Composition comprising a cyclohexanedione herbicide and an adjuvant
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1. A herbicidal composition comprising:
- (i) a 2-(substituted benzoyl)-1,3-cyclohexanedione of formula (I) wherein X represents a halogen atom;
a straight- or branched-chain alkyl or alkoxy group containing up to six carbon atoms which is optionally substituted by one or more groups —
OR1 or one or more halogen atoms;
or a group selected from nitro, cyano, —
CO2R2, —
S(O)mR1, —
O(CH2)rOR1, —
COR2, —
NR2R3, —
SO2NR2R3, —
CONR2R3, —
CSNR2R3 and —
OSO2R4;
R1 represents a straight- or branched-chain alkyl group containing up to six carbon atoms which is optionally substituted by one or more halogen atoms;
R2 and R3 each independently represents a hydrogen atom;
or a straight- or branched-chain alkyl group containing up to six carbon atoms which is optionally substituted by one or more halogen atoms;
R4 represents a straight-or branched-chain alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl group containing up to six carbon atoms optionally substituted by one or more halogen atoms;
or a cycloalkyl group containing from three to six carbon atoms;
each Z independently represents halo, nitro, cyano, S(O)mR5, OS(O)mR5 (C1-C6)-alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy, (C1-C6)haloalkyl, (C1-C6)haloalkoxy, carboxy, (C1-C6)-alkylcarbonyloxy, (C1-C6)alkoxycarbonyl, (C1-C6)alkylcarbonyl, amino, (C1-C6)-alkylamino, (C1-C6)dialkylamino having independently the stated number of carbon atoms in each alkyl group, (C1-C6)alkylcarbonylamino, (C1-C6)-alkoxycarbonylamino, (C1-C6)alkylaminocarbonylamino, (C1-C6)-dialkylaminocarbonylamino having independently the stated number of carbon atoms in each alkyl group, (C1-C6)alkoxycarbonyloxy, (C1-C6)-alkylaminocarbonyloxy, (C1-C6)dialkylcarbonyloxy, phenylcarbonyl, substituted phenylcarbonyl, phenylcarbonyloxy, substituted phenylcarbonyloxy, phenylcarbonylamino, substituted phenylcarbonylamino, phenoxy or substituted phenoxy;
R5 represents cyano, —
COR6, —
CO2R6 or —
S(O)mR7;
R6 represents hydrogen or straight- or branched-chain alkyl group containing up to six carbon atoms;
R7 represents (C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)haloalkyl, (C1-C6)cyanoalkyl, (C3-C8)-cycloalkyl optionally substituted with halogen, cyano or (C1-C4)alkyl;
or phenyl optionally substituted with one to three of the same or different halogen, nitro, cyano, (C1-C4)haloalkyl, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy or —
S(O)mR8;
R8 represents (C1-C4)alkyl;
each Q independently represents (C1-C4)alkyl or —
CO2R9 wherein R9 is (C1-C4)-alkyl;
m is zero, one or two;
n is zero or an integer from one to four;
r is one, two or three; and
p is zero or an integer from one to six; and
an organic phosphate, phosphonate or phosphinate adjuvant at a concentration of less than 0.5% v/v when added to a spray tank as a tank mix additive or when co-formulated with a herbicide to produce a spray tank concentration of less than 0.5% v/v.
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Abstract
A novel herbicidal composition comprising a 2-(substituted benzoyl)-1,3-cyclohexanedione and an organic phosphate, phosphonate or phosphinate adjuvant at a concentration of less than 0.5% v/v when added to a spray tank as a tank mix additive or when co-formulated with a herbicide to produce a spray tank concentration of less than 0.5% v/v is disclosed.
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1. A herbicidal composition comprising:
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(i) a 2-(substituted benzoyl)-1,3-cyclohexanedione of formula (I) wherein X represents a halogen atom;
a straight- or branched-chain alkyl or alkoxy group containing up to six carbon atoms which is optionally substituted by one or more groups —
OR1 or one or more halogen atoms;
or a group selected from nitro, cyano, —
CO2R2, —
S(O)mR1, —
O(CH2)rOR1, —
COR2, —
NR2R3, —
SO2NR2R3, —
CONR2R3, —
CSNR2R3 and —
OSO2R4;
R1 represents a straight- or branched-chain alkyl group containing up to six carbon atoms which is optionally substituted by one or more halogen atoms;
R2 and R3 each independently represents a hydrogen atom;
or a straight- or branched-chain alkyl group containing up to six carbon atoms which is optionally substituted by one or more halogen atoms;
R4 represents a straight-or branched-chain alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl group containing up to six carbon atoms optionally substituted by one or more halogen atoms;
or a cycloalkyl group containing from three to six carbon atoms;
each Z independently represents halo, nitro, cyano, S(O)mR5, OS(O)mR5 (C1-C6)-alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy, (C1-C6)haloalkyl, (C1-C6)haloalkoxy, carboxy, (C1-C6)-alkylcarbonyloxy, (C1-C6)alkoxycarbonyl, (C1-C6)alkylcarbonyl, amino, (C1-C6)-alkylamino, (C1-C6)dialkylamino having independently the stated number of carbon atoms in each alkyl group, (C1-C6)alkylcarbonylamino, (C1-C6)-alkoxycarbonylamino, (C1-C6)alkylaminocarbonylamino, (C1-C6)-dialkylaminocarbonylamino having independently the stated number of carbon atoms in each alkyl group, (C1-C6)alkoxycarbonyloxy, (C1-C6)-alkylaminocarbonyloxy, (C1-C6)dialkylcarbonyloxy, phenylcarbonyl, substituted phenylcarbonyl, phenylcarbonyloxy, substituted phenylcarbonyloxy, phenylcarbonylamino, substituted phenylcarbonylamino, phenoxy or substituted phenoxy;
R5 represents cyano, —
COR6, —
CO2R6 or —
S(O)mR7;
R6 represents hydrogen or straight- or branched-chain alkyl group containing up to six carbon atoms;
R7 represents (C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)haloalkyl, (C1-C6)cyanoalkyl, (C3-C8)-cycloalkyl optionally substituted with halogen, cyano or (C1-C4)alkyl;
or phenyl optionally substituted with one to three of the same or different halogen, nitro, cyano, (C1-C4)haloalkyl, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy or —
S(O)mR8;
R8 represents (C1-C4)alkyl;
each Q independently represents (C1-C4)alkyl or —
CO2R9 wherein R9 is (C1-C4)-alkyl;
m is zero, one or two;
n is zero or an integer from one to four;
r is one, two or three; and
p is zero or an integer from one to six; and
an organic phosphate, phosphonate or phosphinate adjuvant at a concentration of less than 0.5% v/v when added to a spray tank as a tank mix additive or when co-formulated with a herbicide to produce a spray tank concentration of less than 0.5% v/v.
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- 12. A composition comprising 2-(2-nitro-4-methylsulfonylbenzoyl)-1,3-cyclohexanedione and a phosphate adjuvant.
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