Patent Grant
6924251
The invention relates to novel substituted benzoylcyclohexanediones, to processes for their preparation and to their use as herbicides.
It is already known that certain substituted benzoylcyclohexanediones have herbicidal properties (cf. EP-A-090262, EP-A-135191, EP-A-186118, EP-A-186119. EP-A-186120, EP-A-319075, WO-A-96/26200, WO-A-97/46530, WO-A-99/07688). However, the activity of these compounds is not in all respects satisfactory.
This invention, accordingly, provides the novel substituted benzoylcyclohexanediones of the general formula (I),
in which
In the definitions, the hydrocarbon chains, such as alkyl or alkanediyl are in each case straight-chain or branched—including in combination with heteroatoms, such as in alkoxy.
In addition to the compounds of the general formula (I)— above—it is in each case also possible for the corresponding tautomeric forms—shown in exemplary manner below—to be present.
Preferred substituents of the radicals listed in the formula shown above are illustrated below:
R5 particularly preferably represents hydrogen, hydroxyl, mercapto, cyano, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, represents in each case optionally fluorine-, chlorine-, methoxy-, ethoxy-, n- or i-propoxy-, n-, i-, s- or t-butoxy-, methylthio-, ethylthio-, n- or i-propylthio-, n-, i-, s- or t-butylthio-, methylsulphinyl-, ethylsulphinyl-, n- or i-propylsulphinyl-, methylsulphonyl-, ethylsulphonyl-, n- or i-propylsulphonyl-substituted methyl, ethyl, n- or i-propyl, n-, i-, s- or t-butyl, methoxy, ethoxy, n- or i-propoxy, n-, i-, s- or t-butoxy, methylthio, ethylthio, n- or i-propylthio, n-, i-, s- or t-butylthio, methylsulphinyl, ethylsulphinyl, n- or i-propylsulphinyl, methylsulphonyl, ethylsulphonyl, n- or i-propylsulphonyl, represents methylamino, ethylamino, n- or i-propylamino, n-, i-, s- or t-butylamino, dimethylamino, diethylamino, di-n-propylamino or di-1-propylamino, represents in each case optionally fluorine- and/or chlorine-substituted ethenyl, propenyl, butenenyl, ethinyl, propinyl, butinyl, propenyloxy, butenyloxy, propenylthio, butenylthio, propenylamino or butenylamino, represents in each case optionally fluorine-and/or chlorine-substituted cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cyclopropyloxy, cyclobutyloxy, cyclopentyloxy, cyclohexyloxy, cyclo-propylthio, cyclobutylthio, cyclopentylthio, cyclohexylthio, cyclopropyl-amino, cyclobutylamino, cyclopentylamino, cyclohexylamino, cyclopropyl-methyl, cyclobutylmethyl, cyclopentylmethyl, cyclohexylmethyl, cyclopropylmethoxy, cyclobutylmethoxy, cyclopentylmethoxy, cyclohexylmethoxy, cyclopropylmethylthio, cyclobutylmethylthio, cyclopentylmethylthio, cyclohexylmethylthio, cyclopropylmethylamino, cyclobutylmethylamino, cyclopentylmethylamino or cyclohexylmethylamino, or represents in each case optionally fluorine-, chlorine-, methyl-, ethyl-, n- or i-propyl-, n-, i-, s- or t-butyl-, methoxy-, ethoxy-, n- or i-propoxy-substituted phenyl, phenyloxy, phenylthio, phenylamino, benzyl, benzyloxy, benzylthio or benzylamino, or—in the case that two adjacent radicals R5 and R5 are located at a double bond—together with the adjacent radical R5 also represents a benzo grouping,
The invention preferably provides the sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, ammonium, C1-C4-alkyl-ammonium-, di-(C1-C4-alkyl)-ammonium-, tri-(C1-C4-alkyl)-ammonium-, tetra-(C1-C4-alkyl)-ammonium, tri-(C1-C4-alkyl)-sulphonium. C5- or C6-cycloalkyl-ammonium and di-(C1-C2-alkyl)-benzyl-ammonium salts of the compounds of the formula (I), in which m, n, A, R1, R2, R3, R4 and Z are each as defined above.
