2,6-Dinitroaniline herbicides

Abstract

The invention is substituted 2,6-dinitroaniline compounds and preemergence herbicidal methods and compositions employing the substituted 2,6-dinitroaniline compounds.

Description

The invention is substituted 2,6-dinitroaniline compounds and preemergence herbicidal methods and compositions employing the substituted 2,6-dinitroaniline compounds.

The novel 2,6-dinitroaniline compounds of the present invention may be represented by the following structural formula: ##STR1## wherein, Y is halogen, alkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.4, alkenyl C.sub.2 -C.sub.4, or CF.sub.3 ;

Z is alkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.4, alkenyl C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 or mono-substituted alkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 where the substituent is halogen, alkoxy C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 or -NR.sub.3 R.sub.4 ; R.sub.1 is hydrogen, alkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.6, alkenyl C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 or alkynyl C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 ; R.sub.2 is alkyl C.sub.2 -C.sub.7 (straight, branched or cyclo), alkenyl C.sub.2 -C.sub.6, alkynyl C.sub.2 -C.sub.6, alkynyl C.sub.2 -C.sub.6, or mono-substituted alkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 where the substituent is halogen; R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each are hydrogen or alkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 ; with the proviso that when Y and Z are methyl and R.sub.1 is hydrogen or ethyl, then R.sub.2 cannot be ethyl; and that when R.sub.1 is hydrogen and Y and Z are methyl, R.sub.2 cannot be 1-ethylbutyl, 1-ethylpropyl, 1-methylpropyl or 1-methylbutyl.

Illustrative lower alkyl substituents are methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, t-butyl, n-pentyl, n-hexyl, 2pentyl, sec-butyl, and the like.

Illustrative loweralkenyl substituents are ethenyl, 1-propenyl, 2-propenyl, 1-butenyl, 2-butenyl, 3-butenyl, 1-pentenyl, 1-hexenyl, and the like.

Illustrative loweralkynyl substituents are ethynyl, 1-propynyl, 2-propynyl, 1-butynyl, 2-butynyl, 3-butynyl, 1-pentynyl, 1-hexynyl, and the like.

Illustrative cyclic hydrocarbons are cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, and cyclohexyl groups.

Illustrative halogen substituents are fluoro, chloro, bromo and iodo groups.

The above-identified compounds are highly effective herbicidal agents and particularly efficacious are those represented by the following structural formula: ##STR2## wherein, Y is CH.sub.3, C.sub.2 H.sub.5, C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n, C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i, C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -i, sec-C.sub.4 H.sub.9, CF.sub.3 or Cl;

Z is CH.sub.3, CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 or --CH(CH.sub.3)OCH.sub. 3 ; R.sub.2 is C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 secondary alkyl free from quaternary carbon atoms or monochloroalkyl C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 ; with the proviso that when Z and Y are each methyl, R.sub.2 is a member other than sec-butyl, 2-pentyl, 3-pentyl or 3-hexyl. These compounds represent a preferred class of compounds within the above-broader generic class and show a marked superiority in herbicidal performance.

The preferred compounds can be divided into 2 groups, i.e., (a) compounds of Formula II, wherein R.sub.2 is C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 secondary-alkyl free from quaternary carbon atoms or monochloro (C.sub.3 -C.sub.4) alkyl; Y is CH.sub.3, C.sub.2 H.sub.5, C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n, C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i, C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -i, sec-C.sub.4 H.sub.9 or Cl; and Z is -CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 or -CH(CH.sub.3)OCH.sub.3 and (b) compounds of formula II wherein R.sub.2 is C.sub.3 H.sub.7 sec-alkyl free from quaternary carbon atoms or monochloro (C.sub.3 -C.sub.4) alkyl; Y is CH.sub.3, C.sub.2 H.sub.5, C.sub.3 H.sub.7 - i, C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n, C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -i, sec-C.sub.4 H.sub.9, Cl or CF.sub.3 ; and Z is CH.sub.3 ; with the proviso that when Z and Y are each methyl, R.sub.2 represents a member other than sec-butyl, 2-pentyl, 3 -pentyl or 3-hexyl.

The herbicidal methods of the invention comprise application of a herbicidally effective amount of one or more compounds above to the soil containing the seeds or propagating organs of undesirable plant species to be controlled.

