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US4116674A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Process of severely damaging or killing unwanted plants with pyrimidine compounds

Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1975-07-21
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Granted: 1978-09-26
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Expires: 1995-07-21
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Abstract

Abstract A process of severely damaging or killing unwanted plants, which comprises applying to the plants, or to the growth medium thereof, a herbicidally effective amount of pyrimidine compound of the formula: <IMAGE> or a herbicidal acid addition salt thereof, wherein R1 is an alkyl radical of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl or alkenyl; R is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl or alkenyl radical of from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, which may be substituted by a phenyl radical; or R1 and R taken together form a trimethylene or tetramethylene radical; X is either (a) an -NR3R4 radical wherein each of the groups R2and R4 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl or alkenyl radical of 1 to 3 carbon atoms or cycloalkyl, or -NR3R4 constitutes a pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl or morpholinyl ring; or (b) a group -OR5 wherein R5 is an alkyl or alkenyl radical of 1 to 10 carbon atoms or cycloalkyl; and R6 and R7 each represent hydrogen or an alkyl or alkenyl radical of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or cycloalkyl, or R6 and R7, taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached constitute a pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, or morpholinyl ring; provided that R may be hydrogen only when X is an OR5 group.

Inventors

  • 👤 Raymond Leo Sunley
  • 👤 Geoffrey David Snowling

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 17:43
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07D; C07D239/00; C07D239/02; C07D239/24; C07D239/28; C07D239/46; C07D239/47; C07D239/32; C07D239/42; C07D239/48; C07D239/56

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 165 words
A process of severely damaging or killing unwanted plants, which comprises applying to the plants, or to the growth medium thereof, a herbicidally effective amount of pyrimidine compound of the formula:- ##STR26## or a herbicidal acid addition salt thereof, wherein R 1 is an alkyl radical of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl or alkenyl; R is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl or alkenyl radical of from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, which may be substituted by a phenyl radical; or R 1 and R taken together form a trimethylene or tetramethylene radical; X is a group --OR 5 wherein R 5 is an alkyl or alkenyl radical of 1 to 10 carbon atoms or cycloalkyl; and R 6 and R 7 each represent hydrogen or an alkyl or alkenyl radical of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or cycloalkyl, or R 6 and R 7 , taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached constitute a pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, or morpholinyl ring.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 165 words
A process of severely damaging or killing unwanted plants, which comprises applying to the plants, or to the growth medium thereof, a herbicidally effective amount of pyrimidine compound of the formula:- ##STR26## or a herbicidal acid addition salt thereof, wherein R 1 is an alkyl radical of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl or alkenyl; R is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl or alkenyl radical of from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, which may be substituted by a phenyl radical; or R 1 and R taken together form a trimethylene or tetramethylene radical; X is a group --OR 5 wherein R 5 is an alkyl or alkenyl radical of 1 to 10 carbon atoms or cycloalkyl; and R 6 and R 7 each represent hydrogen or an alkyl or alkenyl radical of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or cycloalkyl, or R 6 and R 7 , taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached constitute a pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, or morpholinyl ring.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 22 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the rate of application of the compound is from 1 to 10 kilograms per hectare.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 57 words
A process of severely damaging or killing weeds in crops of cereals or legumes, which comprises applying a pyrimidine compound or a herbicidal acid addition salt thereof as defined in claim 1, to the area of the growing crop, in an amount sufficient to severely damage or kill the weeds, but insufficient to damage the crop substantially.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 24 words
A process as claimed in claim 3 wherein the rate of application of the pyrimidine compound is from 2 to 6 kilograms per hectare.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 75 words
A process of severely damaging or killing weeds in crops of cereals, legumes, or cotton, which comprises applying to the crop area, before the crop emerges, a pyrimidine compound of the formula: ##STR27## or a herbicidal acid addition salt thereof, wherein R 1 , R 5 , R 6 and R 7 are defined as in claim 1, in an amount sufficient to inhibit the growth of weeds but insufficient to damage the crop substantially.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 23 words
A process according to claim 5 wherein the rate of application of the pyrimidine compound is from 2 to 6 kilograms per hectare.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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