Preference according to the invention is given to compounds of the formula (I) which contain a combination of the meanings mentioned above as being preferred.
Particular preference according to the invention is given to compounds of the formula (I) which contain a combination of the meanings listed above as being particularly preferred.
Very particular preference according to the invention is given to the compounds of the formula (I) which contain a combination of the meanings listed above as being very particularly preferred.
Compounds of the general formulae (IA), (IB) and (IC) below are particularly emphasized as being according to the invention:
in which
Here, very particular emphasis is given to the compounds of the formula (IA) in which A represents methylene.
The abovementioned general or preferred radical definitions apply both to the end products of the formula (I) and also, correspondingly, to the starting materials or intermediates required in each case for the preparation. These radical definitions can be combined with one another at will, i.e. including combinations between the given preferred ranges.
Examples of compounds of the general formula (I) according to the invention are listed in the groups below.
Here, R3, (R4)n, R5 and R6 each have, for example, the meanings given in the table below:
Here R3, (R4)n, R5 and R6 each have, for example, the meanings given in the table below:
Here, R3, (R4)n, R5 and R6 each have, for example, the meanings given above in Group 1.
Here, R3, (R4)n, R5 and R6 each have, for example, the meanings given above in Group 2.
The novel substituted benzoylcyclohexanediones of the general formula (I) have strong and selective herbicidal activity.
The novel substituted benzoylcyclohexanediones of the general formula (I) are obtained when 1,3-cyclohexanedione or its derivatives of the general formula (II),
in which
The compounds of the formula (I) can be converted into other compounds of the formula (I) in accordance with the definition above using customary methods, for example by nucleophilic substitution (for example R5: Cl→OC2H5, SCH3) or by oxidation (for example R5: CH2SCH3→CH2S(O)CH3).
In principle, the compounds of the general formula (I) can also be synthesized as shown schematically below:
Reaction of 1,3-cyclohexanedione or its derivatives of the general formula (II)—above—with reactive derivatives of the substituted benzoic acids of the general formula (III)—above—in particular with the corresponding carbonyl chlorides, carboxylic anhydrides, carboxylic acid cyanides, methyl carboxylates or ethyl carboxylates—if appropriate in the presence of reaction auxiliaries, such as, for example, triethylamine (and, if appropriate, additionally zinc chloride), and, if appropriate, in the presence of a diluent, such as, for example, methylene chloride:
In the reactions outlined above for preparing the compounds of the general formula (I), there is, in addition to the desired C-benzoylation at the cyclohexanedione, also an O-benzoylation—cf. equation below (cf. Synthesis 1978, 925-927; Tetrahedron Lett. 37 (1996), 1007-1009, WO-A-91/05469). However, the O-benzoyl compounds formed in this process are, under the reaction conditions of the process according to the invention, isomerized to the corresponding C-benzoyl compounds of the formula (I).
Using, for example, 1,3-cyclohexanedione and 2-(3-carboxy-5-fluorobenzyl)-5-ethyl-4-methoxy-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one as starting materials, the course of the reaction in the process according to the invention can be outlined by the following equation:
The formula (II) provides a general definition of the cyclohexanediones to be used as starting materials in the process according to the invention for preparing compounds of the formula (I). In the formula (II), m, R1 and R2 each preferably have those meanings which have already been given above, in connection with the description of the compounds of the formula (I) according to the invention, as being preferred, as being particularly preferred, or as being very particularly preferred for m, R1 and R2.
The starting materials of the general formula (II) are known and/or can be prepared by processes known per se.
The formula (III) provides a general definition of the substituted benzoic acids further to be used as starting materials in the process according to the invention for preparing compounds of the formula (I). In the formula (III), n, A, R3, R4 and Z each preferably have those meanings which have already been given above, in connection with the description of the compounds of the formula (I) according to the invention, as being preferred, as being particularly preferred, as being very particularly preferred or as being most preferred for n, A, R3, R4 and Z.