Wherein an asymmetric carbon atom exists in the dinitroaniline compounds above, optical isomerism may exist. Accordingly, such compounds may be employed as separate antimers or in admixture, as in a racemic composition. Unless there is indication to the contrary by reference to such a compound, the unresolved composition is intended herein. Separation of antimers, where desired, may be effected by conventional resolution techniques. A convenient method relates to the introduction of an optically active substituent, such as a (-)-sec-butylamino group into the ring system, as by nucleophilic substitution, as exemplified below.

Preferably, application of these compounds or active ingredients is made using the herbicidal compositions described below with conventional application methods.

The 2,6-dinitroaniline compounds are prepared by a nucleophilic substitution of a 1-substituent, such as, a chloro group, with the appropriately substituted amine. While chloro is a preferred substituent, and the discussion is in terms thereof other conventional equivalent substituents, such as, bromo or iodo are included herein. The displacement may be conducted with or without an organic solvent, such as toluene, benzene or preferably xylene.

The reaction, which is graphically illustrated below, is carried out by heating the reactants, preferably between 50.degree. C. and 150.degree. C. ##STR3##

For purposes of further discussion, the active ingredients may be considered as falling into one of four classes of compounds, labeled as Types A through D. In Type A compounds, Y is alkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.4. In Type B compound, y is alkenyl C.sub.2 -C.sub.4. In Type C compounds, Y is halogen and preferably chlorine or bromine. In Type D compounds, Y is trifluoromethyl.

Type A compounds, where Y and Z are lower alkyl groups, can be prepared by reacting the appropriately substituted 2,6-dinitrochlorobenzene with the appropriate amine. Type A compounds, where Y is lower alkyl and Z is alkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 mono-substituted with halogen, alkoxy C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 or --NR.sub.3 R.sub.4, can also be prepared by reacting the appropriately substituted 2,6-dinitrochlorobenzene with the appropriate amine.

The chlorobenzene intermediates for Type A compounds can be prepared by reacting an appropriately substituted anilline with ethyl chloroformate in benzene at about 10.degree. C. to 50.degree. C. to yield the correspondingly substituted N-(ethoxycarbonyl)-3,4-substituted aniline. This product is then treated with a cold solution of sulfuric acid and nitric acid, i.e., at about 0.degree. C. to 20.degree. C. to obtain the N-(ethoxycarbonyl)-3,4-disubstituted-2,6-dinitroaniline. Reaction of the thus-formed product with sulfuric acid at an elevated temperature, preferably between about 100.degree. C. and 150.degree. C., converts the N-(ethoxycarbonyl) product to the 3,4-disubstituted-2,6-dinitroaniline. The amino group is replaced by a chlorine atom by first heating the compound with glacial acetic acid and diazotizing the amine with a mixture of sodium nitrite in sulfuric acid. This is followed by treating the diazotized mixture with a mixture of cuprous chloride in hydrochloric acid, and then heating the thus-formed mixture to about 40.degree. C. to 80.degree. C. to obtain the chlorinated compound.

Selected chlorinated intermediates for Type A compounds can also be prepared by reacting a mixture of fuming sulfuric acid and fuming nitric acid with 4-chloro-o-xylene at about 10.degree. C. to 60.degree. C., pouring the mixture over ice and separating the precipitated solid. Recrystallization of the solid from methanol or other lower alkyl alcohol C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 yields the high purity product.

Illustrative Type A compounds which are readily prepared by the preceding procedure include, for example: 3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitro-N,N-di-n-propylaniline; N-ethyl-N-n-propyl-3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitroaniline; N,N-di-n-butyl-3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitroaniline; 3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitro-N-oxydiethyleneaniline; 3,4-dimetyl-2,6-dinitro-N-pentamethylene-aniline; 3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitro-N-tetramethyleneaniline; N,N-dicyclopropyl-3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitroaniline; N,N-di-allyl-3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitroaniline; N-ethyl-N,3,4-trimethyl-2,6-dinitroaniline; N,3,4-trimethyl-2,6-dinitro-N-(cyclopropyl)aniline; N,N-dipropargyl-3,4-dimethyl-2,6-di-nitroaniline; N,N-bis(1-buten-3-yl)-3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitroaniline; N-ethyl-3-isopropyl-4-methyl-2,6-dinitroaniline; 3-sec-butyl-4-methyl-2,6-dinitro-N,N-dimethylaniline; N,N,-3,4-tetramethyl-2,6-dinitroaniline; N,N-diethyl-3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitroaniline; N,3,4-trimethyl-2,6-dinitro-N-propyl-aniline; N-cyclobutyl-N3,4-trimethyl-2,6-dinitroaniline; 3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitro-N,N-(dicyclopropylmethyl)aniline; N,3,4-trimethyl-2,6-dinitro aniline;

