COMPOSITION CAPABLE OF RELEASING ACRALDEHYDE AND ITS USE

摘要

The potential hazards of acraldhyde make its direct handling for combatting microbial, vegetable and animal pests in the water and ground difficult. According to the invention, use is made of a composition releasing acraldhyde in contact with water at the point of use. The composition of the invention contains an acraldhyde acetal, preferably 2-vinyl-2, 3-dioxolane, and a compound hydrolysable to an acid with a pK S of lower than 4, especially one from the range of organic acid anhydrides, organic acid halides and inorganic halogen compounds forming hydrogen halides on hydrolysis.