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Definitions

• This invention relates to certain pyrimidinium compounds, their compositions suitable for agronomic and nonagronomic uses, and methods of their use for controlling invertebrate pests such as arthropods in both agronomic and nonagronomic environments.
• invertebrate pests The control of invertebrate pests is extremely important in achieving high crop efficiency. Damage by invertebrate pests to growing and stored agronomic crops can cause significant reduction in productivity and thereby result in increased costs to the consumer.
• the control of invertebrate pests in forestry, greenhouse crops, ornamentals, nursery crops, stored food and fiber products, livestock, household, turf, wood products, and public health is also important. Many products are commercially available for these purposes, but the need continues for new compounds that are more effective, less costly, less toxic, environmentally safer or have different sites of action.
• R 1 is substituted phenyl
• R 2 is CH 2 Q and Q is an optionally substituted 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring
• R 3 and R 4 are taken together to form an optionally substituted 6-membered ring.
• This invention is directed to compounds of Formula 1, compositions containing them and their use for controlling invertebrate pests:
• R 1 is phenyl or pyridinyl, each optionally substituted with Q and up to 3 substituents independently selected from R 2 ;
• each R 2 is independently halogen, cyano, SF 5 , C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 haloalkoxy, C1-C4 alkylthio or C1-C4 haloalkylthio;
• Q is phenyl or pyridinyl, each optionally substituted with up to 5 substituents
• halogen independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy and C1-C4 haloalkoxy.
• This invention provides a composition comprising a compound of Formula 1 and at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of surfactants, solid diluents and liquid diluents.
• this invention also provides a composition for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising a compound of Formula 1 and at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of surfactants, solid diluents and liquid diluents, said composition further comprising at least one additional biologically active compound or agent.
• This invention also provides a method for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising contacting the invertebrate pest or its environment with a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula 1 (e.g., as a composition described herein).
• a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula 1 e.g., as a composition described herein.
• This invention also relates to such method wherein the invertebrate pest or its environment is contacted with a composition comprising a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula 1 and at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of surfactants, solid diluents and liquid diluents, said composition optionally further comprising a biologically effective amount of at least one additional biologically active compound or agent.
• This invention also provides a method for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising contacting the invertebrate pest or its environment with a biologically effective amount of any of the aforesaid compositions wherein the environment is a plant.
• This invention also provides a method for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising contacting the invertebrate pest or its environment with a biologically effective amount of any of the aforesaid compositions wherein the environment is a seed.
• This invention also provides a method for protecting a seed from an invertebrate pest comprising contacting the seed with a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula 1 (e.g., as a composition described herein).
• This invention also relates to the treated seed (i.e. seed contacted with a compound of Formula 1).
• This invention also provides a method for increasing vigor of a crop plant comprising contacting the crop plant, the seed from which the crop plant is grown or the locus (e.g., growth medium) of the crop plant with a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula 1 (e.g., as a composition described herein).
• compositions, mixture, process or method that comprises a list of elements is not necessarily limited to only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such composition, mixture, process or method.
• the term “invertebrate pest” includes arthropods, gastropods, nematodes and helminths of economic importance as pests.
• arthropod includes insects, mites, spiders, scorpions, centipedes, millipedes, pill bugs and symphylans.
• gastropod includes snails, slugs and other Stylommatophora.
• nematode includes members of the phylum Nematoda, such as phytophagous nematodes and helminth nematodes parasitizing animals.
• helminth includes all of the parasitic worms, such as roundworms (phylum Nematoda), heartworms (phylum Nematoda, class Secernentea), flukes (phylum Platyhelminthes, class Tematoda), acanthocephalans (phylum Acanthocephala), and tapeworms (phylum Platyhelminthes, class Cestoda).
• invertebrate pest control means inhibition of invertebrate pest development (including mortality, feeding reduction, and/or mating disruption), and related expressions are defined analogously.
• agronomic refers to the production of field crops such as for food and fiber and includes the growth of maize or corn, soybeans and other legumes, rice, cereal (e.g., wheat, oats, barley, rye and rice), leafy vegetables (e.g., lettuce, cabbage, and other cole crops), fruiting vegetables (e.g., tomatoes, pepper, eggplant, crucifers and cucurbits), potatoes, sweet potatoes, grapes, cotton, tree fruits (e.g., pome, stone and citrus), small fruit
• nonagronomic refers to other than field crops, such as horticultural crops
• turf e.g., sod farm, pasture, golf course, lawn, sports field, etc.
• wood products stored product, agro-forestry and vegetation management
• public health i.e. human
• animal health e.g., domesticated animals such as pets, livestock and poultry, undomesticated animals such as wildlife
• crop vigor refers to rate of growth or biomass accumulation of a crop plant.
• vigor refers to an increase in growth or biomass accumulation in a crop plant relative to an untreated control crop plant.
• crop yield refers to the return on crop material, in terms of both quantity and quality, obtained after harvesting a crop plant.
• An “increase in crop yield” refers to an increase in crop yield relative to an untreated control crop plant.
• biologically effective amount refers to the amount of a biologically active compound (e.g., a compound of Formula 1) sufficient to produce the desired biological effect when applied to (i.e. contacted with) an invertebrate pest to be controlled or its environment, or to a plant, the seed from which the plant is grown, or the locus of the plant (e.g., growth medium) to protect the plant from injury by the invertebrate pest or for other desired effect (e.g., increasing plant vigor).
• a biologically active compound e.g., a compound of Formula 1
• Nonagronomic applications include protecting an animal from an invertebrate parasitic pest by administering a parasiticidally effective (i.e. biologically effective) amount of a compound of the invention, typically in the form of a composition formulated for veterinary use, to the animal to be protected.
• a parasiticidally effective (i.e. biologically effective) amount of a compound of the invention typically in the form of a composition formulated for veterinary use, to the animal to be protected.
• parasiticidal i.e. biologically effective
• Parasiticidally refers to observable effects on an invertebrate parasite pest to provide protection of an animal from the pest. Parasiticidal effects typically relate to diminishing the occurrence or activity of the target invertebrate parasitic pest.
• Such effects on the pest include necrosis, death, retarded growth, diminished mobility or lessened ability to remain on or in the host animal, reduced feeding and inhibition of reproduction.
• These effects on invertebrate parasite pests provide control (including prevention, reduction or elimination) of parasitic infestation or infection of the animal.
• alkyl used either alone or in compound words such as “haloalkyl” includes straight-chain or branched alkyl, such as methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, /-propyl, or the different butyl isomers.
• halogen either alone or in compound words such as “haloalkyl” includes fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine. Further, when used in compound words such as “haloalkyl", said alkyl may be partially or fully substituted with halogen atoms which may be the same or different.
• haloalkyl include CF 3 , CH 2 C1, CH2CF3 and CCI2CF3.
• haloalkoxy and “haloalkylthio” are defined analogously to the term “haloalkyl”. Examples of “haloalkoxy” include CF 3 0, CC1 3 CH 2 0, HCF 2 CH 2 CH 2 0 and CF 3 CH 2 0. Examples of “haloalkylthio” include CC1 3 S, CF 3 S, CC1 3 CH 2 S and C1CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 S.
• Alkoxy includes, for example, methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, isopropoxy and the different butoxy isomers.
• alkylthio includes straight-chain or branched alkylthio moieties such as methylthio, ethylthio, and the different propylthio and butylthio isomers.
• C j -Cj The total number of carbon atoms in a substituent group is indicated by the "C j -Cj" prefix where i and j are numbers from 1 to 4.
• C1-C4 alkyl designates methyl through butyl.
• radical When a radical is optionally substituted with listed substituents with the number of substituents stated (e.g., "up to 3"), then the radical may be unsubstituted or substituted with a number of substituents ranging up to the high number stated (e.g., "3"), and the attached substituents are independently selected from the substituents listed.
• the number of optional substituents may be restricted by an expressed limitation.
• the phrase "optionally substituted with up to 3 substituents independently selected from R 2 " means that 0, 1, 2 or 3 substituents can be present (if the number of potential connection points allows).
• a range specified for the number of substituents exceeds the number of positions available for substituents on a ring, the actual higher end of the range is recognized to be the number of available positions.
• the compounds of Formula 1 are mesoionic inner salts.
• Inner salts also known in the art as “zwitterions”
• zwitterions are electrically neutral molecules but carry formal positive and negative charges on different atoms in each valence bond structure according to valence bond theory.
• molecular structure of the compounds of Formula 1 can be represented by the six valence bond structures shown below, each placing the formal positive and negative charges on different atoms. Because of this resonance, the compounds of Formula 1 are also described as "mesoionic".
• Compounds of this invention can exist as one or more conformational isomers due to restricted bond rotation caused by steric hinderance.
• a compound of Formula 1 wherein R 1 is phenyl substituted in the ortho-position with a sterically demanding alkyl group e.g., isopropyl
• This invention comprises mixtures of conformational isomers.
• this invention includes compounds that are enriched in one conformer relative to others.
• Non-crystalline forms include embodiments which are solids such as waxes and gums as well as embodiments which are liquids such as solutions and melts.
• Crystalline forms include embodiments which represent essentially a single crystal type and embodiments which represent a mixture of polymorphs (i.e. different crystalline types).
• polymorph refers to a particular crystalline form of a chemical compound that can crystallize in different crystalline forms, these forms having different arrangements and/or conformations of the molecules in the crystal lattice.
• polymorphs can have the same chemical composition, they can also differ in composition due to the presence or absence of co-crystallized water or other molecules, which can be weakly or strongly bound in the lattice. Polymorphs can differ in such chemical, physical and biological properties as crystal shape, density, hardness, color, chemical stability, melting point, hygroscopicity, suspensibility, dissolution rate and biological availability.
