WO2014205311A4

WO2014205311A4 - Herbicide composition

Info

Publication number: WO2014205311A4
Application number: PCT/US2014/043339
Authority: WO
Inventors: Timothy H. Anderson; Joseph P. Borst; Timothy M. Figley
Original assignee: Basf Se
Priority date: 2013-06-21
Filing date: 2014-06-20
Publication date: 2015-02-05
Also published as: WO2014205311A1

Abstract

An herbicide composition comprises the reaction product of a sulfonic acid and a proton acceptor comprising nitrogen. The herbicide composition may also comprise additional components, such as water. The sulfonic acid may comprise an alkanesulfonic acid, such as methanesulfonic acid (MSA). The proton acceptor may comprise ammonium hydroxide, an amine, an aliphatic amino acid, an aminocarboxylate, or a combination thereof. The herbicide composition further comprises an herbicide different from the reaction product. Various types of herbicides may be utilized, such as glyphosate. A method of forming the herbicide composition comprises the step of combining the sulfonic acid and the proton acceptor to form the reaction product. The method further comprises the step of combining the reaction product and the herbicide to form the herbicide composition. The herbicide composition can be applied to various types of vegetation and/or soil to prevent or impede pre-emergence, growth, or re-growth of the vegetation.

Claims

AMENDED CLAIMS

received by the International Bureau on 31 December 2014

1. An herbicide composition comprising;

a) the reaction product of;

an alkanesulfonie acid, and

a proton acceptor comprising nitrogen; and

b) an herbicide different from said reaction product a).

2. The herbicide composition as set forth in claim 1, wherein said alkanesulfonic acid is methanesuifonic acid (MSA).

3. The herbicide composition as set forth in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein said proton acceptor comprises ammonium hydroxide,

4. The herbicide composition as set forth in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein said proton acceptor comprises an amine, an aliphatic amino acid, an arainocarboxylate, or a combination thereof.

5. The herbicide composition as set forth in claim 4, wherein said proton acceptor comprises said aliphatic amino acid, and wherein said aliphatic amino acid is alanine.

6. The herbicide composition as set forth in claim 4, wherein said proton acceptor comprises said arainocarboxylate, and wherein said arainocarboxylate is methylglycinediacetic acid (MGDA).

7. The herbicide composition as set forth in ciaim 4, wherein said proton acceptor comprises said amine, and wherein said amine is an alkan of amine,

8. ^'T^'he herbicide composition as set forth in claim 7, wherein said aikanoiamine is an ethanoiamine.

9. The herbicide composition as set forth in any one of claims 1 through 8, wherein said reaction product is present in an amount of from:

i) about 1 to about 90 parts by weight; or

si) about 0.1 to about 5 parts by weight;

each based on 100 parts by weight of said herbicide composition.

10. The herbicide composition as set forth in any one of claims 1 through 9, wherein said herbicide comprises glyphosate.

1 1 . The herbicide composition as set fort in any one of claims 1 through 10, wherein said herbicide is present in an amount of from:

i) about i to about 90 parts by weight; or

i i) about 0.1 to about 5 parts by weight;

each based on 100 parts by weight of said herbicide composition.

12. The herbicide composition as set forth in any one of claims 1 through 11 , further comprising water in an amount of from;

i) about 1 to about 90 parts by weight; or

ii) about 75 to about 99 parts by weight;

each based on 100 parts by weight of said herbicide composition.

13. The herbicide composition as set forth in any one of claims 1 through 12, having a pH of from about 5 to about 7,

14. An herbicide composition comprising:

a) the reaction product of;

a sulfonic acid, and

a proton acceptor comprising nitrogen;

b) an herbicide different from said reaction product a); and

c) water;

wherein said proton acceptor comprises ammonium hydroxide, a trialkanolaniine, an aminoalkanoiamine, an aliphatic amino acid, an aminocarboxylate, or a combination thereof.

15. The herbicide composition as set forth in claim 14 , wherein said sulfonic acid is methanesulfbrsic acid (MSA).

16. The herbicide, composition as set forth in claim 14 or claim 1 5, wherein said proton acceptor comprises:

i) ammonium hydroxide;

ii) said aliphatic amino acid, arid wherein said aliphatic amino acid is alanine, iii) said aminocarboxylate, and wherein said ami nocarfaox late is roeihyig!ycinediacetic acid (MGDA);

iv) said trialkanoiamine, and wherein said triaSkanolamine is triethanolaniirie;

v) said aminoaikanolamine, and wherein said affiirjoa!kauolaoune is aminoethy!ethano!amine; or

vi) a combination of at least two of i), ii), iii), iv), and v).

17. The herbicide composition as set forth in any one of claims 14 through 16, wherein said herbicide- comprises glyphosate.

18. A method of forming an herbicide composition comprising a) the reaction product of an alkanesidfonic acid and a proton acceptor comprising nitrogen, md b) an herbicide different from the reaction product a), said method comprising the steps of:

combining the alkarsesuifonic acid aiid the proton acceptor to form the reaction product a); and combining the reaction product a) and the herbicide b) to form the herbicide composition,

1 . The method as set forth in claim 18, wherein the step of combining the alkanesu!foaie acid and the proton acceptor is further defined as combining the alkanesidfonic acid and the proton acceptor in the presence of water to form an aqueous solution comprising the reaction product, and wherein the aqueous solution has a pH of from about 5 to about 7.

20. The herbicide composition as set forth in any one of claims 14 through 17 having a pH of from about 5 to about 7,

STATEMENT UNDER ARTICLE 19(1)

After entry of this Amendment, claims 1, and 3-21 are pending in the application. Claims 1, 3-5, 9-17, and 19-20 are hereby amended. Claim 21 is hereby added. Claim 2 is hereby cancelled. Claims 6-8, and 18 are unchanged.

Item V of Written Opinion:

Applicants note, as stated in paragraph [0015] of the application, the proton acceptor should comprise at least one nitrogen atom and be capable of accepting a proton (or protons) from one or more molecules the sulfonic acid. In addition, Applicants respectfully submit that D2 does not disclose an alkanesulfonic acid, which is now recited in independent claims 1 and 19 after entry of this Amendment. Moreover, Applicants respectfully submit that D2, also does not disclose any of the proton acceptors recited in independent claim 15 after entry of this Amendment. For these reasons, the Applicants submit that independent claims 1, 15, and 19 and claims dependent thereon are novel and involve an inventive step.

Respectfully submitted,

HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS PLLC

Date: December 31. 2014 LAPRAIRIE. David M./

LAPRAIRIE, David M., Registration No. 46,295 450 West Fourth Street

Royal Oak, MI 48067-2557

(248) 645-1483