Pyrimidinyl acrylic acid derivatives

Abstract

The invention discloses compounds of formula I It has now been found that compounds of formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or trifluoromethyl, and R.sub.2 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, C.sub.1-4 alkylthio, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy, or di-C.sub.1-4 alkylamino, and R.sub.3 is C.sub.1-10 alkyl, C.sub.1-10 haloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aryl-C.sub.1-4 alkyl, heteroaryl-C.sub.1-4 alkyl, aryloxy-C.sub.1-4 alkyl, aryloxyaryl, arylaryl, heteroaryl, aryl-C.sub.1-4 alkoxyaryl, aryl-C.sub.1-4 alkoxy-C.sub.1-4 alkyl, heteroaryloxyaryl, aryloxy-C.sub.1-4 alkylaryl or aryl substituted by a group selected from --C(CH.sub.3).dbd.N--O--CH.sub.2 --aryl, --C(CH.sub.3).dbd.N--O--CH(CH.sub.3)--aryl, --C(CH.sub.3).dbd.N--C.sub.1-4 alkoxy, --C(CH.sub.3).dbd.N--C.sub.3-4 alkenyloxy, --C(CH.sub.3).dbd.N--C.sub.3-4 alkynyloxy, or --CH.sub.2 --O--N.dbd.C(CH.sub.3)--aryl, wherein each of the aromatic rings may be optionally substituted; the use of such compounds for the control of phytopathogens, compositions for facilitating such use, and the preparation of the compounds of fomula I.

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