Patent Grant
6838415
The invention relates to novel substituted benzoylisoxazoles, to processes for their preparation and to their use as herbicides.
It is already known that certain substituted benzoylisoxazoles have herbicidal properties (cf. EP-A-418 175, EP-A-487 357, EP-A-527 036, EP-A-527 037, EP-A-560 483, EP-A-609 797, EP-A-609 798, EP-A-636 622, U.S. Pat. No. 5 834402, U.S. Pat. No. 5,863,865, WO-A-96/26192, WO-A-97/27187, WO-A-97/43270, WO-A-99/03856). However, the activity of these compounds is not entirely satisfactory.
This invention, accordingly, provides the novel compounds of the general formula (I),
in which
In the definitions, the hydrocarbon chains, such as alkyl or alkanediyl—including in combination with hetero atoms, such as alkoxy—are in each case straight-chain or branched.
Preference according to the invention is given to those compounds of the formula (I) which contain a combination of the meanings listed above as being preferred.
Particular preference according to the invention is given to those 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 those compounds of the formula (I) which contain a combination of the meanings listed above as being very particularly preferred.
Most preference according to the invention is given to those compounds of the formula (I) which contain a combination of the meanings listed above as being most preferred.
Among the meanings given as preferred, particularly preferred, very particularly preferred or most preferred, still greater emphasis is given to the compounds of the general formula (IA)
in which
Moreover, among the meanings given as being preferred, particularly preferred, very particularly preferred or most particularly preferred, still greater emphasis is given to the compounds of the general formula (IB)
in which.
Furthermore, among the meanings given as being preferred, particularly preferred, very particularly preferred or most preferred, still greater emphasis is given to those compounds of the general formula (IC)
in which
The abovementioned general or preferred radical definitions apply both to the end products of the formula (I) and, correspondingly, to the starting materials or intermediates required in each case for the preparation. These radical definitions can be combined with one another as desired, 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 for Group 1.
Here, R3, (R4)n, R5 and R6 each have, for example, the meanings given for Group 1.
Here, R3, (R4)n, R5 and R6 each have, for example, the meanings given for Group 1, and m represents the number 0, 1 or 2.
Here, R3, (R4)n, R5 and R6 each have, for example, the meanings given for Group 1.
Here, R3, (R4)n, R5 and R6 each have, for example, the meanings given for Group 1.
Here, R3, (R4)n, R5 and R6 each have, for example, the meanings given for Group 1.
Here, R3, (R4)n, R5 and R6 each have, for example, the meanings given for group 1, and m represents the number 0, 1 or 2.
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 have, for example, the meanings given for Group 9.
Here, R3, (R4)n, R5 and R6 have, for example, the meanings given for Group 9.
Here, R3, (R4)n, R5 and R6 have, for example, the meanings given for Group 9, and m represents the number 0, 1 or 2.
Here, R3, (R4)n, R5 and R6 have, for example, the meanings given for Group 9.
Here, R3, (R4)n, R5 and R6have, for example, the meanings given for Group 9.
Here, R3, (R4)n, R5 and R6 have, for example, the meanings given for Group 9.
Here, R3, (R4)n, R5 and R6 have, for example, the meanings given for Group 9, and m represents the number 0, 1 or 2 .
The novel substituted benzoylisoxazoles of the general formula (I) have strong and selective herbicidal activity.
The novel substituted benzoylisoxazoles of the general formula (I) are obtained when
(a) benzoylisoxazoles of the general formula (II)
in which
The compounds of the formula (I) can be converted by customary methods into other compounds of the formula (I) according to the above definition, for example by nucleophilic substitution (for example R5: Cl→OC2H5, SCH3) or by oxidation (for example R5: CH2SCH3→CH2S(O)CH3).
In the preparation of compounds of the general formula (I), it is also possible that compounds of the general formula (IE)
in which
The compounds of the general formula (IE) also form, as novel substances, part of the subject-matter of the present application.