• a polymorph of a compound represented by Formula 1 can exhibit beneficial effects (e.g., suitability for preparation of useful formulations, improved biological performance) relative to another polymorph or a mixture of polymorphs of the same compound represented by Formula 1.
• Preparation and isolation of a particular polymorph of a compound represented by Formula 1 can be achieved by methods known to those skilled in the art including, for example, crystallization using selected solvents and temperatures.
• salts of chemical compounds are in equilibrium with their corresponding nonsalt forms, salts share the biological utility of the nonsalt forms.
• the salts of the compounds of Formula 1 include acid-addition salts with inorganic or organic acids such as hydrobromic, hydrochloric, nitric, phosphoric, sulfuric, acetic, butyric, fumaric, lactic, maleic, malonic, oxalic, propionic, salicylic, tartaric, 4-toluenesulfonic or valeric acids.
• Embodiments of the present invention as described in the Summary of the Invention include those described below.
• reference to "a compound of Formula 1" includes the definitions of substituents specified in the Summary of the Invention unless further defined in the Embodiments.
• Embodiment 1 A compound of Formula 1 wherein R 1 is phenyl optionally substituted with Q and up to 3 substituents independently selected from R 2 .
• Embodiment la A compound of Embodiment 1 wherein R 1 is phenyl optionally
• Embodiment 2 A compound of Formula 1 wherein R 1 is pyridinyl optionally substituted with Q and up to 3 substituents independently selected from R 2 .
• Embodiment 2a A compound of Embodiment 2 wherein R 1 is pyridinyl optionally substituted with up to 3 substituents independently selected from R 2 .
• Embodiment 3 A compound of Formula 1 or any one of Embodiments l-2a wherein each R 2 is independently halogen, C1 -C4 alkyl, C1 -C4 haloalkyl, C1 -C4 alkoxy or C 1 -C4 haloalkoxy.
• Embodiment 3 a A compound of Embodiment 3 wherein each R 2 is independently halogen, C 1-C2 alkyl, C 1-C2 haloalkyl, C 1-C2 alkoxy or C1-C2 haloalkoxy.
• Embodiment 3b A compound of Embodiment 3 wherein each R 2 is independently halogen.
• Embodiment 3c A compound of Embodiment 3 wherein each R 2 is independently C ⁇ - C 4 alkyl.
• Embodiment 3d A compound of Embodiment 3 wherein each R 2 is independently C ⁇ - C 4 haloalkyl.
• Embodiment 3e A compound of Embodiment 3 wherein each R 2 is independently C ⁇ - C4 alkoxy.
• Embodiment 3f A compound of Embodiment 3 wherein each R 2 is independently C ⁇ - C4 haloalkoxy.
• Embodiment 4 A compound of Formula 1 or any one of Embodiments 1, 2 and 3-3 f wherein Q is phenyl optionally substituted with up to 5 substituents
• halogen independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, C1-C4 alkyl, C 1 -C4 haloalkyl, C1 -C4 alkoxy and C 1 -C4 haloalkoxy.
• Embodiment 4a A compound of Formula 1 or any one of Embodiments 1, 2 and 3-3 f wherein Q is pyridinyl optionally substituted with up to 4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, C1-C4 alkyl, C 1 -C4 haloalkyl, C1 -C4 alkoxy and C 1 -C4 haloalkoxy.
• Embodiment 4b A compound of Embodiment 4 wherein Q is phenyl optionally
• Embodiment 5 A compound of Formula 1 wherein R 1 is phenyl substituted with up to 2 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, C1 -C4 haloalkyl and C 1 -C4 haloalkoxy.
• Embodiment 6 A compound of Formula 1 wherein R 1 is phenyl substituted with
• Embodiment 7 A compound of Formula 1 wherein R 1 is phenyl substituted with C1 -C4 haloalkyl or C1 -C4 haloalkoxy.
• Embodiments of this invention including Embodiments 1-7 above as well as any other embodiments described herein, can be combined in any manner, and the descriptions of variables in the embodiments pertain not only to the compounds of Formula 1 but also to the starting compounds and intermediate compounds useful for preparing the compounds of Formula 1.
• embodiments of this invention, including Embodiments 1-7 above as well as any other embodiments described herein, and any combination thereof, pertain to the compositions and methods of the present invention.
• Embodiment A A compound of Formula 1 wherein
• R 1 is phenyl optionally substituted with Q and up to 3 substituents independently
• Q is phenyl or pyridinyl, each optionally substituted with up to 3 substituents
• halogen independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, C1-C4 alkyl, C 1 -C4 haloalkyl, C1 -C4 alkoxy and C 1 -C4 haloalkoxy.
• Embodiment B A compound of Embodiment A wherein
• R 1 is phenyl optionally substituted with up to 3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, C 1 -C4 alkyl, C 1 -C4 haloalkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy and C 1 -C4 haloalkoxy.
• Specific embodiments include compounds of Formula 1 selected from the group consisting of:
• compounds of this invention are characterized by favorable metabolic and/or soil residual patterns and exhibit activity controlling a spectrum of agronomic and nonagronomic invertebrate pests.
• compositions comprising a compound of any of the preceding Embodiments, as well as any other embodiments described herein, and any combinations thereof, and at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of a surfactant, a solid diluent and a liquid diluent, said compositions optionally further comprising at least one additional biologically active compound or agent.
• compositions for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising a compound (i.e. in a biologically effective amount) of any of the preceding Embodiments, as well as any other embodiments described herein, and any combinations thereof, and at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of a surfactant, a solid diluent and a liquid diluent, said compositions optionally further comprising at least one additional biologically active compound or agent (i.e. in a biologically effective amount).
• Embodiments of the invention also include a composition comprising a compound of any of the preceding Embodiments in the form of a soil drench liquid formulation.
• Embodiments of the invention further include methods for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising contacting the soil with a liquid composition as a soil drench comprising a biologically effective amount of a compound of any of the preceding Embodiments.
• Embodiments of the invention also include a spray composition for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising a compound (i.e. in a biologically effective amount) of any of the preceding Embodiments and a propellant.
• Embodiments of the invention further include a bait composition for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising a compound (i.e. in a biologically effective amount) of any of the preceding Embodiments, one or more food materials, optionally an attractant, and optionally a humectant.
• Embodiments of the invention also include a device for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising said bait composition and a housing adapted to receive said bait composition, wherein the housing has at least one opening sized to permit the invertebrate pest to pass through the opening so the invertebrate pest can gain access to said bait composition from a location outside the housing, and wherein the housing is further adapted to be placed in or near a locus of potential or known activity for the invertebrate pest.
• Embodiments of the invention also include methods for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising contacting the invertebrate pest or its environment with a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula 1 (e.g., as a composition described herein), provided that the methods are not methods of medical treatment of a human or animal body by therapy.
• a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula 1 e.g., as a composition described herein
• This invention also relates to such methods wherein the invertebrate pest or its environment is contacted with a composition comprising a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula 1 and at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of surfactants, solid diluents and liquid diluents, said composition optionally further comprising a biologically effective amount of at least one additional biologically active compound or agent, provided that the methods are not methods of medical treatment of a human or animal body by therapy.
• a composition comprising a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula 1 and at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of surfactants, solid diluents and liquid diluents, said composition optionally further comprising a biologically effective amount of at least one additional biologically active compound or agent, provided that the methods are not methods of medical treatment of a human or animal body by therapy.
• Embodiments of the invention also include any of the preceding embodiments wherein the invertebrate pest is an arthropod.
• Embodiments of the invention also include any of the preceding embodiments wherein the arthropod is selected from the group consisting of insects, mites, spiders, scorpions, centipedes, millipedes, pill bugs and symphylans.
• Embodiments of the invention also include any of the preceding embodiments wherein the arthropod is an insect.
• Embodiments of the invention also include any of the preceding embodiments wherein the insect is in the order Hemiptera.
• Embodiments of the invention also include any of the preceding embodiments wherein the insect is a planthopper.
• Embodiments of the invention also include any of the preceding embodiments wherein the insect is a planthopper in the family Delphacidae.
• Embodiments of the invention also include any of the preceding embodiments wherein the insect is a leafhopper.
• Embodiments of the invention also include any of the preceding embodiments wherein the insect is a leafhopper in the family Cicadellida
• Embodiments of the invention also include any of the preceding embodiments wherein the invertebrate pest is a gastropod.
• Embodiments of the invention also include any of the preceding embodiments wherein the gastropod is selected from the group consisting of snails, slugs and other Stylommatophora.
• Embodiments of the invention also include any of the preceding embodiments wherein the invertebrate pest is a nematode.
• Embodiments of the invention also include any of the preceding embodiments wherein the nematode is selected from phytophagous nematodes.
• Embodiments of the invention also include any of the preceding embodiments wherein the invertebrate pest is a helminth.
• Embodiments of the invention also include any of the preceding embodiments wherein the helminth is selected from the group consisting of roundworms, heartworms, flukes, acanthocephalans and tapeworms.
• Embodiments of the invention also include embodiments pertaining to the method for increasing vigor of a crop plant disclosed in the Summary of the Invention wherein the compound of Formula 1 (e.g., as a composition described herein) is selected from any one of Embodiments 1— 4b, A and B, and compounds specifically disclosed herein.
• the compound of Formula 1 e.g., as a composition described herein
• the compound of Formula 1 is selected from any one of Embodiments 1— 4b, A and B, and compounds specifically disclosed herein.
