| abstract |
A fungicide containing, as an active ingredient, a metal complex of the formula (I), [M{W-Si(OA¹) k A 2 3-k } g ]Z f (I) n wherein M is a silver, copper or zinc ion, W is an optionally substituted aminoalkyl group as defined in claim 1, Z is an anion, A¹ and A² each independently represent an alkyl group, k is an integer of 1 to 3, g is an integer of 1 to 6 and f is 1 or 2, can be used as a fungicide in a variety of applications. |