Granted Patent B2

US 12,376,586 · App. 16/476,633 · Granted Aug 5, 2025

Inventors: Henning Urch (Limburgerhof, DE); Diana Franz (Limburgerhof, DE); Marc Nolte (Limburgerhof, DE); Gerd Kraemer (Limburgerhof, DE); Amandine Michel (Limburgerhof, DE); Klaus Kolb (Limburgerhof, DE)

Assignee: BASF AGRO B.V.

A01N25/28A01N25/10A01N43/90C07D493/08A01N43/80A01N43/82C08G61/10C08L33/10C08L75/02

Abstract

Claims (76)

1. Microcapsules comprising a core, wherein the core comprises cinmethylin, and a shell, wherein the shell comprises a polyurea material which comprises a polyaddition product of (1) polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate having an average functionality in the range of 2.0 to 4.0 and (2) an aliphatic diamine of the formula H 2 N—(CH 2 ) p —NH 2 , wherein p is 6;

where a weight ratio of cinmethylin and the polyurea material of the shell is from 40:1 to 70:1; and

where an overall weight ratio of cinmethylin and the polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate present in the shell in polymerized form is from 50:1 to 120:1.

2. The microcapsules according to claim 1 , where an average particle size d 50 of the microcapsules, as determined according to ISO 13320, Particle Size Analysis-Laser Diffraction Methods, December, 1, 2009, is from 0.5 to 100 μm.

3. A composition comprising microcapsules as defined in claim 1 and a dispersing medium.

4. The composition according to claim 3 , where the dispersing medium is an aqueous medium and the composition is an aqueous dispersion.

5. The composition according to claim 3 , containing the microcapsules in an amount of from 10 to 70% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition.

6. The composition according to claim 3 , further comprising at least one ingredient selected from the group consisting of a surfactant, a dispersing agent, an emulsifier, a wetting agent, an adjuvant, an inorganic salt, a solubilizer, a penetration enhancer, a protective colloid, an adhesion agent, a thickener, a humectant, an antifoam, an antifreeze agent, a stabilizer, an antimicrobial agent, a pigment, a colorant, a buffer, a tackifier, a binder, and combinations thereof.

7. A composition comprising

(i) microcapsules as defined in claim 1 ;

(ii) at least one herbicide different from cinmethylin; and

(iii) optionally a dispersing medium.

8. The composition according to claim 7 , where the at least one herbicide different from cinmethylin is selected from the group consisting of:

(ii.1) herbicides from the group of lipid biosynthesis inhibitors, which are in turn selected from the group consisting of:

