Novel complex for use in stabilizing herbicidal compositions and merthods for synthesizing and using the same
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1. A novel complex comprising:
- a. at least one conjugate base anion of a herbicidal compound; and
b. at least one amine-containing compound having at least one moiety capable of complexing; and
c. and, optionally, at least one cation;
wherein said anion, said amine-containing compound and said optional cation form a complex.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to the discovery, isolation, identification and methods of synthesis of a novel chemical complex that can be used to stabilize mixtures of different chemical compounds, and in particular mixtures of different herbicidal compounds.
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1. A novel complex comprising:
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a. at least one conjugate base anion of a herbicidal compound; and b. at least one amine-containing compound having at least one moiety capable of complexing; and c. and, optionally, at least one cation; wherein said anion, said amine-containing compound and said optional cation form a complex. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A novel complex having the crystal structure of the formula:
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26. A herbicidal composition comprising either by addition or by being formed in situ, a complex, said complex comprising at least one conjugate base anion of a herbicidal compound, at least one amine-containing compound having at least one moiety capable of complexing;
- and optionally, at least one cation.
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35. A novel complexing agent for use in stabilizing a herbicidal composition wherein said complexing agent is a reaction product of:
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a. a herbicidal compound capable of transesterification and subject to relatively rapid hydrolysis of the esters in the absence of a weak acid buffer system; and b. a weak acid buffer system. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method for preventing an undesirable acid catalyzed hydrolysis of fenoxaprop ethyl and/or fenoxaprop p-ethyl and an undesirable transesterification of pyrasulfotole in a herbicidal composition which includes fenoxaprop p-ethyl, pyrasulfotole, bromoxynil, bromoxynil esters, bromoxynil mixed esters such as bromoxynil mixed esters of heptanoate and octanoate and optionally mefenpyr or mefenpyr diethyl comprising:
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a. providing a herbicidal composition comprising fenoxaprop p-ethyl, pyrasulfotole, bromoxynil, bromoxynil esters, bromoxynil mixed esters such as bromoxynil mixed esters of heptanoate and octanoate and optionally mefenpyr; b. adding triethanolamine to said herbicidal composition; c. forming a complex in said composition having the x-ray structure of the formula;
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41. A stable herbicidal composition comprising fenoxaprop p-ethyl, pyrasulfotole, bromoxynil, bromoxynil esters, bromoxynil mixed esters such as bromoxynil mixed esters of heptanoate and octanoate and optionally mefenpyr diethyl and a complex having the x-ray structure of the formula:
- 42. A method of synthesizing a complex having the x-ray structure of the formula
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45. A metal complex comprising:
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a. an oil or non-oil soluble sulfonate cation of the formula
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S(O)2O]nM(+n), whereM is metal cation such as Ca+2 R is alkyl, aryl which can be substituted with 1 or more alkyl groups at different positions of the aryl ring and the alkyl chain can be linear or branched and the alkyl chain length can be 1 to 30, preferably 8 to 24 n is 1 to 5. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 69)
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48. A calcium-containing complex of the following x-ray structure
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51. A novel herbicidal composition comprising:
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a. an acid-sensitive herbicide; b. a weak acid herbicide; c. an ester herbicide; d. an optional safener, and e. an optional cation donating agent; wherein said herbicidal composition includes a complex, which complex prevents an acid catalyzed hydrolysis of said acid sensitive herbicide and prevents a transesterification of said weak acid herbicide. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A novel herbicidal composition comprising:
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a. an acid-sensitive herbicide; b. a weak acid herbicide; c. an ester herbicide; d. a buffer; e. an optional safener, and f. an optional cation donating agent; wherein said herbicidal composition includes a complex, which complex prevents an acid catalyzed hydrolysis of said acid sensitive herbicide and prevents a transesterification of said weak acid herbicide. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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