Except for 2-(5-carboxy-2,4-dichloro-phenyl)-4-difluoromethyl-5-methyl-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one-alias 2,4-dichloro-5-(4-difluoromethyl-4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-benzoic acid (CAS-Reg.-No. 90208-77-8) and 2-(5-carboxy-2,4-dichloro-phenyl)-4,5-dimethyl-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one-alias 2,4-dichloro-5-(4,5-dihydro-3,4-dimethyl-5-oxo-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-benzoic acid (CAS-Reg.-No. 90208-76-7)—the starting materials of the general formula (III) have hitherto not been disclosed in the literature. Except for 2-(5-carboxy-2,4-dichloro-phenyl)-4-difluoromethyl-5-methyl-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one and 2-(5-carboxy-2,4-dichloro-phenyl)-4,5-dimethyl-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one (cf. JP-A-58225070—quoted in Chem. Abstracts 100:209881, JP-A-02015069—quoted in Chem. Abstracts 113:23929), they also form, as novel compounds, part of the subject matter of the present application.
The novel substituted benzoic acids of the general formula (III), are obtained when benzoic acid derivatives of the general formula (IV),
in which
The benzoic acid derivatives of the general formula (IV) required as precursors are known and/or can be prepared by processes known per se (cf. DE-A-3839480 DE-A-4239296. EP-A-597360, EP-A-609734, DE-A4303676. EP-A-617026, DE-A-4405614. U.S. Pat. No. 5,378,681).
The novel substituted benzoic acids of the general formula (III) are also obtained when halogeno(alkyl)benzoic acids of the general formula (V),
in which
Instead of the halogeno(alkyl)benzoic acids of the general formula (V), it is also possible, similarly to the methods described above, to react appropriate nitrites, amides and esters—in particular the methyl esters or the ethyl esters—with compounds of the general formula (VI). By subsequent hydrolysis according to customary methods, for example by reaction with aqueous-ethanolic potassium hydroxide solution, it is then possible to obtain the corresponding substituted benzoic acids.
The halogeno(alkyl)benzoic acids of the formula (V)—or corresponding nitriles or esters—required as precursors are known and/or can be prepared by processes known per se (cf. EP-A-90369, EP-A-93488, EP-A-399732, EP-A-480641. EP-A-609798. EP-A-763524, DE-A-2126720, WO-A-93103722. WO-A-97/38977. U.S. Pat. No. 3,978,127, U.S. Pat. No. 4,837,333).
The compounds of the general formula (VI) further required as precursors are known and/or can be prepared by processes known per se.
The process according to the invention for preparing the novel substituted benzoylcyclohexanediones of the general formula (I) is carried out using a dehydrating agent. Here, suitable dehydrating agents are the customary chemicals which are suitable for binding water.
Examples of these are dicyclohexylcarbodiimide and carbonyl-bis-imidazole.
A particularly suitable dehydrating agent is dicyclohexylcarbodiimide.
The process according to the invention for preparing novel substituted benzoylcyclohexanediones of the general formula (I) is, if appropriate, carried out using a reaction auxiliary.
Examples of these are sodium cyanide, potassium cyanide, acetone cyanohydrin, 2-cyano-2-(trimethylsilyloxy)-propane and trimethylsilyl cyanide.
The particularly suitable further reaction auxiliary is trimethylsilyl cyanide.
The process according to the invention for preparing the novel substituted benzoylcyclohexanediones of the general formula (I) is, if appropriate, carried out using a further reaction auxiliary. Suitable further reaction auxiliaries for the process according to the invention are, in general, basic organic nitrogen compounds, such as, for example, trimethylamine, triethylamine, tripropylamine, tributylamine, ethyl-diisopropylamine, N,N-dimethyl-cyclohexylamine, dicyclohexylamine, ethyl-dicyclohexylamine, N,N-dimethyl-aniline, N,N-dimethyl-benzylamine, pyridine, 2-methyl-, 3-methyl-, 4-methyl-, 2,4-dimethyl-, 2,6-dimethyl-, 3,4-dimethyl- and 3,5-dimethyl-pyridine, 5-ethyl-2-methyl-pyridine, 4-dimethylamino-pyridine, N-methylpiperidine, 1,4-diazabicyclo[2,2,2]-octane (DABCO), 1,5-diazabicyclo[4,3,0]-non-5-ene (DBN), or 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]-undec-7-ene (DBU).
