Imperial Chemical Industries Limited

Zeneca Limited

Syngenta Corporation

Rex Cheetham

John M Clough

Ian T Streeting

Christopher R Godfrey

Paul J De Fraine

Christopher Richard Ayles Godfrey

David Bartholomew

James John Eshelby

Streeting: Ian T

Fungicides

Compounds having the formula (I): ##STR1## in which any two of K, L and M are nitrogen and the other is CE; X and Y are independently hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl, C.sub.2-4 alkenyl, C.sub.2-4 alkynyl, C.sub.2-4 alkynyloxy, phenyl, benzyloxy, cyano, isocyano, isothiocyanato, nitro, NR.sup.1 R.sup.2, NR.sup.1 OR.sup.2,N.sub.3, NHCOR.sup.1, NR.sup.1 CO.sub.2 R.sup.2, NHCONR.sup.1 R.sup.2, N.dbd.CHNR.sup.1 R.sup.2, NHSO.sub.2 R.sup.1, OR.sup.1, OCOR.sup.1, OSO.sub.2 R.sup.1, SR.sup.1, SOR.sup.1, SO.sub.2 R.sup.1, SO.sub.2 OR.sup.1, SO.sub.2 NR.sup.1 R.sup.2, COR.sup.1, CR.sup.1 .dbd.NOR.sup.2, CHR.sup.1 CO.sub.2 R.sup.2, CO.sub.2 R.sup.1, CONR.sup.1 R.sup.2, CSNR.sup.1 R.sup.2, CH.sub.3 O.sub.2 C.C:CH.OCH.sub.3, 1-(imidazol-1-yl)vinyl, a 5-membered heterocyclic ring containing one, two or three nitrogen heteroatoms, or a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring containing one or two oxygen or sulphur hetero-atoms, optionally a nitrogen heteroatom and optionally one or two oxo or thioxo substituents; or X and Y, when ortho to one another, join to form a 5- or 6-membered aliphatic or aromatic ring optionally containing one or two oxygen, sulphur or nitrogen atoms or one, two or three nitrogen atoms; A, B, D, E, G, U and V are independently hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl C.sub.1-4 alkoxy, cyano, nitro or trifluoromethyl; and R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently hydrogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.2-4 alkenyl or phenyl; the aliphatic moieties of any of theforegoing being optionally substituted with one or more of halogen, cyano, OR.sup.1, SR.sup.1, NR.sup.1 R.sup.2, SiR.sup.1.sub.3 or OCOR.sup.1 and the phenyl moieties of any of the foregoing being optionally substituted with one or more of halogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy, nitro or cyano. The compounds are useful as fungicides.

Fungicidal compositions and methods of use employing pyrimidine

Compounds having the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein the variables are herinbelow defined in the specification. The compounds are useful as fungicides.

Compounds having the formula (I): ##STR1## in which any two of K, L and M are nitrogen and the other is CE; X and Y are independently hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl, C.sub.2-4 alkenyl, C.sub.2-4 alkynyl, C.sub.2-4 alkynyloxy, phenyl, benzyloxy, cyano, isocyano, isothiocyanato, nitro, NR.sup.1 R.sup.2, NR.sup.1 OR.sup.2,N.sub.3, NHCOR.sup.1, NR.sup.1 CO.sub.2 R.sup.2, NHCONR.sup.1 R.sup.2, N.dbd.CHNR.sup.1 R.sup.2, NHSO.sub.2 R.sup.1, OR.sup.1, OCOR.sup.1, OSO.sub.2 R.sup.1, SR.sup.1, SOR.sup.1, SO.sub.2 R.sup.1, SO.sub.2 OR.sup.1, SO.sub.2 NR.sup.1 R.sup.2, COR.sup.1, CR.sup.1 .dbd.NOR.sup.2, CHR.sup.1 CO.sub.2 R.sup.2, CO.sub.2 R.sup.1, CONR.sup.1 R.sup.2, CSNR.sup.1 R.sup.2, CH.sub.3 O.sub.2 C.C:CH.OCH.sub.3, 1-(imidazol-1-yl)vinyl, a 5-membered heterocyclic ring containing one, two or three nitrogen heteroatoms, or a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring containing one or two oxygen or sulphur hetero-atoms, optionally a nitrogen heteroatom and optionally one or two oxo or thioxo substituents; or X and Y, when ortho to one another, join to form a 5- or 6-membered aliphatic or aromatic ring optionally containing one or two oxygen, sulphur or nitrogen atoms or one, two or three nitrogen atoms; A, B, D, E, G, U and V are independently hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl C.sub.1-4 alkoxy, cyano, nitro or trifluoromethyl; and R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently hydrogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.2-4 alkenyl or phenyl; the aliphatic moieties of any of the foregoing being optionally substituted with one or more of halogen, cyano, OR.sup.1, SR.sup.1, NR.sup.1 R.sup.2, SiR.sup.1.sub.3 or OCOR.sup.1 and the phenyl moieties of any of the foregoing being optionally substituted with one or more of halogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy, nitro or cyano. The compounds are useful as fungicides.

