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US 12,606,542 · App. 18/250,647 · Granted Apr 21, 2026

[(1,5-diheteroaryl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)oxy] acetic acid derivatives as safeners for the protection of useful plants and crop plants

Inventors: Thomas Müller (Frankfurt, DE); Hendrik Helmke (Liederbach, DE); Jan Dittgen (Frankfurt, DE)
Assignee: BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
C07D401/14A01N25/32
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Patent No.
US 12,606,542
App. No.
18/250,647
Granted
Apr 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to crop protection compounds and to compositions which comprise specific compounds as safeners for reducing phytotoxic effects of agrochemicals, especially herbicides. The invention relates more particularly to certain [(1,5-di(heteraryl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)oxy] acetic acid derivatives of the general formula (I) and their salts, to processes for preparing them and to their use as plant protection compounds (safeners).

Claims (45)

1 . A compound of general formula (I) or salt thereof

in which

R 1 and R 2 are independently heteroaryl, where the heteroaryl radical is unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, cyano, nitro, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl, (C 2 -C 6 )alkynyl, (C 3 -C 8 )cycloalkyl, (C 3 -C 8 )cycloalkenyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy or (C 1 -C 6 )alkylS(O) p , where the latter seven radicals are unsubstituted or are substituted by one or more radicals from the group of halogen, cyano, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy and (C 1 -C 6 )alkylS(O) p ,

R 3 is hydrogen or (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl,

R 4 is hydrogen, (C 1 -C 18 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 18 )haloalkyl, (C 1 -C 18 )cyanoalkyl, (C 2 -C 18 )alkenyl, (C 2 -C 18 )alkynyl, (C 3 -C 12 )cycloalkyl, (C 3 -C 12 )cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, (C 1 -C 18 )alkoxy-(C 1 -C 18 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 18 )haloalkoxy-(C 1 -C 18 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 18 )alkoxy-(C 1 -C 18 )haloalkyl, (C 1 -C 18 )alkylthio-(C 1 -C 18 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 18 )haloalkylthio-(C 1 -C 18 )alkyl, (C 2 -C 18 )haloalkenyl, (C 2 -C 18 )haloalkynyl, heterocyclyl-(C 1 -C 18 )alkyl, aryl-(C 1 -C 18 )alkyl, (C 3 -C 12 )cycloalkyl-(C 1 -C 18 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 18 )alkoxycarbonyl-(C 1 -C 18 )alkyl, or (C 1 -C 18 )alkoxycarbonyl-(C 3 -C 12 )cycloalkyl-(C 1 -C 18 )alkyl, or

a radical of the formula —NR a R b or —N═CR c R d ,

where, in the former 2 radicals, each of the R a , R b , R c and R d radicals is independently hydrogen, (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, (C 2 -C 4 )alkenyl, (C 2 -C 4 )alkynyl, benzyl, substituted benzyl, phenyl or substituted phenyl

or R a and R b together with the nitrogen atom may form a 3- to 8-member heterocycle which may contain one or two further ring heteroatoms from the group of N, O and S, and which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more radicals from the group of (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl and (C 1 -C 4 )haloalkyl, or R c and R d together with the carbon atom is a 3- to 8-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic radical which may contain 1 to 3 ring heteroatoms from the group of N, O and S, where the carbocyclic or heterocyclic radical is an unsubstituted or substituted by one or more radicals from the group of (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl and (C 1 -C 4 )haloalkyl,

and

p is 0, 1 or 2.

2 . The compound of the general formula (I) as claimed in claim 1 or salt thereof,

in which

R 1 and R 2 are independently heteroaryl, where the heteroaryl radical is unsubstituted or mono- or polysubstituted by halogen, cyano, methyl, ethyl, CF 3 , CF 2 Cl, CH 2 F, CHF 2 , OCH 3 , OCF 3 , SCH 3 , SOCH 3 , SO 2 CH 3 or SCF 3 ,

R 3 is hydrogen, CH 2 CH 3 or CH 3 ,

R 4 is hydrogen, (C 1 -C 12 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 12 )haloalkyl, (C 1 -C 12 )cyanoalkyl, (C 2 -C 12 )alkenyl, (C 2 -C 12 )alkynyl, (C 3 -C 12 )cycloalkyl, (C 3 -C 12 )cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, (C 1 -C 12 )alkoxy-(C 1 -C 12 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 12 )haloalkoxy-(C 1 -C 12 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 12 )alkoxy-(C 1 -C 12 )haloalkyl, (C 1 -C 12 )alkylthio-(C 1 -C 12 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 12 )haloalkylthio-(C 1 -C 12 )alkyl, (C 2 -C 12 )haloalkenyl, (C 2 -C 12 )haloalkynyl, heterocyclyl-(C 1 -C 12 )alkyl, aryl-(C 1 -C 12 )alkyl, (C 3 -C 12 )cycloalkyl-(C 1 -C 12 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 12 )alkoxycarbonyl-(C 1 -C 12 )alkyl, or (C 1 -C 12 )alkoxycarbonyl-(C 3 -C 12 )cycloalkyl-(C 1 -C 12 )alkyl,

and

p is 0, 1 or 2.

