Patents Represented by Attorney Rose M. Allen
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Patent number: 6552039Abstract: Novel fungicidal compositions having a synergistically increased action, wherein component a) is a 4-phenoxyquinoline of formula I in association with b) either an azole fungicide (II), or a morpholine fungicide (III), or a compound of formula IV (spiroxamine), or a compound of formula V (fenpropidine), or a compound of formula VI (dimethomorph), or a compound of formula VII (pyrimethanil, cyprodinil), or prochloraz.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2002Date of Patent: April 22, 2003Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.Inventors: Gertrude Knauf-Beiter, Jürg Speich
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Patent number: 6552187Abstract: A process for the preparation of compounds of formula (I), which process comprises reacting a compound of formula (II), in an inert organic solvent, optionally in the presence of a base, with a compound of formula (IV), (IVa) or (IVb), and optionally converting the resulting compound of formula (I) wherein G is a metal ion equivalent or an ammonium cation, by salt conversion into the corresponding salt of formula (I) wherein G is a sulfonium or phosphonium cation, or by treatment with a Brönsted acid into the corresponding compound of formula (I) wherein G is hydrogen, and ‘in situ’ conversion of compounds of formula (I) with an electrophile of formula (XII) or (XIId) G0—L (XII) or R32—N═C═X3 (XIId), optionally in the presence of an acid-binding agent or a catalyst, to the compounds of formula (Ia).Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2001Date of Patent: April 22, 2003Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Maetzke, René Mutti, Henry Szczepanski
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Patent number: 6548676Abstract: Described is a process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I) wherein R is unsubstituted or substituted C1-C12alkyl, C2-C4alkenyl, C2-C4alkynyl, C3-C6cycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl, or —SR1; R1 is unsubstituted or substituted C1-C12alkyl, C2-C4alkenyl, C2-C4alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl; and X is a leaving group; which comprises: a) reacting a compound of formula (II) wherein R is as defined for formula (I), with a water-removing reagent; or b) for the preparation of a compound of formula (I) wherein X is halogen or a sulfonate, reacting a compound of the formula (III) wherein R is as defined for formula (I), with a halogenating or a sulfonylating agent; or c) for the preparation of a compound of formula (I) wherein X is halogen, reacting a compound of formula (IV) wherein R is as defined for formula (I); and wherein R2 and R3 are for example H, C1-C6alkyl, C3-C6cycloalkyl, phenyl or benzyl; with a compound of the formula halogen-C(═O)—O—C1-C8alkyl, halogen-C(═OType: GrantFiled: June 18, 1999Date of Patent: April 15, 2003Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Pitterna, Henry Szczepanski, Peter Maienfisch, Ottmar Franz Hüter, Thomas Rapold, Marcel Senn, Thomas Göbel, Anthony Cornelius O'Sullivan
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Patent number: 6541422Abstract: A method of selectively controlling undesirable vegetation in crops by using a postemergent application of an herbicidally effective amount of a metal chelate of a 2-(substituted benzoyl)-1,3-cyclohexanedione compound to the locus of such undesirable vegetation.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 1999Date of Patent: April 1, 2003Assignee: Syngenta LimitedInventors: Herbert B. Scher, Jinling Chen
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Patent number: 6538016Abstract: The invention relates to &agr;-sulfin- and &agr;-sulfonamino acid amides of the general formula I including the optical isomers thereof and mixtures of such isomers, wherein n is a number zero or one; R1 is C1-C12alkyl, C1-C12alkyl substituted with C1-C4alkoxy, C1-C4alkylthio, C1-C4alkylsulfonyl, C3-C8cycloalkyl, cyano, C1-C6alkoxycarbonyl, C3-C6alkenyloxycarbonyl or C3-C6alkynyloxycarbonyl; C3-C8cycloalkyl; C2-C12alkenyl; C2-C12alkynyl; C1-C12haloalkyl; or a group NR12R13 wherein R12 and R13 are each independently of the other hydrogen or C1-C6-alkyl, or together are tetra- or penta-methylene; R2 and R3 are each independently hydrogen; C1-C8alkyl; C1-C8alkyl substituted with hydroxy, mercapto, C1-C4alkoxy or C1-C4alkylthio; C3-C8alkenyl; C3-C8alkynyl; C3-C8cycloalkyl; C3-C8cycloalkyl-C1-C4alkyl; or the two groups R2 and R3 together with the carbon atom to which they are bonded form a three- to eight-membered hydrocarbon ring; R4, R5, R6 and R7 are each independently hydrogen or C1-C4alType: GrantFiled: June 1, 2001Date of Patent: March 25, 2003Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Martin Zeller, André Jeanguenat, Clemens Lamberth
