Tetrazolinone Compounds for Enhanced Pest Control Efficacy

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing pest control drugs often lack sufficient efficacy, and compounds with a tetrazolinone ring have not fully exploited their potential for effective pest control.

Innovation Solution

Development of a tetrazolinone compound with specific structural features, such as various aryl, alkyl, and cycloalkyl groups, which is applied to plants or soil to control pests effectively.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If existing pest control drugs are used, then pest control function is provided, but efficacy is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepest control efficacyVSAvoidcontrol effectiveness
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by modifying the chemical structure of tetrazolinone compounds through systematic variation of substituent groups (R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, R18, R19, R20, R21, R22, R23, R24, R25, R26, R27, R28, R29, R30, R31, R32, R33, R34, R35, R36, R37, R38, R39, R40, R41, R42, R43, R44, R45, R46, R47, R48, R49, R50) at different positions of the molecular scaffold. This structural optimization enables the compounds to achieve superior pest control efficacy compared to existing drugs, directly resolving the contradiction between providing pest control function and achieving sufficient efficacy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Reliability

If tetrazolinone ring compounds are used, then basic pest control function is achieved, but full potential for effective pest control is not exploited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepest control efficacyVSAvoidpest control potential
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent achieves universality by developing a series of tetrazolinone compounds with different substituent configurations that can control multiple types of pests. The core tetrazolinone structure (Formula 1) serves as a universal scaffold with varying substituents (R1-R50) that enable the compounds to exhibit broad-spectrum pest control activity, thereby exploiting the full potential of tetrazolinone ring compounds for effective pest control across different pest targets.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent systematically varies chemical parameters including substituent types, positions, and configurations on the tetrazolinone core structure to optimize pest control potential. By changing molecular parameters such as the nature of R groups (alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, etc.) and their positions, the compounds achieve enhanced and versatile pest control efficacy that fully exploits the potential of tetrazolinone chemistry.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentEP2841429B1Tetrazolinone compounds and its use as pesticides
Publication Date: 2020.10.21 SUMITOMO CHEM CO LTD
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AI summary

The present invention provides a compound having an excellent efficacy for controlling pests. A tetrazolinone compound of a formula (1): [wherein R1 represents an C6-C16 aryl group, an C1-C12 alkyl group, or a C3-C12 cycloalkyl group, etc., which each optionally be substituted; R2, R3, R4 and R5 represent independently of each other a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or an C1-C3 alkyl group, etc.; R6 represents an C1-C6 alkyl group, a C3-C6 cycloalkyl group, a halogen atom, a C1-C6 haloalkyl group, an C2-C6 alkenyl group, an C1-C6 alkoxy group, or a C1-C6 haloalkoxy group, etc.; R7, R8 and R9 represent independently of each other a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or an C1-C4 alkyl group, etc.; X represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; and R10 represents an C1-C6 alkyl group, etc.] shows an excellent controlling efficacy on pests.