Aqueous agricultural compositions exhibiting reduced irritation and corrosion
AssigneeWitco Corporation
InventorGiao V. Nguyen
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a method of producing as aqueous agricultural composition exhibiting reduced irritation to animals and corrosiveness to materials by admixing an agriculturally acceptable pesticide and an amine-oxide surfactant having the Formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a straight or branched chain about C.sub.6 to about C.sub.20 alkyl or alkenyl group, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are each independently selected from the group of straight and branched chain lower alkylenyl groups, and a+b+c+d is about 5 to about 25. The compositions exhibit reduced eye irritation to animals and reduced corrosiveness to metals. A method of treating plants is also disclosed.
Claims13
An aqueous agricultural composition exhibiting reduced eye irritation to animals and reduced corrosiveness to metals comprising an agriculturally acceptable pesticide admixed with an amine-oxide surfactant having the Formula:
- ##STR7## wherein R.sup.1 is a straight or branched chain about C.sub.6 to about C.sub.20 alkyl or alkenyl group, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are each independently selected from the group of straight and branched chain lower alkylenyl groups and a+b+c+d is about 5 to about 25.
The composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein the amine-oxide surfactant is produced by oxidation of a tertiary amine surfactant having the Formula:
- ##STR8## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, a, b, c and d are as defined in claim 14 by reaction with a strong acid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.