WO2014184072A1 - Composition herbicide comprenant un dérivé haloalkylsulphonanilide et un phytoprotecteur - Google Patents

Composition herbicide comprenant un dérivé haloalkylsulphonanilide et un phytoprotecteur Download PDF

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WO2014184072A1
WO2014184072A1 PCT/EP2014/059370 EP2014059370W WO2014184072A1 WO 2014184072 A1 WO2014184072 A1 WO 2014184072A1 EP 2014059370 W EP2014059370 W EP 2014059370W WO 2014184072 A1 WO2014184072 A1 WO 2014184072A1
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  • the present invention relates to compositions comprising certain herbicidal sulphonanilide derivatives and a safener and methods for protecting cultivated plants from the damaging effects of the herbicidal sulphonanilide derivatives.
  • the present invention provides a composition for protecting crop plants from the harmful effects of a sulphonanilide derivative herbicide of formula (I)
  • R 1 is H, Ci_ 4 alkyl, C 3 _ 5 alkenyl, propargyl, Ci_ 4 alkoxyCi_ 2 alkyl, Ci_ 4 alkoxyCi_
  • Ci_ 4 haloalkylcarbonyl C 3 _6cycloalkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl optionally substituted by 1-3 groups R 20 , Ci_ioalkoxycarbonyl; Ci_ 4 haloalkoxycarbonyl, C 3- salkenyloxycarbonyl, propargyloxycarbonyl, Ci_ 4 alkoxyCi_ 2 alkoxycarbonyl, Ci_
  • each R is, independently, halogen, Ci_ 4 alkyl, Ci_ 4 haloalkyl, Ci_ 4 alkoxy, Ci_ 4 haloalkoxy, Ci_ 2 alkoxyCi_ 2 alkoxy, hydroxy, phenyl or phenoxy;
  • R 2 is halogen or methyl; m is 0, 1 or 2; X is oxygen or CR 3 R 4 ;
  • R 3 and R 4 are independently H, halogen or Ci_ 4 alkyl
  • Y is oxygen or CR 5 R 6 ;
  • R 5 and R 6 are independently H, halogen, Ci_salkyl, Ci_ 4 haloalkyl, C3_ 6 Cycloalkyl, Ci_ 4 alkoxyCi_ 4 alkyl, Ci_ 4 alkoxy, Ci_ 4 alkylthio or aryl optionally substituted by 1-3 groups R 21 or R 5 and R 6 together form a C 2 _ 5 alkylene chain or an oxo group and each R 21 is, independently, halogen, Ci_ 4 alkyl, Ci_ 4 haloalkyl, Ci_ 4 alkoxy, Ci_ 4 haloalkoxy, Ci_ 2 alkoxyCi_ 2 alkoxy, hydroxy, phenyl or phenoxy;
  • Z is oxygen, CR 8 R 9 or NR 10 ;
  • R 8 and R 9 are independently H, halogen, cyano, Ci_ 4 alkyl, Ci_ 4 alkoxy, Ci_ 4 alkylthio, Ci_ 4 alkoxycarbonyl or aryl optionally substituted by 1-3 groups R 21 or R 8 and R 9 together form a C 2 _ 5 alkylene chain;
  • R 10 is H, Ci_ 4 alkyl, aryl optionally substituted by 1-3 groups R 22 , arylmethyl optionally substituted by 1-3 groups R 22 , Ci_ 4 alkylcarbonyl or Ci_ 4 alkoxycarbonyl and each R 22 is, independently, halogen, Ci_ 4 alkyl, Ci_ 4 haloalkyl, Ci_ 4 alkoxy, Ci_ 4 haloalkoxy, Ci_ 2 alkoxyCi_ 2 alkoxy, hydroxy, phenyl or phenoxy;
  • A is CO or S0 2 ;
  • W is oxygen, -C(R n R 12 )-, -C(R 13 R 14 )C(R 15 R 16 )-, -OC(R 17 R 18 )- or -C(R 19 R 30 )O-;
  • R 11 is halogen, hydroxy, Ci_ 4 alkyl or Ci_ 4 alkoxy;
  • R 12 is H or Ci_ 4 alkyl;
  • R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 and R 30 are independently H, halogen or Ci_ 4 alkyl; provided that only one of X, Y and Z is oxygen; and provided that when W is oxygen, -OC(R 17 R 18 )- or -C(R 19 R 30 )O- neither X nor Y is oxygen; and wherein said composition comprises, in addition to the sulphonanilide derivative herbicide of formula (I), at least one safener selected from the group consisting of benoxacor, cloquintocet-
  • alkyl means a linear saturated monovalent hydrocarbon radical of one to ten carbon atoms or a branched saturated monovalent hydrocarbon radical of three to ten carbon atoms, e.g. methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, z ' so-propyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, z ' so-butyl, tert-butyl, neopentyl, and the like.
  • linear alkyl groups contain one to five, one to four or one to three carbon atoms, more suitably are selected from methyl, ethyl or n-propyl and, most suitably, are methyl or ethyl.
  • branched alkyl groups contain three to five or three to four carbon atoms and more suitably are selected from z ' so-propyl, sec -butyl, z ' so-butyl or tert-butyl. It is noted that this definition applies both when the term is used alone and when it is used as part of a compound term, such as "haloalkyl" and similar terms.
  • cycloalkyl means a monovalent cyclic hydrocarbon radical of three to six ring carbons e.g. cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl and cyclohexyl. Cycloalkyl groups are fully saturated. Suitably, cycloalkyl groups are cyclopropyl or cyclobutyl.
  • alkenyl means a linear monovalent unsaturated hydrocarbon radical of two to five carbon atoms, or a branched monovalent hydrocarbon radical of three to five carbon atoms containing at least one double bond, e.g. ethenyl, propenyl and the like.
  • an alkenyl group can be of either the (E)- or (Z)-configuration.
  • linear alkenyl groups contain two to five carbon atoms, more suitably two to four carbon atoms and, most suitably are ethenyl (vinyl), prop-l-enyl (1-propenyl) or prop-2-enyl (allyl).
  • branched alkenyl groups contain three to five carbon atoms, more suitably from three to four and, most suitably, are 1- methylethenyl (2-propenyl), 1-methylprop-l-enyl, l-methylprop-2-enyl, 2-methylprop-l- enyl and 2-methylprop-2-enyl (2-methylallyl).
  • alkylene means a linear saturated divalent hydrocarbon radical of one to six carbon atoms or a branched saturated divalent hydrocarbon radical of three to six carbon atoms, e.g. methylene, ethylene, propylene, 2-methylpropylene and the like.
