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US 2016/0102103 A1Published application
Substituted pyridine compounds having herbicidal activity
AssigneeBASF SE
InventorsGilbert BESONG, Matthias WITSCHEL, Ruediger REINGRUBER, Helmut KRAUS, Thomas SEITZ, Liliana PARRA-RAPADO, Trevor William NEWTON, Gerd KRAEMER, Richard Roger EVANS, Michael RACK
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Abstract
The present invention provides a substituted pyridine compound of the formula I or an agriculturally suitable salt or N-oxide thereof, wherein the variables in the formula I are defined as in the description. Substituted pyridine compounds of formula I are useful as herbicides.
Claims28
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- A substituted pyridine compound of the formula I
- wherein
- R is hydroxy or O—RA, where RA is C1-C8-alkyl, C2-C8-alkenyl, C2-C8-alkynyl, aryl-C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C8-alkylcarbonyl, C1-C8-alkoxycarbonyl, C1-C8-alkylthiocarbonyl, C1-C8-alkylsulfonyl, —C(O)—NRiRii or —CH2OC(O)—C1-C8-alkyl, where the aryl moiety is unsubstituted or substituted by one to five Ra and each Ra is independently halogen, cyano, nitro, C1-C8-alkyl, C1-C8-haloalkyl, C1-C8-alkoxy or C1-C8-haloalkoxy;
- R1 is cyano, halogen, nitro, C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C10-cycloalkyl, C3-C10-halocycloalkyl, O—Z—C3-C10-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkyl-C3-C10-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkyl-C3-C10-halocycloalkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C2-C6-haloalkenyl, C3-C6-haloalkynyl, Z—C1-C6-alkoxy, Z—C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkoxy, Z—C1-C4-alkylthio, Z—C1-C4-haloalkylthio, Z—C1-C4-alkylthio-C1-C4-alkylthio, C2-C6-alkenyloxy, C2-C6-alkynyloxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy, C1-C4-haloalkoxy-C1-C4-alkoxy, S(O)nRb, Z-phenoxy, Z-heterocyclyl or Z-heterocyclyloxy, where heterocyclyl is a 4-, 5- or 6-membered monocyclic or 9- or 10-membered bicyclic saturated, partially unsaturated or aromatic heterocycle which contains 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of O, N and S, where the cyclic groups are unsubstituted or partially or fully substituted by Rc;
- Z is independently a covalent bond or C1-C4-alkylene;
- n is independently 0, 1 or 2;
- Rb is independently C1-C8-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C2-C6-haloalkenyl, C3-C6-haloalkynyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, C3-C10-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkyl-C3-C10-cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, C1-C6-alkyl-heterocyclyl, C1-C6-alkyloxyheterocyclyl or NRiRii, where heterocyclyl is a 4-, 5- or 6-membered monocyclic saturated, partially unsaturated or aromatic heterocycle which contains 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of O, N and S, where the cyclic groups are unsubstituted or partially or fully substituted by Rc;
- Rc is independently Z—CN, Z—OH, Z—NO2, Z-halogen, oxo (═O), ═N—Rd, C1-C8-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C2-C8-alkenyl, C2-C8-alkynyl, Z—C1-C8-alkoxy, C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-alkylthio-C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkoxy, Z—C1-C8-haloalkoxy, Z—C3-C10-cycloalkyl, O—Z—C3-C10-cycloalkyl, Z—C(═O)—Rd, NRiRii, Z-(tri-C1-C4-alkyl)silyl, Z-phenyl or S(O)nRb;
- or two groups Rc may together form a ring which has 3 to 6 ring members and, in addition to carbon atoms, may contain heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of O, N and S and may be unsubstituted or substituted by further groups Rc;
