Title of Invention

MICROBICIDAL N-SULFONYLGLYCIN ALKYNYLOXYPHENETHYL AMIDE DERIVATIVES

Abstract The invention relates to novel pesticidally active compounds of the general formula I as well as possible isomers and mixtures of isomers thereof, wherein the sub groups are as defined in the description. The novel compounds have plant-protecting properties and are suitable for protecting plants against infestation by phytopathogenic microorganisms.
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The present invention relates to novel a-amino acid derivatives of formula I below. It relates to the preparation of those substances and to agrochemical compositions comprising at least one of those compounds as active ingredient. The invention relates also to the prepa¬ration of the said compositions and to the use of the compounds or of the compositions in controlling or preventing the infestation of plants by phytopathogenic microorganisms, especially fungi.

n is a number zero or one; and
R1 is C1-C12alkyl that is unsubstituted or may be substituted by C1-C4alkoxy, C1-C4alkylthio,
C1-C4alkylsulfonyl, C3-C12cycloalkyI, cyano, C1-C6alkoxycarbonyl, C3-C6alkenyloxycarbonyl or
by C3-C6alkynyloxycarbonyl; C3-C8cycloalkyI; C2-C12alkenyl; C2-C12alkynyl; C1-C12haloalkyl;
or a group NRnR12 wherein R11 and R12 are each independently of the other hydrogen or
C1-C6alkyI, or together are tetra- or penta-methylene;
R2 and R3 are each independently of the other hydrogen; C1-C8alkyI; C1-C12alkyl substituted
by hydroxy, C1-C4alkoxy, mercapto or by C1-C4alkylthio; C3-C8alkenyl; C3-C8alkynyl; C3-C3-
cycloalkyl; C3-C8cycloalkyl-C1-C4alkyl; or the two groups R2 and R3 together with the carbon
atom to which they are bonded form a three- to eight-membered ring;
R4, Rs, Re and R7 are identical or different and are each independently of the others
hydrogen or C1-C4alkyl;
Re is C1-C6alkyI, C7-C6alkenyl or C3-C6alkynyl;
A is C1-C6alkylene; and
B is optionally mono- or poly-nuclear, unsubstituted or substituted aryl; optionally mono- or
poly-nuclear, unsubstituted or substituted heteroaryl; C4-C12alkyl; or C3-C6cycloalkyl.

Examples of aryl in the above-mentioned sense are: phenyl, naphthyl, anthracenyl, phenanthrenyl.
Examples of heteroaryl are:
furyl, thienyl, pyrrolyl, Imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, oxadlazolyl, thiadiazolyl, triazolyl, tetrazolyl, pyridyl, pyridazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, triazinyl, tetrazlnyl, indolyl, benzothiophenyl, benzofuranyl, benzimldazolyl, indazolyl, . benzotrlazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzoxazolyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, phthalazinyl, quin-dxalinyl, quinazolinyl, cinnolinyl, naphthyridinyl.
Examples of substituents of those aryl or heteroaryl groups are:
alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyi, cycloalkyl-alkyi, phenyl, phenyl-alkyi, it being possible ior those groups to carry one or more identical or different halogen atoms; alkoxy; alkenyloxy; alkynyloxy; alkoxyalkyl; haloalkoxy, alkylthio; haloalkylthio; alkylsulfonyl; fonnyl; alkanoyl; hydroxy; halogen; cyano; nitro; amino; alkylamino; dialkylamino; carboxy; alkoxycarbonyl; alkenyloxycarbonyl; alkynyloxycarbonyl.
In the above formula I, "halogen" includes fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine.
The alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl radicals may be straight-chain or branched, and this applies also to the alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl moiety of other alkyl-, alkenyl- or alkynyl-containing groups.
Depending upon the number of carbon atoms mentioned, alkyl on its own or as part of another substituent is to be understood as being, for example, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl, undecyl, dodecyl and the isomers thereof, for example isopropyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl or sec-butyl, isopentyl or tert-pentyl. Cycloalkyi is, depending upon the number of carbon atoms mentioned, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl or cyclooctyl.
Depending upon the number of carbon atoms mentioned, alkenyl as a group or as a struc¬tural element of other groups is to be understood as being, for example, ethenyl, allyl, buten-2-yl, buten-3-yl, penten-1-yl, penten-3-yl, hexen-1-yl, 4-methyl-3-pentenyl or4-methyl-3-hexenyl.

Alkynyl as a group or as a structural element of other groups is, for example, ethynyl, propyn-1-yl, propyn-2-yl, butyn-1-yl, butyn-2-yl, 1-methyl-2-butynyl, hexyn-1-yl, 1-ethyl-2-butynyl, octyn-1-yl.
A haloalkyi group may have one or more (Identical or different) halogen atoms, for example CHC12, CH2F, CCI3. CH2CI, CHF2, CF3, CH2CH2Br, C2CI5, CHzBr, CHCIBr, CF3CH2. etc..
The presence of at least one asymmetric carbon atom and/or at least one asymmetric sulfur atom in the compounds of formula I means that the compounds may occur in optically isomeric forms. As a result of the presence of a possible aliphatic C=C double bond, geometric isomerism may also occur. Formula I is intended to include all those possible isomeric forms and mixtures thereof.
Preference is given to compounds of formula I wherein
Ri is C1-C12alkyl; C3-C8cycloalkyl; C2-C12alkenyl; C2-C12alkynyl; C1-C12haloalkyl; or a group
NRnRi2 wherein Rn and R12 are each independently of the other hydrogen or C1-C6alkyI, or
together are tetra- or penta-methylene;
R2 is hydrogen;
R3 is C1-C6alkyI; C1-C12alkyI substituted by hydroxy, C1-C4alkoxy, mercapto or by C1-C4alkyl-
thio; C3-C6alkenyl; C3-C6alkynyl; C3-C8cycloalkyl; or C3-C8cycloalkyl-C1-C4alkyl;
B is phenyl; naphthyl; or heteroaryl that is formed from one or two five- or six-membered
rings and that may contain from 1 to 4 identical or different hetero atoms selected from
nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur; wherein the phenyl, naphthyl or heteroaryl may optionally carry
from 1 to 5 identical or different substituents selected from:
C1-Csalkyl, C2-C8alkenyl, C2-C8alkynyl, C3-C8Cycloalkyl, C3-C8cycloalkyl-C1-C4alkyl, phenyl,
phenyl-C1-C4alkyl, those groups being unsubstituted or mono- to per-halogenated and the
halogen atoms being identical or different; C1-C8alkoxy; C3-C12alkenyloxy; C3-C6alkynyloxy;
C,-C4alkoxy-C1-C4alkyl; C1-C6haloalkoxy; C1-C8alkylthio; C1-C8haloalkylthio; C1-C8alkyl-
sulfonyl; formyl; C2-C8alkanoyl; hydroxy; halogen; cyano; nitro; amino; C1-C12alkylamino;
C1-C12dialkylamino; carboxy; C1-C6alkoxycarbonyl; C7-C12alkenyloxycarbonyl; and C3-C3-
alkynyloxycarbonyl (sub-group A).
Within the scope of sub-group A, special mention should be made of those compounds of formula I wherein