Suitable diluents for carrying out the process according to the invention are, in particular, inert organic solvents. These include, in particular, aliphatic, alicyclic or aromatic, optionally halogenated hydrocarbons, such as, for example, benzine, benzene, toluene, xylene, chlorobenzene, dichlorobenzene, petroleum ether, hexane, cyclohexane, dichloromethane, chloroform, tetrachloromethane or 1,2-dichloroethane; ethers, such as diethyl ether, diisopropyl ether, dioxane, tetrahydrofuran, ethylene glycol dimethyl ether or ethylene glycol diethyl ether; ketones, such as acetone, butanone or methyl isobutyl ketone; nitriles, such as acetonitrile, propionitrile or butyronitrile; amides, such as N,N-dimethylformamide, N,N-dimethylacetamide, N-methyl-formanilide, N-methyl-pyrrolidone or hexamethyl-phosphoric triamide; esters such as methyl acetate or ethyl acetate, sulphoxides, such as dimethylsulphoxide.
When carrying out the process according to the invention, the reaction temperatures can be varied within a relatively wide range. In general, the process is carried out at temperatures between 0° C. and 150° C., preferably between 10° C. and 120° C.
The process according to the invention is generally carried out under atmospheric pressure. However, it is also possible to carry, out the process according to the invention under elevated or reduced pressure—in general between 0.1 bar and 10 bar.
For carrying out the process according to the invention, the starting materials are generally employed in approximately equimolar amounts. However, it is also possible to use a relatively large excess of one of the components. The reaction is generally carried out in a suitable diluent in the presence of a dehydrating agent, and the reaction mixture is generally stirred at the required temperature for several hours. Work-up is carried out by customary methods (cf. the Preparation Examples).
The active compounds according to the invention can be used as defoliants, desiccants, haulm killers and, especially, as weedkillers. By weeds in the broadest sense, there are to be understood all plants which grow in locations where they are not wanted. Whether the substances according to the invention act as total or selective herbicides depends essentially on the amount used.
The active compounds according to the invention can be used, for example, in connection with the following plants:
Dicotyledonous weeds of the genera: Sinapis, Lepidium, Galium, Stellaria, Matricaria, Anthemis, Galinsoga, Chenopodium, Urtica, Senecio, Amaranthus, Portulaca, Xanthium, Convolvulus, Ipomoea, Polygonum, Sesbania, Ambrosia, Cirsium, Carduus, Sonchus, Solanum, Rorippa, Rotala, Lindernia, Lamium, Veronica, Abutilon, Emex, Datura, Viola, Galeopsis, Papaver, Centaurea, Trifolium, Ranunculus, Taraxacum.
Dicotyledonous crops of the genera: Gossypium, Glycine, Beta, Daucus, Phaseolus, Pisum, Solanum, Linum, Ipomoea, Vicia, Nicotiana, Lycopersicon, Arachis, Brassica, Lactuca, Cucumis, Cucurbita.
Monocotyledonous weeds of the genera: Echinochloa, Setaria Panicum, Digitaria, Phleum, Poa, Festuca, Eleusine, Brachiaria, Lolium, Bromus, Avena, Cyperus, Sorghum, Agropyron, Cynodon, Monochoria, Fimbristylis, Sagittaria, Eleocharis, Scirpus, Paspalum, Ischaemum, Sphenoclea, Dactyloctenium, Agrostis, Alopecurus, Apera.
Monocotyledonous crops of the genera: Oryza, Zea, Triticum, Hordeum, Avena, Secale, Sorghum, Panicum, Saccharum, Ananas, Asparagus, Allium.
However, the use of the active compounds according to the invention is in no way restricted to these genera, but also extends in the same manner to other plants.
The compounds are suitable, depending on the concentration, for the total control of weeds, for example on industrial terrain and railway tracks, and on paths and open spaces with or without tree plantings. Equally, the compounds can be employed for the control of weeds in perennial crops for example forests, decorative tree plantings, orchards, vineyards, citrus groves, nut orchards, banana plantations, coffee plantations, tea plantations, rubber plantations, oil palm plantations, cocoa plantations, soft fruit plantings and hopfields, in lawns, turf and pasture land, and for the selective control of weeds in annual crops.