- Rd is independently hydrogen, OH, C1-C8-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, Z—C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C2-C8-alkenyl, Z—C5-C6-cycloalkenyl, C2-C8-alkynyl, Z—C1-C6-alkoxy, Z—C1-C4-haloalkoxy, Z—C3-C8-alkenyloxy, Z—C3-C8-alkynyloxy, NRiRii, C1-C6-alkylsulfonyl, Z-(tri-C1-C4-alkyl)silyl, Z-phenyl, Z-phenoxy, Z-phenylamino or a 5- or 6-membered monocyclic or 9- or 10-membered bicyclic heterocycle which contains 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of O, N and S, where the cyclic groups are unsubstituted or substituted by 1, 2, 3 or 4 groups Rc;
- Ri, Rii independently of one another are hydrogen, C1-C8-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C2-C8-alkenyl, C2-C8-alkynyl, Z—C3-C6-cycloalkyl, Z—C1-C8-alkoxy, Z—C1-C8-haloalkoxy, Z—C(═O)—Rd, Z-phenyl, a 3- to 7-membered monocyclic or 9- or 10-membered bicyclic saturated, unsaturated or aromatic heterocycle which contains 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of O, N and S and which is attached via Z;
- Ri and Rii together with the atom or atoms to which they are attached may also form a 3-, 4-, 5- or 6-membered monocyclic or 9- or 10-membered bicyclic heterocycle which contains 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of O, N and S;
- R2, R3 independently of one another are hydrogen, Z-halogen, Z—CN, Z—OH, Z—NO2, C1-C8-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C2-C8-alkenyl, C2—C-alkynyl, C2-C8-haloalkenyl, C2-C8-haloalkynyl, Z—C1-C8-alkoxy, Z—C1-C8-haloalkoxy, Z—C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkoxy, Z—C1-C4-alkythio, Z—C1-C4-alkylthio-C1-C4-alkylthio, Z—C1-C6-haloalkylthio, C2-C6-alkenyloxy, C2-C6-alkynyloxy, C2-C6-haloalkenyloxy, C2-C6-haloalkynyloxy, C1-C4-haloalkoxy-C1-C4-alkoxy, Z—C3-C10-cycloalkyl, O—Z—C3-C10-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkyl-C3-C10-cycloalkyl, Z1—C3-C10-cycloalkyl, Z1—C(O)NRiRii, Z1—SO2NRiRii, Z1—RiCORii, Z1—NRiSO2Rii, Z—C(═O)—Rd, NRiRii, Z-(tri-C1-C4-alkyl)silyl, S(O)nRb, NRiSO2Rii, NRiCO2Rii, NRiCORii, NRiCONRiRii, Z—S(O)nNRiRii, Z—NRiCORii, Z—NRiSO2Rii Z-phenyl, Z1-phenyl, Z-heterocyclyl or Z1-heterocyclyl, where heterocyclyl is a 4-, 5- or 6-membered monocyclic or 9- or 10-membered bicyclic saturated, partially unsaturated or aromatic heterocycle which contains 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of O, N and S, where cyclic groups are unsubstituted or partially or fully substituted by Re;
- R2 together with the group attached to the adjacent carbon atom may also form a 5- to 10-membered saturated or partially or fully unsaturated mono- or bicyclic ring which, in addition to carbon atoms, may contain 1, 2 or 3 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of O, N and S and may be substituted by further groups Rc;
- Z1 is independently a covalent bond, C1-C4-alkyleneoxy, C1-C4-oxyalkylene or C1-C4-alkyleneoxy-C1-C4-alkylene;
- R4, R5, R6, R7 independently of one another are hydrogen, halogen, C1-C4-alkyl or C3-C10-cycloalkyl;
- Rx, Ry independently of one another are hydrogen, C1-C5-alkyl, C2-C5-alkenyl, C2-C5-alkynyl, C1-C8-haloalkyl, C1-C2-alkoxy-C1-C2-alkyl or halogen;
- or Rx and Ry are together a C2-C8-alkylene or C2-C5-alkenylene chain and form a 3-, 4-, 5- or 6-membered saturated, partially unsaturated or fully unsaturated monocyclic ring together with the carbon atom they are bonded to, wherein 1 or 2 of any of the CH2 or CH groups in the C2-C5-alkylene or C2-C5-alkenylene chain may be replaced by 1 or 2 heteroatoms independently selected from O or S;
- where in the groups R1, R2 and R3 and their subsubstituents, the carbon chains and/or the cyclic groups may be partially or fully substituted by groups Rc,
- or an agriculturally suitable salt or N-oxide thereof.
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17:
- The compound according to claim 16, wherein R is hydroxy or O—RA wherein RA is C1-C6-alkylcarbonyl.