• Compounds of Formula 1 can be prepared by condensation of the compound of
• Condensing agents can be carbodiimides such as dicyclohexyl carbodiimide (see, for example, Koch, A. et al. Tetrahedron 2004, 60, 10011- 10018) or other agents well known in the art to form amide bonds with or without activating agents such as N-hydroxybenzotriazole as described in Science of Synthesis 2005, 21, 17-25 and Tetrahedron 2005, 61, 10827-10852.
• This reaction is typically carried out in an inert organic solvent, such as dichloromethane or 1 ,2-dichloroethane, at temperatures from about 0 to about 80 °C for a period of 10 min to several days.
• Compounds of Formula 1 can also be prepared by the condensation of the compound of Formula 2 with malonic acid esters of Formula 3b wherein R is a C 1 -C5 alkyl group as shown in Scheme 2. These reactions can be performed neat or in the presence of inert solvents as described in Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan 1999, 72(3), 503-509. Inert solvents include, but are not limited to, high boiling hydrocarbons such as mesitylene, tetralin or cymene, or high boiling ethers such as diphenyl ether. Typical temperatures range from 50 to 250 °C. Of note are temperatures from 150 to 200 °C, which typically provide rapid reaction times and high yields. These reactions can also be performed in microwave reactors within the same temperature ranges. Typical reaction times range from 5 minutes to several hours.
• Compounds of Formula 3a can be prepared by a variety of methods known in the art, for example by base hydrolysis of compounds of Formula 3b.
• Compounds of Formula 3b can be prepared by arylation of malonate esters (using compounds of formula RiX 1 wherein X 1 is CI, Br or I, examples of which are found in Tables I-24a, I-24-b and I-24c) catalyzed by palladium (J. Org. Chem 2002, 67, 541-555) or copper (Org. Lett. 2002, 4, 269-272 and Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 4693-4695).
• compounds of Formula 3b can be prepared by the method shown in Scheme 2a (see, for example, J. Med. Chem 1982, 25(6), 745-747).
• Esters of Formula 4 can be prepared from the corresponding acids by methods well known in the art.
• the acids of Formula 4 wherein R is H (examples are listed in Table I-l) are readily prepared by methods known in the art, and many are commercially available.
• Compounds of Formula 3b can also be prepared by the method shown in Scheme 2b. Reaction of nitriles of Formula 3g with dialkyl carbonates yields nitrile esters of Formula 3h, and subsequent acidic hydrolysis in the presence of an alcohol provides the compounds of Formula 3b (see, for example, Helvetica Chimica Acta 1991, 74(2), 309-314).
• the nitriles of Formula 3g are readily prepared by methods known in the art, and many are commercially available.
• R is C -C5 alkyl
• Compounds of Formula 1 can also be prepared by treatment of the compound of Formula 2 with activated esters of Formula 3c wherein LvO is an activated leaving group as shown in Scheme 3.
• LvO is an activated leaving group as shown in Scheme 3.
• Lv preferred for ease of synthesis or reactivity are phenyl, 4-nitrophenyl or halogen-substituted phenyl (e.g., 2,4,6-trichlorophenyl, pentachlorophenyl or pentafluorophenyl) as described in Archiv der Pharmazie (Weinheim, Germany) 1991, 324, 863-866.
• Other activated esters are well known in the art and include, but are not limited to, N-hydroxysuccinimide esters (see, for example, J. Am. Chem. Soc.
• Typical temperatures range from 50 to 200 °C. Of note are temperatures from 50 to 150 °C, which typically provide rapid reaction times and high yields. These reactions can be performed with or without solvent, such as toluene, and in microwave reactors within the same temperature ranges. Typical reaction times range from 5 minutes to 2 hours.
• Compounds of the Formula 3c can be prepared, for example, from compounds of Formula 3a (see, for example, J. Het. Chem. 1980, 17, 337).
• Compounds of Formula 1 can also be prepared by condensation of the compound of Formula 2 with compounds of Formula 3d or 3e, or by condensation of the compound of Formula 2 with mixtures of compounds of Formulae 3d and 3e as shown in Scheme 4. These reactions are typically performed in an inert solvent, such as dichloromethane, and optionally in the presence of two or more equivalents of an acid acceptor (see, for example, Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung, Mol B: Anorganische Chemie, Organische Chemie 1982, 37B(2), 222-233).
• Typical acid acceptors include, but are not limited to, triethylamine, N,N-diisopropylethylamine, pyridine and substituted pyridines, and metal hydroxides, carbonates and bicarbonates.
• Compounds of Formula la can be prepared by condensation of the compound of Formula 2 with carbon suboxide (3f) (see, for example, J. Org. Chem. 1972, 37(9), 1422- 1425) as shown in Scheme 5.
• the reactions are typically performed in an inert solvent such as ether and can include the use of a catalyst such as AICI3.
• Scheme 5
• Compounds of Formula 1 can be prepared from compounds of Formula lb and compounds of Formula 5 wherein M with R 1 forms a boronic acid, boronic acid ester or trifluoroborate salt, or M is trialkylstannyl or zinc, as shown in Scheme 6.
• compounds of Formula 1 wherein R 1 consists of two directly bonded aromatic rings can be prepared by palladium-catalyzed coupling of the two appropriately substituted aromatic rings.
• These palladium-catalyzed couplings between an aromatic chloride, bromide or iodide and an aromatic boronic acid or ester, or an aromatic tin or zinc reagent are well known and have been extensively described in the art.
• Scheme 6a wherein a compound of Formula 13a or 13b is coupled with an appropriately substituted phenyl ring to provide the biphenyl compound of Formula 13c.
• M is as defined above for Scheme 6.
• R a is C0 2 R, and R b is C0 2 R, CN or H; or
• R a is CN, and R b is H;
• R is Ci-C 5 alkyl
• the coupling reactions are typically carried out in the presence of a palladium catalyst and a base optionally under an inert atmosphere.
• the palladium catalysts used for these coupling reactions typically comprises palladium in a formal oxidation state of either 0 (i.e. Pd(0)) or 2 (i.e. Pd(II)).
• Pd(0) i.e. Pd(0)
• Pd(II) i.e. Pd(II)
• Examples of palladium-containing compounds and complexes useful as catalysts in the methods include PdCl2(PPh 3 )2 (bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (II) dichloride), Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 (tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)- palladium(O)), Pd ⁇ HyC ⁇ (palladium(II) acetylacetonate), Pd2(dba) 3 (tris(dibenzylidene- acetone)dipalladium(O)), and [1,1 '-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]dichloropalladium(II).
• PdCl2(PPh 3 )2 bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (II) dichloride
• Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)- palladium(O)
• the palladium catalyst preferably has good solubility in the liquid phase.
• Useful solvents include, for example, water, ethers such as 1 ,2-dimethoxyethane, amides such as N,N-dimethylacetamide, and non-halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons such as toluene.
• the coupling methods can be conducted over a wide range of temperatures, ranging from about 25 to about 200 °C. Of note are temperatures from about 60 to about 150 °C, which typically provide fast reaction times and high product yields.
• the general methods and procedures for Stille, Negishi and Suzuki couplings with aryl iodides, bromides or chlorides and an aryl tin, aryl zinc or aryl boronic acid respectively are well known in the literature; see, for example, E. Negishi, Handbook of Organopalladium Chemistry for Organic Synthesis, Wiley-Interscience, 2002, New York, New York.
• Compounds of Formula 1 can be prepared from compounds of Formula la (i.e. Formula 1 wherein R 1 is H) and compounds of Formula 6 wherein X 1 is CI, Br or I (preferably Br or I) as shown in Scheme 7.
• the copper catalysts used for the present method typically comprise copper in metallic form (e.g., as a powder) or copper in a formal oxidation state of 1 (i.e. Cu(I)).
• copper-containing compounds useful as catalysts in the method of Scheme 7 include Cu, Cul, CuBr, CuCl.
• palladium- containing compounds useful as catalysts in the method of Scheme 7 include Pd(OAc)2-
• Useful solvents for the method of Scheme 7 include, for example, ethers such as 1,4- dioxane, amides such as N,N-dimethylacetamide and dimethyl sulfoxide.
• the method of Scheme 7 can be conducted over a wide range of temperatures from 25 to 200 °C. Of note are temperatures from 40 to 150 °C.
• the method of Scheme 7 can be conducted in the presence of a ligand.
• a wide variety of copper-binding compounds are useful as ligands for the present method. Examples of useful ligands include, but are not limited to, 1,10-phenanthroline, N,N-dimethylethylenediamine, L-proline and 2-picolinic acid.
• the general methods and procedures for copper-catalyzed Ullmann-type coupling reactions are well known in the literature; see, for example, Xie, Ma, et al. Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 4693-4695.
• Compounds of Formula lb can be prepared from compounds of Formula la by halogenation using, for example, liquid bromine or N-halosuccinimides of Formula 10 as shown in Scheme 11.
• the reaction is performed in an inert solvent, more typically a halogenated solvent such as methylene chloride or 1,2-dichloroethane.
• the reaction is typically performed at temperatures from 0 to 80 °C, more typically at ambient temperature.
• Compounds of Formula 1 can also be prepared by alkylation of compounds of Formula 11 using appropriately substituted alkylating agents and bases such as potassium carbonate as shown in Scheme 12 (see, for example, Kappe, T. et al. Monatschefte fur Chemie 1971, 102, 412-424 and Urban, M. G.; Arnold,W. Helvetica Chimica Acta 1970, 53, 905-922).
• Alkylating agents include, but are not limited to, alkyl chlorides, bromides, iodides and sulfonate esters.
• bases and solvents can be employed in the method of Scheme 12, and these bases and solvents are well known in the art.
• Compounds of Formula 11 can be prepared from 2-aminopyridine by methods analogous to those shown in Schemes 1 through 5.
• the compound of Formula 2 is an important intermediate useful in the preparation of compounds of Formula 1.