Using, for example, (3-chloromethyl-4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-(3,5-dimethyl-isoxazol-4-yl)-methanone and 4-methyl-5-trifluoromethyl-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one as starting materials, the course of the reaction in the process (a) according to the invention can be illustrated by the following formula scheme:
Using, for example, 1-[2-chloro-3-(3,4-dimethyl-5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-[1,2,4-triazol-1-yl-methyl)-phenyl]-pentane-1,3-dione, N,N-dimethyl-formamide diethyl acetal and hydroxylamine as starting materials, the course of the reaction in the process (b) according to the invention can be illustrated by the following formula scheme:
Using, for example, 1-[2-chloro-3-(4-ethoxy-3-ethyl-5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl-methyl)-phenyl]-3-cyclopropyl-propane1,3-dione, ethyl cyanoformate and hydroxylamine as starting materials, the course of the reaction in the process (c) according to the invention can be illustrated by the following formula scheme:
Using, for example, 1-[2-chloro-3-(4-methyl-3-methylthio-5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl-methyl)-phenyl]-3-cyclopropyl-propane-1,3-dione, carbon disulphide, methyl bromide and hydroxylamine as starting materials, the course of the reaction in the process (d) according to the invention can be illustrated by the following formula scheme:
The formula (II) provides a general definition of the benzoylisoxazoles to be used as starting materials in the process (a) according to the invention for preparing compounds of the general formula (I). In the general formula (II), n, A, R1, R2, R3 and R4 each preferably have those meanings which have already been mentioned above, in connection with the description of the compounds of the general formula (I) according to the invention, as being preferred, particularly preferred, very particularly preferred or most preferred for n, A, R1, R2, R3 and R4; X preferably represents fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine, in particular chlorine or bromine.
Except for ethyl 4-(2-bromo-methyl-benzoyl)-5-cyclopropyl-isoxazole-3-carboxylate (cf. WO-A-95/31446), the starting materials of the general formula (II) have hitherto not been disclosed in the literature; except for ethyl 4-(2-bromo-methyl-benzoyl)-5-cyclopropyl-isoxazole-3-carboxylate, they also form, as novel substances, part of the subject-matter of the present application.
The novel benzoylisoxazoles of the general formula (II) are obtained when benzoylisoxazoles of the general formula (V)
in which
The intermediates of the general formula (V) are known and/or can be prepared by processes known per se (cf. WO-A-95/31446; Preparation Examples).
The formula (III) provides a general definition of the heterocycles further to be used as starting materials in the process (a) according to the invention for preparing compounds of the general formula (I). In the general formula (III), Z preferably has that meaning which has already been mentioned above, in connection with the description of the compounds of the general formula (I) according to the invention, as being preferred for Z.
The starting materials of the general formula (III) are known and/or can be prepared by processes known per se.
The formula (IV) provides a general defintion of the benzoyl ketones to be used as starting materials in the processes (b), (c) and (d) according to the invention for preparing compounds of the general formula (I). In the general formula (IV), n, A, R1, R3, R4 and Z each preferably have those meanings which have already been mentioned above, in connection with the description of the compounds of the general formula (I) according to the invention, as being preferred, particularly preferred, very particularly preferred or most preferred for n, A, R1, R3, R4 and Z.
The starting materials of the general formula (IV) have hitherto not been disclosed in the literature; they also, as novel substances, form part of the subject-matter of the present application.
The novel benzoyl ketones of the general formula (IV) are obtained when ketones of the general formula (VI)
in which
The benzoic acid derivatives of the general formula (VII) required as intermediates are known and/or can be prepared by processes known per se (cf. DE-A-38 39 480, DE-A-42 39 296, EP-A-597 360, EP-A609 734, DE-A-43 03 676, EP-A-617 026, DE-A-44 05 614, U.S. Pat. No. 5,378,681).
The benzoic acid derivatives of the general formula (VII) are obtained when halogeno(alkyl)benzoic acid derivatives of the general formula (VIII)
in which
The halogeno(alkyl)benzoic acid derivatives of the formula (VIII) required as intermediates are known and/or can be prepared by processes known per se (cf. EP-A-90 369, EP-A-93 488, EP-A-399 732, EP-A-480 641, EP-A-609 798, EP-A-763 524, DE-A-21 26 720, WO-A-93103722, WO-A-97/38977, U.S. Pat. No. 3,978,127, U.S. Pat. No. 4,837,333).