3 . The compound of the general formula (I) as claimed in claim 1 or salt thereof,

in which

R 1 and R 2 are pyridin-2-yl, pyridin-3-yl, pyridin-4-yl, pyrazin-2-yl, pyrazin-3-yl, pyrimidin-2-yl, pyrimidin-4-yl, pyrimidin-5-yl, pyridazin-3-yl, pyridazin-4-yl, 1,3,5-triazin-2-yl, 1,2,4-triazin-3-yl, 1,2,4-triazin-5-yl, 1,2,4-triazin-6-yl, 1,2,3-triazin-4-yl, 1,2,3-triazin-5-yl, 1,2,4-, 1,3,2-, 1,3,6- and 1,2,6-oxazinyl, isoxazol-3-yl, isoxazol-4-yl, isoxazol-5-yl, 1,3-oxazol-2-yl, 1,3-oxazol-4-yl, 1,3-oxazol-5-yl, isothiazol-3-yl, isothiazol-4-yl, isothiazol-5-yl, 1,3-thiazol-2-yl, 1,3-thiazol-4-yl, 1,3-thiazol-5-yl, 1H-pyrrol-1-yl; 1H-pyrrol-2-yl; 1H-pyrrol-3-yl; furan-2-yl; furan-3-yl; thien-2-yl; thien-3-yl, 1H-imidazol-1-yl; 1H-imidazol-2-yl; 1H-imidazol-4-yl; 1H-imidazol-5-yl; 1H-pyrazol-1-yl; 1H-pyrazol-3-yl; 1H-pyrazol-4-yl; 1H-pyrazol-5-yl, 1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl, 1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl, 1H-1,2,3-triazol-5-yl, 2H-1,2,3-triazol-2-yl, 2H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl, 1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl, 1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl, 4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-yl, 1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl, 1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl, 1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl, 1,2,3-oxadiazol-4-yl, 1,2,3-oxadiazol-5-yl, 1,2,5-oxadiazol-3-yl, 1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl, 1,3,4-thiadiazol-5-yl, 1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl, 1,2,4-thiadiazol-3-yl, 1,2,5-thiadiazol-3-yl, 1,2,5-thiadiazol-3-yl, 1,2,3-thiadiazol-4-yl, 1,2,3-thiadiazol-5-yl, which is unsubstituted or mono- or polysubstituted by fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, CN, methyl, CF 3 , CF 2 Cl, CH 2 F, CHF 2 , OCH 3 , OCF 3 , SCH 3 , SOCH 3 , SO 2 CH 3 or SCF 3 ,

R 3 is hydrogen or CH 3 ,

and

R 4 is hydrogen, (C 1 -C 10 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 10 )haloalkyl, (C 1 -C 10 )cyanoalkyl, (C 2 -C 10 )alkenyl, (C 2 -C 10 )alkynyl, (C 3 -C 9 )cycloalkyl, (C 3 -C 9 )cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, (C 1 -C 10 )alkoxy-(C 1 -C 10 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 10 )haloalkoxy-(C 1 -C 10 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 10 )alkoxy-(C 1 -C 10 )haloalkyl, (C 1 -C 10 )alkylthio-(C 1 -C 10 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 10 )haloalkylthio-(C 1 -C 10 )alkyl, (C 2 -C 18 )haloalkenyl, (C 2 -C 18 )haloalkynyl, heterocyclyl-(C 1 -C 10 )alkyl, aryl-(C 1 -C 10 )alkyl, (C 3 -C 9 )cycloalkyl-(C 1 -C 10 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 10 )alkoxycarbonyl-(C 1 -C 10 )alkyl or (C 1 -C 10 )alkoxycarbonyl-(C 3 -C 9 )cycloalkyl-(C 1 -C 10 )alkyl.

4 . The compound of the general formula (I) as claimed in claim 1 or salt thereof,