ACC-herbicides selected from the group consisting of alloxydim, alloxydim-sodium, butroxydim, clethodim, clodinafop, clodinafop-propargyl, cycloxydim, cyhalofop, cyhalofop-butyl, diclofop, diclofop-methyl, fenoxaprop, fenoxaprop-ethyl, fenoxaprop-P, fenoxaprop-P-ethyl, fluazifop, fluazifop-butyl, fluazifop-P, fluazifop-P-butyl, haloxyfop, haloxyfop-methyl, haloxyfop-P, haloxyfop-P-methyl, metamifop, pinoxaden, profoxydim, propaquizafop, quizalofop, quizalofop-ethyl, quizalofop-tefuryl, quizalofop-P, quizalofop-P-ethyl, quizalofop-P-tefuryl, sethoxydim, tepraloxydim, tralkoxydim, 4-(4′-Chloro-4-cyclopropyl-2′-fluoro[1,1′-biphenyl]-3-yl)-5-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-2H-pyran-3(6H)-one (CAS 1312337-72-6); 4-(2′,4′-Dichloro-4-cyclopropyl[1,1′-biphenyl]-3-yl)-5-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-2H-pyran-3(6H)-one (CAS 1312337-45-3); 4-(4′-Chloro-4-ethyl-2′-fluoro[1,1′-biphenyl]-3-yl)-5-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-2H-pyran-3(6H)-one (CAS 1033757-93-5); 4-(2′,4′-Dichloro-4-ethyl[1,1′-biphenyl]-3-yl)-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-2H-pyran-3,5(4H,6H)-dione (CAS 1312340-84-3); 5-(Acetyloxy)-4-(4′-chloro-4-cyclopropyl-2′-fluoro[1,1′-biphenyl]-3-yl)-3,6-dihydro-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-2H-pyran-3-one (CAS 1312337-48-6); 5-(Acetyloxy)-4-(2′,4′-dichloro-4-cyclopropyl-[1,1′-biphenyl]-3-yl)-3,6-dihydro-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-2H-pyran-3-one; 5-(Acetyloxy)-4-(4′-chloro-4-ethyl-2′-fluoro[1,1′-biphenyl]-3-yl)-3,6-dihydro-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-2H-pyran-3-one (CAS 1312340-82-1); 5-(Acetyloxy)-4-(2′,4′-dichloro-4-ethyl[1,1′-biphenyl]-3-yl)-3,6-dihydro-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-2H-pyran-3-one (CAS 1033760-55-2); 4-(4′-Chloro-4-cyclopropyl-2′-fluoro[1,1′-biphenyl]-3-yl)-5,6-dihydro-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-5-oxo-2H-pyran-3-yl carbonic acid methyl ester (CAS 1312337-51-1); 4-(2′,4′-Dichloro-4-cyclopropyl-[1,1′-biphenyl]-3-yl)-5,6-dihydro-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-5-oxo-2H-pyran-3-yl carbonic acid methyl ester; 4-(4′-Chloro-4-ethyl-2′-fluoro[1,1′-biphenyl]-3-yl)-5,6-dihydro-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-5-oxo-2H-pyran-3-yl carbonic acid methyl ester (CAS 1312340-83-2); and 4-(2′,4′-Dichloro-4-ethyl[1,1′-biphenyl]-3-yl)-5,6-dihydro-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-5-oxo-2H-pyran-3-yl carbonic acid methyl ester (CAS 1033760-58-5); and

non ACC herbicides selected from the group consisting of benfuresate, butylate, cycloate, dalapon, dimepiperate, EPTC, esprocarb, ethofumesate, flupropanate, molinate, orbencarb, pebulate, prosulfocarb, TCA, thiobencarb, tiocarbazil, triallate and vernolate;

(ii.2) herbicides from the group of ALS inhibitors, which are in turn selected from the group consisting of:

sulfonylureas selected from the group consisting of amidosulfuron, azimsulfuron, bensulfuron, bensulfuron-methyl, chlorimuron, chlorimuron-ethyl, chlorsulfuron, cinosulfuron, cyclosulfamuron, ethametsulfuron, ethametsulfuron-methyl, ethoxysulfuron, flazasulfuron, flucetosulfuron, flupyrsulfuron, flupyrsulfuron-methyl-sodium, foramsulfuron, halosulfuron, halosulfuron-methyl, imazosulfuron, iodosulfuron, iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium, iofensulfuron, iofensulfuron-sodium, mesosulfuron, metazosulfuron, metsulfuron, metsulfuron-methyl, nicosulfuron, orthosulfamuron, oxasulfuron, primisulfuron, primisulfuron-methyl, propyrisulfuron, prosulfuron, pyrazosulfuron, pyrazosulfuron-ethyl, rimsulfuron, sulfometuron, sulfometuron-methyl, sulfosulfuron, thifensulfuron, thifensulfuron-methyl, triasulfuron, tribenuron, tribenuron-methyl, trifloxysulfuron, triflusulfuron, triflusulfuron-methyl and tritosulfuron,

imidazolinones selected from the group consisting of imazamethabenz, imazamethabenz-methyl, imazamox, imazapic, imazapyr, imazaquin and imazethapyr,