18:
- The compound according to claim 17, wherein R is hydroxy or 2-methyl-prop-2-ylcarbonyloxy.
19:
- The compound according to claim 16, wherein R1 is halogen, C1-C4-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy or C1-C4-haloalkoxy.
20:
- The compound according to claim 19, wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, CH3, CH2CH3, iso-propyl, cyclopropyl, OCH3 and OCHF2.
21:
- The compound according to claim 19, wherein R2 is hydrogen, halogen, C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkoxy, NRiSO2Rii or NRiCORii wherein Ri and Rii in the groups NRiSO2Rii or NRiCORii are, independently of one another, hydrogen or C1-C4-alkyl.
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- The compound according to claim 21, wherein R2 is selected from the group consisting of H, Cl, Br, OCH3, OCH2CH3, OCH2CH2OCH3, N(CH3)SO2CH3 and N(CH3)COCH3.
23:
- The compound according to claim 16 wherein R3 is hydrogen, halogen or C1-C4-alkyl.
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- The compound according to claim 16, wherein R4 is hydrogen or halogen.
24:
- The method of claim 30, wherein, in the compound of formula I, R4 is hydrogen or halogen.
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- The compound according to claim 16, wherein the groups R1, R2, R3 and R4 together form a substitution pattern selected from the group consisting of:
- R1=Cl, R2=H, R3=H, R4=Cl;
- R1=Cl, R2=Cl, R3=H, R4=Cl;
- R1=Cl, R2=Br, R3=H, R4=Cl;
- R1=Cl, R2=OCH3, R3=H, R4=Cl;
- R1=Cl, R2=OCH2CH3, R3=H, R4=Cl;
- R1=Cl, R2=OCH2CH2OCH3, R3=H, R4=Cl;
- R1=Cl, R2=O—CH(CH3)2, R3=H, R4=Cl;
- R1=Cl, R2=OCH3, R3=H, R4=F;
- R1=Cl, R2=OCH2CH3, R3=H, R4=F;
- R1=Cl, R2=OCH2CH2OCH3, R3=H, R4=F;
- R1=Cl, R2=O—CH(CH3)2, R3=H, R4=F;
- R1=Br, R2=Cl, R3=H, R4=Cl;
- R1=Br, R2=Cl, R3=H, R4=F;
- R1=Br, R2=OCH3, R3=H, R4=Cl;
- R1=Br, R2=OCH2CH3, R3=H, R4=Cl;
- R1=Br, R2=OCH2CH2OCH3, R3=H, R4=Cl;
- R1=Br, R2=O—CH(CH3)2, R3=H, R4=Cl;
- R1=Br, R2=OCH3, R3=H, R4=F;
- R1=Br, R2=OCH2CH3, R3=H, R4=F;
- R1=Br, R2=OCH2CH2OCH3, R3=H, R4=F;
- R1=Br, R2=O—CH(CH3)2, R3=H, R4=F;
- R1=OCH3, R2=Cl, R3=H, R4=Cl;
- R1=OCH2CH3, R2=Cl, R3=H, R4=Cl;
- R1=OCH2CH2OCH3, R2=Cl, R3=H, R4=Cl;
- R1=O—CH(CH3)2, R2=Cl, R3=H, R4=Cl;
- R1=F, R2=Cl, R3=H, R4=Cl;
- R1=CH3, R2=Cl, R3=H, R4=Cl;
- R1=CH3, R2=Cl, R3=H, R4=F;
- and
- R1=OCHF2, R2=Cl, R3=H, R4=Cl.
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26:
- The compound according to claim 16, wherein R5, R6 and R7 are, independently of one another, H or halogen.
27:
- The compound according to claim 26, wherein R5, R6 and R7 are H.
28:
- The compound according to claim 16, wherein Rx and Ry independently of one another are H or C1-C5-alkyl, or Rx and Ry together form a bridge —CH2—CH2—.
29:
- A composition comprising a herbicidally effective amount of at least one compound of the formula I or an agriculturally suitable salt or N-oxide thereof as defined in claim 16 and auxiliaries customary for formulating crop protection agents.