in which

R 1 is selected from the group consisting of Q-1.1 to Q-1.60

R 2 is selected from the group consisting of Q-2.1 to Q-2.61

R 3 is hydrogen,

and R 4 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, n-pentyl, phenyl, benzyl, CH 2 (4-Cl-Ph), CH 2 (4-F-Ph), CH 2 (4-MeO-Ph), 2-methoxyethyl, tetrahydrofuran-2-yl-methyl, tetrahydrofuran-3-ylmethyl, tetrahydropyran-2-ylmethyl, tetrahydropyran-3-ylmethyl, tetrahydropyran-4-ylmethyl, methylpropionate-3-yl, ethylpropionate-3-yl, methylacetate-2-yl, ethylacetate-2-yl, methylpivalate-2-yl, ethylpivalate-3-yl, methyl-2-methylpropanoate-3-yl, methyl-2,2-dimethylpropanoate-3-yl, ethyl-2-methylpropanoate-3-yl, methyl-2-propanoate-2-yl, ethyl-2-propanoate-2-yl, methylacet-2-yl, ethylacet-2-yl, methyl-1-methylcyclopropanecarboxylate-2-yl, ethyl-1-methylcyclopropanecarboxylate-2-yl, 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl, oxetan-3-yl, (3-methyloxetan-3-yl)methyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl, 2,2-difluoroethyl, 2-fluoroethyl, 2,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropyl, cyclopropylmethyl, 1-cyclopropylethyl, (1-methylcyclopropyl)methyl, (2,2-dichlorocyclopropyl)methyl, (2,2-dimethylcyclopropyl)methyl, allyl, propargyl (prop-2-yn-1-yl), 2-chloroprop-2-en-1-yl, 3-phenylprop-2-yn-1-yl, 3,3-dichloroprop-2-en-1-yl, 3,3-dichloro-2-fluoroprop-2-en-1-yl, methylprop-2-yn-1-yl, 2-methylprop-2-en-1-yl, but-2-en-1-yl, but-3-en-1-yl, but-2-yn-1-yl, but-3-yn-1-yl, 4-chlorobut-2-yn-1-yl, 3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl, 3-methylbut-1-en-1-yl, 1-(2E)-1-methylbut-2-en-1-yl, (E)-pent-3-en-2-yl or (Z)-pent-3-en-2-yl, cyclobutylmethyl, cyclopentylmethyl, cyclohexylmethyl, heptan-2-yl, isobutyl, 1,3-dioxolan-2-ylmethyl or 1-ethyl-5-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-methyl.

5 . The compound of the general formula (I) as claimed in claim 1 or salt thereof,

in which

R 1 is selected from the group consisting of Q-1.1 to Q-1.60

and

R 2 is selected from the group consisting of Q-2.1 to Q-2.61

R 3 is hydrogen,

and R 4 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, n-pentyl, phenyl, benzyl, CH 2 (4-Cl-Ph), CH 2 (4-F-Ph), CH 2 (4-MeO-Ph), 2-methoxyethyl, tetrahydrofuran-2-yl-methyl, tetrahydrofuran-3-ylmethyl, tetrahydropyran-2-ylmethyl, tetrahydropyran-3-ylmethyl, tetrahydropyran-4-ylmethyl, methylpropionate-3-yl, ethylpropionate-3-yl, methylacetate-2-yl, ethylacetate-2-yl, methylpivalate-2-yl, ethylpivalate-3-yl, methyl-2-methylpropanoate-3-yl, methyl-2,2-dimethylpropanoate-3-yl, ethyl-2-methylpropanoate-3-yl, methyl-2-propanoate-2-yl, ethyl-2-propanoate-2-yl, methylacet-2-yl, ethylacet-2-yl, methyl-1-methylcyclopropanecarboxylate-2-yl, ethyl-1-methylcyclopropanecarboxylate-2-yl, 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl, oxetan-3-yl, (3-methyloxetan-3-yl)methyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl, 2,2-difluoroethyl, 2-fluoroethyl, 2,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropyl, cyclopropylmethyl, 1-cyclopropylethyl, (1-methylcyclopropyl)methyl, (2,2-dichlorocyclopropyl)methyl, (2,2-dimethylcyclopropyl)methyl, allyl, propargyl (prop-2-yn-1-yl), 2-chloroprop-2-en-1-yl, 3-phenylprop-2-yn-1-yl, 3,3-dichloroprop-2-en-1-yl, 3,3-dichloro-2-fluoroprop-2-en-1-yl, methylprop-2-yn-1-yl, 2-methylprop-2-en-1-yl, but-2-en-1-yl, but-3-en-1-yl, but-2-yn-1-yl, but-3-yn-1-yl, 4-chlorobut-2-yn-1-yl, 3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl, 3-methylbut-1-en-1-yl, 1-(2E)-1-methylbut-2-en-1-yl, (E)-pent-3-en-2-yl or (Z)-pent-3-en-2-yl, cyclobutylmethyl, cyclopentylmethyl, cyclohexylmethyl, heptan-2-yl, isobutyl, 1,3-dioxolan-2-ylmethyl or 1-ethyl-5-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-methyl.

6 . A plant-protecting composition, comprising:

at least one compound of the general formula (I) or salts thereof as claimed in claim 1 ; and

at least one agrochemical.

7 . The composition as claimed in claim 6 , comprising at least one herbicide.

8 . A method of reducing phytotoxic effects of pesticides on plants, the method comprising applying to the plants one or more compounds of claim 1 or the composition as claimed in claim 6 .

9 . A method of reducing phytotoxic effects of pesticides on plants, the method comprising applying to the plants, parts of the plants, or seeds or seed material thereof, one or more compounds of the general formula (I) as claimed in claim 1 in combination with pesticides, simultaneously or sequentially.

10 . The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the pesticides are one or more herbicides.

11 . The composition as claimed in claim 6 , further comprising at least one formulation auxiliary.

12 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising applying at least one herbicide.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 26, 2023
From: DITTGEN, JAN, DR; HELMKE, HENDRIK, DR; MULLER, THOMAS, DR
To: BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
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