# US 9,775,349 B2 · Binary fungicidal or pesticidal mixture

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- Number: US 9,775,349 B2
- Document ID: US9775349B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/443,665
- Filed: 2013-11-27
- Published: 2015-10-08
- Granted: 2017-10-03
- Earliest claimed: 2012-11-30
- Assignees: Bayer CropScience AG
- Applicants: Bayer Cropscience AG
- Inventors: Haruko Sawada; Ulrike Wachendorff-Neumann; Elke Hellwege; Heiko Rieck; Stefan Herrmann
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9775349B2

## CPC

- A01N 43/56: 1,2-Diazoles; Hydrogenated 1,2-diazoles
- 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

## Abstract

The present invention relates to novel mixtures, to processes for preparing these compounds, to compositions comprising these mixtures, and to the use thereof as biologically active compounds, especially for control of harmful microorganisms or pests in crop protection and in the protection of materials and as plant growth regulators.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A composition, comprising
(1) at least one compound of formula (I)
wherein
R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group and
R2 represents a methyl group, a difluoromethyl group or a trifluoromethyl group; and
(2) at least one biological control agent,
wherein the biological control agent is (1.53) Bacillus subtilis
wherein the weight ratio of (1) to the weight ratio of (2) is 1:2 to 1:500.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A composition according to claim 1, whereby the compound of formula (I) is represented by one of the compounds (I-1) to (I-5):

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A composition according to claim 1, whereby the compound of formula (I) is represented by compound (I-6):

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The composition according to claim 1, whereby the biological control agent is Bacillus subtilis, strain QST713/AQ713 (Accession No. NRRL B-21661).

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The composition according to claim 1, whereby the biological control agent is selected from
Bacillus subtilis, strain QST713/AQ713 (Accession No. NRRL B-21661),
Bacillus subtilis, strain QST30002/AQ30002 (Accession No. NRRL B-50421), and
Bacillus subtilis, strain QST30004/AQ30004 (Accession No. NRRL B-50455).

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The composition according to claim 1, whereby the compound of the formula (I) is represented by formula (I-(R))
wherein
R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group and
R2 represents a methyl group, a difluoromethyl group or a trifluoromethyl group.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The composition according to claim 1, whereby the compound of formula (I) is represented by the formula (I-(S))
wherein
R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group and
R2 represents a methyl group, a difluoromethyl group or a trifluoromethyl group.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

A method for controlling one or more harmful fungal pests, comprising contacting said fungal pests and/or a habitat thereof with a composition according to claim 1.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

A method for treating seeds, comprising contacting said seeds with a composition according claim 1.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

A process for preparing a composition, comprising mixing a composition according to claim 1 with an extender, a surfactant or a combination thereof.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

A seed treated with a composition according to claim 1.

### Claim 12 (depends on 2)

The composition according to claim 2, wherein the compound of the general formula is represented by (I-1).

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The composition according to claim 12, wherein the compound of formula (I) comprises the R enantiomer of (I-1).

### Claim 14 (depends on 12)

The composition according to claim 12, wherein the compound of formula (I) comprises the S enantiomer of (I-1).

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The composition according to claim 1, wherein the weight ratio of (1) to the weight ratio of (2) is 1:5 to 1:250.

### Claim 16 (depends on 1)

The composition according to claim 1, wherein the weight ratio of (1) to the weight ratio of (2) is 1:10 to 1:100.

### Claim 17 (depends on 1)

The composition according to claim 1, where (1) and (2) are the only actives in the composition.