N-ethyl-3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitroaniline; 3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitro-N-(cyclopropyl)-aniline; N-isopropyl-3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitroaniline; N-allyl-3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitroaniline; N-n-butyl-3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitroaniline; N-sec-butyl-3,4dimethyl-2,6-dinitroaniline; 3,4-dimethyl-2,6 -dinitro-N-3-pentylaniline; (1-ethylpropyl)-3-(methoxymethyl)-4-methyl-2,6-dinitroaniline; (1-methylpropyl)-3-ethoxymethyl)-4-ethyl-2,6-dinitroaniline; (1-methylethyl)-3-(aminomethyl)-4-isopropyl-2,6-dinitroaniline and (1-ethylpropyl)-3-[(dimethylamino)methyl]-4-dinitroaniline. 2,6:dinitroaniline.

The 3,4-diethyl derivatives, 3-methyl-4-ethyl derivatives, 3-ethyl-4-methyl, 3-ethyl-4-propyl, 3,4-diisopropyl, 3,4-di-n-propyl, 3,4-di-n-butyl, 3,4-diisobutyl, 3-propyl-4-butyl, and 3-methyl-4-isopropyl derivatives of the above-named 2,6-dinitroanilines, are likewise prepared by the above procedure, utilizing the appropriate 3,4-disubstituted-2,6-dinitrochlorobenzene and appropriate amine.

Type B compounds, where Y represents a lower alkenyl C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 group, are prepared by the procedure described above. The reaction is preferably run in xylene at a temperature between about 50.degree. C. and 150.degree. C. and involves the reaction of a 3-substituted-4-alkenyl-2,6-dinitrochlorobenzene with the appropriate amine. In this reaction, Z is preferably methyl or ethyl, although it may be any of the radicals previously described for it.

Illustrative Type B compounds, which can be prepared by this procedure include, for example: N-sec-butyl-4-isobutenyl-3-methyl-2,6-dinitroaniline; 4-isopropenyl-3-methyl-2,6-dinitro-N,N-di-n-propylaniline; N,3-di-methyl-2,6-dinitro-4-n-propenylaniline; and 4-isopropenyl-N,N,3,5-tetramethyl-2,6-dinitroaniline.

A preferred method for the preparation of Type C compounds wherein Y is halogen and Z is lower alkyl involves the reaction of a dihalo-dinitroalkylbenzene, such as 3,6-dihalo-2,4-dinitrotoluene, with the appropriate amine. The reaction is preferably carried out in the presence of an organic solvent, such as C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alcohols, toluene and the like. The reaction may be conducted at room temperature, although heating is generally advantageously employed.

Type C compounds having the following structure may be prepared by the process described in Chemical Abstracts 44: 1433g; 66: 109, 220k; and 54: 9921c: ##STR4## where Q.sub.1 and Q.sub.2 are hydrogen or methyl.

Type D compounds can be prepared by reacting the appropriate 3-substituted-4-trifluoromethyl-2,6-dinitrochlorobenzene with the appropriate amine, preferably by heating the reactants in the presence of an organic solvent such as benzene, toluene or the like.

Preparation of chlorobenzene intermediates for use in this reaction are described by Newman and Pinkus, Journal of Organic Chemistry 19: 978, and Von Auwers and Julicker, Chemische Berichte 55: 2167 (1922). For example, 4-methylphenol may be treated with aluminum trichloride in carbon tetrachloride to obtain 2,5-cyclohexadiene-1-one which is treated with phosphoruspentachloride to yield 3-methyl-4-trichloromethylchlorobenzene. When the latter compound is treated with SbF.sub.3, 1-chloro-3-methyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)-benzene is obtained. This product may be nitrated using a mixture of nitric acid and sulfuric acid to give the intermediate, 1-chloro-3-methyl-2,6-dinitro-4-(trifluoromethyl)-benzene.

