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Basf Se Corporation

John L Huppatz

John N Phillips

Lester L Maravetz

Albert C Everson

Barbara Witrzens

Linda B Fleming

Michael A Guaciaro

Daniel J Coughlin

Roger L Harris

&#x3b2;-Amino-&#x3b1;-Cyanoacrylates of formula I where the variables have the following meanings: Ris n-alkyl, n-alkenyl or alkoxyalkyl; R,Rare alkyl, which may be partially or fully halogenated and/or may carry a substituent from the group consisting of cyano, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkylthio, haloalkylthio, C-C-alkylsulfinyl, haloalkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl and haloalkylsulfonyl, are alkenyl or alkynyl; or Rand Rtogether with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a cycloalkyl ring in which one or two nonadjacent CHgroups may be replaced by oxygen or sulfur, and where the cycloalkyl ring may be substituted by halogen or alkyl; Ris hydrogen, halogen, cyano or alkyl, where the substituents R, Rand Ror two of the radicals R, Rand Rare not simultaneously methyl, and their agriculturally useful salts, processes and intermediates for their preparation; and the use of these compounds or of compositions comprising these compounds for controlling undesirable plants are described. 

&#x3b2;-amino-&#x3b1;-cyanoacrylates and their use as herbicides

Crotonic acid derivatives of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is optionally substituted alkyl or optionally substituted aryl;

Herbicidal crontonic acid derivatives, their preparation and

Fungicidal 4- and 5-pyrazolecarboxamides of the formula ##STR1## wherein one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is the group --CONHR.sup.5 in which R.sup.5 is phenyl optionally substituted with one, two or three substituents independently chosen from the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, trifluoromethyl, nitro and cyano; R.sup.3 is chosen from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, phenyl and --CH.sub.2 COOR.sup.6 wherein R.sup.6 is alkyl; R.sup.4 and R.sup.1 or R.sup.2, whichever is not --CONHR.sup.5, are independently chosen from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, and alkyl; R.sup.2 and R.sup.4 are not both hydrogen when R.sup.1 is --CONHR.sup.5 ; R.sup.1 and R.sup.3 are not both hydrogen when R.sup.2 is --CONHR.sup.5 ; and R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are not each methyl when R.sup.1 is --CONHR.sup.5 and R.sup.5 is phenyl.

Fungicidal carboxamidopyrazoles

Anthranilic acid derivatives exhibiting fungicidal properties and useful as synthesis intermediates have the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom; a --COOR.sup.3 group and a --CH.sub.2 OH group; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are the same or different and selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom and alkyl and cycloalkyl groups (provided that R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are not both hydrogen atoms), or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form a non-aromatic heterocyclic ring structure;

Substituted anthranilates

Fungicidal compositions comprising as an active ingredient a compound of the general formula I ##STR1## wherein either R.sup.1 or R.sup.2 is the group ##STR2## in which X is an oxygen atom or a sulphur atom and R.sup.5 is straight chain alkyl group of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, branched chain alkyl group of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, cyclic alkyl group of 3 to 8 carbon atoms, alkenyl group, alkynyl group, hydroxyalkyl group phenyl group or a mono-, di- or tri- substituted phenyl group with substituents, which may be the same or different, chosen from the group consisting hydrogen alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxy, phenyl, halogen, trifluoromethyl, thiocyanate, nitro, cyano, amino, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, carbamoyl, N-alkylcarbamoyl and N,N-dialkylcarbamoyl; when R.sup.1 is the group ##STR3## then R.sup.3 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl alkynyl, hydroxyalkyl, phenyl, CH.sub.2 CF.sub.3 or the group --CH.sub.2 COOR.sup.6 wherein R.sup.6 is alkyl, phenyl or substituted phenyl, and R.sup.2 and R.sup.4, which may be the same or different, are hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, hydroxalkyl, alkoxy, phenyl, halogen, trifluoromethyl, thiocyanate, nitro, cyano, amino, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, carbamoyl, N,alkylcarbamoyl, N,N-dialkylcarbamoyl, hydroxy or mercapto provided that R.sup.2 and R.sup.4 are not both hydrogen, hydroxy or mercapto; when R.sup.2 is the group ##STR4## then R.sup.3 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, hydroxyalkyl, phenyl or substituted phenyl, and R.sup.1 and R.sup.4, which may be the same or different, are hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxy, phenyl, substituted phenyl, halogen, trifluoromethyl, thiocyanate, nitro, cyano, amino, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, carbamoyl, N-alkylcarbamoyl, N,N-dialkylcarbamoyl, hydroxy or mercapto, provided that R.sup.1 and R.sup.3 are not both hydrogen and provided that R.sup.1 and R.sup.4 are not both hydroxy or mercapto; and an inert carrier material therefor.

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