• the compound of Formula 2 is an embodiment of the present invention.
• a further embodiment of the present invention is the use of the compound of Formula 2 in the preparation of compounds of Formula 1.
• the compound of Formula 2 can also be used as its acid-addition salt (e.g., hydrochloric salt or acetic acid salt) in the coupling methods of Schemes 1-5.
• acid-addition salt e.g., hydrochloric salt or acetic acid salt
• a particularly useful method for the preparation of the compound of Formula 2 is shown in Scheme 13.
• 2-aminopyridine (2a) is protected with suitable protecting groups such as, but not limited to, tert-butoxycarbonyl, acetyl or formyl to form the intermediate of Formula 2b wherein PG is a protecting group.
• the compound of Formula 2b is then alkylated with a compound of Formula 12 (wherein X is a leaving group such as a halogen) to give an intermediate of Formula 2c.
• the protecting group is removed to provide the compound of Formula 2.
• Conditions for the formation and removal of protecting groups on an amine function are known in the literature (see, for example, Greene, T. W.; Wuts, P. G. M. Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis, 2nd ed.; Wiley: New York, 1991).
• Another alternative method for the preparation of the compound of Formula 2 is by the reaction of an appropriate amine with the halogen-substituted compound analogous to the compound of Formula 2a (i.e. Formula 2a wherein the amino group is replaced with halogen) in the presence of a copper or palladium catalyst.
• Table 1-2 is identical to Table I-l, except that R x is C(0)OMe.
• Table 1-3 is identical to Table I-l, except that R x is C(0)OEt.
• Table 1-4 is identical to Table I-l, except that R x is C(0)OPh.
• Table 1-5 is identical to Table I-l, except that R x is C(0)OC(CH 3 ) 3 .
• Table 1-6 is identical to Table I-l, except that R x is C(0)0(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl).
• Table 1-7 is identical to Table I-l, except that R x is C(0)0(4-nitrophenyl).
• Table 1-8 is identical to Table I-l, except that R x is C(0)OH and RY is C(0)OH.
• Table I- 10 is constructed the same as Table I-l, except that R x is C(0)OH and RY is C(0)OEt.
• Table I-l 1 identical to Table I-l, except that R x is C(0)OH and RY is C(0)OC(CH 3 ) 3 .
• Table I- 15 is identical to Table I- 1 , except that R x is C(0)OPh and RY is C(0)OMe.
• Table 1-16 is identical to Table I-l, except that R x is C(0)OPh and RY is C(0)OEt. TABLE 1-17
• Table 1-17 is identical to Table I-l, except that R x is C(0)OPh and RY is C(0)OC(CH 3 ) 3 .
• Table 1-18 is identical to Table I-l, except that R x is C(0)OPh and RY is C(0)OPh.
• Table 1-19 is identical to Table I-l, except that R x is C(0)OPh and RY is C(0)0(2,4,6- trichloropheny 1) .
• Table 1-20 is identical to Table I-l, except that R x is C(0)OPh and RY is C(0)0(4- nitrophenyl).
• Table 1-21 is identical to Table I-l, except that R x is C(0)C1 and RY is C(0)C1.
• Table 1-22 is identical to Table I-l, except that R x is C(0)OMe and RY is C(0)OMe.
• Table 1-23 is identical to Table I-l, except that R x is C(0)OEt and RY is C(0)OEt.
• Table 1-24 is identical to Table I-l, except that R x is C(0)OC(CH 3 ) 3 and RY is C(0)OC(CH 3 ) 3 .
• Table 1-25 is identical to Table I-l, except that R x is C(0)0(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl) and RY is C(0)0(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl).
• Table 1-26 is identical to Table I-l, except that R x is C(0)0(4-nitrophenyl) and RY is C(0)0(4-nitrophenyl).
• Table 1-27 is identical to Table I-l, except that R x is C(0)(3-methyl-2-pyridinylamino) and RY is C(0)OH.
• Table 1-28 is identical to Table I-l, except that R x is C(0)(3-methyl-2-pyridinylamino) and RY is C(0)OMe.
• Table 1-29 is identical to Table I-l, except that R x is C(0)(3-methyl-2-pyridinylamino) and RY is C(0)OEt. TABLE 1-30
• Table 1-30 is identical to Table I-l, except that R x is C(0)(3-methyl-2-pyridinylamino) and RY is C(0)OPh.
• Table 1-31 is identical to Table I-l, except that R x is C(0)(3-methyl-2-pyridinylamino) and Ry is C(0)0(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl).
• Table 1-32 is identical to Table I-l, except that R x is C(0)(3-methyl-2-pyridinylamino) and Ry is C(0)0(4-nitrophenyl).
• Table 1-33 is identical to Table I-l, except that R x is C(0)(3-methyl-2-pyridinylamino) and Ry is C(0)OC(CH 3 ) 3 .
• Table 1-34 is identical to Table I-l, except that the chemical structure under the Table I-l heading is replaced with the following structure, and R is CI.
• the groups R x and Ry found in Table I-l are not relevant to Table 1-34, as the CH(R x )(Ry) moiety in the structure of Table I-l is replaced with a R group in the structure of Table 1-34.
• the first compound in Table 1-34 is the structure shown immediately above wherein R a , R b , R c , R d and R e are H, and R is CI.
• Table 1-35 is identical to Table 1-34, except that R is Br.
• Table 1-36 is identical to Table 1-34, except that R is I.
• Table 1-37 is identical to Table 1-34, except that R is CH 2 OH.
• Table 1-38 is identical to Table 1-34, except that R is CH 2 CN.
• Table 1-39 is identical to Table 1-34, except that R is CH 2 C1. TABLE 1-40
• Table 1-40 is identical to Table 1-34, except that R is CH(CN)C0 2 Me.
• Table 1-41 is identical to Table 1-34, except that R is CH(CN)C0 2 Et.
• R is CF 3
• R is H
• R is Br
• R is l
• R is NH 2
• R is 2-cmoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl
• R is 2-chloro-4-cyanophenyl
• R is H
• R is CF 3
• R is F
• R is CI
• R is Br
• R is l
• R is NH 2
• R is 2-chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl
• Step B Preparation of N- [(5 -pyrimidinyl)methyl] -2-pyridinamine
• reaction progress was monitored by thin layer chromatography eluting with a 10% methanol:40% dichloromethane:50% toluene solvent.
• acetic acid (3 mL) was added dropwise, and the reaction mixture was stirred for 5 minutes.
• Acetic acid (2 mL) and water (30 mL) were added, the reaction mixture was briefly stirred, and then ethyl acetate was added (500 mL).
• the reaction mixture was washed with 1 N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (300 mL), dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure at 50 °C.
• Step C Preparation of 1 ,3-dimethyl 2-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]propanedioate
• Dioxane 100 mL was purged with nitrogen gas for 10 minutes. Phenanthrolene (1.0 g) and copper (I) iodide (1.0 g) were added to the dioxane, the suspension was allowed to stir under a nitrogen atmosphere for 5 minutes, and then cesium carbonate (18.72 g, 57.45 mmol), dimethyl malonate (5.46 g, 50.6 mmol), and l-iodo-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzene (12.5 g, 46.0 mmol) were added. The reaction mixture was heated to reflux for 18 hours and then cooled to room temperature.
• Step C The product of Step C was added to a solution of NaOH (25 g) in water (75 mL), and the reaction mixture was vigorously stirred under a nitrogen atmosphere at 60 °C for 8 minutes. The reaction mixture was then added to ice (100 g), and aqueous 6 N HC1 was added until a pH of 1 was reached. The solution was extracted with ethyl acetate (3 x 100 mL), and the combined organic extracts were dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure. Dichloromethane (200 mL) was added to the resulting white solid, followed by the addition of oxalyl chloride (5 mL) and N,N-dimethylformamide (0.5 mL).
• Step E Preparation of 2-hydroxy-4-oxo- 1 -(5 -pyrimidinylmethyl)-3 - [3 -
• Step D To the product of Step D (8.16 g, 13.4 mmol) in toluene (100 mL) was added the product of Step B (3.31 g, 17.8 mmol). The reaction mixture was heated to 110 °C for 6 hours, during which time a yellow solid precipitated out of solution. The reaction mixture was concentrated in the presence of Celite®, and the crude product adsorbed onto Celite® was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with a gradient of 100% ethyl acetate to 25% methanol in ethyl acetate to yield 7.36 g (58.0%>) of the title product, a compound of this invention.
• Step A Preparation of 1 ,3-bis(l , 1 -dimethylethyl) 2-(3-iodo-5- methylphenyl)propanedioate
• reaction mixture was then cooled to room temperature, quenched with saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution (50 mL), and extracted twice with diethyl ether (50 mL). The organic layers were combined, dried over MgSC ⁇ , and concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel eluted with ethyl acetate in hexanes to provide the title product as an orange oil (0.62 g).
• Step B Preparation 1, 3 -bis( 1,1 -dimethylethyl) 2-(4'-cyano-5,2'-dimethyl[l,l'- biphenyl] -3 -yl)propanedioate
• reaction mixture was then cooled to room temperature, and filtered through a plug of silica gel eluting with 20% ethyl acetate in hexanes. Concentration of the eluant under reduced pressure provided a brown oil (430 mg) containing the crude product, which was used in the next step without further purification.
• Step C Preparation of 3-(4'-cyano-5,2'-dimethyl[l, -biphenyl]-3-yl)-2-hydroxy-4- oxo- 1 -(5-pyrimidinylmethyl)-4H-pyrido[ 1 ,2-a]pyrimidinium inner salt
• a mixture of N-[(5-pyrimidinyl)methyl]-2-pyridinamine (65 mg, 0.34 mmol) and l,3-bis(l,l-dimethylethyl) 2-(4'-cyano-5,2'-dimethyl[l, -biphenyl]-3-yl)propanedioate the product of Step B, 120 mg, 0.28 mmol) in /?-cymene (2 mL) and 1,2,3,4- tetrahydronaphthalene (i.e.