Illustrative Type D compounds which can be prepared by this process include, for example: 3-methyl-2,6-dinitro-N,N-di-n-propyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)aniline; N-sec-butyl-3-methyl-2,6-dinitro-4-(trifluoromethyl)aniline; 3-methyl-2,6-dinitro-N-3-pentyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)aniline; N-cyclopropyl-3-methyl-2,6-dinitro-4-(trifluoromethyl)aniline; and 3-ethyl-2,6-dinitro-N-isopropyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

The preemergence herbicidal compositions of the present invention are solid or liquid formulations comprising an effective amount of one or more of the 2,6-dinitroaniline compounds of Formula I, or preferably Formula II, and those compounds corresponding to Formula I wherein R.sub.2 also represents methyl with a herbicidal adjuvant, i.e., an inert carrier or other conventional formulation aid.

Preparation of the compositions broadly involves admixing an effective amount of the herbicidal agent and adjuvant.

Use of the compositions broadly involves application of an effective amount of the compounds or preferably the compositions to the soil containing seeds of the plants to be controlled.

Typical formulations include, for example, dusts, dust concentrates, wettable powders, granulars, and the like. Application by conventional methods and equipment is usually made at rates of from about 1/16 pound per acre to about 20 pounds per acre and preferably 1/4 to 8 pounds per acre of active material.

Dusts are generally prepared by grinding together from about 1% to 15% by weight of the active material with from about 99% to 85%by weight of a solid diluent, such as an attaclay, kaolin, diatomaceous earth, fullers earth, talc, pumice or the like.

Dust concentrates are prepared in similar fashion to the dusts excepting that generally about 15% to about 95% by weight of active material is used.

Granular formulations may be prepared by applying a liquid solution of the active material to sorptive granular carriers, such as attaclay, kaolin, or diatomite granules. Alternatively, they may be mixed with inert carriers and applied to non-sorptive granules, such as sand or limestone.

Wettable powders are prepared by grinding the active ingredient with a solid carrier, such as used in the dust formulations. Usually, about 25% to 75% by weight of the active material and from about 73% to 23% by weight of solid carrier is used. In addition, there is generally added about 1% to 5% by weight of a dispersing agent, such as alkali metal salts of naphthalene sulfuric acid and anionic-non-ionic blends, and from about 1% to 5% by weight of a surfactant, such as polyoxyethylene alcohols, acids, adducts, sorbitan fatty acid esters and sorbitol esters. Typical formulations by weight percent are given below.

TABLE I______________________________________Typical Wettable Powder FormulationsA Ingredients______________________________________25% N-(1-Ethylpropyl)-3-(methoxymethyl)-2,6-di- nitro-p-toluidine65% attaclay5% sodium lignosulfonate5% sodium N-methyl-N-oleoyl taurateB Ingredients33% 4-Ethyl-N-(1-ethylpropyl)-.alpha.-methoxy-2,6-di- nitro-m-toluidine59% attaclay5% sodium lignosulfonate3% alkyl phenoxy polyoxyethylene ethanolC Ingredients40% N-(1-ethylpropyl)-7-methoxy-4,6-dinitro-o-cymen-5- amine50% precipitated hydrated silicon dioxide (Hi Sil).sup.a5% sodium lignosulfonate3% anionic-nonionic blend (MAL-77L).sup.b2% wetting agent______________________________________ .sup.a By Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company .sup.b By Wm. Cooper and Nephews

The wettable powder formulations are usually dispersed in water and applied as a liquid spray to the area or locus where control of undesirable plant species is desired.

For use as preemergence herbicides, the dusts or liquid sprays containing the active compound can be applied to the soil shortly after planting or they may be incorporated into the soil by the technique referred to as preplant incorporation.

The practice and advantages of the present invention and preparation of the active ingredients used therein is further illustrated by the following examples which are not to be taken as being limitative thereof. Parts and percentages herein are by weight unless otherwise indicated.