  • Alkoxy means a radical -OR, wherein R is alkyl as defined above.
  • Alkoxy groups include, but are not limited to, methoxy, ethoxy, 1-methylethoxy, propoxy, butoxy, 1- methylpropoxy and 2-methylpropoxy.
  • alkoxy means methoxy or ethoxy.
  • Alkoxyalkyl means a radical -ROR, wherein each R is, independently, alkyl as defined above.
  • Alkoxyalkoxy means a radical -OROR, wherein each R is, independently, alkyl as defined above.
  • Alkoxyalkoxyalkyl means a radical -ROROR, wherein each R is, independently, alkyl as defined above.
  • Aryl or "aromatic ring” refers to an aromatic substituent which may be a single ring or multiple rings which are fused together, linked covalently or linked to a common group such as an ethylene (-CH 2 -CH 2 -) or methylene (-CH 2 -) moiety.
  • aryl include, for example, phenyl, naphthyl, azulenyl, indanyl, indenyl, anthracenyl, phenanthrenyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, biphenyl, diphenylmethyl and 2,2-diphenyl- 1 -ethyl.
  • Preferred aryl groups are phenyl and naphthyl groups.
  • Arylalkyl means a radical -RAryl, wherein R is alkyl as defined above.
  • Arylalkoxyalkyl means a radical -RORAryl, wherein each R is, independently, alkyl as defined above.
  • Heteroaryl means a ring system consisting either of a single aromatic ring or of two or more fused rings, at least one of which is aromatic, the other or others independently being saturated, unsaturated or aromatic, containing one, two, three or four ring heteroatoms selected, independently, from N, O or S, the remaining ring atoms being carbon.
  • heteroaryl groups include, but are not limited to pyridyl, pyridazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, triazinyl, furanyl, thiophenyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, oxadiazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, triazolyl and tetrazolyl.
  • bicyclic groups are benzothiophenyl, benzimidazolyl, benzothiadiazolyl, quinolinyl, cinnolinyl, quinoxalinyl and pyrazolo[l,5-a]pyrimidinyl.
  • Preferred heteroaryl groups include pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, furanyl, thiophenyl, thiazolyl, pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, triazolyl, benzothiophenyl, benzimidazolyl and quinolinyl.
  • Heteroarylalkyl means a radical -RHeteroaryl, wherein R is alkyl as defined above.
  • Alkylthio means a radical -SR, wherein R is alkyl as defined above.
  • Alkylthio groups include, but are not limited to, methylthio, ethylthio, propylthio, tert-butylthio, and the like.
  • Alkylthioalkyl means a radical -RSR, wherein each R is, independently, alkyl as defined above.
  • Phenylthioalkyl means a radical -RSPhenyl, wherein R is alkyl as defined above.
  • Alkylcarbonyl means a radical -C(0)R, wherein R is alkyl as defined above.
  • Alkylthiocarbonyl means a radical -C(0)SR, wherein R is alkyl as defined above.
  • alkenylcarbonyl means a radical -C(0)R, wherein R is alkenyl as defined above.
  • Cycloalkylcarbonyl means a radical -C(0)R, wherein R is cycloalkyl as defined above.
  • Alkoxycarbonyl means a radical -C(0)OR, wherein R is alkyl as defined above.
  • alkenyloxycarbonyl means a radical -C(0)OR, wherein R is alkenyl as defined above.
  • Propargyloxycarbonyl means a radical -C(0)OR, wherein R is propargyl.
  • Alkoxyalkoxycarbonyl means a radical -C(0)OROR, wherein each R is, independently, alkyl as defined above.
  • Arylcarbonyl means a radical -C(0)Aryl.
  • Aryloxycarbonyl means a radical -C(0)OAryl.
  • Arylalkoxycarbonyl means a radical -C(0)ORAryl, wherein R is alkyl as defined above.
  • Aminocarbonyl means a radical -C(0)NH 2 .
  • Alkylaminocarbonyl means a radical -C(0)NRH, wherein R is alkyl as defined above.
  • Dialkylaminocarbonyl means a radiacal -C(0)NRR, wherein each R is, independently, alkyl as defined above.
  • Alkylsulphonyl means a radical -S(0) 2 R, wherein R is alkyl as defined above.
  • Halo or halogen means fluoro, chloro, bromo or iodo, preferably chloro or fluoro.
  • Haloalkyl means alkyl as defined above substituted with one or more of the same or different halo atoms.
  • haloalkyl groups include, but are not limited to chloromethyl, fluoromethyl, dichloromethyl, difluoromethyl, trichloromethyl,
  • Haloalkoxy means a radical -OR, wherein R is haloalkyl as defined above.
  • Haloalkylcarbonyl means -C(0)R, wherein R is haloalkyl as defined above.
  • Haloalkoxycarbonyl means -C(0)OR, wherein R is haloalkyl as defined above.
  • Haloalkylsulphonyl means -S(0) 2 R, wherein R is haloalkyl as defined above.
  • the compounds of formula I may exist in different geometric or optical isomeric forms or in different tautomeric forms.
  • One or more centres of chirality may be present, in which case compounds of the formula I may be present as pure enantiomers, mixtures of enantiomers, pure diastereomers or mixtures of diastereomers.
  • There may be double bonds present in the molecule, such as C C bonds, in which case compounds of formula I may exist as single isomers or mixtures of isomers.
  • Centres of tautomerisation may be present. This invention covers all such isomers and tautomers and mixtures thereof in all proportions as well as isotopic forms such as deuterated compounds.
  • Suitable salts include those formed by contact with bases.
  • Suitable salts of the compounds of formula I thus include those derived from alkali or alkaline earth metals and those derived from ammonia and amines.
  • Preferred cations include sodium, potassium, magnesium, and ammonium cations of the formula N ⁇ R'PjR k R 1 ) wherein R 1 , R", R k and R 1 are independently selected from hydrogen, Ci_ 6 alkyl and Ci_ 6 hydroxyalkyl.
  • Salts of the compounds of formula I can be prepared by treatment of compounds of formula I with a metal hydroxide, such as sodium hydroxide, or an amine, such as ammonia, trimethylamine, diethanolamine, 2-methylthiopropylamine, bisallylamine, 2-butoxyethylamine, morpholine, cyclododecylamine, or benzylamine.
  • a metal hydroxide such as sodium hydroxide
  • an amine such as ammonia, trimethylamine, diethanolamine, 2-methylthiopropylamine, bisallylamine, 2-butoxyethylamine, morpholine, cyclododecylamine, or benzylamine.
