Fungicidal penflufen mixtures

Abstract

The invention relates to mixtures comprising penflufen, to the use of these mixtures for protecting industrial materials and to a method for treating industrial materials with the penflufen mixtures.

1 . A compositions, comprising
 a) penflufen and its salts or acid addition compounds   and   b) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of phenols, boron compounds, compounds of the formula (II)
   ((R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 )N) n X  (II)
 
   where   R 1  and R 2  may be identical or different and independently of one another represent C 1 -C 6 -alkyl and   R 3  and R 4  may be identical or different and independently of one another are selected from the group consisting of C 6 -C 22 -alkyl, C 6 -C 22 -alkenyl, C 6 -C 24 -aryl, C 5 -C 20 -cycloalkyl and radicals of the formula (IV)
   —[CH 2 —CH 2 —O] z —CH 2 —CH 2 —OH  (IV)
 
   where z=1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 and   X represents an anion carrying a charge of n and   n is an integer greater than zero,   isothiazolinones, 3-iodo-2-propynyl alkylcarbamates, 3-iodo-2-propynyl cycloalkylcarbamates, 3-iodo-2-propynyl arylcarbamates and compounds of the formula (III)   
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         in which 
         R 5  represents C 8 -C 18 -alkyl, C 8 -C 18 -alkenyl or C 5 -C 20 -cycloalkyl and 
         m and y may be identical or different and represent a number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, and their acid addition compounds. 
       
     
     
         2 . The composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the boron compound is selected from the group consisting of disodium tetraborate decahydrate, boric acid, boric esters, boron oxide and disodium octaborate tetrahydrate. 
     
     
         3 . The composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the isothiazolinone is selected from the group consisting of N-methylisothiazolin-3-one, 5-chloro-N-methylisothiazolin-3-one, 4,5-dichloro-N-octylisothiazolin-3-one, 5-chloro-N-octylisothiazolinone, N-octylisothiazolin-3-one, 4,5-trimethyleneisothiazolinone and 4,5-benzisothiazolinone. 
     
     
         4 . The composition according to  claim 1 , wherein R 3  and R 4  may be identical or different and independently of one another are selected from the group consisting of benzyl, —CH 2 —CH 2 —O—CH 2 —CH 2 —OH, —[CH 2 —CH 2 —O] 2 —CH 2 —CH 2 —OH, —[CH 2 —CH 2 —O] 3 —CH 2 —CH 2 —OH, —[CH 2 —CH 2 —O] 4 —CH 2 —CH 2 —OH, dichlorobenzyl, n-, isononyl, n-, isodecyl, n-, isododecyl, n-, isohexadecyl n-, isooctenyl, n-, isononenyl and n-, isodecenyl and
 wherein R 1  and R 2  are methyl. 
 
     
     
         5 . The composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the compounds of the formula (III) are selected from the group consisting of N-(3-aminopropyl)-N-dodecyl-1,3-propanediamine, N-(3-aminopropyl)-N-decyl-1,3-propanediamine, N-(3-aminopropyl)-N-tetradecyl-1,3-propanediamine and their acid addition compounds. 
     
     
         6 . The composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the phenols are selected from the group consisting of tribromophenol, tetrachlorophenol, 3-methyl-4-chlorophenol, 3,5-dimethyl-4-chlorophenol, dichlorophen, 2-benzyl-4-chlorophenol, triclosan, diclosan, hexachlorophene, p-hydroxybenzoic ester, o-phenylphenol, m-phenylphenol, p-phenylphenol, 4-(2-tert-butyl-4-methylphenoxy)phenol, 4-(2-isopropyl-4-methylphenoxy)phenol, 4-(2,4-dimethylphenoxy)phenol and their alkali metal and alkaline earth metal salts. 
     
     
         7 . The composition according to  claim 1 , wherein said penflufen is present in an amount of at least 75% by weight to 85% by weight, and
 wherein said 3-iodo-2-propynyl alkylcarbamates comprises 3-iodo-2-propynyl N-butylcarbamate in an amount of at 15% by weight to 25% by weight.   
     
     
         8 . The composition according to  claim 1 , wherein said penflufen is present in an amount of at least 50% by weight and
 further wherein the isothiazolinone comprises 4,5-dichloro-N-octylisothiazolin-3-one in an amount of at least 10% by weight.   
     
     
         9 . A composition, comprising:
 a) penflufen and its salts or acid addition compounds   and   b) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of o-phenylphenol and its alkali metal and alkaline earth metal salts sodium borate, boric acid, boron oxide, benzalkonium chloride, didecyldimethylammonium chloride, didecylmethylpoly(oxyethyl)ammonium propionate, didecyldimethylammonium carbonate, didecyldimethylammonium bicarbonate or a mixture of didecyldimethylammonium carbonate and didecyldimethylammonium bicarbonate, 4,5-dichloro-N-octylisothiazolin-3-one, 3-iodo-2-propynyl N-butylcarbamate, and N-(3-aminopropyl)-N-dodecyl-1,3-propanediamine.   
     
     
         10 . A process for protecting industrial materials against attack and/or destruction by microorganisms, comprising:
 applying said industrial materials with the composition according to  claim 1 .   
     
     
         11 . The process according to  claim 10 , wherein the industrial materials are wood, timber products or wood-plastic composites. 
     
     
         12 . The process according to  claim 11  wherein said microorganisms comprise wood-destroying basidiomycetes. 
     
     
         13 . The process according to  claim 12  wherein the wood-destroying basidiomycetes are species of the genera  Gloeophyllum, Coniophora, Coriolus, Stereum  and  Poria.    
     
     
         14 . An industrial material, comprising the composition of according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         15 . (canceled)