EXAMPLE 1

Preparation of 3,4-Dimethyl-2,6-Dinitrochlorobenzene

Two grams of 3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitroaniline [Chemical Abstracts 44: 4447 (1950)] is dissolved in 40 ml. of warm glacial acetic acid. The solution is cooled to room temperature and a mixture of 0.9 grams of sodium nitrite in 7 ml. of concentrated sulfuric acid is added very slowly leaving a solid in the mixture. This mixture is then added to a solution of cuprous chloride in concentrated hydrochloric acid. The cuprous chloride solution is prepared by dissolving 3.24 grams of CuSO.sub.4.5H.sub.2 O in water and adding NaCl to the warm solution. While holding the blue solution in an ice bath, a solution of 1.24 grams of sodium meta-bisulfite and 0.52 grams of NaOH in 12 ml. of water is added. A white precipitate forms and is dissolved in 12 ml. of concentrated hydrochloric acid. The diazonium mixture is then warmed, filtered, and the solid collected and recrystallized from cyclohexane. The product has a melting point of 109.degree. C. to 111.degree. C. The procedures are repeated using 16 grams of the amine, yielding 11 grams of product, having a melting point of 111.degree. C. to 113.degree. C.

EXAMPLE 2

Preparation of 3,4-Dimethyl-2,6-Dinitrochlorobenzene

Fuming sulfuric acid (750 ml., 23%) and fuming nitric acid (240 ml., 90%) are mixed at 0.degree. C. to 45.degree. C. Then 4-chloro-o-xylene (270 grams, 1.93 moles) is added at 10.degree. C. to 60.degree. C. When the addition is complete, the reaction mixture is poured into 8000 ml. of ice and 4000 ml. water and then filtered. The cake is washed with 4000 ml. of water, 500 ml. methanol, and finally 500 ml. of petroleum ether. The cake is then slurried two times with 200 ml. xylene and filtered. The filter cake is then washed with 50 ml. cold xylene and 300 ml. of methanol at 50.degree. C. The solid is then recrystallized from 2500 ml. of methanol and washed with 2 pints of petroleum ether. The yield of white solid is 120 grams with melting point 112.degree. C. to 113.degree. C.

EXAMPLE 3

Preparation of 3,4-Dimethyl-2,6-dinitro-N,N-di-n-propylaniline

Five grams of 1-chloro-3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitrobenzene and 5.05 grams of di-n-propylamine are dissolved in benzene and the mixture is refluxed. The benzene is then removed from the mixture by boiling and toluene is added to the remaining residue. The thus-formed mixture is then refluxed, filtered, and the filtrate stripped in vacuo. The residue is treated with hexane and the mixture chilled in dry ice and acetone. The solid from the mixture is collected and dried, it has a melting point of 42.degree. C. to 43.5.degree. C. and is the desired product.

EXAMPLE 4

Preparation of N-Isopropyl-3,4-Dimethyl-2,6-Dinitroaniline

4-Chloro-3,5-dinitro-o-xylene (10.0 grams, 0.043 mole) and i-propylamine (10.1 grams, 0.17 mole) are mixed and refluxed for 12 hours using an efficient reflux condenser. The mixture is then cooled and poured into 100 ml. of 5% hydrochloric acid and extracted with diethyl ether. The ether extract is dried over magnesium sulfate. Removal of the drying agent and solvent leaves an orange oil which readily solidifies. The product is recrystallized from methanol to give 8.7 grams (80%) of an orange solid with melting point 69.degree. C. to 70.degree. C.

EXAMPLE 5

Preparation of N-sec-Butyl-3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitroaniline

A mixture of 4-chloro-3,5-dinitro-o-xylene (140 grams, 0.61 mole), mono-sec-butylamine (184 ml., 1.82 moles), and xylene (1400 ml.) is brought to reflux. After refluxing overnight, the reaction mixture is cooled and filtered. The precipitate is washed with petroleum ether. The filtrate and washings are combined washed with 500 ml. of 10% hydrochloric acid, and finally with 2 liters of water. The organic layer is separated and dried. Removal of the drying agent and the solvent leaves an orange oil which crystallizes with the addition of petroleum ether. A yellow orange solid (150.6 grams, 86.5%) with melting point 42.degree. C. to 43.degree. C. is collected.

Following the above procedure, but substituting 1-chloro-3-methoxymethyl-4-methyl-2,6-dinitrobenzene for 4-chloro-3,5-dinitro-o-xylene and ethylpropylamine for mono-sec-butylamine, yields (1-ethylpropyl)-3-(methoxymethyl)-4-methyl-2,6-dinitroaniline. Similarly, substituting 1-chloro-3-[(dimethylamino)methyl]-4-methyl-2,6-dinitrobenzene for 4-chloro-3,5-dinitro-o-xylene and ethylpropylamine for monosec-butylamine yields (1-ethylpropyl)-3-[(dimethylamino)methyl]4-methyl-2,6-dinitroaniline.

