Thiazines and thiazoles as agents for protecting materials

1. A method for protecting an industrial material selected from glues, sizes, paper and board, textiles, leather, wood, wooden materials, paints, synthetic articles, cooling lubricants and combinations thereof, against attack and destruction by a microorganism selected from bacteria, fungi, yeast, algae, and slime organisms, comprising treating the industrial material with a compound at the formula (I)

wherein

R 1 represents hydrogen or in each case optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkinyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or heterocyclyl,

R 2 represents hydrogen, alkoxycarbonyl or alkylcarbonyl and n represents 2.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in formula (I)

R 1 represents hydrogen or represents C 1 –C 12 -alkyl which is optionally mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents from the group consisting of C 1 –C 6 -alkoxy; C 1 –C 6 -alkaxycarbonyl; in each case optionally halogen- and/or C 1 –C 6 -alkoxy-substituted phenyl or phenyl-carbonyl; C 1 –C 6 -alkylcarbonyl; optionally halogen-substituted C 3 –C 8 -cycloalkylcarbonyl; 5- or 6-membered heterocyclylcarbonyl having 1 to 3 heteroatoms from the group consisting of N, O and S; 5- or 6-membered heterocyclylthio having 1 to 3 heteroatoms from the group consisting of N, O and S; or represents C 2 –C 6 -alkenyl, C 2 –C 6 -alkinyl, C 3 –C 8 -cycloalkyl or represents phenyl which is optionally mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents from the group consisting of halogen, C 1 –C 6 -alkyl, C 3 –C 8 -cycloalkyl, C 1 –C 6 -haloalkyl, C 1 –C 6 -haloalkoxy, C 1 –C 6 -alkoxy, nitro, nitrile, hydroxyl, amino, phenoxy, phenyl and di-C 1 –C 6 -alkylamino, or represents a 5- or 6-membered heterocycle having 1 to 3 identical or different heteroatoms from the group consisting of O, S, N, which heterocycle optionally contains a fused-on aromatic 6-membered ring,

R 2 represents hydrogen, C 1 –C 6 -alkoxycarbonyl or C 1 –C 6 -alkylcarbonyl, and

n represents 2.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the industrial material is wood or timber and the wood or timber are protected against attack by wood-destroying and/or wood-discolouring fungi.

4. A compound of the formula (I):

wherein

R 1 represents hydrogen or represents phenyl which is optionally mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents from the group consisting of halogen, C 1 –C 6 -alkyl, C 3 –C 8 -cycloalkyl, C 1 –C 6 -haloalkyl, C 1 –C 6 -haloalkoxy, C 1 –C 6 -alkoxy, nitro, nitrile, hydroxyl, amino, phenoxy, phenyl and di-C 1 –C 6 -alkylamino,

R 2 represents hydrogen, C 1 –C 6 -alkoxycarbonyl or C 1 –C 6 -alkylcarbonyl, and

n represents 2,

except far

2-(phenylsulfanyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

2-[(3-chlorophenyl)sulfanyl]-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

2-[(4-chlorophenyl)sulfanyl]-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

2-(methylsulfany)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

2-[(4-methoxyphenyl)sulfanyl]-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

2-[(4-methyhenyl)sulfanyl]-5,6-dihyro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

2-(ethylsulfanyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

2-[(4-nitrophenyl)sulfanyl]-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

2-[(3,4-dichlorophenyl)sulfanyl]-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

2-[(2chlorophenyl)sulfanyl]-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

2-(5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazin-2-ylsulfanyl)-1-phenylethanone,

2-{[3-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl]sulfanyl}-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

2-[(2,4-dichlorophenyl)sulfanyl]-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

2-[(4-bromophenyl)sulfanyl]-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

2-[(2,6-dichlorophenyl)sulfanyl]-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

2-[(3,5-dichlorophenyl)sulfanyl]-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

2-[(3-methylphenyl)sulfanyl]-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

2-[(2-methylphenyl)sulfanyl]-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

4-(5,6 -dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazin-2-ylsulfanyl)-N,N-dimethylaniline,

2-[(4-fluorophenyl)sulfanyl]-5,6dihydro-4H -1,3-thiazine,

2-[(4-tert-butylpheny)sulfanyl]-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine

2-[(4-chloro-2-methylphenyl)sulfanyl]-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine

2-[(pentachlorophenyl)sulfanyl]-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine

2-[(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl)sulfanyl]-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

2-[(2,5-dichlorophenyl)sulfanyl]-5,6-dihydro-4H1,3-thiazine and

2-[(4-iodophenyl)sulfanyl]-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine.