The process (b) according to the invention for preparing the compounds of the formula (I) is carried out using orthoformic esters or N,N-dimethylformamide acetates. These compounds preferably contain alkyl groups having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, in particular methyl or ethyl. Examples which may be mentioned are trimethyl orthoformate, triethyl orthoformate, N,N-dimethyl-formamide dimethyl acetal and N,N-dimethyl-formamide diethyl acetal.
The process (c) according to the invention for preparing the compounds of the formula (I) is carried out using alkyl cyanoformates or alkyl chloro-hydroximino-acetates. These compounds preferably contain alkyl groups having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, in particular methyl or ethyl. Examples which may be mentioned are methyl cyanoformate, ethyl cyanoformate, methyl chloro-hydroximino-acetate and ethyl chloro-hydroximino-acetate.
The process (d) according to the invention for preparing the compounds of the formula (I) is carried out using (carbon disulphide and) alkylating agents. These compounds preferably contain alkyl groups having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, in particular methyl or ethyl. Examples which may be mentioned are methyl chloride, methyl bromide, methyl iodide, dimethyl sulphate, ethyl chloride, ethyl bromide, ethyl iodine and diethyl sulphate.
The processes (b), (c) and—if appropriate—(d) according to the invention for preparing the compounds of the formula (I) are carried out using hydroxylamine or an acid adduct thereof. A preferred acid adduct which may be mentioned is hydroxylamine hydrochloride.
The processes according to the invention for preparing the compounds of the general formula (I) are preferably carried out using diluents. Suitable diluents for carrying out the processes (a), (b), (c) and (d) according to the invention are, in addition to water, especially 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, carbon tetrachloride; ethers, such as diethyl ether, diisopropyl ether, dioxane, tetrahydrofuran or ethylene glycol dimethyl ether or ethylene glycol diethyl ether, ketones, such as acetone, butanone or methyl isobutyl ketone; nitrites, such as acetonitrile, propionitrile or butyronitrile; amides, such as N,N-dimethylformamide, N,N-dimethylacetamide, N-methyl-formanilide, N-methyl-pyrrolidone or hexamethylphosphoric triamide; esters, such as methyl acetate or ethyl acetate, sulphoxides, such as dimethyl sulphoxide, alcohols, such as methanol, ethanol, n- or i-propanol, ethylene glycol monomethyl ether, ethylene glycol monoethyl ether, diethylene glycol monomethyl ether, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, mixtures thereof with water or pure water.
Suitable reaction auxiliaries for the processes (a), (b), (c) and (d) according to the invention are, in general, the customary inorganic or organic bases or acid acceptors. These preferably include alkali metal or alkaline earth metal acetates, amides, carbonates, bicarbonates, hydrides, hydroxides or alkoxides, such as, for example, sodium acetate, potassium acetate or calcium acetate, lithium amide, sodium amide, potassium amide or calcium amide, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate or calcium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate or calcium bicarbonate, lithium hydride, sodium hyride, potassium hydride or calcium hydride, lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide or calcium hydroxide, sodium methoxide, ethoxide, n- or i-propoxide, n-, i-, s- or -t-butoxide or potassium methoxide, ethoxide, n- or i-propoxide, n-, i-, s- or t-butoxide; furthermore also basic organic nitrogen compounds, such as, for example, trimethylamine, triethylamine, tripropylamine tributylamine ethyl-diisopropylamine N,N-dimethyl-cyclohexylamine, dicyclohexylamine ethyl-dicyclohexylamine, N,N-dimethylaniline, N,N-dimethyl-benzylamine, pyridine, 2-methyl-, 3-methyl-, 4-methyl-, 2,4-dimethyl-, 2,6-dimethyl-, 3,4-dimethyl- and 3,5-dimethylpyridine, 5-ethyl-2-methyl-pyridine, 4-di-methylamino-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).
When carrying out the processes (a), (b), (c) and (d) according to the invention, the reaction temperatures can be varied within a relatively wide range. In general, the processes are carried out at temperatures between 0° C. and 150° C., preferably between 10° C. and 120° C.
The processes according to the invention are generally carried out under atmospheric pressure. However, it is also possible to carry out the processes according to the invention under elevated or reduced pressure—in general between 0.1 bar and 10 bar.