  • Amine salts are often preferred forms of the
  • N-oxides are oxidised forms of tertiary amines or oxidised forms of nitrogen containing heteroaromatic compounds. They are described in many books for example in "Heterocyclic N-oxides" by Angelo Albini and Silvio Pietra, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 1991.
  • R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 30 , R 20 , R 21 , R 22 , W, X, Y, Z and A as well as the preferred values for m, in any combination thereof, are as set out below.
  • R 1 is as described above and R 20 is halogen, Ci_ 2 alkyl or Ci_ 2 haloalkyl. In a further preferred embodiment, R 1 is H, Ci_ 5 alkoxycarbonyl, Ci_ 4 haloalkoxycarbonyl, Ci_ 5 alkylcarbonyl or trifluoromethylsulphonyl. Most preferably, R 1 is H.
  • m is 0. In one embodiment, X is O.
  • X is CR 3 R 4 , and R 3 and R 4 are as defined above.
  • R 3 is H or Ci_ 2 alkyl.
  • R 4 is H or Ci_ 2 alkyl.
  • X is CH 2 .
  • Y is O. In another embodiment, Y is CR 5 R 6 and R 5 and R 6 are as defined above. Preferably,
  • R 5 is H, Ci_ 4 alkyl, Ci_ 2 haloalkyl, Ci_ 4 alkoxy or cyclopropyl.
  • R 6 is H, Ci_ 4 alkyl or aryl optionally substituted by 1-3 groups R 21 , wherein R 21 is as described above or, preferably, R 21 is halogen, Ci_ 2 alkyl or Ci_ 2 haloalkyl.
  • R 5 and R 6 together form a C 2 _ 5 alkylene chain.
  • Y is CH 2 .
  • Z is O.
  • Z is CR 8 R 9 , and R 8 and R 9 are as defined above.
  • R 8 is H, halogen or Ci_ 2 alkyl.
  • R 9 is H, halogen, Ci_ 2 alkyl or Ci_ 2 alkylthio. In this embodiment, most preferably, Z is CH 2 .
  • Z is NR 10 and R 10 is as defined above.
  • R 10 is H, Ci_ 2 alkyl or Ci_ 4 alkoxycarbonyl.
  • W is O.
  • W is CR R and R and R are as defined above.
  • R 11 is Ci_ 2 alkyl.
  • R 12 is H or Ci_ 2 alkyl.
  • W is -C(R 13 R 14 )C(R 15 R 16 )- and R 13 , R 14 , R 15 and R 16 are as defined above.
  • R 13 is H.
  • R 14 is H.
  • R 15 is H.
  • R 16 is H.
  • W is CH 2 CH 2 . 17 18 17 18
  • W is -OCCR 'R 10 )- and R and R are as defined above.
  • R 17 is H.
  • R 18 is H.
  • W is -C(R 19 R 30 )O- and R 19 and R 30 are as defined above.
  • R 19 is H.
  • R 30 is H.
  • the invention provides a composition for protecting crop plants from the harmful effects of a sulphonanilide derivative herbicide of formula (I)
  • R 3 and R 4 are independently H, halogen or Ci_ 4 alkyl; Y is oxygen or CR 5 R 6 ;
  • R 5 and R 6 are independently H, halogen, Ci_salkyl, Ci_ 4 haloalkyl, C3_ 6 cycloalkyl, Ci_ 4 alkoxyCi_ 4 alkyl, Ci_ 4 alkoxy, Ci_ 4 alkylthio or aryl optionally substituted by 1-3 groups R 21 or R 5 and R 6 together form a C 2 _ 5 alkylene chain or an oxo group and each R 21 is,
  • Ci_ 4 alkyl independently, halogen, Ci_ 4 alkyl, Ci_ 4 haloalkyl, Ci_ 4 alkoxy, Ci_ 4 haloalkoxy, Ci_ 2 alkoxyCi_ 2 alkoxy, hydroxy, phenyl or phenoxy;
  • Z is oxygen or CR 8 R 9 ;
  • R 8 and R 9 are independently H, halogen, cyano, Ci_ 4 alkyl, Ci_ 4 alkoxy, Ci_ 4 alkylthio, Ci_ 4 alkoxycarbonyl or aryl optionally substituted by 1-3 groups R 21 or R 8 and R 9 together form a C 2 _ 5 alkylene chain;
  • W is -C(R n R 12 )- or -C(R 13 R 14 )C(R 15 R 16 )-;
  • R 11 is halogen, hydroxy, Ci_ 4 alkyl or Ci_ 4 alkoxy
  • R 12 is H or Ci_ 4 alkyl
  • R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 are independently H, halogen or Ci_ 4 alkyl; provided that only one of X, Y and Z is oxygen; and wherein said composition comprises, in addition to the sulphonanilide derivative herbicide of formula (I), at least one safener selected from the group consisting of benoxacor, cloquintocet-mexyl, cyometrinil, the (Z) isomer of cyometrinil, cyprosulfamide (CAS RN 221667-31-8), dichlormid, fenchlorazole-ethyl, fenclorim, flurazole, fluxofenim, isoxadifen- ethyl, mefenpyr-diethyl, naphthalic anhydride (CAS RN 81-84-5), oxabetrinil, N-(2- methoxybenzoyl)-4-[(methylaminocarbonyl)amino]
  • X is oxygen or CR 3 R 4 ;
  • R 3 and R 4 are independently H, halogen or Ci_ 4 alkyl;
  • Y is CR 5 R 6 ;
  • R 5 and R 6 are independently H, halogen, Ci_salkyl, Ci_ 4 haloalkyl, C3_ 6 cycloalkyl, Ci_ 4 alkoxyCi_ 4 alkyl, Ci_ 4 alkoxy, Ci_ 4 alkylthio or aryl optionally substituted by 1-3 groups R 21 or R 5 and R 6 together form a C 2 _ 5 alkylene chain or an oxo group and each R 21 is,
  • Ci_ 4 alkyl independently, halogen, Ci_ 4 alkyl, Ci_ 4 haloalkyl, Ci_ 4 alkoxy, Ci_ 4 haloalkoxy, Ci_ 2 alkoxyCi_ 2 alkoxy, hydroxy, phenyl or phenoxy;
  • Z is CR 8 R 9 ;
  • R 8 and R 9 are independently H, halogen, cyano, Ci_ 4 alkyl, Ci_ 4 alkoxy, Ci_ 4 alkylthio, Ci_ 4 alkoxycarbonyl or aryl optionally substituted by 1-3 groups R 21 or R 8 and R 9 together form a C 2 _salkylene chain;
  • W is -C(R n R 12 )- or -C(R 13 R 14 )C(R 15 R 16 )-;
  • R 11 is halogen, hydroxy, Ci_ 4 alkyl or Ci_ 4 alkoxy;
  • R 12 is H or Ci_ 4 alkyl;
  • R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 are independently H, halogen or Ci_ 4 alkyl; More preferably, X is oxygen or CH 2 ; Y is CH 2 ; Z is CH 2 ; and
  • W is -CH(CH 3 )- or -CH 2 CH 2 -.