5. A process for preparing a compound of the formula (I)

wherein

R 1 represents hydrogen or represents phenyl which is optionally mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents from the group consisting of halogen, C 1 –C 6 -alkyl, C 3 –C 8 -cycloalkyl, C 1 –C 6 -haloalkyl, C 1 –C 6 -haloalkoxy, C 1 –C 6 -alkoxy, nitro, nitrile, hydroxyl, amino, phenoxy, phenyl and di-C 1 –C 6 -alkylamino,

R 2 represents hydrogen, C 1 –C 6 -alkoxycarbonyl or C 1 –C 6 -alkylcarbonyl,

wherein R1 and R2 cannot both be hydrogen, and

n represents 2,

except for

2-(phenylsulfanyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

2-[(3-chlorophenyl)sulfanyl]-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

2-[(4-chlorophenyl)sulfanyl]-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

2-(methylsulfanyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

2-[(4-methoxyphenyl)sulfanyl]-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

2-[(4-methylphenyl)sulfanyl]-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

2-(ethylsulfanyl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

2-[(4-nitrophenyl)sulfanyl]-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

2-[(3,4-dichlorophenyl)sulfanyl]-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

2-[(2-chlorophenyl)sulfanyl]-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

2-(5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazin-2-ylsulfanyl)-1-phenylethanone,

2-{[3-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl]sulfanyl}-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

2-[(2,4-dichlorophenyl)sulfanyl]-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

2-[(4-bromophenyl)sulfanyl]-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

2-[(2,6-dichlorophenyl)sulfanyl]-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

2-[(3,5-dichlorophenyl)sulfanyl]-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

2-[(3-methylphenyl)sulfanyl]-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

2-[(2-methylphenyl)sulfanyl]-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

4-(5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazin-2-ylsulfanyl)-N,N-dimethylaniline,

2-[(4-fluorophenyl)sulfanyl]5,6dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

2-[(4-tet-butylphenyl)sulfanyl]-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine

2-[(4-chloro-2-methylphenyl)sulfanyl]5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine

2-[(pentachlorophenyl)sulfanyl]5,6-dihydro-4H,1,3-thiazine

2-[(2,4,6-trichloropheny)sulfanyl]-5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

2-[(2,5-dichlorophenyl)sulfanyl]5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine and

2-[(4-iodophenyl)sulfanyl]-5,6dihydro-4H-1,3-thiazine,

wherein the process comprises reacting:

(1) a mercaptan of the formula (II) or a salt thereof

R 1 —SH  (II)

wherein

R 1 has the above given meaning with

(2) an isothiocyanate of the general formula (IV)

wherein

R 2 has the above given meaning,

n is 2, and

X represents halogen or a leaving group.

6. The process according to claim 5 , wherein the process is carried out in the presence of a diluent or in the presence of an acid binder, or both in the presence of a diluent and an acid binder.

7. A microbicidal composition for protecting an industrial material selected from glues, sizes, paper and board, textiles, leather, wood, wooden materials, paints, synthetic articles, cooling lubricants and combinations thereof, against attack and destruction by a microorganism,

comprising at least one compound of a compound of the formula (I)

wherein

R1 represents hydrogen or in each case optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkinyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or heterocyclyl,

R2 represents hydrogen, alkoxycarbonyl or alkylcarbonyl and

n represents 2,

and at least one solvent or diluent.

8. The composition of claim 7 , wherein the composition further comprises a processing auxiliary and an additional antimicrobially active substance component.

9. The compositions according to claim 8 , wherein the additional antimicrobially active substance component is selected from the group consisting of fungicides, bactericides, acaricides, nematicides, algicides, insecticides, and combinations thereof.