| abstract |
Racemic compounds of formula:n and stereoisomers thereof, wherein W is CH or N; Q is optionally substituted aryl (especially optionally substituted phenyl), optionally substituted aralkyl, or alkyl; R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 1 and R 8 , which may be the same or different, are H, hydroxy, alkyl, cycloalkyl, optionally substituted aralkyl, or optionally substituted phenyl, or any pair thereof may, together with the adjacent carbon atom, represent a carbonyl group (C=0); R 9 and R 10 , which may be the same or different, are H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, optionally substituted aralkyl, or optionally substituted phenyl n=0 or 1; and acid salts and metal complexes thereof, have plant growth regulatory and fungicidal activity. |