30:
- A method for controlling unwanted vegetation which comprises allowing a herbicidally effective amount of at least one compound of the formula I or of an agriculturally suitable salt or N-oxide thereof as defined in claim 16 to act on plants, their seed and/or their habitat.
31:
- The method of claim 30, wherein, in the compound of formula I, R is hydroxy or O—RA wherein RA is C1-C6-alkylcarbonyl.
32:
- The method of claim 31, wherein, in the compound of formula I, R is hydroxy or 2-methyl-prop-2-ylcarbonyloxy.
33:
- The method of claim 30, wherein, in the compound of formula I, R1 is halogen, C1-C4-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy or C1-C4-haloalkoxy.
35:
- The method of claim 33, wherein, in the compound of formula I, R1 is selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, CH3, CH2CH3, iso-propyl, cyclopropyl, OCH3 and OCHF2.
35:
- The method of claim 33, wherein, in the compound of formula I, R2 is hydrogen, halogen, C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkoxy, NRiSO2Rii or NRiCORii wherein Ri and Rii in the groups NRiSO2Rii or NRiCORii are, independently of one another, hydrogen or C1-C4-alkyl.
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- The method of claim 35, wherein, in the compound of formula I, R2 is selected from the group consisting of H, Cl, Br, OCH3, OCH2CH3, OCH2CH2OCH3, N(CH3)SO2CH3 and N(CH3)COCH3.
37:
- The method of claim 30, wherein, in the compound of formula I, R3 is hydrogen, halogen or C1-C4-alkyl.
38:
- The method of claim 30, wherein, in the compound of formula I, the groups R1, R2, R3 and R4 together form a substitution pattern selected from the group consisting of:
- R1=Cl, R2=H, R3=H, R4=Cl;
- R1=Cl, R2=Cl, R3=H, R4=Cl;
- R1=Cl, R2=Br, R3=H, R4=Cl;
- R1=Cl, R2=OCH3, R3=H, R4=Cl;
- R1=Cl, R2=OCH2CH3, R3=H, R4=Cl;
- R1=Cl, R2=OCH2CH2OCH3, R3=H, R4=Cl;
- R1=Cl, R2=O—CH(CH3)2, R3=H, R4=Cl;
- R1=Cl, R2=OCH3, R3=II, R4=F;
- R1=Cl, R2=OCH2CH3, R3=H, R4=F;
- R1=Cl, R2=OCH2CH2OCH3, R3=H, R4=F;
- R1=Cl, R2=O—CH(CH3)2, R3=H, R4=F;
- R1=Br, R2=Cl, R3=H, R4=Cl;
- R1=Br, R2=Cl, R3=H, R4=F;
- R1=Br, R2=OCH3, R3=H, R4=Cl;
- R1=Br, R2=OCH2CH3, R3=H, R4=Cl;
- R1=Br, R2=OCH2CH2OCH3, R3=H, R4=Cl;
- R1=Br, R2=O—CH(CH3)2, R3=H, R4=Cl;
- R1=Br, R2=OCH3, R3=H, R4=F;
- R1=Br, R2=OCH2CH3, R3=H, R4=F;
- R1=Br, R2=OCH2CH2OCH3, R3=H, R4=F;
- R1=Br, R2=O—CH(CH3)2, R3=H, R4=F;
- R1=OCH3, R2=Cl, R3=H, R4=Cl;
- R1=OCH2CH3, R2=Cl, R3=H, R4=Cl;
- R1=OCH2CH2OCH3, R2=Cl, R3=H, R4=Cl;
- R1=O—CH(CH3)2, R2=Cl, R3=H, R4=Cl;
- R1=F, R2=Cl, R3=H, R4=Cl;
- R1=CH3, R2=Cl, R3=H, R4=Cl;
- R1=CH3, R2=Cl, R3=H, R4=F;
- and
- R1=OCHF2, R2=Cl, R3=H, R4=Cl.
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39:
- The method of claim 30, wherein, in the compound of formula I, R5, R6 and R7 are, independently of one another, H or halogen.
40:
- The method of claim 30, wherein, in the compound of formula I, R5, R6 and R7 are H.
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- The method of claim 30, wherein, in the compound of formula I, Rx and Ry independently of one another are H or C1-C5-alkyl, or Rx and Ry together form a bridge —CH2—CH2—.