• R b , R c , R d and R e are H
• R a , R b , R d and R e are H
• R a is OMe; R b , R c and R e are H
• R b is Br; R a , R c and R e are H
• R b is OMe; R a , R c and R e are H
• R a and R e are F; R c and R d are H
• formulation with at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of surfactants, solid diluents and liquid diluents, which serves as a carrier.
• additional component selected from the group consisting of surfactants, solid diluents and liquid diluents, which serves as a carrier.
• the formulation or composition ingredients are selected to be consistent with the physical properties of the active ingredient, mode of application and environmental factors such as soil type, moisture and temperature.
• Liquid compositions include solutions (including emulsifiable concentrates), suspensions, emulsions (including microemulsions and/or suspoemulsions) and the like, which optionally can be thickened into gels.
• aqueous liquid compositions are soluble concentrate, suspension concentrate, capsule suspension, concentrated emulsion, microemulsion and suspo-emulsion.
• nonaqueous liquid compositions are emulsifiable concentrate, microemulsifiable concentrate, dispersible concentrate and oil dispersion.
• compositions are dusts, powders, granules, pellets, prills, pastilles, tablets, filled films (including seed coatings) and the like, which can be water-dispersible ("wettable") or water-soluble. Films and coatings formed from film- forming solutions or flowable suspensions are particularly useful for seed treatment.
• Active ingredient can be (micro)encapsulated and further formed into a suspension or solid formulation; alternatively the entire formulation of active ingredient can be encapsulated (or "overcoated”). Encapsulation can control or delay release of the active ingredient.
• An emulsifiable granule combines the advantages of both an emulsifiable concentrate formulation and a dry granular formulation. High-strength compositions are primarily used as intermediates for further formulation.
• Sprayable formulations are typically extended in a suitable medium before spraying. Such liquid and solid formulations are formulated to be readily diluted in the spray medium, usually water. Spray volumes can range from about one to several thousand liters per hectare, but more typically are in the range from about ten to several hundred liters per hectare. Sprayable formulations can be tank mixed with water or another suitable medium for foliar treatment by aerial or ground application, or for application to the growing medium of the plant. Liquid and dry formulations can be metered directly into drip irrigation systems or metered into the furrow during planting. Liquid and solid formulations can be applied onto seeds of crops and other desirable vegetation as seed treatments before planting to protect developing roots and other subterranean plant parts and/or foliage through systemic uptake.
• the formulations will typically contain effective amounts of active ingredient, diluent and surfactant within the following approximate ranges which add up to 100 percent by weight.
• Solid diluents include, for example, clays such as bentonite, montmorillonite, attapulgite and kaolin, gypsum, cellulose, titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, starch, dextrin, sugars (e.g., lactose, sucrose), silica, talc, mica, diatomaceous earth, urea, calcium carbonate, sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, and sodium sulfate.
• Typical solid diluents are described in Watkins et al., Handbook of Insecticide Dust Diluents and Carriers, 2nd Ed., Dorland Books, Caldwell, New Jersey.
• Liquid diluents include, for example, water, N,N-dimethylalkanamides (e.g., N,N-dimethylformamide), limonene, dimethyl sulfoxide, N-alkylpyrrolidones (e.g., N-methylpyrrolidinone), ethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, propylene carbonate, butylene carbonate, paraffins (e.g., white mineral oils, normal paraffins, isoparaffins), alkylbenzenes, alkylnaphthalenes, glycerine, glycerol triacetate, sorbitol, triacetin, aromatic hydrocarbons, dearomatized aliphatics, alkylbenzenes, alkylnaphthalenes, ketones such as cyclohexanone, 2-heptanone, isophorone and 4-hydroxy-4-methyl
• Liquid diluents also include glycerol esters of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids (typically C 6 -C 2 2), such as plant seed and fruit oils (e.g, oils of olive, castor, linseed, sesame, corn (maize), peanut, sunflower, grapeseed, safflower, cottonseed, soybean, rapeseed, coconut and palm kernel), animal-sourced fats (e.g., beef tallow, pork tallow, lard, cod liver oil, fish oil), and mixtures thereof.
• plant seed and fruit oils e.g, oils of olive, castor, linseed, sesame, corn (maize), peanut, sunflower, grapeseed, safflower, cottonseed, soybean, rapeseed, coconut and palm kernel
• animal-sourced fats e.g., beef tallow, pork tallow, lard, cod liver oil, fish oil
• Liquid diluents also include alkylated fatty acids (e.g., methylated, ethylated, butylated) wherein the fatty acids can be obtained by hydrolysis of glycerol esters from plant and animal sources, and can be purified by distillation.
• alkylated fatty acids e.g., methylated, ethylated, butylated
• Typical liquid diluents are described in Marsden, Solvents Guide, 2nd Ed., Interscience, New York, 1950.
• the solid and liquid compositions of the present invention often include one or more surfactants.
• surfactants also known as “surface-active agents”
• surface-active agents generally modify, most often reduce, the surface tension of the liquid.
• surfactants can be useful as wetting agents, dispersants, emulsifiers or defoaming agents.
• Nonionic surfactants useful for the present compositions include, but are not limited to: alcohol alkoxylates such as alcohol alkoxylates based on natural and synthetic alcohols (which are branched or linear) and prepared from the alcohols and ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, butylene oxide or mixtures thereof; amine ethoxylates, alkanolamides and ethoxylated alkanolamides; alkoxylated triglycerides such as ethoxylated soybean, castor and rapeseed oils; alkylphenol alkoxylates such as octylphenol ethoxylates, nonylphenol ethoxylates, dinonyl phenol ethoxylates and dodecyl phenol ethoxylates (prepared from the phenols and ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, butylene oxide or mixtures thereof); block polymers prepared from ethylene oxide or propylene oxide
• Useful anionic surfactants include, but are not limited to: alkylaryl sulfonic acids and their salts; carboxylated alcohol or alkylphenol ethoxylates; diphenyl sulfonate derivatives; lignin and lignin derivatives such as lignosulfonates; maleic or succinic acids or their anhydrides; olefin sulfonates; phosphate esters such as phosphate esters of alcohol alkoxylates, phosphate esters of alkylphenol alkoxylates and phosphate esters of styryl phenol ethoxylates; protein-based surfactants; sarcosine derivatives; styryl phenol ether sulfate; sulfates and sulfonates of oils and fatty acids; sulfates and sulfonates of ethoxylated alkylphenols; sulfates of alcohols; sulfates of e
• Useful cationic surfactants include, but are not limited to: amides and ethoxylated amides; amines such as N-alkyl propanediamines, tripropylenetriamines and dipropylenetetramines, and ethoxylated amines, ethoxylated diamines and propoxylated amines (prepared from the amines and ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, butylene oxide or mixtures thereof); amine salts such as amine acetates and diamine salts; quaternary ammonium salts such as quaternary salts, ethoxylated quaternary salts and diquaternary salts; and amine oxides such as alkyldimethylamine oxides and bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)-alkylamine oxides.
• amines such as N-alkyl propanediamines, tripropylenetriamines and dipropylenetetramines, and ethoxylated amine
• Nonionic, anionic and cationic surfactants and their recommended uses are disclosed in a variety of published references including McCutcheon 's Emulsifiers and Detergents, annual American and International Editions published by McCutcheon's Division, The Manufacturing Confectioner Publishing Co.; Sisely and Wood, Encyclopedia of Surface Active Agents, Chemical Publ. Co., Inc., New York, 1964; and A. S. Davidson and B. Milwidsky, Synthetic Detergents, Seventh Edition, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1987.
• compositions of this invention can also contain formulation auxiliaries and additives, known to those skilled in the art as formulation aids (some of which can be considered to also function as solid diluents, liquid diluents or surfactants).
• formulation auxiliaries and additives can control: pH (buffers), foaming during processing (antifoams such polyorganosiloxanes), sedimentation of active ingredients (suspending agents), viscosity (thixotropic thickeners), in-container microbial growth (antimicrobials), product freezing (antifreezes), color (dyes/pigment dispersions), wash-off (film formers or stickers), evaporation (evaporation retardants), and other formulation attributes.
• Film formers include, for example, polyvinyl acetates, polyvinyl acetate copolymers, polyvinylpyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer, polyvinyl alcohols, polyvinyl alcohol copolymers and waxes.
• formulation auxiliaries and additives include those listed in McCutcheon 's Volume 2: Functional Materials, annual International and North American editions published by McCutcheon's Division, The Manufacturing Confectioner Publishing Co.; and PCT Publication WO 03/024222.
• the compound of Formula 1 and any other active ingredients are typically incorporated into the present compositions by dissolving the active ingredient in a solvent or by grinding in a liquid or dry diluent.
• Solutions, including emulsifiable concentrates can be prepared by simply mixing the ingredients. If the solvent of a liquid composition intended for use as an emulsifiable concentrate is water-immiscible, an emulsifier is typically added to emulsify the active-containing solvent upon dilution with water.
• Active ingredient slurries, with particle diameters of up to 2,000 ⁇ can be wet milled using media mills to obtain particles with average diameters below 3 ⁇ .
• Aqueous slurries can be made into finished suspension concentrates (see, for example, U.S. 3,060,084) or further processed by spray drying to form water-dispersible granules. Dry formulations usually require dry milling processes, which produce average particle diameters in the 2 to 10 um range. Dusts and powders can be prepared by blending and usually grinding (such as with a hammer mill or fluid-energy mill). Granules and pellets can be prepared by spraying the active material upon preformed granular carriers or by agglomeration techniques.