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Patent number: 6538159Abstract: The invention relates to &agr;-sulfin- and &agr;-sulfonamino acid amides of the general formula I including the optical isomers thereof and mixtures of such isomers, wherein n is a number zero or one; R1 is C1-C12alkyl, C1-C12alkyl substituted with C1-C4alkoxy, C1-C4alkylthio, C1-C4alkylsulfonyl, C3-C8cycloalkyl, cyano, C1-C6alkoxycarbonyl, C3-C6alkenyloxycarbonyl or C3-C6alkenyloxycarbonyl; C3-C8cycloalkyl; C2-C12alkenyl; C2-C12alkynyl; C1-C12haloalkyl; or a group NR12R13 wherein R12 and R13 are each independently of the other hydrogen or C1-C6-alkyl, or together are tetra- or penta-methylene; R2 and R3 are each independently hydrogen; C1-C8alkyl; C1-C8alkyl substituted with hydroxy, mercapto, C1-C4alkoxy or C1-C4alkylthio; C3-C8alkenyl; C3-C8alkynyl; C3-C8cycloalkyl; C3-C8cycloalkyl-C1-C4alkyl; or the two groups R2 and R3 together with the carbon atom to which they are bonded form a three- to eight-membered hydrocarbon ring; R4, R5, R6 and R7 are each independently hydrogen or C1-C4alkType: GrantFiled: June 1, 2001Date of Patent: March 25, 2003Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Martin Zeller, André Jeanguenat, Clemens Lamberth
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Patent number: 6534533Abstract: Metalaxyl having a high content of R-enantiomer of more than 70% by weight, or pure R-metalaxyl, in admixture with 4-[3-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)acryloyl]-morpholine (“dimethomorph”) or 3-anilino-5-methyl-5-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1, 3-oxazolidine-2,4-dione (“famoxadone”), exhibits a clearly enhanced fungicidal action against plant diseases compared with a mixture of the same kind in which metalaxyl is used in the form of a racemate.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2001Date of Patent: March 18, 2003Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.Inventors: Ruth Beatrice Küng, Micha Wicki, Cosima Nuninger, Martin Weiss
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Patent number: 6517853Abstract: A process for preparing a crystal suspension of an organic compound which has a &Dgr;H/RT value (where &Dgr;H is the heat of fusion of the compound, R is the molar gas constant and T is the melting point of the compound) in the range of 1 to 10, the process comprising dispersing a melt of the organic compound in a liquid dispersion medium, typically water, to form an emulsion, typically an oil-in-water emulsion, cooling the emulsion below the melting point of the organic compound and subjecting the emulsion to ultrasonic vibration.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2000Date of Patent: February 11, 2003Assignee: Syngenta LimitedInventors: Neil George, Stephen Dawson, William Malcolm Logan Wood
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Patent number: 6518433Abstract: A process for the production of a compound of formula (I) wherein R1 is hydrogen or C1-C4-alkyl; R2 is hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkinyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl or a radical —CH2B; A is selected from the group consisiting of 2-chloropyrid-5-yl, tetrahydrofuran-3 -yl, 5-methyl-tetrahydrofuran-3-yl or 2-chlorothiazol-5-yl; and B is phenyl, 3-pyridyl or thiazolyl, which are optionally substituted by one to three substituents selected from the group consisting of C1-C3-alkyl, C1-C3-halogenalkyl, cyclopropyl, halogencyclopropyl, C2-C3-alkenyl, C2-C3-alkinyl, C1-C3-alkoxy, C2-C3-halogenalkenyl, C2-C3-halogenalkinyl, C1-C3-halogenalkoxy, C1-C3-alkylthio, C1-C3-halogenalkylthio, allyloxy, propargyloxy, allylthio, propargylthio, halogenallyloxy, halogenallylthio, halogen, cyano or nitro; and optionally the possible E/Z isomers, E/Z isomeric mixtures and/or tautomers thereof, respectively in free form or in salt form; characterised in that a compound of formula (II)Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2000Date of Patent: February 11, 2003Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.Inventors: Peter Maienfisch, Thomas Rapold, Henry Szczepanski
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Patent number: 6514959Abstract: When used in admixture with mancozeb, chlorothalonil, a copper salt, folpet, fluazinam or cymoxanil (it being possible for the latter to be used also together with one of the other five components), metalaxyl having a high R-enantiomer content of more than 70% by weight, or pure R-metalaxyl, exhibits a markedly increased fungicidal action against plant diseases as compared with a similar mixture in which metalaxyl is used in the form of the racemate.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2002Date of Patent: February 4, 2003Assignee: Syngenta Investment CorporationInventors: Cosima Nuninger, John Edward Nicholas Goggin, Dino Sozzi