The compounds of the formula (I) according to the invention are particularly suitable for the selective control of monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous weeds in monocotyledonous crops, both pre-emergence and postemergence.
The active compounds can be converted into the customary formulations such as solutions, emulsions, wettable powders, suspensions, powders, dusting agents, pastes, soluble powders, granules, suspo-emulsion concentrates, natural and synthetic materials impregnated with active compound, and very fine capsules in polymeric substances.
These formulations are produced in a known manner, for example by mixing the active compounds with extenders, that is liquid solvents and/or solid carriers, optionally with the use of surfactants, that is emulsifying agents and/or dispersing agents and/or foam-forming agents.
If the extender used is water, it is also possible to employ for example organic solvents as auxiliary solvents. Suitable liquid solvents are essentially the following: aromatics, such as xylene, toluene or alkylnaphthalenes, chlorinated aromatics and chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons, such as chlorobenzenes, chloroethylenes or methylene chloride, aliphatic hydrocarbons, such as cyclohexane or paraffins, for example petroleum fractions, mineral and vegetable oils, alcohols, such as butanol or glycol and also their ethers and esters, ketones, such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone or cyclohexanone, strongly polar solvents, such as dimethylformamide and dimethyl sulphoxide, and also water.
Suitable solid carriers are: for example ammonium salts and ground natural minerals, such as kaolins, clays, talc, chalk, quartz, attapulgite, montmorillonite or diatomaceous earth, and ground synthetic minerals, such as finely divided silica, alumina and silicates; suitable solid carriers for granules are: for example crushed and fractionated natural rocks such as calcite, marble, pumice, sepiolite and dolomite, and also synthetic granules of inorganic and organic meals, and granules of organic material such as sawdust, coconut shells, maize cobs and tobacco stalks; suitable emulsifying and/or foam-forming agents are: for example nonionic and anionic emulsifiers, such as polyoxyethylene fatty acid esters, polyoxyethylene fatty alcohol ethers, for example alkylaryl polyglycol ethers, alkylsulphonates, alkyl sulphates, arylsulphonates as well as protein hydrolysates: suitable dispersing agents are: for example lignin-sulphite waste liquors and methylcellulose.
Tackifiers such as carboxymethylcellulose and natural and synthetic polymers in the form of powders, granules or latexes, such as gum arabic, polyvinyl alcohol and polyvinyl acetate, as well as natural phospholipids, such as cephalins and lecithins, and synthetic phospholipids, can be used in the formulations. Other possible additives are mineral and vegetable oils.
It is possible to use colorants such as inorganic pigments, for example iron oxide, titanium oxide and Prussian Blue, and organic dyes, such as alizarin dyes, azo dyes and metal phthalocyanine dyes, and trace nutrients such as salts of iron, manganese, boron, copper, cobalt, molybdenum and zinc.
The formulations in general contain between 0.1 and 95 percent by weight of active compound, preferably between 0.5 and 90%.
For the control of weeds, the active compounds according to the invention, as such or in the form of their formulations, can also be used as mixtures with known herbicides, finished formulations or tank mixes being possible.
Possible components for the mixtures are known herbicides, for example
Mixtures with other known active compounds, such as fungicides, insecticides, acaricides, nematicides, bird repellents, plant nutrients and agents which improve soil structure, are also possible.
The active compounds can be used as such, in the form of their formulations or in the use forms prepared therefrom by further dilution, such as ready-to-use solutions, suspensions, emulsions, powders, pastes and granules. They are used in the customary manner, for example by watering, spraying, atomizing, scattering.
The active compounds according to the invention can be applied either before or after emergence of the plants. They can also be incorporated into the soil before sowing.
The amount of active compound used can vary within a relatively wide range. It depends essentially on the nature of the desired effect. In general, the amounts used are between 1 and 10 kg of active compound per hectare of soil surface, preferably between 5 g and 5 kg per ha.
The preparation and use of the active compounds according to the invention can be seen from the following examples.