  • the invention provides a composition for protecting crop plants from the harmful effects of a sulphonanilide derivative herbicide of formula (I)
  • R 3 and R 4 are independently H, halogen or Ci_ 4 alkyl; Y is oxygen or CR 5 R 6 ;
  • R 5 and R 6 are independently H, halogen, Ci_salkyl, Ci_ 4 haloalkyl, C 3 _ 6 cycloalkyl, Ci_ 4 alkoxyCi_ 4 alkyl, Ci_ 4 alkoxy, Ci_ 4 alkylthio or aryl optionally substituted by 1-3 groups R 21 or R 5 and R 6 together form a C 2 _ 5 alkylene chain or an oxo group and each R 21 is, independently, halogen, Ci_ 4 alkyl, Ci_ 4 haloalkyl, Ci_ 4 alkoxy, Ci_ 4 haloalkoxy, Ci_ 2 alkoxyCi_ 2 alkoxy, hydroxy, phenyl or phenoxy;
  • Z is oxygen or CR 8 R 9 ;
  • R 8 and R 9 are independently H, halogen, cyano, Ci_ 4 alkyl, Ci_ 4 alkoxy, Ci_ 4 alkylthio, Ci_ 4 alkoxycarbonyl or aryl optionally substituted by 1-3 groups R 21 or R 8 and R 9 together form a C 2 _salkylene chain;
  • W is -C(R n R 12 )- or -C(R 13 R 14 )C(R 15 R 16 )-;
  • R 11 is halogen, hydroxy, Ci_ 4 alkyl or Ci_ 4 alkoxy
  • R 12 is H or Ci_ 4 alkyl
  • R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 are independently H, halogen or Ci_ 4 alkyl; provided that only one of X, Y and Z is oxygen; and wherein said composition comprises, in addition to the sulphonanilide derivative herbicide of formula (I), at least one safener selected from the group consisting of benoxacor, cloquintocet-mexyl, cyometrinil, the (Z) isomer of cyometrinil, cyprosulfamide (CAS RN 221667-31-8), dichlormid, fenchlorazole-ethyl, fenclorim, flurazole, fluxofenim, isoxadifen- ethyl, mefenpyr-diethyl, naphthalic anhydride (CAS RN 81-84-5), oxabetrinil, N-(2- methoxybenzoyl)-4-[(methylaminocarbonyl)amino]
  • X is oxygen or CR 3 R 4 ;
  • R 3 and R 4 are independently H, halogen or Ci_ 4 alkyl; Y is oxygen or CR 5 R 6 ;
  • R 5 and R 6 are independently H, halogen, Ci_salkyl, Ci_ 4 haloalkyl, C3_ 6 Cycloalkyl, Ci_ 4 alkoxyCi_ 4 alkyl, Ci_ 4 alkoxy, Ci_ 4 alkylthio or aryl optionally substituted by 1-3 groups R 21 or R 5 and R 6 together form a C 2 _ 5 alkylene chain or an oxo group and each R 21 is, independently, halogen, Ci_ 4 alkyl, Ci_ 4 haloalkyl, Ci_ 4 alkoxy, Ci_ 4 haloalkoxy, Ci_ 2 alkoxyCi_ 2 alkoxy, hydroxy, phenyl or phenoxy;
  • Z is CR 8 R 9 ;
  • R 8 and R 9 are independently H, halogen, cyano, Ci_ 4 alkyl, Ci_ 4 alkoxy, Ci_ 4 alkylthio, Ci_ 4 alkoxycarbonyl or aryl optionally substituted by 1-3 groups R 21 or R 8 and R 9 together form a C 2 _salkylene chain;
  • W is -C(R n R 12 )- or -C(R 13 R 14 )C(R 15 R 16 )-;
  • R 11 is halogen, hydroxy, Ci_ 4 alkyl or Ci_ 4 alkoxy
  • R 12 is H or Ci_ 4 alkyl
  • R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 are independently H, halogen or Ci_ 4 alkyl; More preferably, X is oxygen or CH 2 ; Y is oxygen or CH 2 ; Z is CH 2 ; and
  • W is -CH(CH 3 )- or -CH 2 CH 2 -.
  • the compound of formula (I) is selected from compound 13, compound 31 or compound 79.
  • the safener is selected from benoxacor, cloquintocet- mexyl, isoxadifen-ethyl, cyprosulfamide, fenchlorazole-ethyl, fluxofenim, mefenpyr-diethyl, dichlormid, naphthalic anhydride and N-(2-methoxybenzoyl)-4- [(methylaminocarbonyl)amino]benzenesulfonamide.
  • the safener is selected from benoxacor,
  • the safener is N-(2-methoxybenzoyl)-4-
  • the safener is cloquintocet-mexyl.
  • the safener is benoxacor.
  • sulphonanilide compounds used in the safened compositions of the present invention may be made as the skilled man will appreciate by applying and/or adapting as appropriate, the methods described in the prior art (see for example EP2085392, EP1852425, WO2008/102908, EP2336104 and WO2010/119906).
  • the safeners of the invention are described in The Pesticide Manual, 14 th Edition, 2006. It is noted that the safeners for use in the compositions of the invention may also be in the form of esters or salts, as mentioned e.g. in The Pesticide Manual, 14 th Edition supra. Thus, the reference to cloquintocet-mexyl also applies to a lithium, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, aluminium, iron, ammonium, quaternary ammonium, sulfonium or phosphonium salt thereof as disclosed in WO02/34048, etc.
  • N-(2-methoxybenzoyl)-4- [(methylaminocarbonyl)amino]benzenesulfonamide is disclosed in EP 0 365 484 A and may be made using the methods described therein.
  • Oxylipins A and methods for their preparation are disclosed in WO 2011/134539 and include oxophytodienoic acids, phytoprostane type I and type II series, cyclopentanones, fatty acid hydroperoxides, mono-, di- and tri-hydroxy fatty acids, keto- or ⁇ - ⁇ fatty acids, epoxy alcohols of unsaturated fatty acids, fatty acids containing ketodiene and ketotriene groups, alkenals and hydroxyalkenals, fatty acids containing a- and ⁇ -ketol groups and fatty acids containing divinyl ether groups, including salts thereof.