triazolopyrimidine herbicides and sulfonanilides selected from the group consisting of cloransulam, cloransulam-methyl, diclosulam, flumetsulam, florasulam, metosulam, penoxsulam, pyrimisulfan and pyroxsulam, pyrimidinylbenzoates selected from the group consisting of bispyribac, bispyribac-sodium, pyribenzoxim, pyriftalid, pyriminobac, pyriminobac-methyl, pyrithiobac, pyrithiobac-sodium, 4-[[[2-[(4,6-dimethoxy-2-pyrimidinyl)oxy]phenyl]methyl]amino]-benzoic acid-1-methylethyl ester (CAS 420138-41-6), 4-[[[2-[(4,6-dimethoxy-2-pyrimidinyl)oxy]phenyl]methyl]amino]-benzoic acid propyl ester (CAS 420138-40-5), and N-(4-bromophenyl)-2-[(4,6-dimethoxy-2-pyrimidinyl)oxy]benzenemethanamine (CAS 420138-01-8), sulfonylaminocarbonyl-triazolinone herbicides selected from the group consisting of flucarbazone, flucarbazone-sodium, propoxycarbazone, propoxycarbazone-sodium, thiencarbazone and thiencarbazone-methyl; and triafamone;

(ii.3) herbicides from the group of the photosynthesis inhibitors, which are in turn selected from the group consisting of:

amicarbazone,

inhibitors of the photosystem II selected from the group consisting of triazine herbicides, in turn selected from the group consisting of chlorotriazine, triazinones, triazindiones, methylthiotriazines and pyridazinones in turn selected from the group consisting of ametryn, atrazine, chloridazone, cyanazine, desmetryn, dimethametryn, hexazinone, metribuzin, prometon, prometryn, propazine, simazine, simetryn, terbumeton, terbuthylazin, terbutryn and trietazin, aryl urea herbicides selected from the group consisting of chlorobromuron, chlorotoluron, chloroxuron, dimefuron, diuron, fluometuron, isoproturon, isouron, linuron, metamitron, methabenzthiazuron, metobenzuron, metoxuron, monolinuron, neburon, siduron, tebuthiuron and thiadiazuron,

phenyl carbamates selected from the group consisting of desmedipham, karbutilat, phenmedipham and phenmedipham-ethyl,

nitrile herbicides selected from the group consisting of bromofenoxim, bromoxynil and its salts and esters, and ioxynil and its salts and esters, uraciles selected from the group consisting of bromacil, lenacil and terbacil, bentazon and bentazon-sodium, pyridate, pyridafol, pentanochlor, and propanil; and inhibitors of the photosystem I selected from the group consisting of diquat, diquat-dibromide, paraquat, paraquat-dichloride and paraquat-dimetilsulfate,

(ii.4) herbicides from the group of protoporphyrinogen-IX oxidase inhibitors, which are in turn selected from the group consisting of:

acifluorfen, acifluorfen-sodium, azafenidin, bencarbazone, benzfendizone, bifenox, butafenacil, carfentrazone, carfentrazone-ethyl, chlomethoxyfen, cinidon-ethyl, fluazolate, flufenpyr, flufenpyr-ethyl, flumiclorac, flumiclorac-pentyl, flumioxazin, fluoroglycofen, fluoroglycofen-ethyl, fluthiacet, fluthiacet-methyl, fomesafen, halosafen, lactofen, oxadiargyl, oxadiazon, oxyfluorfen, pentoxazone, profluazol, pyraclonil, pyraflufen, pyraflufen-ethyl, saflufenacil, sulfentrazone, thidiazimin, tiafenacil, trifludimoxazin, ethyl [3-[2-chloro-4-fluoro-5-(1-methyl-6-trifluoromethyl-2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidin-3-yl)phenoxy]-2-pyridyloxy]acetate (S-3100) (CAS 353292-31-6); S-3100), N-ethyl-3-(2,6-dichloro-4-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-5-methyl-1H-pyrazole-1-carboxamide (CAS 452098-92-9), N-tetrahydrofurfuryl-3-(2,6-dichloro-4-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-5-methyl-1H-pyrazole-1-carboxamide (CAS 915396-43-9), N-ethyl-3-(2-chloro-6-fluoro-4-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-5-methyl-1H-pyrazole-1-carboxamide (CAS 452099-05-7), N-tetrahydrofurfuryl-3-(2-chloro-6-fluoro-4-trifluoro-methylphenoxy)-5-methyl-1H-pyrazole-1-carboxamide (CAS 452100-03-7), 3-[7-fluoro-3-oxo-4-(prop-2-ynyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-benzo[1,4]oxazin-6-yl]-1,5-dimethyl-6-thioxo-[1,3,5]triazinan-2,4-dione (CAS 451484-50-7), 2-(2,2,7-trifluoro-3-oxo-4-prop-2-ynyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-benzo[1,4]oxazin-6-yl)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-isoindole-1,3-dione (CAS 1300118-96-0), 1-methyl-6-trifluoromethyl-3-(2,2,7-trifluoro-3-oxo-4-prop-2-ynyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-benzo[1,4]oxazin-6-yl)-1H-pyrimidine-2,4-dione (CAS 1304113-05-0), methyl (E)-4-[2-chloro-5-[4-chloro-5-(difluoromethoxy)-1H-methyl-pyrazol-3-yl]-4-fluoro-phenoxy]-3-methoxy-but-2-enoate (CAS 948893-00-3), and 3-[7-chloro-5-fluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-benzimidazol-4-yl]-1-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrimidine-2,4-dione (CAS 212754-02-4);