EXAMPLES 6 to 50

Following the general procedures of Examples 4 and 5, substituting the appropriate amine for the amines used therein, yields products having the following formula and properties set forth in Table II below. ##STR5##

TABLE II__________________________________________________________________________ MeltingExample Substituents Point CrystallizingNumber R.sub.1 R.sub.2 .degree. C. Solvent__________________________________________________________________________6 H H 141-142 ethanol7 H C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n 71-71.5 cyclohexane8 C.sub.4 H.sub.9 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 oil9 CH.sub.2 CHCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CHCH.sub.2 41-42 hexane/- petroleum ether10 CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 84-85 methanol 11 118-119 methanol12 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 42-43.5 hexane13 H CH.sub.2 C(CH.sub.3).sub.3 88-89 methanol14 H ##STR6## 79-8015 H CH(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.3).sub.2 48-4916 H ##STR7## 100-10117 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 C.sub. 2 H.sub.5 oil18 H ##STR8## 40-4219 H C.sub.6 H.sub.13 -n oil20 H C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -n 68-71 methanol21 H ##STR9## 43-44 hexane22 C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -n C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -n 30-31 methanol23 H CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2 67-68 H.sub.2 O/methanol24 H CH.sub.2 CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2 46-47 methanol25 H CH.sub.2 CHCH.sub.2 81-82 methanol26 H ##STR10## 81-82 methanol27 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.3 oil28 H CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 56-57 methanol29 H ##STR11## 42-43 methanol30 H CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2 48-50 methanol 31 ##STR12## 106-108 cyclohexane 32 ##STR13## 120-122 cyclohexane33 H ##STR14## 61-63 methanol34 H C(CH.sub.3).sub.3 66-67 hexane35 H ##STR15## 44-4536 H ##STR16##37 H CH.sub.2 C(CH.sub.3).sub.3 88-89 methanol38 H CH(CH.sub.3)C(CH.sub.3).sub.3 100-101 methanol39 H ##STR17## 79-80 methanol40 H CH(C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n).sub.2 48-49 methanol 41 CH.sub.3 ##STR18## 57-60 petroleum ether42 H ##STR19## 51-5343 H ##STR20## oil44 CH.sub.3 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 Cl oil45 H CH.sub.2 CH(OCH.sub.3).sub.2 72-7346 H CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 46-47.547 H CH(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 Cl oil48 H CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)CH.sub.2 Cl oil49 H CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)CH.sub.2 OC.sub.2 H.sub.5 47-4950 H CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 43-44__________________________________________________________________________

EXAMPLE 51

Preparation of N-(3-Hexyl)-4-allyl-3-methyl-2,6-dinitroaniline

One equivalent of 4-allyl-3-methyl-2,6 -dinitrochlorobenzene is dissolved in three volumes of xylene containing two equivalents of 3-hexylamine. The mixture is refluxed for 5 hours and then poured into water. The organic phase is washed with 5% hydrochloric acid and then water, dried over calcium sulfate, and removed in vacuo to leave the above-named product.

EXAMPLE 52

Preparation of 4-Chloro-N-isopropyl-3-methyl-2,6-dinitroaniline ##STR21##

To a stirred mixture of 10.0 grams (0.04 mole) of 3,6-dichloro-2,4-dinitrotoluene in 50 ml. of ethanol is added 9.0 grams (0.15 mole) of isopropylamine. The mixture is stirred at room temperature for 2 hours and then at reflux for one hour. The solution is allowed to cool to room temperature and the crystalline precipitate is filtered and washed with a little hexane to give 10.2 grams of golden crystals, melting point 69.degree. C. to 73.degree. C. Two recrystallizations from methanol give the analytically pure compound, melting point 69.degree. C. to 70.degree. C.