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Patent number: 6514954Abstract: Composition for controlling insects and representatives of the order Acarina, which comprises a combination of variable amounts of one or more compounds of the formula in which A is an unsubstituted or, depending on the possibility of substitution on the ring system, mono- to tetrasubstituted, aromatic or non-aromatic monocyclic or bicyclic heterocyclic radical, in which the substituents of A are chosen from the group consisting of C1-C3alkyl, C1-C3alkoxy, halogen, halo-C1-C3alkyl, cyclopropyl, halocyclopropyl, C2-C3alkenyl, C2-C3alkynyl, halo-C2-C3alkenyl, halo-C2-C3alkynyl, halo-C1-C3alkoxy, C1-C3alkylthio, halo-C1-C3alkylthio, allyloxy, propargyloxy, allylthio, propargylthio, haloallyloxy, haloallylthio, cyano and nitro; R is hydrogen, C1-C6alkyl, phenyl-C1-C4alkyl, C3-C6cycloalkyl, C2-C6alkenyl or C2-C6alkynyl; and X is N—NO2 or N—CN, in the free form or in salt form, if appropriate tautomers, in the free form or salt form, and one or more of the compounds: azamethiphos; chType: GrantFiled: November 27, 2000Date of Patent: February 4, 2003Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.Inventors: Robert Senn, Peter Maienfisch, Peter Wyss
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Patent number: 6506743Abstract: Compounds of formula wherein A is an unsubstituted or substituted aromatic or non-aromatic, monocyclic or bicyclic heterocyclic radical wherein a ring nitrogen atom may have been replaced by a group R1 is hydrogen or C1-C3alkyl; R2 is hydrogen or C1-C3alkyl; R3 is hydrogen, an unsubstituted or substituted C1-C3-C6alkyl, C6cycloalkyl, C2-C6alkenyl or C2-C6alkynyl group, or C(═O)—R5, R5 is C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4alkoxy, an unsubstituted or substituted phenyl, phenoxy or benzyloxy group, or N(R6)2, each R6, independently of the other, is hydrogen, C1-C4alkyl or unsubstituted or substituted phenyl, X is CH—NO2, N—CN or N—NO2 and n is from 1 to 3, in free form or in salt form, and, where appropriate, tautomers of those compounds and the salts thereof, can be used as agrochemical active ingredients and can be prepared in a manner known per se.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2001Date of Patent: January 14, 2003Assignee: Syngenta Investment CorporationInventors: Peter Maienfisch, Jozef Gonda, Olivier Jacob, Laurenz Gsell
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Patent number: 6503904Abstract: The present invention provides an at least quaternary composition for controlling insects or representatives of the order Acarina and microorganisms, which composition comprises: (A) an insecticidally effective amount of at least one neonicotinoid or phenylpyrazole insecticide, and (B) a fungicidally effective amount of at least three fungicides including: (B1) at least one phenylainde (acylalanine type), (B2) at least one phenylpyrrole and (B3) at least one triazole.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2002Date of Patent: January 7, 2003Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.Inventors: Ferdinand Martin Schneidersmann, Marian Ladislav Stypa
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Patent number: 6500416Abstract: There are described a flowable composition for controlling harmful insects and representatives of the order Acarina, comprising at least one pesticidally active compound, one or more signal substances selected from the group consisting of pheromones, kairomones and attractants, a UV absorber or a UV absorber mixture and, if appropriate, one or more additives selected from the group consisting of viscosity-regulating thickeners, fillers, solvents and other formulation auxiliaries, which composition comprises 40 to 98% by weight of the UV absorber or the UV absorber mixture, 0.01 to 30% by weight of one or more signal substance(s) and 0.1 to 20% by weight of one or more pesticidally active compound(s) of the formulae (I) to (V) as specified, and a method of controlling harmful insects and representatives of the order Acarina using this composition.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2001Date of Patent: December 31, 2002Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.Inventors: Dieter Hofer, Max Angst, Pierre-Joseph Charmillot
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Patent number: 6486157Abstract: The present invention is a method of controlling pests in and on transgenic crops of useful plants, such as, for example, in crops of maize, cereals, soya beans, tomatoes, cotton, potatoes, rice and mustard, where pymetrozine, profenofos, a benzoylurea-derivative, especially lufenuron; or a carbamat-derivative, especially fenoxycarb; in free form or in agrochemically useful salt form and at least one auxiliary, is applied to the pests or their environment, or to the transgenic crop plant itself.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2000Date of Patent: November 26, 2002Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.Inventor: Bruce Lee