  • the mixing ratio of compound of formula (I) to safener is from 100: 1 to 1 : 100, especially from 20: 1 to 1 :20.
  • the present invention provides a method for protecting crops of useful plants from the harmful effects of a herbicide of formula (I) as defined herein, which comprises applying to the locus of the useful plants at least one safener selected from the group consisting of benoxacor, cloquintocet-mexyl, cyometrinil, the (Z) isomer of cyometrinil, cyprosulfamide (CAS RN 221667-31-8), dichlormid, fenchlorazole-ethyl, fenclorim, flurazole, fluxofenim, isoxadifen-ethyl, mefenpyr-diethyl, naphthalic anhydride (CAS RN 81-84-5), oxabetrinil, N-(2-methoxybenzoyl)-4-
  • the present invention provides a method for combating weeds in crops of useful plants, which comprises treating the useful plants, seeds or cuttings thereof or the locus of the useful plants simultaneously or at separate times with a herbicidally active amount of a compound of formula (I) and at least one safener selected from the group consisting of benoxacor, cloquintocet-mexyl, cyometrinil, the (Z) isomer of cyometrinil, cyprosulfamide (CAS RN 221667-31-8), dichlormid, fenchlorazole-ethyl, fenclorim, flurazole, fluxofenim, isoxadifen-ethyl, mefenpyr-diethyl, naphthalic anhydride (CAS RN 81-84-5), oxabetrinil, N-(2-methoxybenzoyl)-4-
  • Any method of application to weeds/crop of useful plant, or locus thereof, which is routinely used in agriculture may be used, for example application by spray or broadcast method typically after suitable dilution of the composition of the invention.
  • locus includes not only areas where weeds may already be growing, but also areas where weeds have yet to emerge, and also to areas under cultivation with respect to crops of useful plants. Areas under cultivation include land on which the crop plants are already growing and land intended for cultivation with such crop plants.
  • Crops of useful plants in which compositions of the invention may be used or the methods of the invention applied include perennial crops, such as citrus fruit, grapevines, nuts, oil palms, olives, pome fruit, stone fruit and rubber, and annual arable crops, such as cereals, for example barley and wheat, cotton, oilseed rape, maize (including sweet corn), rice, sorghum, soy beans, sugar beet, sugar cane, sunflowers, ornamentals and vegetables, especially cereals and maize.
  • Preferred crops are cereals, maize, soy bean and rice. More preferred are barley, wheat, maize, sweet corn, rice and soy bean. Most preferred are wheat, maize, rice and soy bean.
  • Preferred safeners for use in maize are benoxacor, cloquintocet-mexyl, isoxadifen- ethyl, cyprosulfamide, fluxofenim, mefenpyr-diethyl, dichlormid, naphthalic anhydride and N-(2-methoxybenzoyl)-4-[(methylaminocarbonyl)amino]benzenesulfonamide.
  • particularly suitable safener for use in maize is N-(2-methoxybenzoyl)-4- [(methylaminocarbonyl)amino]benzenesulfonamide.
  • a further preferred safener for use in maize is benoxacor.
  • Preferred safeners for use in wheat are cloquintocet-mexyl, fenchlorazole-ethyl, isoxadifen-ethyl, N-(2-methoxybenzoyl)-4-
  • Preferred safeners for use in soy bean are benoxacor, cloquintocet-mexyl, isoxadifen- ethyl, cyprosulfamide, fluxofenim, mefenpyr-diethyl, dichlormid, naphthalic anhydride and N-(2-methoxybenzoyl)-4-[(methylaminocarbonyl)amino]benzenesulfonamide.
  • Particularly suitable safeners for use in maize are benoxacor, fluxofenim, mefenpyr-diethyl, dichlormid, naphthalic anhydride and N-(2-methoxybenzoyl)-4-
  • a preferred safener for use in rice is N-(2-methoxybenzoyl)-4- [(methylaminocarbonyl)amino]benzenesulfonamide.
  • compositions and methods of the invention may also be used on turf, pasture, rangeland, rights of way etc. In particular they may be used on golf-courses, lawns, parks, sports-fields, race-courses and the like.
  • Crops are to be understood as also including those crops which have been rendered tolerant to herbicides or classes of herbicides (e.g. ALS-, ACCase-, GS-, EPSPS-, PPO- and HPPD-inhibitors and synthetic auxins) by conventional methods of breeding or by genetic engineering.
  • herbicides or classes of herbicides e.g. ALS-, ACCase-, GS-, EPSPS-, PPO- and HPPD-inhibitors and synthetic auxins
  • An example of a crop that has been rendered tolerant to imidazolinones, e.g. imazamox, by conventional methods of breeding is Clearfield ® summer rape (canola).
  • crops that have been rendered tolerant to herbicides by genetic engineering methods include e.g. glyphosate- and glufosinate-resistant maize varieties commercially available under the trade names RoundupReady ® and LibertyLink ® .
  • Crops are also to be understood as being those which have been rendered resistant to harmful insects by genetic engineering methods, for example Bt maize (resistant to European corn borer), Bt cotton (resistant to cotton boll weevil) and also Bt potatoes (resistant to Colorado beetle).
  • Bt maize are the Bt 176 maize hybrids of NK ® (Syngenta Seeds).
  • the Bt toxin is a protein that is formed naturally by Bacillus thuringiensis soil bacteria.
  • Examples of toxins, or transgenic plants able to synthesise such toxins are described in EP-A-451 878, EP-A-374 753, WO 93/07278, WO 95/34656, WO 03/052073 and EP-A-427 529.
  • transgenic plants comprising one or more genes that code for an insecticidal resistance and express one or more toxins are KnockOut ® (maize), Yield Gard ® (maize), NuCOTIN33B ® (cotton), Bollgard ® (cotton), NewLeaf ® (potatoes),
  • Plant crops or seed material thereof can be both resistant to herbicides and, at the same time, resistant to insect feeding ("stacked" transgenic events).
  • seed can have the ability to express an insecticidal Cry3 protein while at the same time being tolerant to glyphosate.
  • Crops are also to be understood as being those which are obtained by conventional methods of breeding or genetic engineering and contain so-called output traits (e.g. improved storage stability, higher nutritional value and improved flavour).
  • weeds as used herein means any undesired plant, and thus includes not only agronomically important weeds as described below, but also volunteer crop plants. Compounds of formula (I) may be used against a large number of agronomically important weeds.