For carrying out the processes according to the invention, the starting materials are generally employed in approximately equimolar amounts. However, it is also possible for one of the components to be used in a relatively large excess. The reaction is generally carried out in a suitable diluent in the presence of a reaction auxiliary, 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 weed killers. By weeds in the broadest sense there are to be understood all plants which grow in locations where they are undesired. 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.
Depending on the concentration, the compounds according to the invention are suitable for total weed control, for example on industrial terrain and rail tracks and on paths and areas with or without tree growth. Equally, the compounds according to the invention can be employed for controlling weeds in perennial crops, for example forests, ornamental 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 hop fields, on lawns and turf and pastures and for selective weed control in annual crops.
The compounds of the formula (I) according to the invention have strong herbicidal activity and a broad activity spectrum when used on the soil and on above-ground parts of plants. To a certain extent they are also suitable for selective control of monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous weeds in monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous crops, both by the pre-emergence and by the post-emergence method.
The active compounds can be converted into the customary formulations, such as solutions, emulsions, wettable powders, suspensions, powders, dusts, pastes, soluble powders, granules, suspo-emulsion concentrates, natural and synthetic substances impregnated with active compound, and microencapsulations in polymeric substances.
These formulations are produced in a known manner, for example by mixing the active compounds with extenders, that is to say liquid solvents and/or solid carriers, optionally with the use of surfactants, that is to say emulsifiers and/or dispersants and/or foam formers.
If the extender used is water, it is also possible to use, for example, organic solvents as auxiliary solvents. Liquid solvents which are mainly suitable are: 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 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, dolomite and synthetic granules of inorganic and organic meals, and granules of organic material, such as sawdust, coconut shells, maize cobs and tobacco stalks; suitable emulsifiers and/or foam formers 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 and protein hydrolysates; suitable dispersants are: for example lignosulphite waste liquors and methylcellulose.
Tackifiers, such as carboxymethylcellulose, natural and synthetic polymers in the form of powders, granules or latices, such as gum arabic, polyvinyl alcohol and polyvinyl acetate, and also 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 dyestuffs, such as inorganic pigments, for example iron oxide, titanium oxide, Prussian blue, and organic dyestuffs, such as alizarin dyestuffs, azo dyestuffs and metal phthalocyanine dyestuffs, and trace nutrients, such as salts of iron, manganese, boron, copper, cobalt, molybdenum and zinc.
The formulations generally comprise between 0.1 and 95 per cent by weight of active compound, preferably between 0.5 and 90%.
For controlling 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 acetochlor, acifluorfen(-sodium), aclonifen, alachlor, alloxydim(-sodium), ametryne, amicarbazone, amidochlor, amidosulfuron, anilofos, asulam, atrazine, azafenidin, azimsulfuron, benazolin(-ethyl), benfuresate, bensulfuron(-methyl), bentazone, benzobicyclon, benzofenap, benzoylprop(-ethyl), bialaphos, bifenox, bispyribac(-sodium), bromobutide, bromofenoxim, bromoxynil, butachlor, butroxydim, butylate, cafenstrole, caloxydim, carbetamide, carfentrazone(-ethyl), chlomethoxy- fen, chloramben, chloridazon, chlorimuron(-ethyl), chlornitrofen, chlorosulftiron, chlorotoluron, cinidon(-ethyl), cinmethylin, cinosulfuron, clethodim, clodinafop(-propargyl), clomazone, clomeprop, clopyralid, clopyrasulfuron(-methyl), cloransulam(-methyl), cumyluron, cyanazine, cybutryne, cycloate, cyclosulfamuron, cycloxydim, cyhalofop(-butyl), 