95%______________________________________
EXAMPLE 8
A suspension concentrate is prepared by ball milling the ingredients to form an aqueous suspension of the ground mixture with water.
______________________________________Compound No.1 of Table III 40%Sodium lignosulphonate 10%Bentonite clay 1%Water 49%______________________________________
This formulation can be used as a spray by diluting into water or applied directly to seed.
EXAMPLE 9
A wettable powder formulation is made by mixing together and grinding the ingredients until all are thoroughly mixed.
______________________________________Compound No.1 of Table III 25%Sodium lauryl sulphate 2%Sodium lignosulphonate 5%Silica 25%China clay 43%______________________________________
EXAMPLE 10
The compounds were tested against a variety of foliar fungal diseases of plants. The technique employed was as follows.
The plants were grown in John Innes Potting Compost (No.1 or 2) in 4 cm diameter minipots. The test compounds were formulated either by bead milling with aqueous Dispersol T or as a solution in acetone or acetone/ethanol which was diluted to the required concentration immediately before use. For the foliage diseases, the formultions (100 ppm active ingredient except where otherwise indicated) were sprayed onto the foliage and applied to the roots of the plants in the soil. The sprays were applied to maximum retention and the root drenches to a final concentration equivalent to approximately 40 ppm a.i. in dry soil. Tween 20, to give a final concentration of 0.05%, was added when the sprays were applied to cereals.
For most of the tests the compound was applied to the soil (roots) and to the foliage (by spraying) one or two days before the plant was inoculated with the disease. An exception was the test on Erysiphe graminis in which the plants were incoulated 24 hours before treatment. Foliar pathogens were applied by spray as spore suspensions onto the leaves of test plants. After inoculation, the plants were put into an appropriate environment to allow infection to proceed and then incubated until the disease was ready for assessment. The period between inoculation and assessment varied from four to fourteen days according to the disease and environment.
disease control was recorded by the following grading:
4=no disease
3=trace-5% of disease on untreated plants
2=6-25% of disease on untreated plants
1=26-59% of disease on untreated plants
0=6-100% of disease on untreated plants
The results are shown in Table VIII.
TABLE VIII______________________________________Compound TableNo No Pr Egt Sn Po Tc Vi Pv Pil______________________________________1 III 4 4 4 3 -- -- 4 --23 III 3.sup.a 0.sup.a 0.sup.a 0.sup.a -- 4.sup.a 4.sup.a 2.sup.a31 III -- 4 -- 4 2 4 4 496 III 4.sup.a 0.sup.a 3.sup.a -- -- 4.sup.a 4.sup.a 2.sup.a133 III 4.sup.a 0.sup.a 0.sup.a -- -- 4.sup.a 4.sup.a 4.sup.a322 III 4.sup.a 0.sup.a 3.sup.a -- -- 4.sup.a 4.sup.a 3.sup.a360 III -- 4 -- 4 4 4 4 4361 III 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0362 III 0.sup.a 0.sup.a 0.sup.a 0.sup.a 0.sup.a 1.sup.a 0.sup.a 0.sup.a______________________________________ --No result .sup.a 10 ppm foliar application only. Key to Diseases Pr Puccinia recondita Egt Erysiphe graminis tritici Sn Septoria nodorum Po Pyricularia oryzae Tc Thanatephorus cumcumeris Vi Venturia inaequalis Pv Plasmopara viticola Pil Phytophthora infestans lycopersici
______________________________________CHEMICAL FORMULAE(in description)______________________________________ ##STR2##1 (I)2 #STR3##3 #STR4## (I.1)4 #STR5## (I.2)______________________________________
TABLE I______________________________________ ##STR6##5 (I.3)______________________________________
TABLE II______________________________________ ##STR7##6 (I.4)______________________________________
TABLE III______________________________________ ##STR8##7 (I.5)______________________________________
TABLE IV______________________________________ ##STR9##8 (I.6)______________________________________
TABLE V______________________________________ ##STR10##9 (I.7)______________________________________
TABLE VI______________________________________ ##STR11##0 (I.8)* X for Compound No 117 is1 #STR12##* X for Compound No 118 is2 #STR13##* Z for Compound No 315 is3 #STR14##______________________________________ ##STR15##
Claims