  • the weeds that may be controlled include both monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous weeds, such as, for example, Alisma spp, Leptochloa chinensis, Stellaria, Nasturtium, Agrostis, Digitaria, Avena, Setaria, Sinapis, Lolium, Solarium, Echinochloa, Scirpus, Monochoria, Sagittaria, Bromus, Alopecurus, Sorghum, Rottboellia, Cyperus and especially Cyperus iria, Abutilon, Sida, Xanthium, Amaranthus, Chenopodium, Ipomoea, Chrysanthemum, Galium, Viola, Veronica, Bidens, Euphorbia, Ischaemum, Polygonum, Helianthus, Panicum, Eriochloa, Brachiaria, Cenchrus, Commelina, Spermacoce, Senna, Tridax, Richardia, Chamaes
  • compositions according to the invention are suitable for all the conventional methods of application in agriculture, such as, e.g., pre-emergent application, post-emergent application and seed dressing.
  • the safener can be employed for pre-treatment of the seed of the crop plant (dressing of the seed or cuttings) or can be introduced into the soil before or after sowing.
  • it can also be applied by itself or together with the herbicide before or after emergence of the plants.
  • the treatment of the plants or seed with the safener can therefore in principle be carried out independently of the time of application of the herbicide. Treatment of the plants by simultaneous application of the herbicide and safener (e.g, as a tank mix) is as a rule preferred.
  • the application rate of safener to herbicide to be applied largely depends of the method of use.
  • For field treatment as a rule 0.001 to 5.0 kg of safener/ha, preferably 0.01 to 0.5 kg safener/ha and as a rule between 0.005 to 2 kg of herbicide/ha, but preferably between 0.01 to 1 kg/ha are applied.
  • For seed dressing in general 0.001 to 10 g of safener/kg seed, preferably 0.05 to 2g safener/kg seed are applied. If the safener is applied in liquid form, with soaking of the seed, shortly before sowing, safener solutions which contain the safener in a concentration of 1 to 10,000, preferably 100 to 1000 ppm are expediently used.
  • compositions of the present invention can be employed in unchanged form as a herbicidal composition.
  • the compositions of the invention are preferably formulated in various ways using formulation adjuvants, such as carriers, solvents and surface-active substances, for example, as described hereinafter.
  • the present invention provides a composition of the invention which further comprises at least one agriculturally acceptable adjuvant or diluent.
  • compositions can be in various physical forms, e.g. in the form of dusting powders, gels, wettable powders, water-dispersible granules, water-dispersible tablets, effervescent pellets, emulsifiable concentrates, microemulsifiable concentrates, oil- in-water emulsions, oil-flowables, aqueous dispersions, oily dispersions, suspo-emulsions, capsule suspensions, suspension concentrates, emulsifiable granules, soluble liquids, water- soluble concentrates (with water or a water-miscible organic solvent as carrier), impregnated polymer films or in other forms known e.g.
  • compositions can be in the form of concentrates which are diluted prior to use, although ready-to-use formulations can also be made.
  • the dilutions can be made, for example, with water, liquid fertilisers, micronutrients, biological organisms, oil or solvents.
  • the formulated compositions can be prepared e.g. by mixing the active ingredient and safener combination with the formulation adjuvants in order to obtain compositions in the form of finely divided solids, granules, solutions, dispersions or emulsions.
  • the active ingredients can also be formulated with other adjuvants, such as finely divided solids, mineral oils, oils of vegetable or animal origin, modified oils of vegetable or animal origin, organic solvents, water, surface-active substances or combinations thereof.
  • the active ingredients can also be contained in very fine microcapsules consisting of a polymer.
  • Microcapsules usually have a diameter of from 0.1 to 500 microns. Typically, they will contain active ingredients in an amount of about from 25 to 95% by weight of the capsule weight.
  • the active ingredients can be in the form of a monolithic solid, in the form of fine particles in solid or liquid dispersion or in the form of a suitable solution.
  • the encapsulating membranes comprise, for example, natural or synthetic rubbers, cellulose, styrene/butadiene copolymers, polyacrylonitrile, polyacrylate, polyesters, polyamides, polyureas, polyurethane or chemically modified polymers and starch xanthates or other known polymers.
  • microcapsules can be formed in which the active ingredient is contained in the form of finely divided particles in a solid matrix of base substance, but the microcapsules are not themselves encapsulated.
  • compositions according to the invention are known per se.
  • liquid carriers there may be used: water, toluene, xylene, petroleum ether, vegetable oils, acetone, methyl ethyl ketone,
  • cyclohexanone acid anhydrides, acetonitrile, acetophenone, amyl acetate, 2-butanone, butylene carbonate, chlorobenzene, cyclohexane, cyclohexanol, alkyl esters of acetic acid (e.g.
  • Water is generally the carrier of choice for diluting the concentrates.
  • suitable solid carriers are, for example, talc, titanium dioxide, pyrophyllite clay, silica, attapulgite clay, kieselguhr, limestone, calcium carbonate, bentonite, calcium montmorillonite, cottonseed husks, wheat flour, soybean flour, pumice, wood flour, ground walnut shells, lignin and similar substances, as described, for example, in CFR 180.1001. (c) & (d).
  • a large number of surface-active substances may advantageously be used in the formulations, especially in those formulations designed to be diluted with a carrier prior to use.
  • Surface-active substances may be anionic, cationic, non-ionic or polymeric and they can be used as emulsifiers, wetting agents or suspending agents or for other purposes.
  • Typical surface-active substances include, for example, salts of alkyl sulfates, such as
  • diethanolammonium lauryl sulfate salts of alkylarylsulfonates, such as calcium
  • dodecylbenzenesulfonate alkylphenol/alkylene oxide addition products, such as nonylphenol ethoxylate; alcohol/alkylene oxide addition products, such as tridecylalcohol ethoxylate; soaps, such as sodium stearate; salts of alkylnaphthalenesulfonates, such as sodium dibutylnaphthalenesulfonate; dialkyl esters of sulfosuccinate salts, such as sodium di(2- ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate; sorbitol esters, such as sorbitol oleate; quaternary amines, such as lauryltrimethylammonium chloride, polyethylene glycol esters of fatty acids, such as polyethylene glycol stearate; block copolymers of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide; and salts of mono- and di-alkylphosphate esters; and also further substances described e.g.
  • Further adjuvants that can usually be used in such formulations include crystallisation inhibitors, viscosity modifiers, suspending agents, dyes, anti-oxidants, foaming agents, light absorbers, mixing auxiliaries, antifoams, complexing agents, neutralising or pH-modifying substances and buffers, corrosion inhibitors, fragrances, wetting agents, take-up enhancers, micronutrients, plasticisers, glidants, lubricants, dispersants, thickeners, antifreezes, microbicides, and also liquid and solid fertilisers.
  • An example of such an adjuvant is ammonium sulphate.
