# US 5,352,697 A · Storage stable pesticide compositions comprising azadirachtin and epoxide > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 5,352,697 A - Document ID: US5352697A - Status: Granted - Kind: A - Application number: 07/920,800 - Filed: 1992-07-28 - Granted: 1994-10-04 - Earliest claimed: 1992-07-28 - Assignees: AgriDyne Technologies, Inc. - Inventors: Brett J. Butler; William P. Ellenberger; Barry A. Omilinsky - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5352697A ## CPC - A01N 43/90: having two or more relevant hetero rings, condensed among themselves or with a common carbocyclic ring system - A01N 25/22: containing ingredients stabilising the active ingredients - 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 65/26: Meliaceae [Chinaberry or Mahogany family], e.g. mahogany, langsat or neem - Y02A 50/30: Against vector-borne diseases, e.g. mosquito-borne, fly-borne, tick-borne or waterborne diseases whose impact is exacerbated by climate change - Y10S 424/08: Systemic pesticides - 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 - Y02A: TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE - Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS ## Abstract Storage-stable pesticide compositions comprising azadirachtin or an azadirachtin derivative as the active ingredient and an epoxide as the stabilizing agent. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A storage-stable pesticide composition comprising from about 0.1 percent to about 85 percent azadirachtin and from about 0.1 percent to about 40 percent epoxide, wherein said percentages are on a weight/weight basis. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A storage-stable pesticide composition according to claim 1 wherein said epoxide is selected from the group consisting of epoxidized vegetable oil, 1,2-epoxyoctane, 1,2-epoxy-5,9-cyclododecadiene, epichlorohydrin, 2,3-epoxypropyl-4-methoxphenylether, cyclooctene oxide, and N-(2,3-epoxpropyl)-phthalimide. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) A storage-stable pesticide composition according to claim 1 wherein said epoxide is an epoxidized vegetable oil. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) An epoxidized vegetable oil according to claim 3 wherein said vegetable oil is epoxidized soybean oil or epoxidized linseed oil. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) A storage-stable pesticide composition according to claim 1 wherein said azadirachtin is derived from a neem seed extract. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) A storage-stable pesticide composition according to claim 1 wherein said composition comprises from about 0.1 percent to about 40 percent azadirachtin, wherein said percentages are on a weight/weight basis. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) A storage-stable pesticide composition according to claim 1 wherein said composition comprises from about 1.0 percent to about 20 percent azadirachtin, wherein said percentages are on a weight/weight basis. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) A storage-stable pesticide composition according to claim 1 wherein said composition comprises from about 1 percent to about 5 percent azadirachtin, wherein said percentages are on a weight/weight basis. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) A storage-stable pesticide composition according to claim 1 wherein said composition comprises from about 0.5 percent to about 20 percent epoxide, wherein said percentages are on a weight/weight basis. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) A storage-stable pesticide composition according to claim 1 further comprising from about 0.2 percent to about 50 percent surfactant, wherein said surfactant is a nonionic surfactant or an anionic/non-ionic surfactant blend, and wherein said percentage is on a weight/weight basis. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) A storage-stable pesticide composition according to claim 1 further comprising about from 3 percent to about 20 percent surfactant, wherein said surfactant is a non-ionic surfactant or an anionic/non-ionic surfactant blend, and wherein said percentage is on a weight/weight basis. ### Claim 12 A storage-stable pesticide composition comprising from about 0.1 percent to about 85 percent azadirachtin derivative and from about 0.1 percent to about 40 epoxide, wherein said percentages are on a weight/weight basis . ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) An azadirachtin derivative according to claim 12 wherein said derivative is selected from the group consisting of dihydroazadirachtin, tetrahydroazadirachtin, 3-deacetylazadirachtin, 11-methylazadirachtin, 11-acetylazadirachtin, 23-.alpha.-ethoxy-22,23,-dihydroazadirachtin, 23-.beta.-ethoxy-22,23-dihydroazadirachtin, 23-.alpha.-methoxy-22, 23 -dihydroazdirachtin, 23-.beta.-methoxy-22,23-dihydroazadirachtin, 23-.alpha.-isopropoxy-22,23-dihydroazadirachtin, 23-.beta.-isopropoxy-22,23,-dihydroazadirachtin, 22,23-dihydro-22-.alpha.-bromo-.alpha.,.beta.-methoxyazadirachtin, 22,23-dihydro-22-.alpha.-bromo-.alpha.,.beta.-ethoxyazadirachtin, 22,23-dihydro-.alpha.-bromo-.alpha.,.beta.-isopropoxyazadirachtin, 23-.alpha.-acetoxy-22,23-dihydroazadirachtin, 23-.beta.-acetoxy-22,23-dihydroazadirachtin, 1-cinnamoylazadirachtin, 4-decarbomethoxyazadirachtin, 12-decarbomethoxyazadirachtin, 3-tigloylazadirachtol, tetrahydro-3-tigloylazadirachtol, 1-detigloyl-29-decarbomethoxyazadirachtin, azadirachtol, dihydroazadirachtol, 23-acetoxy-22,23-dihydroazadirachtol, 11,20-0,0-dicarbomethoxy-22,23-dihydroazadirachtin, 7,11,20-0,0,0-trimethylazadirachtin, 12,29-didecarbomethoxyazadirachtin, 3-tigloyl-13,14-deepoxyazadirachtol, and 1-hydroxy-3-tigloyl-19-demethyleneoxyazadirachtin. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) A storage-stable pesticide composition according to claim 12 wherein said epoxide is selected from the group consisting of epoxidized vegetable oil, 1,2-epoxyoctane, 1,2-epoxy-5,9-cyclododecadiene, epichlorohydrin, 2,3-epoxypropyl-4-methoxyphenylether, cyclooctene oxide, and N-(2,3-epoxypropyl)-phthalimide. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) A storage-stable pesticide composition according to claim 12 wherein said epoxide is an epoxidized vegetable oil. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) A storage-stable pesticide composition according to claim 15 wherein said epoxidized vegetable oil is epoxidized soybean oil or epoxidized linseed oil. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) A storage-stable pesticide composition according to claim 12 wherein said composition comprises from about 0.1 percent to about 40 percent azadirachtin derivative, and wherein said percentages are on a weight/weight basis. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) A storage-stable pesticide composition according to claim 12 wherein said composition comprises from about 0.1 percent to about 20 percent azadirachtin derivative, and wherein said percentages are on a weight/weight basis. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) A storage-stable pesticide composition according to claim 12 wherein said composition comprises from about 1 percent to about 5 percent azadirachtin derivative, and wherein said percentages are on a weight/weight basis. ### Claim 20 (depends on 12) A storage-stable pesticide composition according to claim 12 wherein said composition comprises from about 0.5 percent to about 20 percent epoxide, and wherein said percentages are on a weight/weight basis. ### Claim 21 (depends on 12) A storage-stable pesticide composition according to claim 12 further comprising about 0.2 percent to about 50 percent surfactant, wherein said surfactant is a non-ionic surfactant or an anionic/non-ionic surfactant blend, and wherein said percentage is on a weight/weight basis. ### Claim 22 (depends on 12) A storage-stable pesticide composition according to claim 12 further comprising from about 3 percent to about 20 percent surfactant, wherein said surfactant is a non-ionic surfactant or an anionic/non-ionic surfactant blend, and wherein said percentage is on a weight/weight basis.