# US 10,869,474 B2 · Fungicidal compositions > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,869,474 B2 - Document ID: US10869474B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/311,847 - Filed: 2017-06-20 - Published: 2019-07-04 - Granted: 2020-12-22 - Earliest claimed: 2016-06-21 - Assignees: UniversitäT Basel; Forschungsinstitut Fur Biologischen Landbau (FiBL) - Applicants: UniversitäT Basel; Forschungsinstitut FüR Biologischen Landbau (Fibl) - Inventors: Matthias Hamburger; Olivier Potterat; Justine Ramseyer; Hans-Jakob Schärer; Barbara Thürig; Lucius Tamm; Thomas Oberhänsli - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10869474B2 ## CPC - A01N 37/10: Aromatic or araliphatic carboxylic acids, or thio analogues thereof; Derivatives thereof - A01N 37/06: Unsaturated carboxylic acids or thio analogues thereof; Derivatives thereof - A01N 65/00: Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing material from algae, lichens, bryophyta, multi-cellular fungi or plants, or extracts thereof (containing compounds of determined constitution A01N27/00 - A01N59/00) - A01N 65/08: Magnoliopsida [dicotyledons] - A01N 65/20: Fabaceae or Leguminosae [Pea or Legume family], e.g. pea, lentil, soybean, clover, acacia, honey locust, derris or millettia - C07C 69/618: having unsaturation outside the six-membered aromatic ring - C07C 69/78: Benzoic acid esters - A01N: PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF (preservation of food or foodstuff A23); BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES (preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes which kill or prevent the growth or proliferation of unwanted organisms A61K); PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS - C07C: ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS ## Abstract The present invention relates to the use of a composition as a fungicide, wherein said composition comprises at least one compound of formula (I) or formula (II) wherein wherein R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 are independently of each other H, OH or OCH3. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of controlling a fungal infection in a plant, plant propagation material or soil in need thereof, comprising applying an effective amount of a composition to said plant, said plant propagation material or said soil, wherein said composition comprises at least one compound of formula (II) wherein wherein R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 are independently of each other H, OH or OCH3, wherein at least one of said R5, R6 and R7 is not H. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein R2, R3 and R4 are each H. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein said at least one compound of formula (II) is 2 (p-coumaryl cinnamate): ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein said at least one compound of formula (II) is present as a constituent of a plant extract. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method according to claim 4, wherein said at least one plant extract is an extract from a plant of the family of Styracaceae. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The method according to claim 4, wherein said at least one plant extract is an extract from a plant of the genus Styrax, and wherein said plant of the genus Styrax is selected from the species Styrax tonkinensis, Styrax benzoin, Styrax paralleloneurum, Styrax hypoglauca and Styrax cascarifolia or a subspecies or variety thereof. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The method according to claim 4, wherein said at least one plant extract is an extract of a resin of said plant. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the fungal infection is caused by a plant fungal pathogen selected from the group consisting of (i) oomycetes, (ii) ascomycetes and (iii) basidiomycetes. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, wherein said fungal infection is a fungal infection of a crop selected from a fruit crop or a vegetable. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein said composition is in a formulation, wherein said formulation is selected from a wettable powder, an emulsifiable concentrate, a water-dispersible granule, an emulsifiable granule, a microemulsion concentrate, an oil-in-water or water-in-oil emulsion, a suspo-emulsion and a capsule suspension. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein at most two of R5, R6 and R7 are independently of each other OH or OCH3. ### Claim 12 (depends on 4) The method according to claim 4, wherein said at least one plant extract is an extract of a resin of Siam benzoin or Sumatra benzoin. ### Claim 13 (depends on 5) The method according to claim 5, wherein said at least one plant extract is an extract of Styrax tonkinensis, Styrax benzoin, Styrax paralleloneurum. ### Claim 14 A fungicidal composition, wherein said composition comprises at least one compound of formula (II) wherein wherein R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 are independently of each other H, OH or OCH3, wherein at least one of said R5, R6 and R7 is not H. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The fungicidal composition according to claim 14, wherein said fungicidal composition further comprises a fungicidally acceptable carrier, emulsifier, adjuvant or diluent. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein R6 is OH. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein R7 is OCH3. ### Claim 18 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, wherein said (i) oomycetes are selected from the genera Hyaloperonospora, Peronospora, Plasmopara, Bremia, Pseudoperonospora and Phytophthora; and wherein said (ii) ascomycetes are selected from the genera Alternaria, Guignardia, Venturia, Oidium, Erysiphe, Sphaeroteca, Leveillula, Podosphaeria, Marssonina, Taphrina, Septoria, Sclerotinia, Pseudocercosporella, Botrytis, Phomopsis, Pyrenospora; Helminthosporium, Drechslera and Pyrenophora; and wherein said (iii) basidiomycetes are selected from the genera Puccinia, Phacopsora, and Rhizoctonia. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The fungicidal composition according to claim 14, wherein said at least one compound of formula (II) is 2 (p-coumaryl cinnamate) ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The composition according to claim 14, wherein at least one compound of formula (II) is present as a constituent of a plant extract. ### Claim 21 (depends on 3) The method according to claim 3, wherein said method is a method of controlling a fungal infection in a plant. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The method according to claim 21, wherein the fungal infection is caused by a plant fungal pathogen selected from the group consisting of (i) oomycetes. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The method according to claim 22, wherein said (i) oomycetes are selected from the genera Hyaloperonospora, Peronospora, Plasmopara, Bremia, Pseudoperonospora and Phytophthora. ### Claim 24 (depends on 22) The method according to claim 22, wherein said (i) oomycetes are selected from the genera Plasmopara, Pseudoperonospora and Phytophthora. ### Claim 25 (depends on 4) The method according to claim 4, wherein said at least one compound of formula (II) is 2 (p-coumaryl cinnamate): and wherein said at least one plant extract is an extract from a plant of the genus Styrax, and wherein said plant of the genus Styrax is selected from the species Styrax tonkinensis, Styrax benzoin, Styrax paralleloneurum, or a subspecies or variety thereof. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The method according to claim 25, wherein said plant of the genus Styrax is selected from the species Styrax benzoin and Styrax paralleloneurum.