• Pellets can be prepared as described in U.S. 4,172,714.
• Water-dispersible and water-soluble granules can be prepared as taught in U.S. 4,144,050, U.S. 3,920,442 and DE 3,246,493.
• Tablets can be prepared as taught in U.S. 5,180,587, U.S. 5,232,701 and U.S. 5,208,030.
• Films can be prepared as taught in GB 2,095,558 and U.S. 3,299,566.
• Attapulgite granules low volatile matter, 0.71/0.30 U.S.S. No. 25-50 sieves
• compound 7 20.00% polyvinylpyrrolidone -vinyl acetate copolymer 5.00% montan acid wax 5.00% calcium ligninsulfonate 1.00% polyoxyethylene/polyoxypropylene block copolymers 1.00% stearyl alcohol (POE 20) 2.00% polyorganosilane 0.20%> colorant red dye 0.05%> water 65.75%
• compound 10 10.0% butyl polyoxyethylene/polypropylene block copolymer 4.0%> stearic acid/polyethylene glycol copolymer 1.0%) styrene acrylic polymer 1.0% xanthan gum 0.1% propylene glycol 5.0% silicone based defoamer 0.1%
• compound 12 10.0% imidacloprid 5.0% butyl polyoxyethylene/polypropylene block copolymer 4.0% stearic acid/polyethylene glycol copolymer 1.0% styrene acrylic polymer 1.0% xanthan gum 0.1% propylene glycol 5.0% silicone based defoamer 0.1%
• invertebrate pests include invertebrates inhabiting a variety of environments such as, for example, plant foliage, roots, soil, harvested crops or other foodstuffs, building structures or animal integuments.
• These pests include, for example, invertebrates feeding on foliage (including leaves, stems, flowers and fruits), seeds, wood, textile fibers or animal blood or tissues, and thereby causing injury or damage to, for example, growing or stored agronomic crops, forests, greenhouse crops, ornamentals, nursery crops, stored foodstuffs or fiber products, or houses or other structures or their contents, or being harmful to animal health or public health.
• traits include tolerance to herbicides, resistance to phytophagous pests (e.g., insects, mites, aphids, spiders, nematodes, snails, plant-pathogenic fungi, bacteria and viruses), improved plant growth, increased tolerance of adverse growing conditions such as high or low temperatures, low or high soil moisture, and high salinity, increased flowering or fruiting, greater harvest yields, more rapid maturation, higher quality and/or nutritional value of the harvested product, or improved storage or process properties of the harvested products.
• Transgenic plants can be modified to express multiple traits.
• plants containing traits provided by genetic engineering or mutagenesis include varieties of corn, cotton, soybean and potato expressing an insecticidal Bacillus thuringiensis toxin such as YIELD GARD ® , KNOCKOUT ® , STARLINK ® , BOLLGARD ® , NuCOTN ® and NEWLEAF ® , and herbicide-tolerant varieties of corn, cotton, soybean and rapeseed such as ROUNDUP READY ® , LIBERTY LINK ® ,
• the present compounds and compositions may interact synergistically with traits introduced by genetic engineering or modified by mutagenesis, thus enhancing phenotypic expression or effectiveness of the traits or increasing the invertebrate pest control effectiveness of the present compounds and compositions.
• the present compounds and compositions may interact synergistically with the phenotypic expression of proteins or other natural products toxic to invertebrate pests to provide greater-than-additive control of these pests.
• the present compounds and compositions may interact synergistically with traits improving plant growth or other aspects of crop vigor, including traits conferring resistance to environmental stress such as suboptimal moisture.
• compositions of this invention can also optionally comprise plant nutrients, e.g., a fertilizer composition comprising at least one plant nutrient selected from nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, calcium, magnesium, iron, copper, boron, manganese, zinc, and molybdenum.
• a fertilizer composition comprising at least one plant nutrient selected from nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, calcium, magnesium, iron, copper, boron, manganese, zinc, and molybdenum.
• compositions comprising at least one fertilizer composition comprising at least one plant nutrient selected from nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, calcium and magnesium.
• Compositions of the present invention which further comprise at least one plant nutrient can be in the form of liquids or solids.
• Solid formulations comprising a fertilizer composition can be prepared by mixing the compound or composition of the present invention with the fertilizer composition together with formulating ingredients and then preparing the formulation by methods such as granulation or extrusion.
• solid formulations can be prepared by spraying a solution or suspension of a compound or composition of the present invention in a volatile solvent onto a previous prepared fertilizer composition in the form of dimensionally stable mixtures, e.g., granules, small sticks or tablets, and then evaporating the solvent.
• agronomic or nonagronomic invertebrate pests include eggs, larvae and adults of the order Lepidoptera, such as armyworms, cutworms, loopers, and heliothines in the family Noctuidae (e.g., pink stem borer (Sesamia inferens Walker), corn stalk borer (Sesamia nonagrioides Lefebvre), southern armyworm (Spodoptera eridania Cramer), fall armyworm (Spodoptera fugiperda J. E.
• Noctuidae e.g., pink stem borer (Sesamia inferens Walker), corn stalk borer (Sesamia nonagrioides Lefebvre), southern armyworm (Spodoptera eridania Cramer), fall armyworm (Spodoptera fugiperda J. E.
• agronomic and nonagronomic pests include: eggs, adults and larvae of the order Dermaptera including earwigs from the family Forficulidae (e.g., European earwig (Forficula auricularia Linnaeus), black earwig (Chelisoches morio Fabricius)); eggs, immatures, adults and nymphs of the orders Hemiptera and Homoptera such as, plant bugs from the family Miridae, cicadas from the family Cicadidae, leafhoppers (e.g.
• Agronomic and nonagronomic pests also include: eggs, larvae, nymphs and adults of the order Acari (mites) such as spider mites and red mites in the family Tetranychidae (e.g., European red mite ⁇ Panonychus ulmi Koch), two spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae Koch), McDaniel mite ⁇ Tetranychus mcdanieli McGregor)); flat mites in the family Tenuipalpidae (e.g., citrus flat mite (Brevipalpus lewisi McGregor)); rust and bud mites in the family Eriophyidae and other foliar feeding mites and mites important in human and animal health, i.e.
• Tetranychidae e.g., European red mite ⁇ Panonychus ulmi Koch), two spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae Koch
• serpentine vegetable leafminer ⁇ Liriomyza sativae Blanchard
• midges fruit flies
• frit flies e.g., Oscinella frit Linnaeus
• soil maggots e.g., house flies (e.g., Musca domestica Linnaeus), lesser house flies (e.g., Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, F.
• femoralis Stein stable flies (e.g., Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus), face flies, horn flies, blow flies (e.g., Chrysomya spp., Phormia spp.), and other muscoid fly pests, horse flies (e.g., Tabanus spp.), bot flies (e.g., Gastrophilus spp., Oestrus spp.), cattle grubs (e.g., Hypoderma spp.), deer flies (e.g., Chrysops spp.), keds (e.g., Melophagus ovinus Linnaeus) and other Brachycera, mosquitoes (e.g., Aedes spp., Anopheles spp., Culex spp.), black flies (e.g., Prosimulium spp., Simulium s
• Hymenoptera including bees (including carpenter bees), hornets, yellow jackets, wasps, and sawflies (Neodiprion spp.; Cephus spp.); insect pests of the order Isoptera including termites in the Termitidae (e.g., Macrotermes sp., Odontotermes obesus Rambur), Kalotermitidae (e.g., Cryptotermes sp.), and Rhinotermitidae (e.g., Reticulitermes sp., Coptotermes sp., Heterotermes tenuis Hagen) families, the eastern subterranean termite (Reticulitermes flavipes Kollar), western subterranean termite (Reticulitermes hesperus Banks), Formosan subterranean termite (Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki), West Indian drywood termite (Incisitermes immigrans
• insect pests of the order Thysanura such as silverfish (Lepisma saccharina Linnaeus) and firebrat (Thermobia domestica Packard); insect pests of the order Mallophaga and including the head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis De Geer), body louse (Pediculus humanus Linnaeus), chicken body louse (Menacanthus stramineus Nitszch), dog biting louse (Trichodectes canis De Geer), fluff louse (Goniocotes gallinae De Geer), sheep body louse (Bovicola ovis Schrank), short-nosed cattle louse (Haematopinus eurysternus Nitzsch), long-nosed cattle louse (Linognathus vituli Linnaeus) and other sucking and chewing parasitic lice that attack man and animals; insect pests of the order Siphonoptera including the oriental rat fle
• Additional arthropod pests covered include: spiders in the order Araneae such as the brown recluse spider (Loxosceles reclusa Gertsch & Mulaik) and the black widow spider (Latrodectus mactans Fabricius), and centipedes in the order Scutigeromorpha such as the house centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata Linnaeus).
• spiders in the order Araneae such as the brown recluse spider (Loxosceles reclusa Gertsch & Mulaik) and the black widow spider (Latrodectus mactans Fabricius)
• centipedes in the order Scutigeromorpha such as the house centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata Linnaeus).
• invertebrate pests of stored grain include larger grain borer (Prostephanus truncatus), lesser grain borer (Rhyzopertha dominica), rice weevil (Stiophilus oryzae), maize weevil (Stiophilus zeamais), cowpea weevil (Callosobruchus maculatus), red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum), granary weevil (Stiophilus granarius), Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella), Mediterranean flour beetle (Ephestia kuhniella) and fiat or rusty grain beetle (Cryptolestis ferrugineus).