(ii.5) herbicides from the group of the bleacher herbicides, which are in turn selected from the group consisting of:

PDS inhibitors selected from the group consisting of beflubutamid, diflufenican, fluri done, flurochloridone, flurtamone, norflurazon, picolinafen, and 4-(3-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-2-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)pyrimidine (CAS 180608-33-7),

HPPD inhibitors selected from the group consisting of benzobicyclon, benzofenap, bicyclopyrone, clomazone, fenquinotrione, isoxaflutole, mesotrione, oxotrione (CAS 1486617-21-3), pyrasulfotole, pyrazolynate, pyrazoxyfen, sulcotrione, tefuryltrione, tembotrione, tolpyralate and topramezone;

aclonifen, amitrole flumeturon and 2-chloro-3-methylsulfanyl-N-(1-methyltetrazol-5-yl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzamide;

(ii.6) herbicides from the group of EPSP synthase inhibitors, which are in turn selected from the group consisting of:

glyphosate, glyphosate-isopropylammonium, glyposate-potassium and glyphosate-trimesium (sulfosate);

(ii.7) herbicides from the group of the glutamine synthase inhibitors, which are in turn selected from the group consisting of:

bilanaphos (bialaphos), bilanaphos-sodium, glufosinate, glufosinate-P and glufosinate-ammonium;

(ii.8) asulam as a DHP synthase inhibitor herbicide;

(ii.9) herbicides from the group of the mitosis inhibitors, which are in turn selected from the group consisting of:

compounds of group K1 selected from the group consisting of dinitroanilines in turn selected from the group consisting of benfluralin, butralin, dinitramine, ethalfluralin, fluchloralin, oryzalin, pendimethalin, prodiamine and trifluralin, phosphoramidates selected from the group consisting of amiprophos, amiprophos-methyl, and butamiphos,

benzoic acid herbicides selected from the group consisting of chlorthal and chlorthal-dimethyl,

pyridines selected from the group consisting of dithiopyr and thiazopyr, and benzamides selected from the group consisting of propyzamide and tebutam; and compounds of group K2 selected from the group consisting of carbetamide, chlorpropham, flamprop, flamprop-isopropyl, flamprop-methyl, flamprop-M-isopropyl, flamprop-M-methyl and propham,