  • 1. A compound having the formula (I): in which any two of K, L and M are nitrogen and the other is CA wherein A is H, halogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy, cyano, nitro or trifluoromethyl;
  • X is selected from the group consisting of S(O).sub.n, NR.sup.4 N(CHO), CR.sup.1 R.sup.2 CHR.sup.6, CO, CR.sup.1 (OR.sup.2), C.dbd.CR.sup.1 R.sup.2, CHR.sup.1 CHR.sup.2, CR.sup.1 .dbd.CR.sup.2, CHR.sup.1 CR.sup.2 .dbd.CH, C.tbd.C, OCHR.sup.1, CHR.sup.1 O, CH(CF.sub.3)O, CH(CN)O, OCHRO.sup.1 O, S(O).sub.n CHR.sup.1, S(O).sub.n CHR.sup.1 O, CHR.sup.1 S(O).sub.n, CHR.sup.1 OSO.sub.2 NR.sup.4 CHR.sup.1, CHR.sup.1 NR.sup.4, CO.sub.2, O.sub.2 C, SO.sub.2 O, OSO.sub.2, CO.CO, COCHR.sup.1, COCHR.sup.1 O, CHR.sup.1 CO, CHOH.CHR.sup.1, CHR.sup.1.CHOH, ##STR16## CONR.sup.4, OCONR.sup.4, NR.sup.4 CO, CSNR.sup.4, OCS.NR.sup.4, SCO.NR.sup.4, NR.sup.4 CO.sub.2, NR.sup.4 CS, NR.sup.4 CSO, NR.sup.4 COS, NR.sup.4 CONR.sup.4, S(O).sub.n NR.sup.4, NR.sup.4 S(O).sub.n, CS.sub.2, S.sub.2 C, CO.S., SCO, N.dbd.N, N.dbd.CR.sup.1, CR.sup.1 .dbd.N, CHR.sup.1 CHR.sup.2 CH(OH), CHR.sup.1 OCO, CHR.sup.1 SCO, CHR.sup.1 NR.sup.4 CO, CHR.sup.1 NR.sup.4 CONR.sup.4, CHR.sup.1 CHR.sup.2 CO, O.N.dbd.CR.sup.1, CHR.sup.1 O.N.dbd.CR.sup.2, CO.OCR.sup.1 R.sup.2, CHR.sup.1 CHR.sup.2 CHR.sup.3, OCHR.sup.1 CHR.sup.2, (CH.sub.2).sub.m O, CHR.sup.1 OCHR.sup.2, CHR.sup.1 CHR.sup.2 O, OCHR.sup.1 CHR.sup.2 O, S(O).sub.n CHR.sup.1 CHR.sup.2, SCHR.sup.1 CHR.sup.2 O, CHR.sup.1 S(O).sub.n CHR.sup.2, CHR.sup.1 CHR.sup.2 S(O).sub.n, CR.sup.1 .dbd.NNR.sup.4, CR.sup.1 .dbd.NO, NR.sup.4 N.dbd.CR.sup.1, CHR.sup.1 CONR.sup.2, CHR.sup.1 OCO.NR.sup.2, CH.dbd.CHCH.sub.2 O C.tbd.CCH.sub.2 O, COCHR.sup.1 CHR.sup.2 O, and (R.sup.5).sub.2 P.sup.+ CHR.sup.2 Q.sup.- ; where R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, which may be the same or different, are H, C.sub.1-4 alkyl or phenyl; R.sup.4 is H, C.sub.1-4 alkyl or COR.sup.1 ; R.sup.5 is optionally substituted phenyl; R.sup.6 is substituted phenyl; Q.sup.- is a halide anion; n is 0, 1 or 2; and m is 3, 4 or 5;
  • T is oxygen or sulphur; and
  • Z is a carbocyclic ring optionally substituted with one or more of the following: halo, hydroxy, oxo, mercapto, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.2-4 alkenyl, C.sub.2-4 alkynyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy, C.sub.2-4 alkenyloxy, C.sub.2-4 alkynyloxy, halo(C.sub.1-4)alkyl, halo(C.sub.1-4)alkoxy, C.sub.1-4 alkylthio, hydroxy(C.sub.1-4)alkyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy(C.sub.1-4)alkyl, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl(C.sub.1-4)alkyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted aryloxy, optionally substituted aryl(C.sub.1-4)alkyl, in which the alkyl moiety is optionally substituted with hydroxy, optionally substituted aryl(C.sub.2-4)alkenyl, optionally substituted aryl(C.sub.1-4)alkoxy, optionally substituted aryloxy(C.sub.1-4)alkyl, acyloxy, cyano, thiocyanato, nitro, --NR'R", --NHCOR', --NHCONR'R", --CON'R", --COOR', --OSO.sub.2 R', --COR', --CR'.dbd.NR" or --N.dbd.CR'R" in which R' and R" are independently hydrogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy, C.sub.1-4 alkylthio, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl(C.sub.1-4)alkyl, phenyl or benzyl, the phenyl and benzyl groups being optionally substituted with halogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl or C.sub.1-4 alkoxy, or any two substituents of the carbocyclic ring Z when adjacent to one another, may together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached join to form a 5- or 6-membered ring; substituents which may be present in the aryl rings of any of the foregoing substituents and in the phenyl rings of R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 being one or more of the following: halo, hydroxy, mercapto, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.2-4 alkenyl, C.sub.2-4 alkenyloxy, C.sub.2-4 alkynyloxy, halo(C.sub.1-4)alkyl, halo(C.sub.1-4)alkoxy, C.sub.1-4 alkylthio, hydroxy(C.sub.1-4)-alkyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy(C.sub.1-4)alkyl, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl-(C.sub.1-4)alkyl, alkanoyloxy, benzoyloxy, cyano, thiocyanato, nitro, --NR'R", --NHCOR', --NHCONR'R", --CON'R", --COOR', --OSO.sub.2 R', --COR', --CR'.dbd.NR" or --N.dbd.CR'R" in which R' and R" have the meanings given above.