Ri is C1-C6alkyI; C7-C6cycloalkyI; C3-C6alkenyl; C1-C6haloalkyI; or a group NRnRi2 wherein
R11 and R12 are each independently of the other hydrogen or C1-C6alkyI;
R3 is C1-C6alkyI; or C3-C6cycloalkyI;
R4 is hydrogen or C1-C4alkyl;
R5, Re and R7 are hydrogen;
Re is C1-C6alkyI;
A is C1-C12alkylene; and
B is phenyl, naphthyl, furyl, thienyl, pyrrolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, pyridyl,
pyridazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, triazinyl, indolyl, benzothiophenyl, benzofuranyl, benz-
imidazolyl, benzothiazolyl or benzoxazolyl, each unsubstituted or substituted by from 1 to 5
substituents selected from: C1-C6alkyI, C2-C6alkenyl, C2-C6alkynyl, C3-C6cycloalkyI, C3-C6-
cycloalkyl-C1-C4alkyl, phenyl, phenyl-C1-C4alkyl, those groups being unsubstituted or mono-
to per-halogenated and the halogen atoms being identical or different; C1-C6alkoxy; C3-C6-
alkenyloxy; C3-C6alkynyloxy; C1-C4alkoxy-C1-C4alkyl; C1-C6haloalkoxy; C1-C6alkylthio; C1-C6-
haloalkylthio; C1-C6alkylsulfonyl; formyl; C2-C6alkanoyI; hydroxy; halogen; cyano; nitro;
amino; C1-C6alkylamino; C1-C6dialkylamino; carboxy; C1-C6alkoxycarbonyl; C3-C6alkenyl-
oxycarbonyl; and C3-C6alkynyloxycarbonyl (sub-group B).
Within the scope of sub-group B, special preference is given to a group of compounds of formula I wherein n is the number one;
Ri is C1-C6alkyI; C1-C6haloalkyI; or a group NR11R12 wherein Rn and Ri2 are each indepen¬dently of the other C1-C4alkyl; R3 is C3-C4alkyl; or cyclopropyl; R4 is hydrogen or methyl; Re is C1-CzalkyI; A is methylene; and
B is phenyl, naphthyl, furyl, thienyl, pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, triazinyl, benzothiophenyl, each unsubstituted or substituted by from 1 to 3 substituents selected from: C1-C6alkyI, phenyl, those groups being unsubstituted or mono- to per-halogenated and the halogen atoms being identical or different; C1-C6alkoxy; C3-C6alkenyloxy; C3-C12alkynyloxy; C1-C6haloalkoxy; C1-C6alkylthio; C1-C6haloalkylthio; C1-C6alkylsulfonyl; formyl; C1-C6alkanoyI; hydroxy; halogen; cyano; nitro; and C1-C6alkoxycarbonyl (sub-group Ca).

A special group within the scope of sub-group Ca comprises compounds of formula I
wherein
Ri is C1-C4alkyl; or dimethylamino;
R3 is 2-propyl;
Rs is methyl;
B is phenyl, naphthyl, each unsubstituted or substituted by from 1 to 3 substituents selected
from: C1-C8alkyI, C1-C12haloalkyl, C1-C8alkoxy, C1-Cahaloaikoxy, C1-C12alkylthio, C1-C6halo-
alkylthio, halogen, cyano, nitro and C1-C6alkoxycarbonyl (sub-group Cb).
J
Another especially preferred group within the scope of sub-group Ca comprises compounds
of formula I wherein
Ri is C1-C4alkyl; or dimethylamino;
R3 is 2-propyl;
Re is methyl;
B is thienyl, pyridyl, each unsubstituted or substituted by from 1 to 3 substituents selected
from: C1-C8alkyI, C1-C12haloalkyl, C1-C6alkoxy, C1-C8haloalkoxy, C1-C8alkylthio, C1-C12halo-
alkyithio, halogen, cyano, nitro and C1-C6alkoxycarbonyl (sub-group Cc).
Certain a-amino acid derivatives having a different kind of structure have already been proposed for controlling plant-destructive fungi (for example in EP-398 072, EP-425 925, DE-4 026 966, EP-477 639, EP-493 683, DE-4 035 851, EP-487 154, EP-496 239, EP-550 788 and EP-554 729). The action of those preparations is not, however, satisfac¬tory. Surprisingly, with the compound structure of formula I, new kinds of microbicides having a high level of activity have been found.



The amines of formula III are novel and the Invention relates also thereto.
The amines of formula III can be prepared in accordance with Process aa) described below.
Suitable carboxy-activated derivatives of the amino acid of formula II include any carboxy-activated derivatives, such as acid halides, for example acid chlorides; also symmetrical or mixed anhydrides, for example the mixed 0-alkylcarboxylic acid anhydrides; and also activated esters, for example p-nitrophenyl esters or N-hydroxysuccinimide esters, and activated forms of the amino acid produced in situ using condensing agents, e.g. dicyclo-hexylcarbodiimide, carbonyldiimidazole, 0-(benzotriazol-1-yl)-N,N,N',N'-bis(penta-methylene)uronium hexafluorophosphate, 0-(benzotriazol-1 -yl)-N,N,N',N'-bis(tetra-methylene)uronium hexafluorophosphate, (benzotriazol-1 -yloxy)-tripyrrolidinophosphonium hexafluorophosphate, (benzotriazol-1 -yloxy)-tris(dimethylamino)phosphonium hexafluoro¬phosphate or 0-(benzotriazol-1-yl)-N,N,N',N'-tetramethyluronium hexafluorophosphate.
The mixed anhydrides corresponding to the amino acid of formula II can be prepared by reacting the amino acid of formula II with a chloroformic acid ester, for example a chloro-formic acid alkyl ester, preferably isobutyl chloroformate, if desired in the presence of an acid-binding agent, such as an inorganic or organic base, for example a tertiary amine, e.g. triethylamine, pyridine, N-methylpiperidine or N-methylmorpholine.
The reaction of the amino acid of formula II, or of a carboxy-activated derivative of the amino acid of formula II, with an amine of formula III is carried out in an inert diluent, such

as an aromatic, non-aromatic or halogenated hydrocarbon, for example a chlorinated hydrocarbon, e.g. methylene chloride or toluene; a ketone, e.g. acetone; an ester, e.g. ethyl acetate; an amide, e.g. dimethylformamide; a nitriie, e.g. acetonitrile; or an ether, e.g. tetrahydrofuran, dioxane, diethyl ether or tert-butyl methyl ether; or in a mixture of those inert diluents, if desired in the presence of an acid-binding agent, such as an inorganic or organic base, for example a tertiary amine, e.g. triethylamine, pyridine, N-methylpiperidine or N-methylmorpholine, at temperatures of from -80 to +150'C, preferably from -40 to +40'C.

Suitable oxidising agents include both organic oxidising agents, such as alkyl hydro¬peroxides, for example cumyl hydroperoxide, and inorganic oxidising agents, such as peroxides, for example hydrogen peroxide, and transition metal oxides, for example chromium trioxide, and transition metal oxide salts, for example potassium permanganate, potassium dichromate or sodium dichromate.
The reaction of a compound of formula I' with an oxidising agent is carried out in an inert diluent, such as water or a ketone, for example acetone, or in a mixture of those inert diluents, if desired in the presence of an acid or if desired in the presence of a base, at temperatures of from -80 to +150°C.
c) by reacting a compound of formula IV


Suitable leaving groups include halides, for exannple chlorides or bromides, and sulfonates, for example tosylates, mesylates or triflates.
The reaction of a compound of formula IV with a compound of formula V is carried out in an inert diluent. The following may be mentioned as examples: aromatic, non-aromatic or halogenated hydrocarbons, e.g. toluene or methylene chloride; ketones, e.g. acetone; esters, e.g. ethyl acetate; amides, e.g. dimethylformamide; nitriles, e.g. acetonitrile; ethers, e.g. tetrahydrofuran, dioxane, diethyl ether or tert-butyl methyl ether; alcohols, e.g. methanol, ethanol, n-butanol, isopropanol or tert-butanol; dimethyl sulfoxide; or water; or mixtures of those inert diluents. The reaction of a compound of formula IV with a compound of formula V is carried out if desired in the presence of an acid-binding agent. Suitable acid-binding agents include inorganic or organic bases, for example alkali metal or alkaline earth metal hydroxides, alcoholates or carbonates, e.g. sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium methanolate, potassium methanolate, sodium ethanolate, potassium ethanolate, sodium tert-butanolate, potassium tert-butanolate, sodium carbonate or potassium carbonate. The temperatures are from -80 to +200°C, preferably from 0 to +120'C.