1.2 g (3.48 mmol) of 5-ethoxy-4-methyl-2-(2-carboxy-5-trifluoromethyl-benzyl)-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one are suspended in 30 ml of acetonitrile and, at room temperature (approximately 20° C.), admixed with 0.39 g (3.48 mmol) of 1,3-cyclohexanedione and 0.76 g (3.7 mmol) of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC). The reaction mixture is stirred at room temperature overnight (approximately 15 hours) and then admixed with 1.0 ml (7.0 mmol) of triethylamine and 0.10 ml (1.39 mmol) of trimethylsilyl cyanide. After 3 hours at room temperature, the mixture is stirred with 100 ml of 5% strength aqueous sodium carbonate solution, the dicyclohexylurea that separates out is filtered off with suction and the alkaline aqueous phase is repeatedly extracted with ethyl acetate. The aqueous phase is then adjusted to pH 2 using 35% strength hydrochloric acid and extracted repeatedly with methylene chloride. The methylene chloride phases are dried over sodium sulphate and concentrated.
This gives 0.8 g (52% of theory) of 5-ethoxy-4-methyl-2-[2-(2,6-dioxo-cyclohexyl-carbonyl)-5-trifluoromethyl-benzyl]-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one as an amorphous residue.
logP (determined at pH=2): 2.70.
A solution of 1.5 g (7.2 mmol) of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide in 40 ml of acetonitrile is added to a suspension of 2.15 g (6.5 mmol) of 2-(4-carboxy-3-chloro-phenyl)-4-methyl-5-trifluoromethyl-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one, 0.83 g (7.2 mmol) of 1,3-cyclohexanedione and 40 ml of acetonitrile, and the reaction mixture is stirred at 20° C. for 16 hours. 1.3 g (13 mmol) of triethylamine and 0.26 g (2.6 mmol) of trimethylsilyl cyanide are then added, and the reaction mixture is stirred at 20° C. for a further 4 hours. The mixture is then stirred with 180 ml of 2% strength aqueous sodium carbonate solution and filtered off with suction. The mother liquor is extracted with ethyl acetate. The aqueous phase is then acidified using 2N hydrochloric acid and extracted with methylene chloride. The organic phase is dried, concentrated under water pump vacuum and digested with diethyl ether/petroleum ether. The resulting crystalline product is isolated by filtration with suction.
This gives 1.6 g (59% of theory) of 2-[4-(2,6-dioxocyclohexylcarbonyl)-3-chloro-phenyl]4-methyl-5-trifluoromethyl-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3′-one of melting point 182° C.
logP (determined at pH=2): 3.13.
By the methods of Preparation Examples 1 and 2, and in accordance with the general description of the preparation processes according to the invention, it is also possible to prepare, for example, the compounds of the formula (I)— or of the formulae (IA-3), (IB-2), (IC-2) or (ID)—listed in Tables 1 and 2 below.
Starting Materials of Formula (III):
4.5 g (15 mmol) of 2-(3-chloro-4-cyano-phenyl)-4-methyl-5-trifluoromethyl-2.4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one are taken up in 80 ml of 60% strength sulphuric acid, and the mixture is heated under reflux for 6 hours. After cooling to room temperature, the resulting crystalline produce is isolated by filtration with suction.
This gives 4.5 g (91% of theory) of 2-(3-carboxy-4-chloro-phenyl)4-methyl-5-trifluoromethyl-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one of melting point 223° C.
2 g (4.9 mmol) of 5-bromo-4-methyl-2-(2-ethoxycarbonyl-5-trifluoromethyl-benzyl)-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one (compare Example IV-1) are dissolved in 30 ml of 10% strength ethanolic potassium hydroxide solution and heated under reflux for 2 hours. The reaction mixture is concentrated under water pump vacuum, taken up in 20 ml of water and acidified with dilute hydrochloric acid. The solid that precipitates out is filtered and dried.