2,4-D, 2,4-DB, 2,4-DP, desmedipham, diallate, dicamba, diclofop(-methyl), diclosulam, diethatyl(-ethyl), difenzoquat, diflufenican, diflufenzopyr, dimefuron, dimepiperate, dimethachlor, dimethametryn, dimethenamid, dimexyflam, dinitramine, diphenamid, diquat, dithiopyr, diuron, dymron, epoprodan, EPTC, esprocarb, ethalfluralin, ethametsulfuron(-methyl), ethofumesate, ethoxyfen, ethoxysulfuron, etobenzanid, fenoxaprop-(-P-ethyl), flamprop(-isopropyl), flamprop(-isopropyl-L), flamprop(-methyl), flazasulfuron, fluazifop(-P-butyl), fluazolate, flucarbazone, flufenacet, flumetsulam, flumiclorac(-pentyl), flumioxazin, flumipropyn, flumetsulam, fluometuron, fluorochloridone, fluoroglycofen(-ethyl), flupoxam, flupropacil, flurpyrsulfuron(-methyl, -sodium), flurenol(-butyl), fluridone, fluroxypyr(-meptyl), flurprimidol, flurtamone, fluthiacet(-methyl), fluthiamide, fomesafen, glufosinate(-ammonium), glyphosate(-isopropylammonium), halosafen, haloxyfop(-ethoxyethyl), haloxyfop(-P-methyl), hexazinone, imazamethabenz-(-methyl), imazamethapyr, imazamox, imazapic, imazapyr, imazaquin, imazethapyr, imazosulfuron, iodosulfuron(-methyl, -sodium), ioxynil, isopropalin, isoproturon, isouron, isoxaben, isoxachlortole, isoxaflutole, isoxapyrifop, lactofen, lenacil, linuron, MCPA, MCPP, mefenacet, mesotrione, metamitron, metazachlor, methabenzthiazuron, metobenzuron, metobromuron, (alpha-)metolachlor, metosulam, metoxuron, metribuzin, metsulfuron(-methyl), molinate, monolinuron, naproanilide, napropamide, neburon, nicosulfuron, norflurazon, orbencarb, oryzalin, oxadiargyl, oxadiazon, oxasulfuron, oxaziclomefone, oxyfluorfen, paraquat, pelargonic acid, pendimethalin, pentoxazone, phenmedipham, picolinafen, piperophos, pretilachlor primisulfuron(-methyl), procarbazone, prometryn, propachlor, propanil, propaquizafop, propisochlor, propyzamide, prosulfocarb, prosulfuron, pyraflufen(-ethyl), pyrazolate, pyrazosulfuron(-ethyl), pyrazoxyfen, pyribenzoxim, pyributicarb, pyridate, pyriminobac(-methyl), pyrithiobac(-sodium), quinchlorac, quimnerac, quinoclamine, quizalofop(-P-ethyl), quizalofop(-P-tefuryl), rimsulfuron, sethoxydim, simazine, simetryn, sulcotrione, sulfentrazone, sulfometuron(-methyl), sulfosate, sulfosulfuron, tebutam, tebuthiuron, tepraloxydim, terbuthylazine, terbutryn, thenylchlor, thiafluamide, thiazopyr, thidiazimin, thifensulfuron(-methyl), thiobencarb, tiocarbazil, tralkoxydim, triallate, triasulfuron, tribenuron(-methyl), triclopyr, tridiphane, trifluralin, triflusulfuron and tritosuilfron.
A mixture with other known active compounds, such as fungicides, insecticides, acaricides, nematicides, bird repellents, plant nutrients and agents which improve soil structure, is 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 both before and 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 g and 10 kg of active compound per hectare of soil surface, preferably between 5 g and 5 kg per ha.
The preparation and the use of the active compounds according to the invention can be seen from the examples below.
(Process (a))
At room temperature (about 20° C.), a solution of 1.20 g (33% pure, i.e. 2.8 mMol) of methyl 4-(3-bromomethyl-5-trifluoromethyl-benzoyl)-5-cyclopropyl-isoxazole-3-carboxylate in 10 ml of N,N-dimethyl-formamide is added dropwise with stirring to a mixture of 0.44 g (2.8 mMol) of 4-ethoxy-5-ethyl-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one, 84 mg (2.8 mMol) of sodium hydride (75% pure) and 20 ml of N,N-dimethyl-formamide, and the reaction mixture is stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes. The mixture is then diluted with saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution to about twice its original volume and extracted twice with ethyl acetate. The combined organic extract solutions are dried with sodium sulphate and filtered. The filtrate is concentrated under water pump vacuum and the residue is purified by column chromatography (silica gel, hexanelethyl acetate, vol.: 7/3).
