Formulation component

Abstract

The present invention relates to agrochemical compositions comprising certain benzamide compounds and to the use of those benzamide compounds as adjuvants, especially in formulations,in particular in agrochemical formulations and in environmentally friendly formulations. The invention further extends to certain novel benzamide compounds and a process to prepare such novel compounds.

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         18 . A compound of formula (I) for use as an adjuvant in an agrochemical composition comprising an agrochemical active ingredient 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein m is 1;
 n is an integer of 0, 1, 2, or 3; 
 R 1  is C(O)NR 3 R 4 ; 
 each R 2  is independently C 1-15  alkyl, 
 each R 3  is independently H, or C 1-6  alkyl, 
 each R 4  is independently C 1-8  alkyl, or the group-[AO] x —R 5  wherein x is an integer of 0 to 20, each A is independently C 1-4  alkyl, and each R 5  is independently H, C 1-4  alkyl, or NH 2 . 
 
     
     
         19 . A compound of formula (I) as defined in claim  1  wherein R 4  is the group-[AO]x-R 5  wherein A and R 5  are as defined in claim  1  and x is an integer of 1 to 19. 
     
     
         20 . A compound according to  claim 19 , wherein at least one R 2  is at the para position. 
     
     
         21 . A compound according to  claim 19 , wherein:
 each R 2  is independently methyl or C 6-12  alkyl;   and wherein in at least one R 1  and R 3  is selected from the group consisting of H, methyl, ethyl, propyl or butyl;   and R 4  is the group-[AO] x R 5  wherein A is ethyl or propyl and x is an integer of 7-18.   
     
     
         22 . An compound according to  claim 19 , wherein in at least one R 1 , R 3  is H and R 4  is the group 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein ‘b’ has the value of 9 and the sum of ‘a’ and ‘c’ is 3 or 4. 
     
     
         23 . A compound according to  claim 19 , wherein n is 1. 
     
     
         24 . A compound according to  claim 19 , wherein n is 0. 
     
     
         25 . An agrochemical composition comprising a compound as defined in  claim 19 , and an agrochemical active ingredient. 
     
     
         26 . An agrochemical composition according to  claim 25 , wherein the compound of formula (I) comprises from about 0.0005% to about 90% w/v of the total composition. 
     
     
         27 . An agrochemical composition according to  claim 25 , wherein the agrochemical is selected from the group consisting of: bicyclopyrone, mesotrione, fomesafen, tralkoxydim, napropamide, amitraz, propanil, pyrimethanil, dicloran, tecnazene, toclofos methyl, flamprop M, 2,4-D, MCPA, mecoprop, clodinafop-propargyl, cyhalofop-butyl, diclofop methyl, haloxyfop, quizalofop-P, indol-3-ylacetic acid, 1-naphthylacetic acid, isoxaben, tebutam, chlorthal dimethyl, benomyl, benfuresate, dicamba, dichlobenil, benazolin, triazoxide, fluazuron, teflubenzuron, phenmedipham, acetochlor, alachlor, metolachlor, pretilachlor, thenylchlor, alloxydim, butroxydim, clethodim, cyclodim, sethoxydim, tepraloxydim, pendimethalin, dinoterb, bifenox, oxyfluorfen, acifluorfen, fluoroglycofen-ethyl, bromoxynil, ioxynil, imazamethabenz-methyl, imazapyr, imazaquin, imazethapyr, imazapic, imazamox, flumioxazin, flumiclorac-pentyl, picloram, amodosulfuron, chlorsulfuron, nicosulfuron, rimsulfuron, triasulfuron, triallate, pebulate, prosulfocarb, molinate, atrazine, simazine, cyanazine, ametryn, prometryn, terbuthylazine, terbutryn, sulcotrione, isoproturon, linuron, fenuron, chlorotoluron, metoxuron, isopyrazam, mandipropamid, azoxystrobin, trifloxystrobin, kresoxim methyl, famoxadone, metominostrobin and picoxystrobin, cyprodanil, carbendazim, thiabendazole, dimethomorph, vinclozolin, iprodione, dithiocarbamate, imazalil, prochloraz, fluquinconazole, epoxiconazole, flutriafol, azaconazole, bitertanol, bromuconazole, cyproconazole, difenoconazole, hexaconazole, paclobutrazole, propiconazole, tebuconazole, triadimefon, trtiticonazole, fenpropimorph, tridemorph, fenpropidin, mancozeb, metiram, chlorothalonil, thiram, ziram, captafol, captan, folpet, fluazinam, flutolanil, carboxin, metalaxyl, bupirimate, ethirimol, dimoxystrobin, fluoxastrobin, orysastrobin, metominostrobin, prothioconazole, thiamethoxam, imidacloprid, acetamiprid, clothianidin, dinotefuran, nitenpyram, fipronil, abamectin, emamectin, bendiocarb, carbaryl, fenoxycarb, isoprocarb, pirimicarb, propoxur, xylylcarb, asulam, chlorpropham, endosulfan, heptachlor, tebufenozide, bensultap, diethofencarb, pirimiphos methyl, aldicarb, methomyl, cyprmethrin, bioallethrin, deltamethrin, lambda cyhalothrin, cyhalothrin, cyfluthrin, fenvalerate, imiprothrin, permethrin, halfenprox, paclobutrazole, 1-methylcyclopropene, benoxacor, cloquintocet-mexyl, cyometrinil, dichlormid, fenchlorazole-ethyl, fenclorim, flurazole, fluxofenim, mefenpyr-diethyl, MG-191, naphthalic anhydride, and oxabetrinil. 
     
     
         28 . An agrochemical composition according to  claim 25 , wherein the composition is formulated as, or comprised by a microcapsule. 
     
     
         29 . An agrochemical composition according to  claim 25 , wherein the composition is an emulsion concentrate (EC) or dispersion concentrate (DC). 
     
     
         30 . An agrochemical composition according to  claim 25 , comprising at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of an agrochemical, an adjuvant, a surfactant, an emulsifier, and a solvent. 
     
     
         31 . A method of controlling a pest, comprising applying a composition as defined in  claim 25  to said pest or the locus of said pest. 
     
     
         32 . A method of making an agrochemical composition comprising providing:
 i. an agrochemical   ii. and a compound of formula (I) as defined in  claim 19 ;   and combining the agrochemical, and compound of formula (I).   
     
     
         33 . A method according to  claim 32 , wherein the agrochemical is as defined in  claim 27 . 
     
     
         34 . A method of increasing the efficacy of an agrochemical comprising combining a compound of formula (I) as defined in  claim 18  with said agrochemical.