The invention relates also to compounds of formula VII and to their preparation.
The sulfonic acid or sulfinic acid, or sulfonic acid or sulfinic acid derivatives, of fonnula VI required for Process d) are known perse. The amines of formula VII also required are novel and the invention relates also thereto; they can be prepared in accordance with Process bb) below.
Suitable sulfonic acid or sulfinic acid derivatives of formula VI include any compounds wherein X is a leaving group, such as sulfonic acid halides or sulfinic acid halides, e.g. sulfochlorides or sulfinic acid chlorides; also symmetrical or mixed anhydrides; and also activated forms of sulfonic acid or sulfinic acid produced in situ using condensing agents, such as dicyclohexylcarbodiimide or carbonyldiimidazole.
The reaction of the sulfonic acid or sulfinic acid, or of the sulfonic acid or sulfinic acid derivative, of formula VI with an amine of formula VII is carried out in an inert diluent, such as an aromatic, non-aromatic or halogenated hydrocarbon, for example a chlorinated hydrocarbon, e.g. methylene chloride or toluene; a ketone, e.g. acetone; an ester, e.g. ethyl acetate; an amide, e.g. dimethylformamide; a nitrile, e.g. acetonitrile; or an ether, e.g. tetrahydrofuran, dioxane, diethyl ether or tert-butyl methyl ether; or water; or in a mixture of those inert diluents, if desired in the presence of an acid-binding agent, such as an inorganic or organic base; for example an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal hydroxide or carbonate, e.g. sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium carbonate or potassium carbonate, or, for example, a tertiary amine, e.g. triethylamine, pyridine, N-methylpiperidine or N-methylmorpholine, at temperatures of from -80 to + 150°C, preferably from -20 to +60°C.


The reaction of the alkyne of formula I" with an aryl or heteroaryl halide is carried out in an inert diluent, such as an aromatic, non-aromatic or halogenated hydrocarbon, for example a chlorinated hydrocarbon, e.g. methylene chloride, chloroform or toluene; an amide, e.g. dimethylformamide; an ether, e.g. dioxane or tetrahydrofuran; or a sulfoxide, e.g. dimethyl sulfoxide; or in a mixture of those inert diluents, if desired in the presence of an acid-binding agent, such as an inorganic or organic base, for example a tertiary amine, e.g. triethyl-amine, N-methylpiperidine or pyridine, if desired in the presence of one or more transition metal salts, for example a copper halide or palladium halide, e.g. copper iodide or palladium dichloride, and if desired in the presence of one or more transition metal complexes or transition metal complex salts, such as a bis(triaryl- or trialkyl-)palladium dihalide, e.g. bis(tri-phenylphosphine)palladium dichloride, at temperatures of from -80 to +200°C, preferably from 0 to +60°C.
Important intermediates can be prepared as follows:
aa) The amines of formula III can be prepared in accordance with the following process
variants:




step B comprises the reaction of an aromatic aldehyde with nitromethane. The reaction of the two reactants is carried out in an inert diluent, such as an organic carboxylic acid, for example acetic acid, optionally in the presence of the ammonium salt of that carboxylic acid, for example ammonium acetate, at temperatures of from 0° to +200°C.
Step C comprises the reduction of an unsaturated nitrogen compound. The reaction is carried out in an inert diluent, such as an ether, for example diethyl ether, dioxane or tetra-hydrofuran, or an alcohol, for example methanol, ethanol or isopropanol, with boron

hydride, a boron hydride complex, for example the complex of boron hydride and tetra-hydrofuran, an alkali metal borohydride, an alkali metal aluminium hydride, for example lithium aluminium hydride, or an aluminium alkoxyhydride, or with hydrogen if desired in the presence of a transition metal or a transition metal compound, for example nickel, at temperatures of from -50° to +250°C.
Step D comprises the reaction of an aldehyde or a ketone with hydroxylamine or a hydroxyl-
amine salt. The reaction is carried out in an inert diluent, such as an alcohol, for example
J methanol, ethanol or isopropanoi, an ether, for example diethyl ether, dioxane or tetra-
hydrofuran, an amide, for example dimethylfomnamide, or in water, or in a mixture of those
inert diluents, if desired in the presence of an organic or Inorganic base, such as a tertiary
amine, for example triethylamine, a nitrogen-containing heteroaromatic compound, for
example pyridine, an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal carbonate or hydrogen carbonate,
for example sodium carbonate or potassium carbonate, at temperatures of from -20° to
+150°C.
Step E comprises the hydrolysis of a lower alkyl ester. The reaction is carried out in an inert diluent, such as an alcohol, for example methanol, ethanol or isopropanoi, an ether, for example diethyl ether, dioxane or tetrahydrofuran, a halogenated hydrocarbon, for example dichloromethane, or in water, or in a mixture of those inert diluents, if desired in the presence of a base, such as an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal hydroxide, for example lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide, or in the presence of an acid, for example sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid or trifluoroacetic acid, at temperatures of from -20°to+160°C.
Step F comprises the reaction of a carboxylic acid or an activated derivative of that carboxylic acid with hydrazoic acid or with a salt of that acid. Suitable carboxy-activated derivatives include any carboxy-activated derivatives, such as acid halides, for example acid chlorides; and also symmetrical or mixed anhydrides, for example the mixed O-alkyl-carboxylic acid anhydrides. Suitable salts of hydrazoic acid include, for example, alkali metal or alkaline earth metal azides, for example sodium azide. The reaction is carried out in a diluent, such as a hydrocarbon, for example toluene or xylene, a halogenated hydro¬carbon, for example chloroform, an ether, for example dioxane, a ketone, for example acetone or methyl ethyl ketone, an alcohol, for example tert-butanol, or in water, or in a

mixture of those diluents, if desired in the presence of an acid, such as an inorganic acid, for example sulfuric acid or hydrochloric acid, at temperatures of from -40° to +200'C.
bb) The required amines of formula Vll can be prepared in accordance with the following reaction sequence

In a first step, an amino acid derivative of the general formula XIII, or a carboxy-activated derivative thereof, is reacted, if desired in the presence of a catalyst, if desired in the