This gives 0.45 g (96% of theory based on 33% pure starting material) of (5-cyclopropyl-3-methoxycarbonyl-isoxazol-4-yl)-[2-(4-ethoxy-3-ethyl-5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-[1,2,4]-triazol-1-yl-methyl)-4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl]-methanone as an amorphous product.
logP (determined at pH=2.3): 3.56.
(process (b))
A mixture of 1.5 g (36 mMol) of 1-cyclopropyl-3-[2-(4-methyl-3-methylthio-5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-[1,2,4]-triazol-1-yl-methyl)4trifluoromethyl-phenyl]-propane-1,3Aione, 0.56 g (46 mMol) of N,N-dimethyl-formamide dimethyl acetal and 15 ml of toluene is stirred at 90° C. for 60 minutes. The mixture is then concentrated under water pump vacuum, the residue is taken up in 15 ml of ethanol and the mixture is, after addition of 0.25 g (36 mMol) of hydroxylamine hydrochloride, stirred at room temperature (about. 20° C. ) for two hours. The mixture is concentrated under water pump vacuum, the residue is shaken with methylene chloride/water and the organic phase is separated off, washed with saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution, dried with sodium sulphate and filtered. The filtrate is concentrated under water pump vacuum and the residue is purified by column chromatography (silica gel, ethyl acetate/hexane, vol: 1/1).
This gives 0.20 g (13% of theory) of (5-cyclopropyl-isoxazol-4-yl)-[2-(4-methyl-3-methylthio-5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-[1,2,4]-triazol-1-yl-methyl)-4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl]-methanone as an amorphous product.
logP (determined at pH=2.3): 2.94.
Analogously to Examples 1 and 2, and in accordance with the general description of the preparation process according to the invention, it is also possible to prepare, for example, the compound of the general formula (I)—or of the formulate (IA), (IB), (IC) of (ID)—listed in Tables 1 and 1a below.
The logP values given in Table 1 were determined in accordance with EE Directive 79/831 Annex V.A8 by HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) using a reverse-phase column (C 18). Temperature: 43° C.
(a) Mobile phases for the determination in the acidic range: 0.1% aqueous phosphoric acid, acetonitrile; linear gradient from 10% acetonitrile to 90% acetonitrile—the corresponding data in Table 1 are labelled a).
(b) Mobile phases for the determination in the neutral range: 0.01 molar aqueous phosphate buffer solution, acetonitrile; linear gradient from 10% acetonitrile to 90% acetonitrile—the corresponding data in Table 1 are labelled b).
Calibration was carried out using unbranched alkan-2-ones (with from 3 to 16 carbon atoms) whose logP values are known (determination of the logP values by the retention times using linear interpolation between two successive alkanones).
The lambda-max values were determined in the maxima of the chromatographic signals, using the UV spectra from 200 nm to 400 nm.
A mixture of 3.0 g (8.5 mMol) of methyl 5-cyclopropyl-4-(2-methyl-4-trifluoro-methyl-benzoyl)-isoxazole-4-carboxylate, 1.5 g (8.5 mMol) of N-bromo-succinimide, 0.15 g of 2,2′-azo-bis-isobutyronitrile and 45 ml of carbon tetrachloride is heated under reflux for two hours and, after cooling, filtered. The filtrate is diluted with methylene chloride to about twice its original volume, washed with 20% strength aqueous sodium hydrogen sulphite solution, dried with sodium sulphate and filtered. From the filtrate, the solvent is carefully distilled off under water pump vacuum.
This gives 2.5 g (68% of theory) of methyl 5-cyclopropyl-4-(2-bromomethyl4-trifluoromethyl-benzoyl)isoxazole4-carboxylate as an amorphous product which can be reacted further without any purification.
Analogously to Example (II-1), it is also possible to prepare, for example, the compounds of the formula (II) listed in Table 2 below.
