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  • Pyrimidinyl- and triazinyl-salicylamides and their use and preparation
    Patent number: 5262386
    Abstract: Pyrimidinyl- and triazinyl-salicylamides of the formula I ##STR1## in which the meanings of the radicals are described in claim 1, and the salts of compounds of the formula I which have a free hydroxycarbonyl group have a herbicidal and plant-growth regulating action. They are suitable as active substances in weed killers and in compositions for positively influencing the growth of crop plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1993
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Christoph Luthy, Raymond Fisher
  • 1-(6-phenoxy-2-pyridyl)ethanol emantiomers as pesticides intermediates
    Patent number: 4778895
    Abstract: The invention relates to enantiomers of 1-(6-phenoxy-2-pyridyl)ethanols of the formula ##STR1## wherein * is (+) or (-) and X and Y are each independently of the other hydrogen, halogen, nitro, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 alkenyl or C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 alkynyl.The invention also relates to the preparation of these enantiomers and to their use for the preparation of biocidal compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1988
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Francotte, Peter Ackermann