• Compounds of the invention show particularly high activity against pests in the order Lepidoptera (e.g., Alabama argillacea Hiibner (cotton leaf worm), Archips argyrospila Walker (fruit tree leaf roller), A. rosana Linnaeus (European leaf roller) and other Archips species, Chilo suppressalis Walker (rice stem borer), Cnaphalocrosis medinalis Guenee (rice leaf roller), Crambus caliginosellus Clemens (corn root webworm), Crambus teterrellus Zincken (bluegrass webworm), Cydia pomonella Linnaeus (codling moth), Earias insulana Boisduval (spiny bollworm), Earias vittella Fabricius (spotted bollworm), Helicoverpa armigera Hiibner (American bollworm), Helicoverpa zea Boddie (corn earworm), Heliothis virescens Fabricius (tobacco bud
• Compounds of the invention also have significant activity on members from the order Homoptera including: Acyrthosiphon pisum Harris (pea aphid), Aphis craccivora Koch (cowpea aphid), Aphis fabae Scopoli (black bean aphid), Aphis gossypii Glover (cotton aphid, melon aphid), Aphis pomi De Geer (apple aphid), Aphis spiraecola Patch (spirea aphid), Aulacorthum solani Kaltenbach (foxglove aphid), Chaetosiphon fragaefolii Cockerell (strawberry aphid), Diuraphis noxia Kurdjumov/Mordvilko (Russian wheat aphid), Dysaphis plantaginea Paaserini (rosy apple aphid), Eriosoma lanigerum Hausmann (woolly apple aphid), Hyalopter
• Compounds of this invention may also have activity on members from the order Hemiptera including: Acrosternum hilare Say (green stink bug), Anasa tristis De Geer (squash bug), Blissus leucopterus leucopterus Say (chinch bug), Cimex lectularius Linnaeus (bed bug) Corythuca gossypii Fabricius (cotton lace bug), Cyrtopeltis modesta Distant (tomato bug), Dysdercus suturellus Herrich-Schaffer (cotton stainer), Euchistus servus Say (brown stink bug), Euchistus variolarius Palisot de Beauvois (one-spotted stink bug), Graptosthetus spp.
• Thysanoptera e.g., Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande (western flower thrips), Scirthothrips citri Moulton (citrus thrips), Sericothrips variabilis Beach (soybean thrips), and Thrips tabaci Lindeman (onion thrips); and the order Coleoptera (e.g., Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say (Colorado potato beetle), Epilachna varivestis Mulsant (Mexican bean beetle) and wireworms of the genera Agriotes, Athous or Limonius).
• Thysanoptera e.g., Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande (western flower thrips), Scirthothrips citri Moulton (citrus thrips), Sericothrips variabilis Beach (soybean thrips), and Thrips tabaci Lindeman (onion thrips); and
• Nematoda, Cestoda, Trematoda, and Acanthocephala including economically important members of the orders Strongylida, Ascaridida, Oxyurida, Rhabditida, Spirurida, and Enoplida such as but not limited to economically important agricultural pests (i.e. root knot nematodes in the genus Meloidogyne, lesion nematodes in the genus Pratylenchus, stubby root nematodes in the genus Trichodorus, etc.) and animal and human health pests (i.e.
• compounds of this invention for controlling potato leafhopper (Empoasca fabae). Of note is use of compounds of this invention for controlling corn planthopper ⁇ Peregrinus maidis). Of note is use of compounds of this invention for controlling cotton melon aphid ⁇ Aphis gossypii). Of note is use of compounds of this invention for controlling green peach aphid (Myzus persicae). Of note is use of compounds of this invention for controlling diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella). Of note is use of compounds of this invention for controlling fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda).
• Compounds of the present invention are also useful for increasing vigor of a crop plant.
• This method comprises contacting the crop plant (e.g., foliage, flowers, fruit or roots) or the seed from which the crop plant is grown with a compound of Formula 1 in amount sufficient to achieve the desired plant vigor effect (i.e. biologically effective amount).
• the compound of Formula 1 is applied in a formulated composition.
• the compound of Formula 1 is often applied directly to the crop plant or its seed, it can also be applied to the locus of the crop plant, i.e. the environment of the crop plant, particularly the portion of the environment in close enough proximity to allow the compound of Formula 1 to migrate to the crop plant.
• the locus relevant to this method most commonly comprises the growth medium (i.e.
• Treatment of a crop plant to increase vigor of the crop plant thus comprises contacting the crop plant, the seed from which the crop plant is grown or the locus of the crop plant with a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula 1.
• Increased crop vigor can result in one or more of the following observed effects: (a) optimal crop establishment as demonstrated by excellent seed germination, crop emergence and crop stand; (b) enhanced crop growth as demonstrated by rapid and robust leaf growth (e.g., measured by leaf area index), plant height, number of tillers (e.g., for rice), root mass and overall dry weight of vegetative mass of the crop; (c) improved crop yields, as demonstrated by time to flowering, duration of flowering, number of flowers, total biomass accumulation (i.e. yield quantity) and/or fruit or grain grade marketability of produce (i.e.
• the compounds of the present invention can increase the vigor of treated plants compared to untreated plants by killing or otherwise preventing feeding of phytophagous invertebrate pests in the environment of the plants. In the absence of such control of phytophagous invertebrate pests, the pests reduce plant vigor by consuming plant tissues or sap, or transmiting plant pathogens such as viruses.
• the compounds of the invention may increase plant vigor by modifying metabolism of plants.
• the vigor of a crop plant will be most significantly increased by treating the plant with a compound of the invention if the plant is grown in a nonideal environment, i.e. an environment comprising one or more aspects adverse to the plant achieving the full genetic potential it would exhibit in an ideal environment.
• the present method for increasing vigor of a crop plant wherein the crop plant is grown in an environment comprising phytophagous invertebrate pests. Also of note is the present method for increasing vigor of a crop plant wherein the crop plant is grown in an environment not comprising phytophagous invertebrate pests. Also of note is the present method for increasing vigor of a crop plant wherein the crop plant is grown an environment comprising an amount of moisture less than ideal for supporting growth of the crop plant. Of note is the present method for increasing vigor of a crop plant wherein the crop is rice. Also of note is the present method for increasing vigor of a crop plant wherein the crop is maize (corn). Also of note is the present method for increasing vigor of a crop plant wherein the crop is soybean.
• Compounds of this invention can also be mixed with one or more other biologically active compounds or agents including insecticides, fungicides, nematocides, bactericides, acaricides, herbicides, herbicide safeners, growth regulators such as insect molting inhibitors and rooting stimulants, chemosterilants, semiochemicals, repellents, attractants, pheromones, feeding stimulants, other biologically active compounds or entomopathogenic bacteria, virus or fungi to form a multi-component pesticide giving an even broader spectrum of agronomic and nonagronomic utility.
• insecticides fungicides, nematocides, bactericides, acaricides, herbicides, herbicide safeners
• growth regulators such as insect molting inhibitors and rooting stimulants, chemosterilants, semiochemicals, repellents, attractants, pheromones, feeding stimulants, other biologically active compounds or entomopath
• the present invention also pertains to a composition
• a composition comprising a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula 1, an N-oxide, or salt thereof, at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of surfactants, solid diluents and liquid diluents, and at least one additional biologically active compound or agent.
• the other biologically active compounds or agents can be formulated together with the present compounds, including the compounds of Formula 1, to form a premix, or the other biologically active compounds or agents can be formulated separately from the present compounds, including the compounds of Formula 1, and the two formulations combined together before application (e.g., in a spray tank) or, alternatively, applied in succession.
• insecticides such as abamectin, acephate, acequinocyl, acetamiprid, acrinathrin, amidoflumet, amitraz, avermectin, azadirachtin, azinphos-methyl, bensultap, bifenthrin, bifenazate, bistrifiuron, borate, buprofezin, cadusafos, carbaryl, carbofuran, cartap, carzol, chlorantraniliprole, chlorfenapyr, chlorfiuazuron, chlorpyrifos, chlorpyrifos-methyl, chromafenozide, clofentezin, clothianidin, cyantraniliprole, cyfiumetofen, cyfiuthrin, beta-cyfluthrin, cyhalothr
• insecticides such as abamectin, acephate
• insecticides such as abamectin, acetamiprid, acrinathrin, amitraz, avermectin, azadirachtin, bensultap, bifenthrin, buprofezin, cadusafos, carbaryl, cartap, chlorantraniliprole, chlorfenapyr, chlorpyrifos, clothianidin, cyantraniliprole, cyfiuthrin, beta-cyfluthrin, cyhalothrin, gamma-cyhalothrin, lambda-cyhalothrin, cypermethrin, alpha- cypermethrin, zeta-cypermethrin, cyromazine, deltamethrin, dieldrin, dinotefuran, diofenolan, emamectin, endosulfan, esfenvaler
• One embodiment of biological agents for mixing with compounds of this invention include entomopathogenic bacteria such as Bacillus thuringiensis, and the encapsulated delta-endotoxins of Bacillus thuringiensis such as MVP® and MVPII® bioinsecticides prepared by the CellCap® process (CellCap®, MVP® and MVPII® are trademarks of Mycogen Corporation, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA); entomopathogenic fungi such as green muscardine fungus; and entomopathogenic (both naturally occurring and genetically modified) viruses including baculovirus, nucleopolyhedro virus (NPV) such as Helicoverpa zea nucleopolyhedrovirus (HzNPV), Anagrapha falcifera nucleopolyhedrovirus (AfNPV); and granulosis virus (GV) such as Cydia pomonella granulosis virus (CpGV).
• NPV nucleopolyhedr
• a composition of the present invention can further comprise a biologically effective amount of at least one additional invertebrate pest control active ingredient having a similar spectrum of control but belonging to a different chemical class or having a different site of action.