  • 2. A compound according to claim 1 in which K and M are both nitrogen; L is CH; and Z is optionally substituted phenyl.
  • 3. A compound according to claim 1 in which Z is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, naphthyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl or cyclohexenyl, any of which is optionally substituted.
  • 4. A compound having the formula (I.1) ##STR17## in which Z is phenyl optionally substituted with halo, C.sub.1-4 alkyl or trifluoromethyl; and X is S, CH.sub.2 O, CH.sub.2 S, CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O, CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O or (E)--CH.dbd.NO.
  • 5. A compound having the formula (I.2): ##STR18## in which Z is phenyl optionally substituted with C.sub.1-4 alkyl; X is S; and A is H or Cl.
  • 6. A fungicidal composition comprising a fungicidally effective amount of a compound according to claim 1 and a fungicidally acceptable carrier or diluent therefor.
  • 7. A method of combating fungi which comprises applying to plants, to the seeds of plants or to the locus of the plants or seeds, a compound according to claim 1 or a composition according to claim 4.
  • 8. A compound in accordance with claim 1 wherein X is selected from the group consisting of NR.sup.4, N(CHO), CR.sup.1 R.sup.2, CHR.sup.6, CO, CR.sup.1 (OR.sup.2), C.dbd.CR.sup.1 R.sup.2, CHR.sup.1 CHR.sup.2, CR.sup.1 .dbd.CR.sup.2, CHR.sup.1 CR.sup.2 .dbd.CH, C.dbd.C, OCHR.sup.7, CHR.sup.1 O, CH(CF.sub.3)O, CH(CN)O, OCHR.sup.1 O, S(O).sub.n CHR.sup.1, S(O).sub.n CHR.sup.1 O, CHR.sup.1 S(O).sub.n, CHR.sup.1 OSO.sub.2 NR.sup.4 CHR.sup.1, CHR.sup.1 NR.sup.4, CO.sub.2, O.sub.2 C, SO.sub.2 O, OSO.sub.2, CO.CO, COCHR.sup.1, COCHR.sup.1 O, CHR.sup.1 CO, CHOH.CHR.sup.1, CHR.sup.1.CHOH, ##STR19## CONR.sup.4, OCONR.sup.4, NR.sup.4 CO, CSNR.sup.4, OCS.NR.sup.4 SCO.NR.sup.4, NR.sup.4 CO.sub.2, NR.sup.4 CS, NR.sup.4 CSO, NR.sup.4 COS, NR.sup.4 CONR.sup.4, S(O).sub.n NR.sup.4, NR.sup.4 S(O).sub.n, CS.sub.2, S.sub.2 C, CO.S., SCO, N.dbd.N, N.dbd.CR.sup.1, CR.sup.1 .dbd.N, CHR.sup.1 CHR.sup.2 CH(OH), CHR.sup.1 OCO, CHR.sup.1 SCO, CHR.sup.1 NR.sup.4 CO, CHR.sup.1 NR.sup.4 CONR.sup.4, CHR.sup.1 CHR.sup.2 CO, O.N.dbd.CR.sup.1, CHR.sup.1 O.N.dbd.CR.sup.2, CO.OCR.sup.1 R.sup.2, CHR.sup.1 CHR.sup.2 CHR.sup.3, OCHR.sup.1 CHR.sup.2, (CH.sub.2).sub.m O, CHR.sup.1 OCHR.sup.2, CHR.sup.1 CHR.sup.2 O, OCHR.sup.1 CHR.sup.2 O, S(O).sub.n CHR.sup.1 CHR.sup.2, SCHR.sup.1 CHR.sup.2 O, CHR.sup.1 S(O).sub.n CHR.sup.2, CHR.sup.1 CHR.sup.2 S(O).sub.n, CR.sup.1 .dbd.NNR.sup.4, CR.sup. .dbd.NO, NR.sup.4 N.dbd.CR.sup.1, CHR.sup.1 CONR.sup.2, CHR.sup.1 OCO.NR.sup.2, CH.dbd.CHCH..sub.2 O, C.dbd.CCH.sub.2 O, COCHR.sup.1 CHR.sup.2 O, and (R.sup.5).sub.2 P.sup.+ CHR.sup.2 Q.sup.- ; where R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, which may be the same or different, are H, C.sub.1-4 alkyl or phenyl; R.sup.4 is H, C.sub.1-4 alkyl or COR.sup.1 ; R.sup.5 is optionally substituted phenyl; R.sup.6 is substituted phenyl; R.sup.7 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or phenyl; Q.sup.- is a halide anion; n is 0, 1 or 2; and m is 3, 4 or 5.
Priority Claims (1)
Number Date Country Kind
9023294 Oct 1990 GBX
Parent Case Info

This application is a continuation of copending application Ser. No. 08/118,410, filed Sep. 8, 1993, which in turn is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/779,413, filed Oct. 15, 1991, now abandoned.

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Continuations (2)
Number Date Country
Parent 118410 Sep 1993
Parent 779413 Oct 1991