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US 12,213,479 B2Granted
Monoterpenoid/phenylpropanoid-containing compounds and methods of their making and use as herbicides
AssigneesKittrich Corporation, Iowa State University Foundation, Inc.
InventorsJoel R. Coats, James S. Klimavicz, Edmund J. Norris, Steven M. Bessette, A. David Lindsay
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Abstract
Disclosed are compounds having a monoterpenoid and/or phenylpropanoid moiety and methods of their making and use as pesticidal compounds, such as herbicides.
Claims6
An herbicidal composition having systemic phytotoxic effects, comprising:
- a. an active herbicidal compound consisting of thymyloxyacetic acid or methyl thymyloxyacetate, present in 0.5% to 5% by weight, based on the total weight of the herbicidal composition;
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- b. a carrier comprising water and potassium hydroxide, wherein the potassium hydroxide aids in solvation of the active herbicidal compound and is present in a 1:1 molar ratio with the active herbicidal compound.
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