| abstract |
Fungicidal 3-amino-6-trifluoromethyl-2,4-dinitrodiphenylethers having the formula: <IMAGE> where R is H or lower alkyl, X is halogen, N IS 0, 1, 2 OR 3, AND R1 and R2 are selected from H and lower alkyl, or form a piperidinyl, morpholinyl, or pyrrolidinyl ring structure, ARE PREPARED BY TWO-STEP PROCESS INVOLVING REACTION OF 2,4-DICHLORO-3,5-DINITROTRIFLUOROMETHYLBENZENE WITH AN AMINE, AND CONDENSATION OF THE INTERMEDIATE WITH A PHENOL. |