A mixture of 0.94 g (11 mMol) of cyclopropyl methyl ketone, 0.35 g (11 mMol) of sodium hydride (75% pure) and 15 ml of tetrahydrofuran is stirred at 20° C. for 30 minutes. A solution of 2.0 g (5.5 mMol) of 4-methyl-5-methylthio-2-(2-methoxycarbonyl-5-trifluoromethyl-benzyl)-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one in 8 ml of tetrahydrofuran is then added dropwise and, after addition of 0.2 g of dibenzo-18-crone-6, the reaction mixture is heated under reflux for 60 minutes. After cooling to room temperature, the mixture is diluted with 100 ml of ethyl acetate, shaken with saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution, dried with sodium sulphate and filtered through silica gel. From the filtrate, the solvent is carefully distilled off under water pump vacuum.
This gives 1.5 g (66% of theory) of 1-cyclopropyl-3-[4-methyl-3-methylthio-5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-[1,2,4]-triazol-1-yl-methyl)-phenyl]-propane-1,3-dione as an amorphous product which can be re acted further without purification.
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 mixture is heated under reflux for 24 hours and then concentrated, the residue is taken up in methylene chloride and the mixture is 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 carbon tetrachloride and admixed with 7 g (39 nMol) of N-bromo-succinimide and 0.1 g of dibenzoyl peroxide. After 6 hours of heating under reflux, the succinimide which has separated off is 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-trifluoro-methyl-benzoate and 12% of ethyl 2-methyl-4-trifluoromethyl-benzoate.
4 g of ethyl 2-bromomethyl-4-trifluoromethyl-benzoate (about 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 and the solution is admixed with 5.3 g (38.4 mMol) of potassium carbonate and heated under reflux with vigorous stirring for 2 hours. The reaction mixture is taken up in water and repeatedly extracted 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 (40mMol) of 4-methyl-5-trifluoromethyl-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one are initially charged in 150 ml of acetonitrile and stirred 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 with stirring and at reflux for another 15 hours. The mixture is then 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 resulting crysalline 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.
Analogously to the Examples (VII-1) and (VII-2), it is also possible to prepare, for example, the compounds of the general formula (VII) listed in Table 3 below.
1H-NMR (CDCl3, δ):
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1H-NMR (CDCl3, δ):
1H-NMR (CDCl3, δ):
1H-NMR (CDCl3, δ):
1H-NMR (CDCl3, δ):
1H-NMR (CDCl3, δ):
1H-NMR (CDCl3, δ):
1H-NMR (CDCl3, δ):
1H-NMR (CDCl3, δ):
1H-NMR (CDCl3, δ):
1H-NMR (CDCl3, δ):
1H-NMR (CDCl3, δ):
1H-NMR (CDCl3, δ):
1H-NMR (CDCl3, δ):
1H-NMR (CDCl3, δ):
1H-NMR (CDCl3, δ):
1H-NMR (CDCl3, δ):
1H-NMR (CDCl3, δ):
1H-NMR (CDCl3, δ):
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1H-NMR (DMSO-D6,
1H-NMR (DMSO-D6,
1H-NMR (DMSO-D6,
The logP values given in Table 3 were determined in accordance with EEC Directive 79/831 Annex V.A8 by HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) using a reverse-phase column (C 18). Temperature: 43° C.
(a) Mobile phases for the determination in the acidic range: 0.1% aqueous phosphoric acid, acetonitrile; linear gradient from 10% acetonitrile to 90% acetonitrile—the corresponding data in Table 3 are labelled a).
(b) Mobile phases for the determination in the neutral range: 0.01 molar aqueous phosphate buffer solution, acetonitrile; linear gradient from 10% acetonitrile to 90% acetonitrile—the corresponding data in Table 3 are labelled b).
Calibration was carried out using unbranched alkan-2-ones (with from 3 to 16 carbon atoms) whose logP values are known (determination of the logP values by the retention times using linear interpolation between two successive alkanones).
The lambda-max values were determined in the maxima of the chromatographic signals, using the UV spectra from 200 nm to 400 nm.
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 about 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 rated in % damage in comparison to the development of the untreated control.
The figures denote:
In this test, for example, the compounds of preparation examples 3 and 4 exhibit strong action against weeds, whilst being 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 such 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 l of water/ha
After three weeks, the degree of damage to the plants is rated in % damage in comparison to the development of the untreated control.
The figures denote:
In this test, for example, the compounds of Preparation Examples 3 and 4 exhibit very strong activity against weeds, whilst being tolerated well by crop plants, such as, for example, wheat.
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