US 12,213,484 B2
Highly loaded formulations with insecticides of the ketoenol class for use in drip and drench applications
Gorka Peris, Cologne (DE); Pierre Philippe Haas, Leverkusen (DE); and Stefan Herrmann, Langenfeld (DE)
Assigned to BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Leverkusen (DE)
Appl. No. 17/046,743
Filed by BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Leverkusen (DE)
PCT Filed Apr. 12, 2019, PCT No. PCT/EP2019/059479
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 9, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/197637, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 17, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 18167285 (EP), filed on Apr. 13, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0161140 A1, Jun. 3, 2021
Int. Cl. A01N 43/90 (2006.01); A01N 25/04 (2006.01); A01N 43/80 (2006.01)
CPC A01N 43/90 (2013.01) [A01N 25/04 (2013.01); A01N 43/80 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
 
1. A composition comprising:
a. at least one ketoenol insecticide
b. at least one dispersant,
c. at least one pH buffer,
d. xanthan as rheology modifier,
e. at least one antifreeze,
f. at least one biocide,
g. at least one defoamer, and
h. optionally further active ingredients and adjuvants, and
i. water,
wherein a) is a tetramic acid derivative of formula (I)

OG Complex Work Unit Chemistry
wherein,
W and Y are independently hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl, chlorine, bromine, iodine or fluorine,
X is C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, chlorine, bromine or iodine,
A. B and the carbon atom to which they are bonded are C3-C6-cycloalkyl substituted by an optionally C1-C4-alkyl- or C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C2-alkyl-substituted alkylenedioxy group that forms a 5-membered or 6-membered ketal together with the carbon atom to which it is bonded,
G is hydrogen (a) or is one of the groups

OG Complex Work Unit Chemistry
wherein,
E is a metal ion or an ammonium ion,
M is oxygen or sulfur,
R1 is straight-chain or branched C1-C6-alkyl,
R2 is straight-chain or branched C1-C6-alkyl,
and wherein components a through g are present as follows
a) 200-400 g/L
b) 40-90 g/L,
c) 0.9-2.0 g/L,
d) 3-5 g/L,
e) 100-150 g/L,
f) 0.05-1.5 g/L,
g) 0.05-1.5 g/L.