Fungicidal compounds having the formula (I): ##STR1## in which any two of K, L and M are nitrogen and the other is CE; X and Y are independently hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl, C.sub.2-4 alkenyl, C.sub.2-4 alkynyl, C.sub.2-4 alkynyloxy, phenyl, benzyloxy, cyano, isocyano, thiocyanato, isothiocyanato, nitro, NR.sup.1 R.sup.2, NR.sup.1 OR.sup.2, N.sub.3, NHCOR.sup.1, NR.sup.1 CO.sub.2 R.sup.2, NHCONR.sup.1 R.sup.2, N.dbd.CHNR.sup.1 R.sup.2, NHSO.sub.2 R.sup.1, OR.sup.1, OCOR.sup.1, OSO.sub.2 R.sup.1, SR.sup.1, SOR.sup.1, SO.sub.2 R.sup.1, SO.sub.2 OR.sup.1,SO.sub.2 NR.sup.1 R.sup.2, COR.sup.1, CR.sup.1 .dbd.NOR.sup.2, CHR.sup.1 CO.sub.2 R.sup.2, CO.sub.2 R.sup.1, CONR.sup.1 R.sup.2, CSNR.sup.1 R.sup.2, CH.sub.3 O.sub.2 C.C:CH.OCH.sub.3, 1-(imidazol-1-yl)vinyl, a 5-membered heterocyclic ring containing one, two or three nitrogen heteroatoms, or a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring containing one or two oxygen or sulphur heteroatoms, optionally a nitrogen heteroatom and optionally one or two oxo or thioxo substituents; or X and Y, when ortho to one another, join to form a 5- or 6-membered aliphatic or aromatic ring optionally containing one or two oxygen, sulphur or nitrogen atoms or one, two or three nitrogen atoms; A, Q, D, E, G, U and V are independently hydrogen, halogen (especially fluorine and chlorine), C.sub.1-4 alkyl (especially methyl), C.sub.1-4 alkoxy (especially methoxy), cyano, nitro or trifluoromethyl; and R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently hydrogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.2-4 alkenyl or phenyl; the aliphatic moieties of any of the foregoing being optionally substituted with one of more of halogen, cyano, OR.sup.1, SR.sup.1, NR.sup.1 R.sup.2, SiR.sup.1.sub.3 or OCOR.sup.1 and the phenyl moieties of any of the foregoing being optionally substituted with one or more of halogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy, nitro or cyano.

Fungicidal aromatic pyrimidinyl oxime ethers

Compounds having the formula (I): ##STR1## in which any two of K, L and M are nitrogen and the other is CE; X and Y are independently hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl, C.sub.2-4 alkenyl, C.sub.2-4 alkynyl, C.sub.2-4 alkynyloxy, phenyl, benzyloxy, cyano, isocyano, isothiocyanato, nitro, NR.sup.1 R.sup.2, NR.sup.1 OR.sup.2, N.sub.3, NHCOR.sup.1, NR.sup.1 CO.sub.2 R.sup.2, NHCONR.sup.1 R.sup.2, N.dbd.CHNR.sup.1 R.sup.2, NHSO.sub.2 R.sup.1, OR.sup.1, OCOR.sup.1, OSO.sub.2 R.sup.1, SR.sup.1, SOR.sup.1, SO.sub.2 R.sup.1, SO.sub.2 OR.sup.1, SO.sub.2 NR.sup.1 R.sup.2, COR.sup.1, CR.sup.1 .dbd.NOR.sup.2, CHR.sup.1 CO.sub.2 R.sup.2, CO.sub.2 R.sup.1, CONR.sup.1 R.sup.2, CSNR.sup.1 R.sup.2, CH.sub.3 O.sub.2 C.C:CH.OCH.sub.3, 1-(imidazol-1-yl)vinyl, a 5-membered heterocyclic ring containing one, two or three nitrogen heteroatoms, or a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring containing one or two oxygen or sulphur hetero-atoms, optionally a nitrogen heteroatom and optionally one or two oxo or thioxo substituents; or X and Y, when ortho to one another, join to form a 5- or 6-membered aliphatic or aromatic ring optionally containing one or two oxygen, sulphur or nitrogen atoms or one, two or three nitrogen atoms; A, B, D, E, G, U and V are independently hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl C.sub.1-4 alkoxy, cyano, nitro or trifluoromethyl; and R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently hydrogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.2-4 alkenyl or phenyl; the aliphatic moieties of any of the foregoing being optionally substituted with one or more of halogen, cyano, OR.sup.1, SR.sup.1, NR.sup.1 R.sup.2, SiR.sup.1.sub.3 or OCOR.sup.1 and the phenyl moieties of any of the foregoing being optionally substituted with one or more of halogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy, nitro or cyano. The compounds are useful as fungicides.

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