Formulation component

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Field	Value
Publication number	US-10206388-B2
Application number	US-201214113678-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 13, 2012
Priority date	Apr 26, 2011
Publication date	Feb 19, 2019
Grant date	Feb 19, 2019

Abstract

This invention relates to the use of aromatic esters as adjuvants in compositions, particularly for agrochemical use, as well to compositions comprising such an aromatic ester, in combination with at least one agrochemical and at least one surfactant. The invention further extends to methods of making and using such compositions. In particular the present invention relates to such compositions when formulated as, or comprised by, an emulsion concentrate (EC), an emulsion in water (EW), a suspension of particles in water (SC), a microcapsule formulation (CS), a suspension of particles with an emulsion (SE), a dispersion concentrate (DC) or an oil suspension (OD).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An agrochemical formulation concentrate composition suitable for further dilution wherein the composition is an emulsion concentrate (EC), a suspension of particles in water (SC), a dispersion concentrate (DC), a suspension of particles in an emulsion (SE), or a suspension of particles in oil (OD) comprising:
i. an agrochemical active ingredient selected from a herbicide, a molluscicide, a fungicide, a plant growth regulator, and a safener, or a combination thereof;
ii. a surfactant;
iii. an adjuvant, wherein the adjuvant is an aromatic ester of formula (I)

wherein
n is an integer selected from 0 to 20 inclusive,
each A is independently C 1-10 alkanediyl,

m is an integer selected from 1, 2 or 3;
wherein when m is 1, R 2 is selected from the group consisting of C 7 -C 20 alkyl, C 7 -C 20 alkenyl, C 7 -C 20 alkyldienyl and C 7 -C 20 alkyltrienyl; and when m is 2 or 3, R 2 is selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 20 alkyl, C 4 -C 22 alkenyl, C 4 -C 22 alkyldienyl and C 6 -C 22 alkyltrienyl; and
each m group is independently attached to any carbon atom within R 2 , and each A and n is independently as defined above provided that the compound of formula (I) is not dipropylene glycol dibenzoate; and

iv. a solvent.

2. The agrochemical formulation concentrate composition according to claim 1 , wherein n is 1.

3. The agrochemical formulation concentrate composition according to claim 1 , wherein each A is independently ethanediyl, propanediyl, butanediyl or butanediyl.

4. The agrochemical formulation concentrate composition according to claim 1 , wherein each A is independently each A is independently 1,2-ethanediyl, 1,2-propanediyl, 1,2-butanediyl or 1,4-butanediyl.

5. The agrochemical formulation concentrate composition according to claim 1 , wherein n is 0.

6. The agrochemical formulation concentrate composition according to claim 1 , wherein m is 1.

7. The agrochemical formulation concentrate composition according to claim 6 , wherein R 2 is C 8 -C 18 alkyl.

8. The agrochemical formulation concentrate composition according to claim 7 , wherein R 2 is 2-ethylhexyl, C 12 alkyl, C 13 alkyl, C 14 alkyl, C 15 alkyl, C 16 alkyl, C 17 alkyl, oleyl or isooctadecyl.

9. The agrochemical formulation concentrate composition according to claim 1 , wherein m is 2.

10. The agrochemical formulation concentrate composition according to claim 9 , wherein R 2 is C 7 -C 18 alkyl.

11. The agrochemical formulation concentrate composition according to claim 10 , wherein R 2 is a C 8 branched-chain alkyl, and each m group is attached to a different carbon atom in R 2 .

12. The agrochemical formulation concentrate composition according to claim 1 , wherein the compound of formula (I) is 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol dibenzoate.

13. The agrochemical formulation concentrate composition according to claim 1 , wherein the active ingredient is present at a concentration in the range from about 0.001% to about 90% w/w.

