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Abstract

The invention relates to the use of aromatic esters as adjuvants in compositions, particularly for agrochemical use, as well to compositions comprising such an aromatic ester, in combination with at least one agrochemical. The invention further extends to methods of making and using such compositions. In particular the present invention relates to such compositions when formulated as, or comprised by, an emulsion concentrate (EC), an emulsion in water (EW), a suspension of particles in water (SC), a microcapsule formulation (CS), a suspension of particles with and emulsion (SE), a dispersion concentrate (DC) or an oil suspension (OD).

1 . A method for enhancing the biological activity of an agrochemical active ingredient, the method comprising
 combining, with an agrochemical active ingredient, an aromatic ester of formula (I)   
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein
 R 1  is COOR 2    
 n is 1 or 2 and 
 each R 2  is independently selected from the group consisting of C 4 -C 20  alkyl, C 4 -C 22  alkenyl, C 4 -C 22  alkyldienyl and C 6 -C 22  alkyltrienyl. 
 
       
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1  wherein each R 2  is independently C 6 -C 20  alkyl. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1  wherein each R 2  is independently C 6 -C 13  alkyl. 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein each R 2  is independently selected from the group consisting of a C 6  alkyl group, a C 8  alkyl group and a C 10  alkyl group. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein each R 2  is the same. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein n is 2. 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 1  wherein the active ingredient 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, cyhalofopbutyl, 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. 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the agrochemical active ingredient is present in a composition comprising at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of adjuvants, surfactants, emulsifiers and solvents. 
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the agrochemical active ingredient is present in a composition comprising at least a surfactant. 
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 8 , wherein the active ingredient is present at a concentration in the range from about 0.001% to about 90% w/w of the total composition. 
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 8 , wherein the aromatic ester comprises from about 0.0005% to about 90% w/w of the total composition. 
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 8 , wherein the composition is formulated as, or comprised by a microcapsule. 
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 8 , wherein the composition is an emulsion concentrate (EC), an emulsion in water (EW), a suspension of particles in water (SC), a microcapsule formulation (CS), dispersion concentrate (DC), suspension of particles in an emulsion (SE) or a suspension of particles in oil (OD). 
     
     
         14 . (canceled) 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the aromatic ester functions as an adjuvant or a synergist for the agrochemical. 
     
     
         16 . A method of controlling a pest, comprising applying a composition as defined in  claim 8  to said pest or a locus of said pest. 
     
     
         17 . A method of making an agrochemical composition comprising combining:
 i. an agrochemically active ingredient;   ii. a surfactant; and   an aromatic ester of formula (I) as defined in  claim 1 .   
     
     
         18 . The A method according to  claim 17 , wherein the agrochemical composition is as defined in  claim 8 .