• additional biologically active compounds or agents include, but are not limited to, sodium channel modulators such as bifenthrin, cypermethrin, cyhalothrin, lambda- cyhalothrin, cyfluthrin, beta-cyfluthrin, deltamethrin, dimefluthrin, esfenvalerate, fenvalerate, indoxacarb, metofluthrin, profluthrin, pyrethrin and tralomethrin; cholinesterase inhibitors such as chlorpyrifos, methomyl, oxamyl, thiodicarb and triazamate; neonicotinoids such as acetamiprid, clothianidin, dinotefuran, imidacloprid, nitenpyram, nithiazine, thiacloprid and thiamethoxam; insecticidal macrocyclic lactones such as spinetoram,
• biologically active compounds or agents with which compounds of this invention can be formulated are: fungicides such as l-[4-[4-[5-(2,6-difluorophenyl)- 4,5 -dihydro-3 -isoxazolyl] -2-thiazolyl] - 1 -piperidinyl]-2- [5 -methyl-3 -(trifluoromethyl)- 1H- pyrazol-l-yl]ethanone, acibenzolar, aldimorph, amisulbrom, azaconazole, azoxystrobin, benalaxyl, benomyl, benthiavalicarb, benthiavalicarb-isopropyl, binomial, biphenyl, bitertanol, blasticidin-S, Bordeaux mixture (Tribasic copper sulfate), boscalid/nicobifen, bromuconazole, bupirimate, buthiobate, car
• fungicides and compositions comprising fungicides such as l-[4-[4-[5- (2,6-difluorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-isoxazolyl]-2-thiazolyl]-l-piperidinyl]-2-[5-methyl-3- (trifluoromethyl)-lH-pyrazol-l-yl]ethanone, azoxystrobin, copper hydroxide, cymoxanil, cyproconazole, difenoconazole, famoxadone, fenoxanil, ferimzone, flusilazole, flutolanil, fthalide, furametpyr, hexaconazole, isoprothiolane, isotianil, kasugamycin, mancozeb, metominostrobin, orysastrobin, pencycuron, penthiopyrad, picoxystrobin, probenazole, prop
• combinations of a compound of this invention with other biologically active (particularly invertebrate pest control) compounds or agents can result in a greater-than-additive (i.e. synergistic) effect. Reducing the quantity of active ingredients released in the environment while ensuring effective pest control is always desirable.
• synergism of invertebrate pest control active ingredients occurs at application rates giving agronomically satisfactory levels of invertebrate pest control, such combinations can be advantageous for reducing crop production cost and decreasing environmental load.
• a greater-than-additive effect increasing crop plant vigor may also be observed.
• Compounds of this invention and compositions thereof can be applied to plants genetically transformed to express proteins toxic to invertebrate pests (such as Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxins). Such an application may provide a broader spectrum of plant protection and be advantageous for resistance management.
• the effect of the exogenously applied invertebrate pest control compounds of this invention may be synergistic with the expressed toxin proteins.
• the weight ratio of these various mixing partners (in total) to the compound of Formula 1, an N- oxide, or salt thereof is typically between about 1 :3000 and about 3000: 1.
• weight ratios between about 1 :300 and about 300: 1 for example ratios between about 1 :30 and about 30: 1).
• One skilled in the art can easily determine through simple experimentation the biologically effective amounts of active ingredients necessary for the desired spectrum of biological activity. It will be evident that including these additional components can expand the spectrum of invertebrate pests controlled beyond the spectrum controlled by the compound of Formula 1 alone.
• Table A lists specific combinations of a compound of Formula 1 with other invertebrate pest control agents illustrative of the mixtures, compositions and methods of the present invention.
• the first column of Table A lists the specific invertebrate pest control agents (e.g., "Abamectin" in the first line).
• the second column of Table A lists the mode of action (if known) or chemical class of the invertebrate pest control agents.
• the third column of Table A lists embodiment(s) of ranges of weight ratios for rates at which a compound of Formula 1 can be applied relative to an invertebrate pest control agent (e.g., "50:1 to 1 :50" of a compound of Formula 1 relative to abamectin by weight).
• the first line of Table A specifically discloses the combination of a compound of Formula 1 with abamectin can be applied in a weight ratio between 50: 1 to 1 :50.
• the remaining lines of Table A are to be construed similarly.
• Table A lists specific combinations of a compound of Formula 1 with other invertebrate pest control agents illustrative of the mixtures, compositions and methods of the present invention and includes additional embodiments of weight ratio ranges for application rates.
• Azadirachtin ecdysone agonists 100 1 to 1 120
• Cyromazine chitin synthesis inhibitors 400 1 to 1 :50
• Deltamethrin sodium channel modulators 50 1 to 1 :400 Invertebrate Pest Mode of Action or Chemical Class Typical Control Agent Weight Ratio
• Fenoxycarb juvenile hormone mimics 500:1 to 1:100
• Hydramethylnon mitochondrial electron transport inhibitors 150:1 to 1:250 are Hydramethylnon mitochondrial electron transport inhibitors 150:1 to 1:250
• Methoprene juvenile hormone mimics 500:1 to 1:100
• Pyriproxyfen juvenile hormone mimics 500:1 to 1:100 Invertebrate Pest Mode of Action or Chemical Class Typical Control Agent Weight Ratio
• Tebufenozide ecdysone agonists 500 1 to 1 250
• Thiosultap-sodium 150 1 to 1 100
• NPV e.g., Gemstar biological agents 50: 1 to 1 : 10
• composition of the present invention wherein the at least one additional biologically active compound or agent is selected from the Invertebrate Pest Control Agents listed in Table A above.
• the weight ratios of a compound, including a compound of Formula 1, an N-oxide, or salt thereof, to the additional invertebrate pest control agent typically are between 1000:1 and 1 : 1000, with one embodiment being between 500: 1 and 1 :500, another embodiment being between 250:1 and 1 :200 and another embodiment being between 100:1 and 1 :50.
• Tables Bl to B19 are embodiments of specific compositions comprising a compound of Formula 1 (compound numbers (Cmpd. No.) refer to compounds in Index Table A) and an additional invertebrate pest control agent.
• Table B2 is identical to Table B 1 , except that each reference to compound 1 in the column headed "Cmpd. No.” is replaced by a reference to compound 2.
• the first mixture in Table B2 is designated B2-1 and is a mixture of compound 2 and the additional invertebrate pest control agent abamectin.
• Table B3 is identical to Table B 1 , except that each reference to compound 1 in the column headed "Cmpd. No.” is replaced by a reference to compound 3.
• the first mixture in Table B3 is designated B3-1 and is a mixture of compound 3 and the additional invertebrate pest control agent abamectin.
• Table B4 is identical to Table B 1 , except that each reference to compound 1 in the column headed "Cmpd. No.” is replaced by a reference to compound 4.
• the first mixture in Table B4 is designated B4-1 and is a mixture of compound 4 and the additional invertebrate pest control agent abamectin.
• Table B5 is identical to Table B 1 , except that each reference to compound 1 in the column headed "Cmpd. No.” is replaced by a reference to compound 5.
• the first mixture in Table B5 is designated B5-1 and is a mixture of compound 5 and the additional invertebrate pest control agent abamectin.
• Table B6 is identical to Table B 1 , except that each reference to compound 1 in the column headed "Cmpd. No.” is replaced by a reference to compound 6.
• the first mixture in Table B6 is designated B6-1 and is a mixture of compound 6 and the additional invertebrate pest control agent abamectin.
• Table B7 is identical to Table B 1 , except that each reference to compound 1 in the column headed "Cmpd. No.” is replaced by a reference to compound 7.
• the first mixture in Table B7 is designated B7-1 and is a mixture of compound 7 and the additional invertebrate pest control agent abamectin.
• Table B8 is identical to Table Bl, except that each reference to compound 1 in the column headed "Cmpd. No.” is replaced by a reference to compound 8.
• the first mixture in Table B8 is designated B8-1 and is a mixture of compound 8 and the additional invertebrate pest control agent abamectin.
• Table B9 is identical to Table B 1 , except that each reference to compound 1 in the column headed "Cmpd. No.” is replaced by a reference to compound 9.
• the first mixture in Table B9 is designated B9-1 and is a mixture of compound 9 and the additional invertebrate pest control agent abamectin.
• Table BIO is identical to Table Bl, except that each reference to compound 1 in the column headed "Cmpd. No.” is replaced by a reference to compound 10.
• the first mixture in Table BIO is designated BlO-1 and is a mixture of compound 10 and the additional invertebrate pest control agent abamectin.
• Table Bl 1 is identical to Table Bl, except that each reference to compound 1 in the column headed "Cmpd. No.” is replaced by a reference to compound 11.
• the first mixture in Table Bl 1 is designated Bl 1-1 and is a mixture of compound 11 and the additional invertebrate pest control agent abamectin.
• Table B12 is identical to Table Bl, except that each reference to compound 1 in the column headed "Cmpd. No.” is replaced by a reference to compound 12.
• the first mixture in Table B12 is designated B12-1 and is a mixture of compound 12 and the additional invertebrate pest control agent abamectin.
• Table B13 is identical to Table Bl, except that each reference to compound 1 in the column headed "Cmpd. No.” is replaced by a reference to compound 13.
• the first mixture in Table B13 is designated B13-1 and is a mixture of compound 13 and the additional invertebrate pest control agent abamectin.
• Table B14 is identical to Table Bl, except that each reference to compound 1 in the column headed "Cmpd. No.” is replaced by a reference to compound 14.
• the first mixture in Table B14 is designated B14-1 and is a mixture of compound 14 and the additional invertebrate pest control agent abamectin.

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