The present invention provides an agricultural composition comprising a
reaction product of (a) a maleated natural oil having a maleated functional group and (b) a base. The present invention also provides an agricultural composition comprising a
reaction product of (a) a maleated natural oil having a maleated functional group, (b) a base, and (c) a functionalized or non-functionalized
moiety selected from the group consisting of hydrophobic moieties, hydrophilic moieties, and combinations thereof. Furthermore, the present invention is a
reaction product of (a) a maleated natural oil having a maleated functional group, (b) a functionalized or non-functionalized
moiety selected from the group consisting of hydrophobic moieties, hydrophilic moieties, and combinations thereof, and (c) a base, having Structure (I) or (II) 【Chemical A】
JPEG2026518127000102.jpg57127 and 1 < n < 30, wherein R is one or more hydrophilic or hydrophobic moieties selected from the group consisting of unsubstituted or substituted
alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl,
aryl, and alkaryl moieties containing from about 1 to about 36 carbon atoms, with or without heteroatoms, and R 4 is one or more hydrophilic or hydrophobic moieties selected from the group consisting of unsubstituted or substituted alkylene, cycloalkylene, alkenylene,
arylene, and alkarylene moieties containing from about 2 to about 60 carbon atoms, with or without heteroatoms, and each Q is independently selected from the group consisting of H, Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Fr, 1 / 2Mg, 1 / 2Ca, 1 / 2Co, 1 / 2Cu, 1 / 2Zn,
ammonium, alkylammonium, dialkylammonium, trialkylammonium, and tetraalkylammonium.