Nitro alkyl thio cyanates and combating of the growth of microorganisms with the use of these nitro alkyl thio cyanates

摘要

A method of controlling the growth of microorganisms by using a compound represented by the formula IMAGE wherein R is hydrogen or methyl, R1 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, or R and R1 can collectively be a cyclic alkyl group of 5 carbon atoms.