This gives 1.2 g (71% of theory) of 5-ethoxy-4-methyl-2-(2-carboxy-5-trifluoro-methyl-benzyl)-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one as a solid product.
logP: 2.18a)
13.4 g (35 mmol) 4-methyl-5-trifluoromethyl-2-(2,6-dichloro-3-methoxycarbonyl-benzyl)-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one are initially charged in 60 ml of 1,4-dioxane, and a solution of 1.54 g (38,5 mmol) of sodium hydroxide in 20 ml of water is slowly metered in at room temperature. The reaction mixture is stirred at 60° C. for 150 minutes and subsequently concentrated under water pump vacuum. The residue is dissolved in 100 ml of water, and the pH of the solution is adjusted to 1 by addition of conc. hydrochloric acid. The resulting crystalline product is isolated by filtration with suction.
This gives 11.7 g (90% of theory) of 4-methyl-5-trifluoromethyl-2-(2,6-dichloro-3-carboxy-benzyl)-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one of melting point 207° C.
By the methods of Examples (III-1) and (III-3), it is also possible to prepare, for example, the compounds of the general formula (III) listed in Table 2 below.
1H NMR (DMSO-D6, δ): 5.42 ppm.
1H NMR (DMSO-D6, δ): 5.48 ppm.
1H NMR (DMSO-D6, δ): 5.60 ppm. LogP = 2.47a)
1H NMR (DMSO-D6, δ): 5.14 ppm.
1H NMR (DMSO-D6, δ): 5.27 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.12 ppm.
1H NMR (DMSO-D6, δ): 5.20 ppm.
1H NMR (DMSO-D6, δ): 5.03 ppm.
1H NMR (DMSO-D6, δ): 5.24 ppm.
1H NMR (DMSO-D6, δ): 5.39 ppm.
1H NMR (DMSO-D6, δ): 5.19 ppm.
1H NMR (DMSO-D6, δ): 5.30 ppm.
1H NMR (DMSO-D6, δ): 5.43 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.10 ppm.
1H NMR (DMSO-D6, δ): 5.03 ppm.
1H NMR (DMSO-D6, δ): 5.19 ppm.
1H NMR (DMSO-D6, δ): 5.01 ppm.
1H NMR (DMSO-D6, δ): 5.14 ppm.
1H NMR (DMSO-D6, δ): 5.25 ppm.
1H NMR (DMSO-D6, δ): 5.23 ppm.
1H NMR (DMSO-D6, δ): 5.37 ppm.
1H NMR (DMSO-D6, δ): 5.31 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.38 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.43 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.47 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.32 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.53 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl
3, δ): 5.39 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.57 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.44 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.41 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.34 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.38 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.26 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.43 ppm.
Starting Materials of the Formula (IV):
10 g (49 mmol) of 2-methyl-4-trifluoromethyl-benzoic acid are dissolved in 150 ml of ethanol and admixed with 1 ml of conc. sulphuric acid. The solution is heated under reflux for 24 hours and then concentrated, and the residue is taken up in methylene chloride and extracted with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution. The methylene chloride phase is dried over sodium sulphate and concentrated under water pump vacuum.
This gives 9 g (80% of theory) of ethyl 2-methyl-4-trifluoromethyl-benzoate as an amorphous residue.
9 g (39 mmol) of ethyl 2-methyl-4-trifluoromethyl-benzoate are dissolved in 200 ml of tetrachloromethane and admixed with 7 g (39 mmol) of N-bromo-succinimide and 0.1 g of dibenzoyl peroxide. The mixture is heated under reflux for 6 hours, and the precipitated succinimide is then filtered off and the filtrate is concentrated under water pump vacuum.
This gives 12 g of an amorphous residue which, in addition to ethyl 2-bromomethyl-4-trifluoromethyl-benzoate, contains 17% of ethyl 2,2-dibromomethyl-4-trifluoromethyl-benzoate and 12% of ethyl 2-methyl-4-trifluoromethyl-benzoate.
4 g of ethyl 2-bromomethyl-4-trifluoromethyl-benzoate (approximately 70% pure) and 2.28 g (12.8 mmol) of 5-bromo-4-methyl-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one are dissolved in 150 ml of acetonitrile, admixed with 5.3 g (38.4 mmol) of potasssium carbonate and heated under reflux with vigoruous stirring for 2 hours. The reaction mixture is taken up in water and extracted repeatedly with methylene chloride. The combined methylene chloride phases are dried over sodium sulphate, concentrated under water pump vacuum and chromatographed.
