2-(substituted-phenyl)-cyclopentane-1,3-dione compounds, and derivatives thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9107415-B2
Application number	US-201214361409-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 30, 2012
Priority date	Nov 30, 2011
Publication date	Aug 18, 2015
Grant date	Aug 18, 2015

Abstract

The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I): wherein: X is methyl or chlorine; R 1 is methyl or chlorine; R 2 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, cyclopropyl, vinyl, ethynyl, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, methoxy, ethoxy or fluoromethoxy; and G, R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are as defined herein; wherein the compound of formula (I) is optionally present as an agrochemically acceptable salt thereof. These compounds are suitable for use as herbicides. The invention therefore also relates to a method of controlling weeds, especially grassy monocotyledonous weeds, in crops of useful plants, comprising applying a compound of formula (I), or a herbicidal composition comprising such a compound, to the plants or to the locus thereof.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A compound of formula (I):

wherein:
X is methyl or chlorine;
R 1 is methyl or chlorine;
R 2 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, cyclopropyl, vinyl, ethynyl, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, methoxy, ethoxy or fluoromethoxy;
R 3 , R 4 and R 5 , independently of each other, are hydrogen, C 1 -C 5 alkyl, C 2 -C…

Assignees

• Syngenta Ltd
• Syngenta Participations Ag
• Syngenta Particpations Ag

Inventors

• Avery Alaric James
• Phadte Mangala Mahadev
• Scutt James Nicholas
• Taylor John Benjamin
• Viner Russell Colin
• Wailes Jeffrey Steven

Classifications

• A01N35/06 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• C07D213/50

  Chemistry & Metallurgy · mapped topic

• A01N43/56

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• C07D213/85

  Chemistry & Metallurgy · mapped topic

• A01N43/84

  Human Necessities · mapped topic