  • compositions according to the invention can additionally include an additive comprising an oil of vegetable or animal origin, a mineral oil, alkyl esters of such oils or mixtures of such oils and oil derivatives.
  • the amount of oil additive in the composition according to the invention is generally from 0.01 to 10%, based on the spray mixture.
  • the oil additive can be added to the spray tank in the desired concentration after the spray mixture has been prepared.
  • Preferred oil additives comprise mineral oils or an oil of vegetable origin, for example rapeseed oil, olive oil or sunflower oil, emulsified vegetable oil, such as AMIGO ® (Rhone-Poulenc Canada Inc.), alkyl esters of oils of vegetable origin, for example the methyl derivatives, or an oil of animal origin, such as fish oil or beef tallow.
  • a preferred additive contains, for example, as active components essentially 80% by weight alkyl esters of fish oils and 15%> by weight methylated rapeseed oil, and also 5%> by weight of customary emulsifiers and pH modifiers.
  • Especially preferred oil additives comprise alkyl esters of Cs_22 fatty acids, especially the methyl derivatives of C12-18 fatty acids, for example the methyl esters of lauric acid, palmitic acid and oleic acid, being of importance.
  • Those esters are known as methyl laurate (CAS-111-82-0), methyl palmitate (CAS-112-39-0) and methyl oleate (CAS-112-62-9).
  • a preferred fatty acid methyl ester derivative is Emery ® 2230 and 2231 (Cognis GmbH).
  • Those and other oil derivatives are also known from the Compendium of Herbicide Adjuvants, 5th Edition, Southern Illinois University, 2000.
  • Another preferred adjuvant is Adigor (Syngenta AG) which is a methylated rapeseed oil-based adjuvant.
  • non-ionic, anionic or cationic surfactants examples include surface-active substances, such as non-ionic, anionic or cationic surfactants.
  • suitable anionic, non-ionic and cationic surfactants are listed on pages 7 and 8 of W097/34485.
  • Preferred surface-active substances are anionic surfactants of the dodecylbenzylsulfonate type, especially the calcium salts thereof, and also non-ionic surfactants of the fatty alcohol ethoxylate type. Special preference is given to ethoxylated C12-22 fatty alcohols having a degree of ethoxylation of from 5 to 40. Examples of commercially available surfactants are the Genapol types (Clariant AG).
  • silicone surfactants especially polyalkyl-oxide -modified heptamethyltriloxanes which are commercially available e.g. as Silwet L-77 ® , and also perfluorinated surfactants.
  • concentration of the surface-active substances in relation to the total additive is generally from 1 to 30% by weight.
  • oil additives consisting of mixtures of oil or mineral oils or derivatives thereof with surfactants are Edenor ME SU ® , Turbocharge ® (Syngenta AG, CH) or ActipronC (BP Oil UK Limited, GB).
  • oil additive/surfactant mixture may contribute to an additional enhancement of action.
  • Suitable solvents are, for example, Solvesso ® (ESSO) or Aromatic Solvent ® (Exxon Corporation). The concentration of such solvents can be from 10 to 80% by weight of the total weight.
  • Oil additives that are present in admixture with solvents are described, for example, in US-A-4,834,908.
  • a commercially available oil additive disclosed therein is known by the name MERGE ® (BASF
  • a further oil additive that is preferred according to the invention is SCORE ® (Syngenta Crop Protection Canada).
  • alkylpyrrolidones e.g. Agrimax ®
  • Formulations of synthetic lattices e.g. polyacrylamide, polyvinyl compounds or poly-l-p-menthene (e.g. Bond , Courier® or Emerald ) may also be used. It is also possible for solutions that contain propionic acid, for example Eurogkem Pen-e-trate ® , to be added to the spray mixture as action-enhancing agent.
  • Formulated compositions of the invention generally comprise from 0.1 to 99% by weight, especially from 0.1 to 95% by weight, of active compound mixture of the compound of formula (I) with a safener and from 1 to 99.9% by weight of a formulation adjuvant which preferably includes from 0 to 25% by weight of a surface-active substance. Whereas commercial products will preferably be formulated as concentrates, the end user will normally employ dilute formulations.
  • Various methods and techniques are suitable for using safeners or compositions containing them for protecting crop plants from the harmful actions of herbicides of formula I, such as, for example, the following: i) Seed dressing a) Dressing of the seed with the safener formulated as a wettable powder by shaking in a vessel until uniform distribution over the seed surface is achieved (dry dressing). About 1 to 500g of safener (4g to 2kg of wettable powder) per 100 kg of seed are used here. b) Dressing of the seed with an emulsion concentrate of the safener by
  • the dressing of the seed or the treatment of the sprouted seed are of course the preferred methods of application, because the treatment with the safener is directed entirely at the target crop.
  • 1 to lOOOg of safener preferably 5 to 250g of safener are used per 100 kg of seed, it being possible to deviate upwards or downwards from the limit concentrations stated (repeat dressing), depending on the methods, which also allows the addition of other active compounds or micronutrients.
  • a liquid processed mixture of safener and herbicide of formula I (reciprocal ratio of amounts between 10: 1 and 1 : 100) is used, the application rate of herbicide being 0.005 to 5.0 kg per hectare.
  • Such tank mixes are applied before or after sowing. iii) Application into the seed furrow
  • the safener is introduced into the open sown seed furrow as an emulsion concentrate, wettable powder or as granules. After the seed furrow has been covered, the herbicide is applied by the pre-emergent method in a
  • the safener is absorbed in solution on to mineral carrier granules orpolymerised granules (urea/formaldehyde) and dried.
  • a coating which allows the safener to be released over a certain period of time can optionally be applied (coated granules).
  • Active mixture of active compounds 1 to 95%, preferably 60 to 90%
  • Liquid carrier 1 to 80%>, preferably 1 to 35%
  • Active mixture of active compounds 0.1 to 10%, preferably 0.1 to 5%
  • Solid carrier 99.9% to 90%, preferably 99.9 to 99% Suspension concentrates
  • Active mixture of active compounds 5 to 75%, preferably 10 to 50%>
  • Active mixture of active compounds 0.5 to 90%>, preferably 1 to 80%>
  • Solid carrier 5 to 95%, preferably 15 to 90%
  • Granules Active mixture of active compounds 0.1 to 30%, preferably 0.1 to 15%
  • Solid carrier 99.5 to 70%, preferably 97 to 85%
  • Emulsifiable concentrates a) b) c) d) active compound mixture 5% 10% 25% 50%
  • Emulsions of any desired concentration can be obtained from such concentrates by dilution with water.
  • the solutions are suitable for use in the form of microdrops.