This gives 2 g (38% of theory) of 5-bromo-4-methyl-2-(2-ethoxycarbonyl-5-trifluoromethyl-benzyl)-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one as an amorphous product.
1H-NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.46 ppm.
6.7 g (40 mmol) of 4-methyl-5-trifluoromethyl-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one are initially charged in 150 ml of acetonitrile and admixed with 11 g (80 mmol) of potassium carbonate. The mixture is heated to 50° C., and a solution of 13.1 g (44 mmol) of methyl 3-bromomethyl-2,4-dichloro-benzoate in 20 ml of acetonitrile is then added dropwise with stirring, and the reaction mixture is heated under reflux with stirring for another 15 hours. The mixture is subsequently concentrated under water pump vacuum, and the residue is taken up in methylene chloride, washed with 1N hydrochloric acid, dried with sodium sulphate and filtered. The filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure, the residue is digested with petroleum ether and the crystalline product is isolated by filtration with suction.
This gives 14.9 g (97% of theory) of 4-methyl-5-trifluoromethyl-2-(2,6-dichloro-3-methoxycarbonyl-benzyl)-2,4-dihydro-3H-1.2.4-triazol-3-one of melting point 109° C.
By the methods of Examples (IV-1) and (IV-2), it is also possible to prepare, for example, the compounds of the general formula (IVa) listed in Table 3 below.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.53 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.48 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.30 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.61 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.08 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.17 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.00 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.37 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.37 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.37 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.40 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.31 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.35 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.53 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.40 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.36 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.36 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.37 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.39 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.50 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.49 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.29 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.53 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.34 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.39 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.43 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.40 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.38 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.49 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.3 ppm.
1H NMR (CDCl3, δ): 5.44 ppm.
The logP values given in the Tables were determined in accordance with EEC Directive 79/831 Annex V.A8 by HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) using a reversed-phase column (C 18). Temperature: 43° C.
Calibration was carried out using unbranched alkan-2-ones (having 3 to 16 carbon atoms) whose logP values are known (determination of the logP values using the retention times by linear interpolation between two successive alkanones).
The lambda-max values were determined using the UV spectra from 200 nm to 400 nm in the maxima of the chromatographic signals.
Pre-emergence test
To produce a suitable preparation of active compound, 1 part by weight of active compound is mixed with the stated amount of solvent, the stated amount of emulsifier is added and the concentrate is diluted with water to the desired concentration.
Seeds of the test plants are sown in normal soil. After approximately 24 hours, the soil is sprayed with the preparation of active compound such that the particular amount of active compound desired is applied per unit area. The concentration of the spray liquor is chosen so that the particular amount of active compound desired is applied in 1000 liters of water per hectare.
After three weeks, the degree of damage to the plants is assesssed in % damage in comparison to the development of the untreated control.
The figures denote:
In this test, for example the compounds of Preparation Example 1 and 10 exhibit strong activity against weeds, and some of them are tolerated well by crop plants, such as, for example, maize.
Post-Emergence Test
To produce a suitable preparation of active compound, 1 part by weight of active compound is mixed with the stated amount of solvent, the stated amount of emulsifier is added and the concentrate is diluted with water to the desired concentration.
Test plants which have a height of 5-15 cm are sprayed with the preparation of active compound in such a way that the particular amounts of active compound desired are applied per unit area. The concentration of the spray liquor is chosen so that the particular amounts of active compound desired are applied in 1000 1 of water/ha.
After three weeks, the degree of damage to the plants is assesssed in % damage in comparison to the development of the untreated control.
The figures denote:
In this test, for example the compounds of Preparation Example 10 and 15 exhibit strong activity against weeds, and some of them are tolerated well by crop plants, such as, for example, maize.
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| 198 33 360 | Jul 1998 | DE | national |
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This application is a 371 of PCT/EP99/04929 Jul. 13, 1999.
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| PCT/EP99/04929 | 7/13/1999 | WO | 00 | 2/5/2001 |
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| WO00/05221 | 2/3/2000 | WO | A |
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