presence of an acid-binding agent and if desired in the presence of a diluent, with an amine of the general formula XII.
Suitable carboxy-activated derivatives of the amino acid of fomnula XIII include any carboxy-activated derivatives, such as acid halides, for example acid chlorides; also symmetrical or mixed anhydrides, for example the mixed O-alkylcariaoxylic acid anhydrides; and also activated esters, for example p-nitrophenyl esters or N-hydroxysuccinimide esters, and activated forms of the amino acid produced in situ using condensing agents, e.g. dicyclo-hexylcarbodiimide, carbonyldiimidazole, 0-(benzotriazol-1 -yl)-N,N,N',N'-bis(penta-methylene)uronium hexafluorophosphate, 0-(benzotriazol-1 -yl)-N,N,N',N'-bis(tetra-methylene)uronium hexafluorophosphate, (benzotriazol-1 -yloxy)-tripyrrolidinophosphonium hexafluorophosphate, (benzotriazol-1 -yloxy)-tris(dimethylamino)phosphonium hexafluoro¬phosphate or 0-(benzotriazol-1-yl)-N,N,N',N'-tetramethyluronium hexafluorophosphate.
The mixed anhydrides corresponding to the amino acid of formula XIII can be prepared by reacting the amino acid of formula XIII with a chloroformic acid ester, for example a chloro-formic acid alkyl ester, preferably isobutyl chloroformate, if desired in the presence of an acid-binding agent, such as an inorganic or organic base, for example a tertiary amine, e.g. triethylamine, pyridine, N-methylpiperidine or N-methylmorpholine.
The reaction of the amino acid of formula XIII, or of a carboxy-activated derivative of the amino acid of formula XIII, with an amine of formula XII is carried out in an inert diluent, such as an aromatic, non-aromatic or halogenated hydrocarbon, for example a chlorinated hydrocarbon, e.g. methylene chloride or toluene; a ketone, e.g. acetone; an ester, e.g. ethyl acetate; an amide, e.g. dimethylformamide; a nitrile, e.g. acetonitrile; or an ether, e.g. tetrahydrofuran, dioxane, diethyl ether or tert-butyl methyl ether; or in a mixture of those inert diluents, if desired in the presence of an acid-binding agent, e.g. an inorganic or organic base, for example a tertiary amine, e.g. triethylamine, pyridine, N-methylpiperidine or N-methylmorpholine, at temperatures of from -80 to +150°C, preferably from -40 to +40°C.
In a second step, a compound of formula XIV is reacted with a compound of formula V.

The reaction of a compound of fonnula XIV with a compound of formula V is carried out in an inert diluent. The following may be mentioned as examples: aromatic, non-aromatic or halogenated hydrocarbons, for example toluene or methylene chloride; ketones, for example acetone; esters, for example ethyl acetate; amides, for example dimethylform-amide; nitriles, for example acetonitrile; ethers, for example tetrahydrofuran, dioxane, diethyl ether or tert-butyl methyl ether; alcohols, for example methanol, ethanol, n-butanol, isopropanol or tert-butanol; dimethyl sulfoxide; or water; or mixtures of those inert diluents. The reaction of a compound of formula XIV with a compound of formula V is carried out if desired in the presence of an acid-binding agent. Suitable acid-binding agents include inorganic or organic bases, for example alkali metal or alkaline earth metal hydroxides, alcoholates or carbonates, e.g. sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium metha-nolate, potassium methanolate, sodium ethanolate, potassium ethanolate, sodium tert-butanolate, potassium tert-butanolate, sodium carbonate or potassium carbonate. The temperatures are from -80 to +200°C, preferably from 0 to +120°C; or the reaction is carried out as described under Process c).
In a third step, compounds of formula XV are subjected to acid hydrolysis. The reaction of a compound of formula XV with an inorganic or organic acid, for example a mineral acid, e.g. hydrochloric acid or sulfuric acid, or a carboxylic acid, e.g. acetic acid or trifluoroacetic acid, or a sulfonic acid, e.g. methanesulfonic acid or p-toluenesulfonic acid, is carried out if desired in an inert diluent, such as an aromatic, non-aromatic or halogenated hydrocarbon, for example a chlorinated hydrocarbon, e.g. methylene chloride or toluene; a ketone, e.g. acetone; an ester, e.g. ethyl acetate; an ether, e.g. tetrahydrofuran or dioxane; or water, at temperatures of from -40 to +150°C. If desired, it is also possible to use mixtures of different acids and of different inert diluents, or the acid itself may serve as the diluent.
The compounds of formula I are oils or solids at room temperature and are distinguished by valuable microbicidal properties. They can be used in the agricultural sector or related fields preventively and curatively in the control of plant-destructive microorganisms. The compounds of formula I according to the invention are distinguished at low rates of concen¬tration not only by outstanding microbicidal, especially fungicidal, activity but also by being especially well tolerated by plants.

Surprisingly, it has now been found that the compounds of formula I have for practical purposes a very advantageous biocidal spectrum in the control of phytopathogenic micro¬organisms, especially fungi. They possess very advantageous curative and preventive properties and are used in the protection of numerous crop plants. With the compounds of formula I it is possible to inhibit or destroy phytopathogenic microorganisms that occur on various crops of useful plants or on parts of such plants (fruit, blossom, leaves, stems, tubers, roots), while parts of the plants which grow later also remain protected, for example, against phytopathogenic fungi.
The novel compounds of formula I prove to be effective against specific genera of the fungus class Fungi imperfecti (e.g. Cercospora), Basidiomycetes (e.g. Puccinia) and Ascomycetes (e.g. Erysiphe and Venturia) and especially against Oomycetes (e.g. Plasmopara, Peronospora, Pythium and Phytophthora). They therefore represent in plant protection a valuable addition to the compositions for controlling phytopathogenic fungi. The compounds of formula I can also be used as dressings for protecting seed (fruit, tubers, grains) and plant cuttings from fungal infections and against phytopathogenic fungi that occur in the soil.
The invention relates also to compositions comprising compounds of formula I as active ingredient, especially plant-protecting compositions, and to the use thereof in the agri¬cultural sector or related fields.
In addition, the present invention includes the preparation of those compositions, wherein the active ingredient is homogeneously mixed with one or more of the substances or groups of substances described herein. Also included is a method of treating plants which is distin¬guished by the application of the novel compounds of formula I or of the novel compositions.
Target crops to be protected within the scope of this invention comprise, for example, the following species of plants: cereals (wheat, barley, rye, oats, rice, maize, sorghum and related species); beet (sugar beet and fodder beet); pomes, stone fruit and soft fruit (apples, pears, plums, peaches, almonds, cherries, strawberries, raspberries and black¬berries); leguminous plants (beans, lentils, peas, soybeans); oil plants (rape, mustard, poppy, olives, sunflowers, coconut, castor oil plants, cocoa beans, groundnuts); cucurbi-

taceae (marrows, cucumbers, melons); fibre plants (cotton, flax, hemp, jute); citrus fruit (oranges, lemons, grapefruit, mandarins); vegetables (spinach, lettuce, asparagus, cabbages, carrots, onions, tomatoes, potatoes, paprika); lauraceae (avocado, cinnamon, camphor) and plants such ais tobacco, nuts, coffee, sugar cane, tea, pepper, vines, hops, bananas and natural rubber plants, and also ornamentals.
The compounds of formula I are normally used in the form of compositions and can be applied to the area or plant to be treated simultaneously or in succession with other active ingredients. Those other active ingredients may be fertilisers, micronutrient donors or other preparations that influence plant growth. It is also possible to use selective herbicides or Insecticides, fungicides, bactericides, nematicides, molluscicides or mixtures of several of those preparations, if desired together with further carriers, surfactants or other application-promoting adjuvants customarily employed in formulation technology.
The compounds of formula I can be mixed with other active ingredients, for example fertili¬sers, micronutrient donors or other crop protection products, especially other fungicides, with the result that unexpected synergistic effects may occur. Preferred mixing partners are: azoles, such as azaconazole, bitertanol, bromuconazole, cyproconazole, difenoconazole, diniconazole, epoxiconazole, fenbuconazole, fluquinconazole, flusilazole, flutriafol, hexa-conazole, imazalil, imibenconazole, ipconazole, metconazole, myclobutanil, pefurazoate, penconazole, pyrifenox, prochloraz, propiconazole, tebuconazole, tetraconazole, tria-dimefon, triadimenol, triflumizole, triticonazole; pyrimidinyl carbinols, such as ancymidol, fenarimol, nuarimol; 2-amino-pyrimidines, such as bupirimate, dimethirimol, ethirimol; morpholines, such as dodemorph, fenpropidin, fenpropimorph, spiroxamin, tridemorph; anilinopyrimidines, such as cyprodinil, mepanipyrim, pyrimethanil; pyrroles, such as fenpiclonil, fludioxonil;
phenylamides, such as benalaxyl, furalaxyl, metalaxyl, R-metalaxyl, ofurace, oxadixyl; benzimidazoles, such as benomyl, carbendazim, debacarb, fuberidazole, thiabendazole; dicarboximides, such as chlozolinate, dichlozoline, iprodione, myclozoline, procymidone, vinclozolin;
carboxamides, such as carboxin, fenfuram, flutolanil, mepronil, oxycarboxin, thifluzamide; guanidines, such as guazatine, dodine, iminoctadine;