14. The agrochemical formulation concentrate composition according to claim 1 , wherein the active ingredient is selected from the group consisting of: bicyclopyrone, mesotrione, fomesafen, tralkoxydim, napropamide, amitraz, propanil, pyrimethanil, dicloran, tecnazene, toclofos methyl, flamprop M, 2,4-D, MCPA, mecoprop, clodinafop-propargyl, cyhalofop-butyl, diclofop methyl, haloxyfop, quizalofop-P, indol-3-ylacetic acid, 1-naphthylacetic acid, isoxaben, tebutam, chlorthal dimethyl, benomyl, benfuresate, dicamba, dichlobenil, benazolin, triazoxide, fluazuron, teflubenzuron, phenmedipham, acetochlor, alachlor, metolachlor, pretilachlor, thenylchlor, alloxydim, butroxydim, clethodim, cyclodim, sethoxydim, tepraloxydim, pendimethalin, dinoterb, bifenox, oxyfluorfen, acifluorfen, fluoroglycofen-ethyl, bromoxynil, ioxynil, imazamethabenz-methyl, imazapyr, imazaquin, imazethapyr, imazapic, imazamox, flumioxazin, flumiclorac-pentyl, picloram, amodosulfuron, chlorsulfuron, nicosulfuron, rimsulfuron, triasulfuron, triallate, pebulate, prosulfocarb, molinate, atrazine, simazine, cyanazine, ametryn, prometryn, terbuthylazine, terbutryn, sulcotrione, isoproturon, linuron, fenuron, chlorotoluron, metoxuron, isopyrazam, mandipropamid, azoxystrobin, trifloxystrobin, kresoxim methyl, famoxadone, metominostrobin and picoxystrobin, cyprodanil, carbendazim, thiabendazole, dimethomorph, vinclozolin, iprodione, dithiocarbamate, imazalil, prochloraz, fluquinconazole, epoxiconazole, flutriafol, azaconazole, bitertanol, bromuconazole, cyproconazole, difenoconazole, hexaconazole, paclobutrazole, propiconazole, tebuconazole, triadimefon, trtiticonazole, fenpropimorph, tridemorph, fenpropidin, mancozeb, metiram, chlorothalonil, thiram, ziram, captafol, captan, folpet, fluazinam, flutolanil, carboxin, metalaxyl, bupirimate, ethirimol, dimoxystrobin, fluoxastrobin, orysastrobin, metominostrobin, and prothioconazole.

15. The agrochemical formulation concentrate composition according to claim 1 , comprising at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of agrochemicals, adjuvants, surfactants, and emulsifiers.

16. The agrochemical formulation concentrate according to claim 1 diluted or dispersed in water suitable for application in agriculture.

17. A method of controlling a pest, comprising applying a composition as defined in claim 1 to said pest or a locus of said pest.

18. A method of making an agrochemical a formulation concentrate composition suitable for further dilution wherein the composition is an emulsion concentrate (EC), a suspension of particles in water (SC), a dispersion concentrate (DC), a suspension of particles in an emulsion (SE), or a suspension of particles in oil (OD), the method comprising combining:
i. an agrochemical active ingredient selected from a herbicide, a molluscicide, a fungicide, a plant growth regulator, and a safener, or a combination thereof;
ii. a surfactant; and
iii. an aromatic ester of formula (I) as defined in claim 1 .

19. The method according to claim 18 , wherein the agrochemical composition is as defined in claim 13 .

20. The agrochemical formulation concentrate composition according to claim 1 , wherein the aromatic ester of formula (I) comprises from 10% w/w to about 40% w/w of the total agrochemical formulation concentrate composition.

21. The method of claim 18 , wherein the aromatic ester is present from 10% w/w to about 40% w/w of the total agrochemical formulation concentrate composition.

Assignees

• Bell Gordon Alastair
• Ramsay Julia Lynne
• Molina Raul Minguez
• Stock David
• Walter Gary Charles
• Syngenta Ltd

Inventors

• Bell Gordon Alastair
• Ramsay Julia Lynne
• Molina Raul Minguez
• Stock David
• Walter Gary Charles

Classifications

• A01N41/06

  Sulfonic acid amides · CPC title

• A01N43/90

  having two or more relevant hetero rings, condensed among themselves or with a common carbocyclic ring system · CPC title

• A01N37/14

  containing the group [IMAGE cpc-sch-A01N-0933.gif]; Thio analogues thereof · CPC title

• A01N43/653

  1,2,4-Triazoles; Hydrogenated 1,2,4-triazoles · CPC title

• A01N43/56

  1,2-Diazoles; Hydrogenated 1,2-diazoles · CPC title