(ii.10) herbicides from the group of the VLCFA inhibitors, which are in turn selected from the group consisting of:

chloroacetamides selected from the group consisting of acetochlor, alachlor, butachlor, dimethachlor, dimethenamid, dimethenamid-P, metazachlor, metolachlor, metolachlor-S, pethoxamid, pretilachlor, propachlor, propisochlor and thenylchlor,

oxyacetanilides selected from the group consisting of flufenacet and mefenacet, acetanilides selected from the group consisting of diphenamid, naproanilide, napropamide and napropamide-M,

fentrazamide; and

other herbicides selected from the group consisting of anilofos, cafenstrole, fenoxasulfone, ipfencarbazone, piperophos, pyroxasulfone and isoxazoline compounds of the formulae II.1, II.2, II.3, II.4, II.5, II.6, II.7, II.8 and II.9

(ii.11) herbicides from the group of the cellulose biosynthesis inhibitors, which are in turn selected from the group consisting of:

chlorthiamid, dichlobenil, flupoxam, indaziflam, isoxaben, triaziflam and 1-cyclohexyl-5-pentafluorophenyloxy-1λ 4 -1,2,4,6-thiatriazin-3-ylamine (CAS 175899-01-1);

(ii.12) herbicides from the group of decoupler herbicides, which are in turn selected from the group consisting of:

dinoseb, dinoterb and DNOC and its salts;

(ii.13) herbicides from the group of auxinic herbicides, which are in turn selected from the group consisting of:

2,4-D and its salts and esters, 2,4-DB and its salts and esters, aminocyclopyrachlor and its salts and esters, aminopyralid and its salts, aminopyralid-tris(2-hydroxypropyl)ammonium and its esters, benazolin, benazolin-ethyl, chloramben and its salts and esters, clomeprop, clopyralid and its salts and esters, dicamba and its salts and esters, dichlorprop and its salts and esters, dichlorprop-P and its salts and esters, flopyrauxifen, fluroxypyr, fluroxypyr-butometyl, fluroxypyr-meptyl, halauxifen and its salts and esters (CAS 943832-60-8); MCPA and its salts and esters, MCPA-thioethyl, MCPB and its salts and esters, mecoprop and its salts and esters, mecoprop-P and its salts and esters, picloram and its salts and esters, quinclorac, quinmerac, TBA (2,3,6) and its salts and esters, triclopyr and its salts and esters, 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)-5-fluoropyridine-2-carboxylic acid, benzyl 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)-5-fluoropyridine-2-carboxylate (CAS 1390661-72-9) and 4-amino-3-chloro-5-fluoro-6-(7-fluoro-1H-indol-6-yl)picolinic acid;

(ii.14) herbicides from the group of the auxin transport inhibitors, which are in turn selected from the group consisting of:

diflufenzopyr, diflufenzopyr-sodium, naptalam and naptalam-sodium; and

(ii.15) other herbicides selected from the group consisting of:

bromobutide, chlorflurenol, chlorflurenol-methyl, cumyluron, cyclopyrimorate and its salts and esters, dalapon, dazomet, difenzoquat, difenzoquat-metilsulfate, dimethipin, DSMA, dymron, endothal and its salts, etobenzanid, flurenol, flurenol-butyl, flurprimidol, fosamine, fosamine-ammonium, indanofan, maleic hydrazide, mefluidide, metam, methiozolin (CAS 403640-27-7), methyl azide, methyl bromide, methyl-dymron, methyl iodide, MSMA, oleic acid, oxaziclomefone, pelargonic acid, pyributicarb, quinoclamine and tridiphane.

9. The composition according to claim 8 , where the at least one herbicide different from cinmethylin is selected from the group consisting of quinmerac, picolinafen, dimethenamid, dimethenamid-P, imazamox, diflufenican, flufenacet, pendimethalin, pyroxasulfone, sulfonylureas selected from the group consisting of amidosulfuron, azimsulfuron, bensulfuron, bensulfuron-methyl, chlorimuron, chlorimuron-ethyl, chlorsulfuron, cinosulfuron, cyclosulfamuron, ethametsulfuron, ethametsulfuron-methyl, ethoxysulfuron, flazasulfuron, flucetosulfuron, flupyrsulfuron, flupyrsulfuron-methyl-sodium, foramsulfuron, halosulfuron, halosulfuron-methyl, imazosulfuron, iodosulfuron, iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium, iofensulfuron, iofensulfuron-sodium, mesosulfuron, metazosulfuron, metsulfuron, metsulfuron-methyl, nicosulfuron, orthosulfamuron, oxasulfuron, primisulfuron, primisulfuron-methyl, propyrisulfuron, prosulfuron, pyrazosulfuron, pyrazosulfuron-ethyl, rimsulfuron, sulfometuron, sulfometuron-methyl, sulfosulfuron, thifensulfuron, thifensulfuron-methyl, triasulfuron, tribenuron, tribenuron-methyl, trifloxysulfuron, triflusulfuron, triflusulfuron-methyl and tritosulfuron, and aminopyralid and its salts.

