| abstract |
Thiocarboxylic acid esters of formula (I) are new. X = O, S, OCH2, CH2O, SCH2, CH2S, CH2CH2, CH=CH or C=C; R = 1-6C alkyl or mono-, bi- or tri-cyclic aryl or heteroaryl, both opt. substd. by R1; R1 = halo, CN, NO2, 1-6C alkyl, 3-6C cycloalkyl, 1-6C alkoxy, CF3 or mono- or bi-cyclic aryloxy or mono-, bi- or tri-cyclic aryl both opt. substd. by R1. USE/ADVANTAGE - (I) are fungicides, useful against a broad spectrum of plant pathogenic fungi. They may be used as a leaf or ground fungicide opt. together with other fungicides. |