Plant protecting and regulating compositions – Plant growth regulating compositions – Organic active compound containing
Patent
1993-02-03
1994-08-16
Morris, Patricia L.
Plant protecting and regulating compositions
Plant growth regulating compositions
Organic active compound containing
5482642, A01N 43653, C07D24912
Patent
active
053387201
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to triazole compounds represented by formula (I); ##STR2## wherein X denotes a hydrogen atom, a halogen or a lower alkyl group, Y denotes a halogen substituted lower alkoxy, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 which may be the same or different each denotes an ethyl or propyl group; and n is an integer of 0-4. The compounds have excellent properties in that they not only exhibit marked herbicidal activities in a low dose but also cause no injury to crops.
BACKGROUND ART
It is known that some triazole compounds exhibit herbicidal activities (see U.S. Pat. No. 4,280,831, Japanese Laid-open Patent Publication Nos. 59-39880, 60-100561, 61-178980, 63-14776, 1-121279 and 2-1481).
However, the conventional triazole herbicides harm crops or are unable to exhibit satisfactory herbicidal activities unless used in large amounts. A need has, therefore, existed for the development of triazole compounds that are free from these problems.
The present inventors directed their attention to the compounds disclosed in Japanese Laid-open Patent Publication Nos. 1-121279 and 2-1481. They conducted intensive studies in order to develop herbicides that exhibit excellent herbicidal activities in a lower dose than these compounds and furthermore do not cause any injury to crops. As a result, they found that excellent herbicides could be obtained only by replacing a substituent(s) contained in the phenyl group of the compounds mentioned in Japanese Laid-open Patent Publication Nos.1-121279 and 2-1481, by the other substituents. The present invention has been accomplished on the basis of this finding.
DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION
Production of the compounds of the present invention represented by formula I will typically proceed as follows. A starting material, namely, a compound represented by formula II: ##STR3## (wherein X, Y and n have the same meanings as defined above) is reacted with a compound of formula III: ##STR4## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 have the same meanings as defined above and Z denotes a halogen.
In this reaction, a compound of formula II is reacted with 1-2 equivalents, preferably 1-1.2 equivalents, of a compound of formula III in a suitable solvent in the presence of at least 1 equivalent, preferably 1-2 equivalents, of a deprotonating agent. The reaction temperature is in the range of 0.degree.-100.degree. C., preferably 20.degree.-70.degree. C. Suitable deprotonating agents include inorganic bases such as sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate and sodium hydride, and organic bases such as triethylamine and pyridine. Suitable solvents include hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene and xylene; halogenated hydrocarbons such as methylene chloride and chloroform; ethers such as diethyl ether, tetrahydrofuran and dioxane; ketones such as acetone and methyl ethyl ketone; and others such as ethyl acetate, acetonitrile, dimethylformamide, pyridine, dimethyl sulfoxide, water, etc. These solvents may be used either on their own or as admixtures.
The starting compounds of formula II are novel per se and are included within the scope of the present invention. They can be prepared by dissolving a compound of formula IV: ##STR5## (wherein X, Y and n have the same meaning as defined above) in concentrated hydrochloric acid followed by addition of NaNO.sub.2 to give a diazonium salt solution and adding to the solution a compound of formula V: ##STR6## followed by oxidation. Any solvent that is inert to the reactants may be used in preparing the novel compounds of Formula II, and those already described in connection with the preparation of compounds of formula I, including dimethylformamide, may be employed.
The reaction temperature should be in the range of 0.degree.-100.degree. C., preferably 0 .degree.-70.degree. C. The oxidation step may be performed in a suitable solvent using an oxidizing agent. Useful oxidizing agents include inorganic oxidizing agents such as hydrogen peroxide, potassium permanganate and chromic acid, and organic oxidizing agents suc
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Kanzaki Mitsuru
Takeuchi Masaki
Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha
Morris Patricia L.
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