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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2002
Gordon Alastair Bell, Bracknell, GB;
Clifford Arthur Hart, Bracknell, GB;
Roger Cyril Murfitt, Bracknell, GB;
Peter Bernard Sutton, Bracknell, GB;
Gordon Alastair Bell, Bracknell, GB;
Clifford Arthur Hart, Bracknell, GB;
Roger Cyril Murfitt, Bracknell, GB;
Peter Bernard Sutton, Bracknell, GB;
Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., Greensboro, NC (US);
Abstract
An adjuvant suitable for use with a lipophilic agrochemical has the formula (I), R—(CO)—O—[—RO—]—R, wherein Ris a Cto Cstraight or branched chain alkyl or alkenyl group, Ris ethyl or isopropyl, n is from 8 to 30 and m is 0 or 1 and when Ris ethyl, Ris a Cto Calkyl group and when Ris isopropyl, Ris hydrogen or a Cto Calkyl group, provided that when Ris oleyl, Ris isopropyl and Ris hydrogen, n is not 10. An adjuvant composition comprising an agrochemical and an adjuvant of formula (I) is also claimed. Adjuvants of the invention show effective bioperformance enhancement despite having little or no surfactant properties.