strobilurines, such as azoxystrobin, kresoxim-methyl, metominostrobin, SSF-129, CGA 279202;
dithiocarbamates, such as ferbam, mancozeb, maneb, metiram, propineb, thiram, zineb,
ziram;
N-halomethylthio, such as captafol, captan, dichlofluanid, fluoromide, folpet, tolyfluanid;
copper compounds, such as Bordeaux mixture, copper hydroxide, copper oxychloride,
copper sulfate, cuprous oxide, mancopper, oxine-copper;
nitrophenol derivatives, such as dinocap, nitrothal-isopropyl;
organo-P derivatives, such as edifenphos, iprobenphos, isoprothiolane, phosdiphen,
pyrazophos, tolclofos-methyl;
various others, such as acibenzoiar-S-methyl, anilazine, blasticidin-S, chinomethionat,
chloroneb, chlorothalonil, cymoxanil, dichlone, diclomezine. dicloran, diethofencarb,
dimethomorph, dithianon, etridiazole, famoxadone, fentin, ferimzone, fluazinam,
fiusulfamide, fenhexamid, fosetyl-aluminium, hymexazol, kasugamycin, methasulfocarb,
pencycuron, phthalide, polyoxins, probenazole, propamocarb, pyroquilon, quinoxyfen,
quintozene, sulfur, triazoxide, tricyclazole, triforine, validamycin.
Suitable carriers and surfactants may be solid or liquid and correspond to the substances ordinarily employed in formulation technology, such as e.g. natural or regenerated mineral substances, solvents, dispersants, wetting agents, tackiflers, thickeners, binders or fertilisers. Such carriers and additives are described, for example, in WO 95/30651.
A preferred method of applying a compound of formula I, or an agrochemical composition comprising at least one of those compounds, is application to the foliage (foliar application), the frequency and the rate of application depending upon the risk of infestation by the pathogen in question. The compounds of formula I may also be applied to seed grains (coating) either by impregnating the grains with a liquid formulation of the active ingredient or by coating them with a solid formulation.
The compounds of formula I are used in unmodified form or, preferably, together with the adjuvants conventionally employed in formulation technology, and are for that purpose advantageously formulated in known manner e.g. into emulsifiable concentrates, coatable pastes, directly sprayable or dilutable solutions, dilute emulsions, wettable powders, soluble powders, dusts, granules, and by encapsulation in e.g. polymer substances. As with the

nature of the compositions, the methods of application, such as spraying, atomising, dusting, scattering, coating or pouring, are chosen in accordance with the intended object¬ives and the prevailing circumstances.
Advantageous rates of application are normally from 1 g to 2 kg of active ingredient (a.i.) per hectare (ha), preferably from 10 g to 1 kg a.i./ha, especially from 25 g to 750 g a.iVha. When used as seed dressings, rales of from 0.001 g to 1.0 g of active ingredient per kg of seed are advantageously used.
The formulations, i.e. the compositions, preparations or mixtures comprising the com-pound(s) (active ingredient(s)) of formula I and, where appropriate, a solid or liquid adjuvant, are prepared in known manner, e.g. by homogeneously mixing and/or grinding the active ingredient with extenders, e.g. solvents, solid carriers and, where appropriate, surface-active compounds (surfactants).
Further surfactants customarily used in formulation technology will be known to the person skilled in the art or can be found in the relevant technical literature.
The agrochemical compositions usually comprise 0.01 to 99 % by weight, preferably 0.1 to 95 % by weight, of a compound of formula I, 99.99 to 1 % by weight, preferably 99.9 to 5 % by weight, of a solid or liquid adjuvant, and 0 to 25 % by weight, preferably 0.1 to 25 % by weight, of a surfactant.
Whereas commercial products will preferably be formulated as concentrates, the end user will normally employ dilute formulations.
The compositions may also comprise further ingredients, such as stabilisers, antifoams, viscosity regulators, binders and tackifiers, as well as fertilisers or other active ingredients for obtaining special effects.
The Examples which follow illustrate the invention described above, without limiting the scope thereof in any way. Temperatures are given in degrees Celsius.


2.5 g of (S)-2-(methylsulfonyl-amino)-3-methyl-butyric acid N-[2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-phenyl)-ethyl]-amide and 2.7 g of toluene-4-sulfonic acid (3-phenyl-2-propyn-1-yl) ester are heated at reflux for 3 hours together with 12 ml of 1M sodium methanolate solution with the addition of 20 mg of potassium iodide in 50 ml of methanol. The reaction mixture is cooled and introduced into 200 ml of saturated sodium chloride solution. Extraction is carried out twice using 200 ml of ethyl acetate each time. The organic phases are combined, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated. The residue is subjected to flash chromatography on silica gel with ethyl acetate/n-hexane (2:1), yielding (S)-2-(methylsulfonyl-amino)-3-methyl-butyric acid N-{2-[3-methoxy-4-(3-phenyl-2-propyn-1 -yloxy)-phenyl]-ethyl}-amide, which is recrystallised from ethyl acetate/n-hexane, m.p. 130-132°C.
The Examples listed in Table 1 are obtained in an analogous manner.






















Example 2.001 : (S^2-(ProDvlsulfonvl-amino)-3-methvl-butvric acid N-r2-l3-methoxv-4-(3-(4-chlorophenvn-2-propvn-1 -vloxv)-phenvl)-ethvl]-amide

a) 32.9 g of BOC-L-valine and 16.7 ml of N-methylmorpholine are dissolved in 350 ml of tetrahydrofuran and cooled to -20°C. 19.8 ml of isobutyl chloroformate are added dropwise to that solution over a period of 15 minutes. The mixture is stirred for 30 minutes, during which time the temperature rises to -7°C. The mixture is then cooled to -20°C, and 35.4 g of 2-(4-benzyloxy-3-methoxy-phenyl)-ethylamine in 50 ml of tetrahydrofuran are added drop-wise over a period of 10 minutes. The reaction mixture is stirred for 30 minutes at -20°C and then for 4 hours at room temperature. It is introduced into 300 ml of IN hydrochloric acid. Extraction is carried out twice using 400 ml of ethyl acetate each time. The organic phases are washed once with 300 ml of 1N hydrochloric acid and once with 300 ml of saturated sodium chloride solution, dried over magnesium chloride and concentrated, yielding (S)-2-(tert-butoxycarbonyl-amino)-3-methyl-butyric acid N-[2-(4-ben2yloxy-3-methoxy-phenyl)-ethyl]-amide, which is recrystallised from ethyl acetate/n-hexane, m.p. 115-118°C.
b) 50.4 g of (S)-2-(tert-butoxycarbonyl-amino)-3-methyl-butyric acid N-[2-(4-benzyloxy-3-methoxy-phenyl)-ethyi]-amide are dissolved in 1000 ml of tetrahydrofuran and hydrogena-ted with hydrogen for 2 hours over 10 g of 10 % palladium on activated carbon under normal pressure and at room temperature. Filtration with suction is carried out over Celite. The filtrate is concentrated by evaporation, yielding (S)-2-(tert-butoxycarbonyl-amino)-3-methyl-butyric acid N-[2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-phenyl)-ethyl]-amide in the form of an oil.

