Patents Represented by Attorney William A. Teoli
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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: 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: 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: 6541663Abstract: Raney copper, which is doped (promoted) with an effective quantity of a doping (promoting) agent selected from the group boric acid, onium fluorides, salts of fluorine complex anions, and heteropoly acids, represents an outstanding oxidation catalyst for amine-group-containing primary amines to carboxylic acids.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2001Date of Patent: April 1, 2003Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Bernd Siebenhaar, Milos Rusek
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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: 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: 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: 6534445Abstract: Compounds of formula (I), in which the substituents are as defined in claim 1 and the agrochemically tolerated salts M+ and all stereoisomers and tautomers of the compounds of formula (I) are suitable for use as herbicides.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2001Date of Patent: March 18, 2003Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Andrew Edmunds, Christoph Lüthy, Karl Seckinger, Alain De Mesmaeker, Walter Kunz, Jürgen Schaetzer
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Patent number: 6521785Abstract: The present invention relates to surfactants useful in life science and industrial formulations. More particularly, the invention relates to surfactants of alkoxylated amine neutralized by aromatic sulfonic acid and pesticide formulations containing the same.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2001Date of Patent: February 18, 2003Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Tammy Tyler Shannon, Carolyn Estep Moore, Victor Shui-Chiu Chow
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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: 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: 6509471Abstract: The present invention relates to 3-substituted and 2,3-disubstituted pyridine compounds which are useful as intermediates in the synthesis of pyridylsulfonylurea herbicides. The invention also relates to arylation of alcohols using a pyridinediazonium salt. More particularly the arylation process of the instant invention relates to the synthesis of 2,3-disubstituted pyridine compounds via anhydrous diazotization of 3-aminopyridines to form a diazonium salt intermediate that is then reacted with the appropriate alcohol to produce the desired product. The invention additionally relates to pyridine-3-diazonium salt intermediates.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2001Date of Patent: January 21, 2003Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventor: Dean Kent Hoglen
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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: 6498265Abstract: Compounds of the formula I and disulfides thereof and salts thereof are important intermediate products for the preparation of compounds having a microbicidal and plant-immunizing action, of the formula III In the compounds of the formulae I and III: X is halogen, n is 0,1,2 or 3; Z is CN, CO—A or CS—A, A is hydrogen, halogen, OR1, SR2 and N(R3)R4; R1 to R4 are hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted, open-chain, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon radical containing not more than 8 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cyclic, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon radical containing not more than 10 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted benzyl or phenethyl, a substituted or unsubstituted alkanoyl group containing not more than 8 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted benzoyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl radical; or R3 and R4, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded, are a 5- or 6-membered, substitType: GrantFiled: September 25, 2001Date of Patent: December 24, 2002Assignee: Syngenta Investment CorporationInventors: Walter Kunz, Beat Jau
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Patent number: 6495595Abstract: The present invention relates to a surfactant for general use in agricultural compositions, including, but not limited to herbicidal, fungicidal and insecticidal formulations comprised of two components: an alkoxylated tristyrylphenol acid neutralized to the desired pH or properties with an appropriate amount of alkoxylated alkyl amine.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2001Date of Patent: December 17, 2002Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Carolyn Estep Moore, Victor Shui-Chiu Chow, Michael James Hopkinson, Tammy Tyler Shannon
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Patent number: 6489267Abstract: A selective herbicidal composition for controlling grasses and weeds in crops of cultivated plants, comprising a) a herbicidally effective amount of a compound of formula I wherein Q is the group R1 is hydrogen, —COO—C1-C4-alkyl, —S—C1-C4-alkyl or —SO—C1-C4-alkyl; and b) to antagonise the herbicide, an antidotally effective amount of a safener of formula II or the ethyl esters thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2000Date of Patent: December 3, 2002Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.Inventor: Willy T. Rüegg
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Patent number: 6484879Abstract: The present invention relates to a bag packaging system composed of a bag sealable to contain a liquid, in which the bag is composed of a continuous outer water soluble film and an inner continuous protective film layer that allows storage therein of a liquid that would chemically or physically react with the water soluble film but is prevented from doing so by the presence of the continuous protective film layer on the inner portion of the bag.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 1997Date of Patent: November 26, 2002Assignees: Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., MonoSol, LLCInventors: Armand J. Desmarais, Henry E. Knoop, Lawrence C. Dull, Jean A. Raymond