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Patent number: 6476230Abstract: The present invention relates to intermediate thiazole compounds and a process for preparing 2-chloro-5-chloromethylthiazole which is a known compound useful for the preparation of insecticides.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2002Date of Patent: November 5, 2002Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.Inventor: Kevin Coppola
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Patent number: 6472466Abstract: The present invention describes the preparation of multifunctional imine-esters and their application as novel crosslinkers for surface coatings. The imine-esters are prepared by reacting a di- or tri-aldehyde with an &agr;-aminoester such as glycine ethyl ester hydrochloride. These novel crosslinkers may then be formulated with polyesters containing maleic anhydride residues to give enamel coating formulations. The enamels may be cured by a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition mechanism to give carbon-carbon bonds and cyclic structure. Coatings thus prepared have advantages of low toxicity, no formaldehyde evolution, and improved performance.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2001Date of Patent: October 29, 2002Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Thauming Kuo, Jeffery Earl Grant Powell
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Patent number: 6462043Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an organic compound of formula (I) and optionally its E/Z-isomers, E/Z-isomer mixtures and/or tautomers, each in free or salt form, R1 representing hydrogen or C1-C4 alkyl, R2 representing hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl or a radical —CH2B, Het representing an unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic radical and B representing phenyl, 3-pyridyl or thiazolyl, these being optionally substituted. The invention is characterized in that a compound of formula (IIa) Q—A—Q, wherein A represents a direct bond or an organic radical, or of formula (IIb), wherein U represents an organic radical, Q representing (1) in the compounds (IIa) and (IIb) and R1, R2 and Het having the meaning given above for formula (I), and optionally their E/Z-isomers, E/Z-isomer mixtures and/or tautomers, each in free or salt form are hydrolyzed.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2000Date of Patent: October 8, 2002Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.Inventor: Peter Maienfisch
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Patent number: 6455471Abstract: A pesticidal composition in the form of an aqueous suspoemulsion, comprising at least two pesticides A and B which are substantially insoluble in water, wherein pesticide A is solid and pesticide B is liquid or dissolved in a hydrophobic organic solvent, and a combination of surfactants comprising (1) a tristyrylphenol-ethoxylate having 6-14, in nonionic form and (2) a tristyrylphenol-ethoxylate having 14-18 mol ethoxylate, in form of its sulfate or phosphate, in anionic or acid form, and (3) a dioctyl-sulfosuccinate salt.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2000Date of Patent: September 24, 2002Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.Inventors: Isabelle Gubelmann-Bonneau, Freddy Pfammatter, Christian Schlatter, Manfred Vogt
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Patent number: 6455563Abstract: A plant-microbicidal composition having synergistic action, comprising at least two active ingredient components, wherein component I is a compound selected from the group (IA) 1-[3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(4-fluorophenyl)oxiran-2-ylmethyl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole (“epoxiconazol”); (IB) 4-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-phenyl-2-(1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)-butyronitrile (“fenbuconazol”); (IC) 5-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2,2-dimethyl-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)-cyclopentanol (“metconazol”); (ID) 2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-3-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)propyl-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl ether (“tetraconazol”); (IE) &agr;-[2-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl]-&agr;-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanol (“tebuconazol”); (IF) 1-[4-bromo-2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)tetrahydrofurfuryl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole (“bromuconazol”); or in each case one of the salts or metal complexes thereof; and component II is (IIA) 1-[2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-propyl-1,3-dioxolType: GrantFiled: September 5, 2001Date of Patent: September 24, 2002Assignee: Syngenta Investment CorporationInventors: Ronald Zeun, Gertrude Knauf-Beiter