c) 40.4 g of (S)-2-(tert-butoxycarbonyl-amino)-3-methyl-butyric acid N-[2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-phenyl)-ethyl]-amide, 53.0 g of toluene-4-sulfonic acid [3-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-propyn-1-yl] ester (Example 5.005) and 180 ml of 1M sodium methanolate solution in methanol are heated at reflux for 3 hours in 1000 ml of methanol. The reaction mixture is concentrated to about a third of the volume and introduced into 500 ml of ethyl acetate. Extraction is carried out twice using 300 ml of saturated sodium chloride solution each time. The organic phase is dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated, yielding (S)-2-(butoxycarbonyl-amino)-3-methyl-butyricacid N-[2-{3-methoxy-4-(3-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-propyn-1-yloxy)-phenyl}-ethyl]-amide, which is recrystallised from ethyl acetate/n-hexane, m.p. 141-142°C.
d) 5.8 g of (S)-2-(butoxycarbonyl-amino)-3-methyl-butyric acid N-[2-{3-methoxy-4-(3-(4-chiorophenyl)-2-propyn-1-yloxy)-phenyl}-ethyl]-amide and 5 g of concentrated hydrochloric acid are stirred for 10 minutes in a mixture of 20 ml of diethyl ether and 20 ml of dichloro-methane at 0°C. Stirring is continued overnight at room temperature. The reaction mixture is introduced into 100 ml of 2N hydrochloric acid and extraction is carried out twice using
150 ml of diethyl ether each time. The aqueous phase is adjusted to pH 11 with 5M sodium hydroxide. Extraction is then carried out twice using 150 ml of ethyl acetate each time. The organic phases are washed twice with 50 ml of saturated sodium chloride solution each time, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated, yielding (S)-2-amino-3-methyl-butyric acid N-[2-{3-methoxy-4-(3-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-propyn-1 -ylOxy)-phenyl}-ethyl]-amide, which is recrystallised from ethyl acetate/n-hexane, m.p. 115-117°C.
e) 1.5 g of (S)-2-amino-3-methyl-butyric acid N-[2-(3-methoxy-4-(3-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-
propyn-1-yloxy)-phenyl}-ethyl]-amide and 0.5 ml of triethylamine are dissolved in 50 ml of
dioxane. 0.4 ml of 1-propanesulfonyl chloride is added, and the reaction mixture is stirred
overnight at room temperature. It is introduced into 200 ml of saturated sodium chloride
solution. Extraction is carried out twice using 150 ml of ethyl acetate each time. The organic
phases are washed once with 100 ml of saturated sodium chloride solution, dried over
magnesium sulfate and concentrated, yielding (S)-2-(propylsulfonyl-amino)-3-methyl-butyric
acid N-[2-(3-methoxy-4-(3-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-propyn-1-yloxy)-phenyl}-ethyl]-amide, which is
chromatographed on silica gel with ethyl acetate/n-hexane (1:1) and recrystallised from
ethyl acetate/n-hexane, m.p. 131-133°C.
The Examples listed in Table 2 are prepared in an analogous manner.


2 g of (S)-2-(ethylsulfonyl-amino)-3-methyl-butyric acid N-[2-(3-methoxy-4-propargyloxy-phenyl)-ethyl]-amicle, 2.1 g of 2-iodothiophene and 2 ml of triethylamine are heated to 40°C in 50 ml of chloroform. 70 mg of bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(ll) chloride and 32 mg of copper(l) iodide are added thereto. The reaction mixture is stirred for one hour at 60°C.

Concentration to dryness by evaporation is carried out. The residue is chromatographed on silica gel with ethyl acetate/n-hexane (2:1) and the resulting substance, (S)-2-(ethylsulfonyl-amino)-3-methyl-butyric acid N-[2-{3-methoxy-4-(3-(2-thienyl)-2-propyn-1 -yloxy)-phenyl}-ethyl]-amide, is recrystallised from ethyl acetate/n-hexane, m.p. 154-155°C (identical to comp. no. 1.105).

A saturated solution of potassium permanganate in acetone is added dropwise, at room temperature, to 0.9 g of (S)-2-(cyclohexylsulfinyl-amino)-3-methyl-butyric acid N-[2-{3-methoxy-4-(3-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-propyn-1-yioxy)-phenyl}-ethyl]-amide (comp. 2.008) in 25 ml of acetone until a permanent violet colouration of the reaction mixture is observed.

Filtration is carried out over kieselguhr, followed by washing with acetone. The filtrate is concentrated to dryness, yielding (S)-2-(cyclohexylsulfonyl-amino)-3-methyl-butyric acid N-[2-{3-methoxy-4-(3-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-propyn-1 -yloxy)-phenyl}-ethyl]-amide (identical to comp. 1.235) in the form of a resin, which is purified by chromatography on silica gel with ethyl acetate/n-hexane.

25 g of 3-phenyl-2-propyn-1-ol and 40 g of toluene-4-sulfonic acid chloride are dissolved in 500 ml of diethyl ether and cooled to -20°C. 26.6 g of finely powdered potassium hydroxide are added in portions to that solution, over a period of 20 minutes, in such a manner that the internal temperature of the reaction mixture does not exceed -5°C. When the addition is complete, the reaction mixture is stirred for 2 hours at from 0 to 5°C and then introduced into one litre of ice-water. Extraction is carried out twice using one litre of diethyl ether each time. The organic phases are washed once with 500 ml of saturated sodium chloride solution, combined, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated, yielding toluene-4-sulfonic acid (3-phenyi-2-propyn-1-yl) ester in the form of a colourless resin.
The Examples given in Table 5 are obtained analogously to the above Example.








A mixture of 6 g of 1-chloro-4-ioclo-benzene, 1.8 ml of propargyl alcohol and 5.2 ml of tri-ethylamine in 30 ml of chloroform is placed under a nitrogen atmosphere. 208 mg of bis-(triphenylphosphine)palladium(ll) dichloride and 98 mg of copper(l) iodide are added thereto. The reaction mixture is stirred for one hour at 40°C. 300 ml of hot n-hexane are then added. The n-hexane phase is decanted off. The residue is again digested with 200 ml of hot n-hexane, and the n-hexane phase is decanted off. The n-hexane phases are concentrated and the residue is subjected to flash chromatography on silica gel with ethyl acetate/n-hexane (1:4), yielding 3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-2-propyn-1-ol, which can be recrys-tallised from n-hexane, m.p. 78-80°C.







Formulations may be prepared analogously to those described in, for example, WO 95/30651.
Biological Examples
B-1: Action against Plasmopara viticola on vines
a) Residual-protective action
Vine seedlings are sprayed at the 4- to 5-leaf stage with a spray mixture (0.02 % active ingredient) prepared from a wettable powder formulation of the test compound. After 24 hours, the treated plants are infected with a sporangia suspension of the fungus. Fungus infestation is evaluated after incubation for 6 days at 95-100 % relative humidity and 20°C.
b) Residual-curative action
Vine seedlings are infected at the 4- to 5-leaf stage with a sporangia suspension of the fungus. After incubation for 24 hours in a humidity chamber at 95-100 % relative humidity and 20°C, the infected plants are dried and sprayed with a spray mixture (0.02 % active ingredient) prepared from a wettable powder formulation of the test compound. After the spray coating has dried, the treated plants are placed in the humidity chamber again. Fungus infestation is evaluated 6 days after infection.
Compounds of Table 1 exhibit a very good fungicidal action against Plasmopara viticola on vines. Compounds nos. 1.001, 1.003, 1.010, 1.033, 1.034, 1.035, 1.036, 1.037, 1.038, 1.039, 1.040, 1.042, 1.050, 1.051, 1.052, 1.053, 1.054, 1.055, 1.056, 1.061, 1.063, 1.065, 1.066, 1.070, 1.071, 1.072, 1.073, 1.075, 1.076, 1.080, 1.082, 1.086, 1.087, 1.091, 1.093, 1.095, 1.105, 1.128, 1.129, 1.136, 1.204, 1.207, 1.210, 1.219, 1.243, 1.249, 1.255, 1.258, 1.261, 1.264, 1.267, 1.270, 1.271, 1.282, 1.284 and 1.285, inter alia, achieve complete

