Ketone Herbicide Structure Reduces Application Amount
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current herbicides often require high application amounts, cause land pollution, and have adverse effects on non-target species and succeeding crops, posing safety and environmental concerns.
Innovation Solution
A novel ketone or oxime compound with specific structural formulas, which exhibits excellent herbicidal activity while being safe for target crops and non-target creatures, reducing environmental impact through low residual properties.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If conventional herbicides are used to control weeds, then herbicidal effect is achieved, but application amount must be high causing land pollution and adverse effects on non-target species
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by modifying the chemical structure of herbicide compounds (changing molecular parameters) to achieve higher biological activity. The novel ketone and oxime compounds have specific structural features that increase their effectiveness, allowing lower application rates while maintaining or improving weed control. This structural parameter optimization directly reduces the quantity of substance needed and consequently reduces harmful effects on non-target species.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent converts the potential harm of high application rates into benefit by developing compounds with enhanced selectivity and reduced environmental persistence. The novel compounds are designed to be effective at low doses and degrade more rapidly in the environment, transforming the problem of herbicide overuse into an opportunity for safer, more targeted weed control that protects non-target species.
2Reliability
If high application amounts of herbicides are used, then weed control effectiveness is improved, but land pollution increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the chemical parameters of herbicide compounds to achieve higher potency and faster environmental degradation. The novel ketone and oxime compounds have molecular structures that enhance their biological activity while reducing their persistence in soil and water. This allows effective weed control at lower application rates, directly addressing both reliability and pollution concerns.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies the principle of short-living objects by designing herbicide compounds that rapidly degrade in the environment after performing their function. The novel compounds are formulated to break down quickly into harmless substances, preventing accumulation and pollution in the land while maintaining effective weed control during the treatment period.
3Reliability
If conventional herbicides are applied, then weed control is achieved, but residual properties cause influence on succeeding crops
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the chemical stability parameters of herbicide compounds to reduce their residual activity. The novel ketone and oxime compounds have molecular structures that promote faster degradation in soil, reducing their duration of action. This allows effective weed control when applied, while minimizing residual effects that could harm succeeding crops, thus resolving the contradiction between immediate effectiveness and long-term safety.
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AI summary
There is provided novel agricultural chemicals, in particular herbicides. A ketone or oxime compound or a salt thereof of Formula (1): wherein B is a ring of any one of B-1, B-2, or B-3, Q is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, NOR7, etc., R6 is a hydrogen atom, C1-6 alkyl, etc., R7 is a hydrogen atom, C1-6 alkyl, etc., R8a, R8b, R9a, R9b, R10, R11, R12, R13, and R14 are each independently a hydrogen atom, C1-6 alkyl, etc., m is an integer of 1 or 2, n is an integer of 0, 1 or 2; and a herbicide comprising the compound or salt thereof.