  • Wettable powders a) b) c) d) active compound mixture 5% 25% 50% 80%
  • the active compound mixture is mixed thoroughly with the adjuvants and the resulting mixture is thoroughly ground in a suitable mill, affording wettable powders which can be diluted with water to give suspensions of any desired concentration.
  • inorganic carrier e.g. CaC0 3 or Si0 2 99.0% 93% 83%
  • inorganic carrier e.g. CaC0 3 or Si0 2 98.0% 92% 80%
  • the finely ground active compound mixture is uniformly applied, in a mixer, to the carrier moistened with polyethylene glycol. Non-dusty coated granules are obtained in this manner.
  • the active compound mixture is mixed and ground with the adjuvants, and the mixture is moistened with water.
  • the mixture is extruded and then dried in a stream of air.
  • Ready-to-use dusts are obtained by mixing the active compound mixture with the carriers and grinding the mixture in a suitable mill.
  • the finely ground active compound mixture is intimately mixed with the adjuvants, giving a suspension concentrate from which suspensions of any desired concentration can be obtained by dilution with water. It is often more practical to formulate the active compound of formula I and the safener individually and then to bring them together as a 'tank mix' in water in the application equipment in the desired mixing ratio shortly before application.
  • compositions of the present invention can also be used in combination with other active ingredients, e.g. other herbicides, and/or insecticides, and/or acaricides, and/or nematocides, and/or molluscicides, and/or fungicides, and/or plant growth regulators.
  • other active ingredients e.g. other herbicides, and/or insecticides, and/or acaricides, and/or nematocides, and/or molluscicides, and/or fungicides, and/or plant growth regulators.
  • mixtures of invention also include mixtures of two or more different compounds of formula (I).
  • the present invention also relates to a composition of the invention which comprises at least one further herbicide in addition to the compound of formula (I) and the safener.
  • composition of the invention + desmetryn composition of the invention + dicamba, composition of the invention + dichlobenil, composition of the invention + ortho- dichlorobenzene, composition of the invention + para-dichlorobenzene, composition of the invention + dichlorprop, composition of the invention + dichlorprop-P, composition of the invention + diclofop, composition of the invention + diclofop-methyl, composition of the invention + diclosulam, composition of the invention + difenzoquat, composition of the invention + difenzoquat metilsulfate, composition of the invention + diflufenican, composition of the invention + diflufenzopyr, composition of the invention + dimefuron, composition of the invention + dimepiperate, composition of the invention + dimethachlor, composition of the invention + dimethametryn, composition of the invention +
  • composition of the invention + dimethenamid-P composition of the invention + dimethipin, composition of the invention + dimethylarsinic acid, composition of the invention + dinitramine, composition of the invention + dinoterb, composition of the invention + diphenamid, composition of the invention + dipropetryn, composition of the invention + diquat, composition of the invention + diquat dibromide, composition of the invention + dithiopyr, composition of the invention + diuron, composition of the invention + DNOC, composition of the invention + 3,4-DP, composition of the invention + DSMA, composition of the invention + EBEP, composition of the invention + endothal, composition of the invention + EPTC, composition of the invention + esprocarb, composition of the invention + ethalfluralin, composition of the invention + ethametsulfuron, composition of the invention + ethametsulfuron-methyl, composition of the invention + ethephon, composition of the invention + ethof
  • composition of the invention + pyrazolynate composition of the invention + pyrazosulfuron, composition of the invention + pyrazosulfuron-ethyl, composition of the invention + pyrazoxyfen, composition of the invention + pyribenzoxim, composition of the invention + pyributicarb, composition of the invention + pyridafol, composition of the invention + pyridate, composition of the invention + pyriftalid, composition of the invention + pyriminobac, composition of the invention + pyriminobac-methyl, composition of the invention + pyrimisulfan, composition of the invention + pyrithiobac, composition of the invention + pyrithiobac-sodium, composition of the invention + pyroxasulfone, composition of the invention + pyroxulam, composition of the invention + quinclorac, composition of the invention + quinmerac, composition of the invention + quinoclamine, composition of the invention + quizal
  • compositions comprising a safener and a two-way mixture of a compound of formula (I) and another herbicide are explicitly disclosed above, the skilled man will appreciate that the invention extends to three-way, and further multiple combinations comprising the above two-way mixtures.
  • Particularly preferred mixture partners for use in the compositions of the invention are: acetochlor, ametryn, amicarbazone, 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3- methoxyphenyl)-2-pyridinecarboxylic acid methyl ester, atrazine, bicyclopyrone, clethodim, clodinafop, clodinafop-propargyl, clomazone, 2,4-D, dicamba, diflufenican, dimethachlor, dimethenamid, dimethenamid-P, diuron, fenoxaprop, fenoxaprop-P, fenoxaprop-ethyl, fluazifop, fluazifop-butyl, fluazifop-P, fluazifop-P-butyl, flucarbazone, flucarbazone-sodium, flufenacet, flumetsul
  • More particularly preferred mixture partners for use in the compositions of the invention are: acetochlor, ametryn, atrazine, bicyclopyrone, glufosinate, glufosinate- ammonium, glyphosate, isoxaflutole, mesotrione, metolachlor, S-metolachlor,
  • the mixing partners may also be in the form of any suitable agrochemically acceptable ester or salt, as mentioned e.g. in The Pesticide Manual, Thirteenth Edition, British Crop Protection Council, 2003.
  • the mixing ratio of the compound of formula (I) to the mixing partner is preferably from 1 : 500 to 1000: 1.
  • Maize (variety Garland), rice (variety IR64), soya (variety Nikko) and winter wheat (variety Hereward) seeds were sown into standard soil in pots.
  • the spray solution was applied with a cabinet tracksprayer with a flat fan nozzle (Teejet 1 1002VS) and an application volume of 200L/ha (at 2 bar).
  • test plants were then grown on in a glasshouse under controlled conditions (at 24/18 °C day/night; 16 hours light; 65% humidity) and watered twice a day. After 21 days the test was evaluated for general crop injury (100% equals total damage to plant; 0%> equals no damage to plant). Results are shown below in Tables 2-5 as the mean % visual phytotoxicity of two replicates. TABLE 2 Percentage damage caused to maize by compounds of formula (I) alone and in the presence of a number of safeners

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La présente invention concerne des compositions pour protéger la culture de plantes utiles contre les effets nocifs de certains herbicides dérivés de sulfonanilide, ainsi que des procédés pour protéger des cultures de plantes utiles contre les effets nocifs de ces herbicides, et des procédés pour combattre les mauvaises herbes dans des cultures de plantes utiles.
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