suppression of fungus infestation (residual infestation 0 to 5 %). On the other hand, Piasmopara infestation on untreated and infected control plants is 100 %.
B-2: Action against Phvtophthora on tomato plants
a) Residual-protective action
After a cultivation period of 3 weeks, tomato plants are sprayed with a spray mixture (0.02 % active ingredient) prepared from a wettable powder formulation of the test compound. After 48 hours, the treated plants are infected with a sporangia suspension of the fungus. Fungus infestation is evaluated after incubation of the infected plants for 5 days at 90-100 % relative humidity and 20°C.
b) Svstemic action
After a cultivation period of 3 weeks, tomato plants are watered with a spray mixture (0.02 % active ingredient based on the volume of the soil) prepared from a wettable powder formulation of the test compound. Care is taken that the spray mixture does not come into contact with the parts of the plants that are above the ground. After 96 hours, the treated plants are infected with a sporangia suspension of the fungus. Fungus infestation is evaluated after incubation of the infected plants for 4 days at 90-100 % relative humidity and 20°C.
Compounds of Table 1 exhibit a lasting effect (less than 20 % fungus infestation). Infesta¬tion is prevented virtually completely (0 to 5 % infestation) with compounds nos. 1.001, 1.003, 1.010, 1.033, 1.034, 1.035, 1.036, 1.037, 1.038, 1.039, 1.040, 1.042, 1.050, 1.051, 1.052, 1.053, 1.054, 1.055, 1.056, 1.061, 1.063, 1.065, 1.066, 1.070, 1.071, 1.072, 1.073, 1.075, 1.076, 1.080, 1.082, 1.086, 1.087, 1.091, 1.093, 1.095, 1.105, 1.128, 1.129, 1.136, 1.204, 1.207, 1.210, 1.219, 1.243, 1.249, 1.255, 1.258, 1.261, 1.264, 1.267, 1.270, 1.271, 1.282, 1.284 and 1.285. On the other hand, Phytophthora infestation on untreated and infected control plants is 100 %.
B-3 : Action against Phvtophthora on potato plants
a) Residual-protective action
2-3 week old potato plants (Bintje variety) are sprayed with a spray mixture (0.02 % active
ingredient) prepared from a wettable powder formulation of the test compound. After
48 hours, the treated plants are infected with a sporangia suspension of the fungus. Fungus
infestation is evaluated after incubation of the infected plants for 4 days at 90-100 %
relative humidity and 20°C.

b) Systemic action
2-3 week old potato plants (Bintje variety) are watered with a spray mixture (0.02 % active ingredient based on the volume of the soil) prepared from a wettable powder formulation of the test compound. Care is taken that the spray mixture does not come into contact with the parts of the plants that are above the ground. After 48 hours, the treated plants are infected with a sporangia suspension of the fungus. Fungus infestation is evaluated after incubation of the infected plants for 4 days at 90-100 % relative humidity and 20°C. Infestation is prevented virtually completely (0 to 5 % infestation) with compounds of Table 1 (e.g. compounds nos. 1.001, 1.003, 1.010, 1.033, 1.034, 1.035, 1.036, 1.037, 1.038, 1.039, 1.040, 1.042, 1.050, 1.051, 1.052, 1.053, 1.054, 1.055, 1.056, 1.061, 1.063, 1.065, 1.066, 1.070, 1.071, 1.072, 1.073, 1.075, 1.076, 1.080, 1.082, 1.086, 1.087, 1.091, 1.093, 1.095, 1.105, 1.128, 1.129, 1.136, 1.204, 1.207, 1.210, 1.219, 1.243, 1.249, 1.255, 1.258, 1.261, 1.264, 1.267, 1.270, 1.271, 1.282, 1.284 and 1.285). On the other hand, Phytophthora infestation on untreated and infected control plants is 100 %.


We Claim :
1. A compound of formula I

n is a number zero or one;
R1 is C1-C12alkyl that is unsubstituted or may be substituted by C1-C4alkoxy, C1-C4alkylthio,
C1-C4alkylsulfonyl, C3-C6cycloalkyI, cyano, Cr-C6alkoxycarbonyl, C3-C6alkenyloxycarbonyl or
by C3-C6alkynyloxycarbonyl; C3--C6cycloalkyI; C2-C12alkenyl; C2-C12alkynyl; C1-C12haloalkyl;
or a group NRnR12 wherein R11 and R12 are each independently of the other hydrogen or
C1-C6alkyl, or together are tetra- or penta-methylene;
R2 and R3 are each independently of the other hydrogen; C1-C6alkyi; Ct-C6alkyI substituted
by hydroxy, C1-C6alkoxy, mercapto or by C1-C4alkylthio; C3-C6alkenyl; C3-C6alkynyl; C3-C6-
cycloalkyl; C3-C6Cycloalkyl-C1-C6alkyI; or the two groups R2 and R3 together with the carbon
atom to which they are bonded form a three- to eight-membered ring;
R4, R5, Re and R7 are Identical or different and are each independently of the others
hydrogen or C1-C4alkyl;
Rs is d-C6alkyl, C3-C6alkenyl or C3-C6alkynyl;
A is C1-C6alkylene; and
B is optionally mono- or poly-nuclear, unsubstituted or substituted aryl; optionally mono- or
poly-nuclear, unsubstituted or substituted heteroaryl; C4-C12alkyl; or C3-C6cycloalkyl.
2. A compound according to claim 1 wherein
R1 is C,-C12alkyl; C3-C6cycioalkyI; C2-C12alkenyl; C2-C12alkynyl; C1-C12haloalkyl; or a group
NRnR,2 wherein R11, and R12 are each independently of the other hydrogen or C1-C6alkyl, or
together are tetra- or penta-methylene;
R2 is hydrogen;
R3 is C-C6alkyl; C1-C6alkyi substituted by hydroxy, C1-C4alkoxy, mercapto or by C,-C4alkyl-
thio; C3-C6alkenyl; C3-C6alkynyl; C3-C6cycloalkyI; or C3-C8cycloalkyl-C,-C4alkyl;