10. The composition according to claim 9 , where the at least one herbicide different from cinmethylin is selected from the group consisting of quinmerac, picolinafen, dimethenamid, dimethenamid-P, diflufenican, flufenacet and pendimethalin.

11. A method for preparing microcapsules as defined in claim 1 , comprising polymerizing the polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate and the aliphatic diamine in the presence of cinmethylin, where cinmethylin and the polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate are used in an overall weight ratio of from 50:1 to 120:1.

12. The method according to claim 11 , comprising following steps:

(a) providing an aqueous phase containing water, further containing a dispersant and/or a surfactant, and optionally containing at least one further ingredient selected from the group consisting of emulsifier, wetting agent, further adjuvant, inorganic salt, solubilizer, penetration enhancer, protective colloid, adhesion agent, thickener, humectant, antifoam, antifreeze agent, stabilizer, antimicrobial agent, pigment, colorant, buffer, tackifier and binder;

(b) providing an oily phase containing the cinmethylin and the polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate, where the oily phase contains the cinmethylin and the polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate in an overall weight ratio of from 50:1 to 120:1;

(c) mixing the aqueous phase of step (a) and the oily phase of step (b) to form an emulsion;

(d) adding the aliphatic diamine to the mixture obtained in step (c) and optionally heating the reaction either during the addition of the aliphatic diamine or after the addition of the aliphatic diamine or both;

(e) optionally adding at least one ingredient selected from the group consisting of emulsifier, wetting agent, further adjuvant, solubilizer, penetration enhancer, protective colloid, adhesion agent, thickener, humectant, antifoam, antifreeze agent, stabilizer, antimicrobial agent, pigment, colorant, buffer, tackifier and binder to the mixture obtained in step (d);

(f) optionally adjusting the pH to a desired value; and

(g) optionally bringing the mixture obtained in step (d), (e) or (f) to a desired concentration.

13. The method according to claim 12 , where the dispersant used in step (a) is a sulfonate dispersant selected from the group consisting of lignosulfonate, naphthalene sulfonate formaldehyde condensate and mixtures thereof.

14. The method according to claim 11 , where the aliphatic diamine and the polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate are used in a ratio such that the molar ratio of all primary amino groups NH 2 contained in the aliphatic amine and all isocyanate groups contained in the polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate is from 2.5:1 to 1:1.5.

15. The microcapsules according to claim 1 , where:

the weight ratio of cinmethylin and the polyurea material of the shell is from 40:1 to 65:1; and

the overall weight ratio of cinmethylin and the polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate present in the shell in polymerized form is from 50:1 to 90:1.

16. The microcapsules according to claim 1 , where;

the overall weight ratio of cinmethylin and the polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate present in the shell in polymerized form is from 60:1 to 100:1.

17. Microcapsules comprising a core, wherein the core comprises cinmethylin, and a shell, wherein the shell comprises a polyurea material which comprises a polyaddition product of (1) polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate having an average functionality in the range of 2.0 to 4.0 and (2) an aliphatic diamine of the formula H 2 N—(CH 2 ) p —NH 2 , wherein p is 6;

where a weight ratio of cinmethylin and the polyurea material of the shell is from 40:1 to 80:1; and

where an overall weight ratio of cinmethylin and the polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate present in the shell in polymerized form is from 50:1 to 120:1.

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