Method of controlling the growth of microorganisms using nitroalkyl thiocyanates
AssigneeInternational Minerals & Chemical Corp.
InventorHerbert L. Wehrmeister
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Abstract
A method of controlling the growth of microorganisms by using a compound represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen or methyl, R.sup.1 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, or R and R.sup.1 can collectively be a cyclic alkyl group of 5 carbon atoms.
Claims7
A nitroalkyl thiocyanate represented by the formula ##STR3## wherein R is hydrogen or methyl, R.sup.1 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, or R and R.sup.1 can collectively be a cyclic alkyl group of 5 carbon atoms.
A method of controlling the growth of bacteria and fungi by applying to them or to the environment inhabited by them a compound represented by the formula ##STR4## wherein R is hydrogen or methyl, R.sup.1 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, or R and R.sup.1 can collectively be a cyclic alkyl group of 5 carbon atoms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.