B is phenyl; naphthyl; or heteroaryl that is formed from one or two five- or six-membered rings and that may contain from 1 to 4 identical or different hetero atoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur; wherein the phenyl, naphthyl or heteroaryl may optionally carry from 1 to 5 identical or different substituents selected from: C1-C6alkyI, C3-C6alkenyl, C2-C8-alkynyl, C3-C6cycloalkyI, C3-C8cycloalkyl-C1-C4alkyl, phenyl, phenyl-C1-C4alkyl, those groups being unsubstituted or mono- to per-halogenated and the halogen atoms being identical or different; d-C6alkoxy; C3-C6alkenyloxy; C3--C6alkynyloxy; C1-C4alkoxy-C1-C4alkyl; C1-C6-haloalkoxy; C1-C6alkylthio; C1-C6haloalkylthio; d-C6alkylsulfonyl; formyl; C3-C6alkanoyI; hydroxy; halogen; cyano; nitro; amino; C1-C6alkylamino; C1-C6dialkylamino; carboxy; d-C6-alkoxycarbonyl; C3-C6alkenyloxycarbonyl; and C3-C6alkynyloxycarbonyl.
3. A compound of formula I according to claim 2 wherein
Ri is C1-C6alkyI; C3-C6cycloalkyI; Cj-C6alkenyl; C1-C6haloalkyI; or a group NRi,R,2 wherein
R11 and R12 are each independently of the other hydrogen or C1-C6alkyi;
R3 is C1-C6alkyI; or C3-C6cycloalkyI;
R4 is hydrogen or C1-C4alkyl;
R5, Re and R7 are hydrogen;
Re is C-C6alkyl;
A is C1--C6alkylene; and
B is phenyl, naphthyl, furyl, thienyl, pyrrolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, pyridyl,
pyridazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, triazinyl, indolyl, benzothiophenyl, benzofuranyl, benz-
imidazolyl, benzothiazolyl or benzoxazolyl, each unsubstituted or substituted by from 1 to 5
substituents selected from: C-C6alkyl, C2-C8alkenyl, C2-C8alkynyl, C3-C6cycloalkyI, C3-C8-
cycloalkyl-C1-C4alkyl, phenyl, phenyl-C1-C4alkyl, those groups being unsubstituted or mono-
to per-halogenated and the halogen atoms being identical or different; C1-C6alkoxy; C3-C6-
alkenyloxy; C3-C6alkynyloxy; C1-C4alkoxy-CrC4alkyl; C1-C6haloalkoxy; C1-C6alkylthio; C1-C6-
haloalkylthio; C1-C6alkylsulfonyl; formyl; C2-C8alkanoyl; hydroxy; halogen; cyano; nitro;
amino; C1-C6alkylamino; C1-C6dialkylamino; carboxy; C1-C6alkoxycarbonyl; C3-C6alkenyl-
oxycarbonyl; and C3-C6alkynyloxycarbonyl.
4. A compound of formula I according to claim 3 wherein
n is the number one;
Ri is C-C6alkyl; C1-C6haloalkyI; or a group NRnRi2 wherein Rn and R12 are each indepen¬dently of the other C1-C4alkyl;

Rs is C3-C4alkyl; or cyclopropyl;
R4 is hydrogen or methyl;
Ra is C1-C2alkyl; A is methylene; and
B is phenyl, naphthyl, fury!, thienyl, pyridyl, pyrlmidinyl, triazinyl, benzothiophenyl, each unsubstituted or substituted by from 1 to 3 substituents selected from: C1-C6alkyI, phenyl, those groups being unsubstituted or mono- to per-halogenated and the halogen atoms being identical or different; C1-C6alkoxy; C3-C6alkenyloxy; C3-C6alkynyloxy; C1-C6haloalkoxy; C1-C6alkylthio; d-C6haloalkylthio; C1-C6alkylsulfonyl; formyl; C1-C6alkanoyI; hydroxy; halogen; cyano; nitro; and C1-C6alkoxycarbonyl.
5. A compound of formula I according to claim 4 wherein
R1 is C1-C4alkyl; or dimethylamino;
R3 is 2-propyl;
R4 is methyl;
B is phenyl, naphthyl, each unsubstituted or substituted by from 1 to 3 substituents selected
from: C1-C6alkyI, d-C6haloalkyl, C1-C6alkoxy, C1-C6haloalkoxy, d-C8alkylthio, d-C6halo-
alkylthio, halogen, cyano, nitro and C1-C6alkoxycarbonyl.
6. A compound of formula I according to claim 4 wherein
R1 is d-C4alkyl; or dimethylamino;
R3 is 2-propyl;
Rs is methyl;
B is thienyl, pyridyl, each unsubstituted or substituted by from 1 to 3 substituents selected
from: C1-C6alkyl, d--C6haloalkyl, C1-C6alkoxy, C1-C6haloalkoxy, d-C6atkylthio, d-C6halo-
alkyithio, halogen, cyano, nitro and C1-C6alkoxycarbonyl.


wherein the radicals R1, R2 and R3 and n are as defined above, or a carboxy-activated derivative thereof, if desired in the presence of a catalyst, if desired in the presence of an acid-binding agent and if desired in the presence of a diluent, at temperatures of from -80 to

sing agent, in an inert diluent, if desired in the presence of an acid or if desired in the presence of a base, at temperatures of from -80 to +150°C; or


wherein A and B are as defined above and wherein Y is a leaving group, in an inert diluent, if desired in the presence of an acid-binding agent, at temperatures of from -80 to +200°C; or

aryl halide in an inert diluent, if desired in the presence of an acid-binding agent, if desired in the presence of one or more transition metal salts and if desired in the presence of one or more transition metal complexes or transition metal complex salts, at temperatures of from -80 to +200°C.

8. A composition for controlling and protecting against phytopathogenic microorganisms,
comprising a compound according to claim 1 as active ingredient together with a suitable
carrier.
9. A composition according to claim 8 comprising a compound of formula I according to any
one of claims 2 to 6 as active ingredient.
10. The use of a compound of formula i according to claim 1 in protecting plants against
infestation by phytopathogenic microorganisms.

11. The use according to claim 10, wherein a compound of formula I according to any one
of claims 2 to 6 is used as active ingredient.
12. A method of controlling and preventing an infestation of crop plants by phytopathogenic
microorganisms, which comprises the application of a compound of formula I according to
claim 1 as active ingredient to the plant, to parts of plants or to the locus thereof.
13. A method according to claim 12, wherein a compound of formula I according to any one
of claims 2 to 6 is applied as active ingredient.
14. A method according to claim 12, wherein the phytopathogenic microorganisms are
fungal organisms.





wherein A and B are as defined in claim 1 and Y is a leaving group;
Step B is the reaction of an aromatic aldehyde with nitromethane;
Step C is the reduction of an unsaturated nitrogen compound;
Step D is the reaction of an aldehyde or a ketone with hydroxylamine or a hydroxylamine
salt;
Step E is the hydrolysis of a lower alkyl ester; and
Step F is the reaction of a carboxylic acid or an activated carboxylic acid derivative with
hydrazoic acid or with a salt of that acid.

17. A compound of formula VII

18. A process for the preparation of a compound of formula VII according to claim 17, which
comprises carrying out the following reaction sequence


the reaction of the amino acid derivative of formula XIII, or of a carboxy-activated derivative thereof, with an amine of formula XII is carried out if desired in the presence of a catalyst, if desired in the presence of an acid-binding agent and if desired in the presence of a diluent; and

the reaction of a compound of formula XIV with a compound of formula V is carried out if desired in the presence of an acid-binding agent and if desired in the presence of an inert diluent at temperatures of from -80 to +200°C; and then
the acid hydrolysis of a compound of formula XV with an inorganic or organic acid is carried out if desired in the presence of an inert diluent, at temperatures of from -40 to +150°C.
19. A compound of the formula I substantially as
hereinbefore described.
20. A process for the preparation of a compound of formula
substantially as hereinbefore described.
21. A composition for controlling and protecting against
phytopathogenic microorganisms substantially as hereinbefore
described,
22. A method of controlling and preventing an infestation
of crop plants by phytopathogenic microorganisms substantially
as hereinbefore described.


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Patent Number 235209
Indian Patent Application Number 1758/MAS/1998
PG Journal Number 29/2009
Publication Date 17-Jul-2009
Grant Date 26-Jun-2009
Date of Filing 05-Aug-1998
Name of Patentee SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
Applicant Address SCHWARZWALDALLE 215, 4058 BASEL
Inventors:
# Inventor's Name Inventor's Address
1 MARTIN ZELLER JEANGUENAT, ANDHRE
2 ANDRE JEANGUENAT BIRSIGSTRASSE 81, 4054 BASEL
PCT International Classification Number A61K31/18
PCT International Application Number N/A
PCT International Filing date
PCT Conventions:
# PCT Application Number Date of Convention Priority Country
1 1864/97 1997-08-06 Switzerland