Basf Aktiengesellschaft

Winfried Richarz

Gernot Reissenweber

Eberhard Ammermann

Ernst-Heinrich Pommer

Bruno Wuerzer

Michael Keil

Rainer Becker

Costin Rentzea

Dieter Jahn

Wolfgang Spiegler

Knut Koob

Helmut Froehlich

Hubert Sauter

Gerhard Hamprecht

Norbert Meyer

Ulrich Schirmer

Wilhelm Rademacher

Hans Theobald

Johann Jung

Hardo Siegel

Bernd Wenderoth

Dietrich Mangold

Hermann Graf

Bjoern Girgensohn

Wolfgang Tuerk

Harald Schroeder

The manufacture of 5-dichloroacetyl-3,3,6-trimethyl-9-oxo-1,5-diazabicyclo�4.3.0!-nonane I by the reaction of 3,3,6-trimethyl-9-oxo-1,5-diaza-bicyclo�4.3.0!nonane II with dichloroacetyl chloride in the presence of a solvent and a base, wherein

Process for the manufacture of

.alpha.,.beta.-Unsaturated ketones of the general formula I ##STR1## where R is an organic radical, are prepared by reacting a corresponding aldehyde R--CHO with acetoacetic acid or one of its salts in the presence of an amine in a two-phase reaction mixture by a process in which the reaction is carried out at a pH of from 6 to 8 in the presence of a catalytic amount of a primary amine.

Preparation of .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated ketones

Process for the purification of 7-chloroquinoline-8-carboxylic acids

A process for the preparation of cyclohexanedione derivatives of the general formula I ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is C.sub.2 -C.sub.8 -alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.8 -alkenyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.12 -cycloalkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.12 -cycloalkyl with 0-4 olefinically unsaturated bonds, C.sub.2 -C.sub.8 -alkylthioalkyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.12 -bicycloalkyl with 0-3 olefinically unsaturated bonds, unsubstituted or substituted aryl or hetaryl, or a heterocyclic radical of 4 to 7 atoms of which not more than 3 may be hetero-atoms chosen from O, S and N, the radical being saturated or olefinically unsaturated, by reacting an .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated ketone (II) with a dialkyl malonate in the presence of a base to give the alkoxycarbonylcyclohexenolone or its salt (III) ##STR2## and acylation, hydrolysis and decarboxylation of (III), wherein the .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated ketone (II) is reacted, in the presence of a base, with the dialkyl malonate in a solvent from which the alcohol liberated from the malonate can be distilled off, the alcohol is distilled off, where appropriate as an azeotrope, the salt of the alkoxycarbonylcyclohexenolone is reacted with a carboxylic acid halide and the product, where appropriate after removal of excess acyl halide, is treated with an acylation catalyst, hydrolyzed and decarboxylated.

Preparation of heterocyclic-cyclohexanedione derivatives

Preparation of cyclohexane-dione derivatives

Quinoline derivatives of the formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are hydrogen, methyl, halogen or nitro, R.sup.5 is a thiophene, pyrrole, oxazole, thiazole, imidazole, isoxazole, isothiazole, pyrazole, thiadiazole, oxadiazole or triazole radical which is substituted or unsubstituted, or is a substituted furan radical, and microbicidal agents containing these compounds.

Quinoline derivatives microbicides containing these compounds, and their

Compounds of the formula I ##STR1## where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are identical or different and are each hyrogen or alkyl of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, the radicals X are identical or different substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, trifluoromethyl, nitro, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, unsubstituted or substituted phenyl or hydrogen, m is from zero to 5, n is an integer from 2 to 6 and Y is --CO-- or --CH(OH)--, their intermediates of the formula (II) ##STR2## and the use of the compounds (I) as plant growth regulators.

1,3-dioxan-5-ylalkyltriazoles, their use for regulating plant growth,

Pyridazinone derivatives of the formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl or unsubstituted or substituted phenyl, R.sup.2 is chlorine or bromine, R.sup.3 is hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl or unsubstituted or substituted phenyl and X is SO or SO.sub.2, with the proviso that R.sup.1 is not methyl when X is SO.sub.2, R.sup.2 is chlorine and R.sup.3 is phenyl, and fungicides containing these compounds.

Pyridazinone derivatives and their use as fungicides

Cyclohexenol derivatives of the formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, X and A have the meanings stated in the description, are used for controlling undesirable plant growth.

Herbicidal cyclohexanol derivatives, compositions, and method of use

Pyridazinone derivatives of the formula I ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is hydrogen, unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, or unsubstituted or substituted phenyl or is carboxyl, hydroxymethyl or --CH.sub.2 O--COR.sup.3, where R.sup.3 is alkyl, or is --CH.sub.2 O[CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O].sub.p R.sup.4, where R.sup.4 is alkyl or phenyl and p is 1, 2 or 3,

Pyridazinone derivatives, their preparation and their use as fungicides

Cyclohexane-1,3-dione derivatives of the formula ##STR1## where A is tetrahydropyran-4-yl, 3-methyltetrahydropyran-4-yl, 1,4-dioxanyl, 5,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxan-2-yl, 2,5-dimethyl-1,4-dioxan-3-yl, 2,6-dimethyl-1,4-dioxan-3-yl, 2-methyl-1,3-dithiolan-2-yl, 2,6-dimethyltetrahydrothiopyran-3-yl, 2-methyl-1,3-dithian-2-yl or unsubstituted or substituted 1,3-dioxepan-5-yl, R.sup.1 is hydrogen or methoxycarbonyl, R.sup.2 is alkyl and R.sup.3 is alkyl, alkenyl, haloalkenyl or propargyl, are used for controlling undesirable plant growth of grass species, especially in broadleaved crops and monocotyledon crops which do not belong to the grass family.

Cyclohexane-1,3-dione derivatives and their use for controlling

Aromatic azomethines are prepared by reacting anilines with formaldehyde and then removing the greater part of the water by distillation, low-boiling alcohols, in certain amounts, being present during the distillation and, if desired, during the reaction or during a part thereof. The aromatic azomethines obtainable by the novel process are valuable starting materials for the preparation of herbicides, especially pre-emergence herbicides and post-emergence herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, bacteriostatic agents, fungistatic agents and vulcanization accelerators.

Preparation of aromatic azomethines

The manufacture of substantially pure 4-amino-5-chloro-1-phenylpyridaz-6-one by reaction of 4,5-dichloro-1-phenylpyridaz-6-one with ammonia in the presence of phenol-4-sulfonic acid.

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Stockstadt, Germany

Winfried Richarz