EXAMPLE 53

Preparation of 4-Chloro-3-methyl-2,6-dinitro-N,N-dipropylaniline ##STR22##

A solution of 10.04 grams (0.04 mole) of 3,6-dichloro-2,4-dinitrotoluene, 12.2 grams (0.12 mole) of di-n-propylamine, and 60 ml. of toluene is stirred at reflux for 9 hours. The mixture is cooled, diluted with ether, and extracted twice with dilute hydrochloric acid. The organic phase is then extracted consecutively with water, aqueous sodium bicarbonate, and brine and dried over magnesium sulfate. Evaporation of the solvent at reduced pressure gives 12.5 grams of an oil. Crystallization of the product from hexane gives 9.08 grams of yellow solid, melting point 36.degree. C. to 38.degree. C. The analytically pure compound, melting point 41.degree. C. to 42.degree. C., is obtained by recrystallization from 95% ethanol.

EXAMPLES 54 to 74

Following the general procedure of Example 45, substituting the appropriate amine for the di-n-propylamine used therein, yields compounds of the following structural formula having properties set forth in Table III below: ##STR23##

TABLE III______________________________________ MeltingExample Substituents PointNumber R.sub.1 R.sub.2 .degree. C.______________________________________54 H H 123-12555 H CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.3 83.5-8556 H CH.sub.2 CHCH.sub.2 61-62.557 H CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2 69-7058 H CH.sub.2 CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2 52-5559 H oil60 H C(CH.sub.3).sub.3 41-4661 H CH(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.3).sub.2 41.5-4462 H ##STR24## 31-3263 H (CH.sub.2).sub.5 CH.sub.3 32.5-3464 H ##STR25## 62.5-65.565 H CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 42.5-46.566 H CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CN 101-10467 ##STR26## 84-8768 H ##STR27## 93-9469 CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 67.5- 7070 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 oil71 CH.sub.2 CHCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CHCH.sub.2 oil72 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.3 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.3 41-4373 ##STR28## 117-120.574 H CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 43-47______________________________________

EXAMPLE 75

Preparation of N-sec-Butyl-3-methyl-2,6-dinitro-4-(trifluoromethyl)aniline

A nitration mixture, consisting of 16.1 ml. of H.sub.2 SO.sub.4 (d 1.84) and 1.9 ml. of HNO.sub.3 (d 1.5), is heated to 55.degree. C. and 3.5 grams of 5-chloro-2-(trifluoromethyl)toluene is slowly added. The mixture is heated for one hour at 55.degree. C. followed by one hour at 110.degree. C. The reaction mixture is cooled and poured onto ice to give 5-chloro-2-(trifluoromethyl)-4,5-dinitrotoluene as a cream-colored solid. The product is crystallized from cyclohexane to give 3.6 grams of cream-colored crystals, melting point 81.degree. C. to 82.degree. C. 1.8 Grams of 5-chloro-2-(trifluoromethyl)-4,6-dinitrotoluene is refluxed for 15 minutes with 3 ml. of mono-sec-butylamine and 30 ml. of benzene, cooled, filtered, washed with water until neutral, dried, and vacuum stripped to give 1.5 grams of N-sec-butyl-3-methyl-2,6-dinitro-4-(trifluoromethyl)aniline as a yellow solid, melting point 38.degree. C. to 39.degree. C.

EXAMPLE 76 to 80

Following the general procedure of Example 75, substituting the amine for the mono-sec-butylamine used therein, yields compounds having the following structural formula and the properties set forth in Table V below:

TABLE IV______________________________________ ##STR29## XIII MeltingExample Substituent PointNumber R .degree. C.______________________________________76 N(C.sub.3 H.sub.7).sub.2 32-3577 NHCH(CH.sub.3).sub.2 Yellow crystals 75-7678 N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 Yellow crystals 107-10879 N(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 Orange brown oil80 NHCH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 44-45______________________________________

EXAMPLE 81

Preparation of (-)-N-sec-Butyl-2,6-dinitro-3,4-xylidine

(-)-sec-Butylamine [prepared according to L. Verbit and P. J. Heffron, Journal of Organic Chemistry 32, 3199 (1967)] was reacted with 4-chloro-3,5-dinitro-o-xylene as by the general procedure of Example 5 to give a yellow-orange solid with melting point 37.degree. C. to 38.5.degree. C., [.alpha.] .sub.D.sup.25.degree. = -51.38.degree. (c 2.071, ethanol). Concentrations, abbreviated c herein, are measured in grams per 100 ml. of solution.

EXAMPLE 82

Preparation of (-)-N-[1-(Methoxymethyl)propyl]-2,6-dinitro-3,4-xylidine

(-)-2-Amino-1-butanol [100 grams, prepared according to D. Pitre and E. B. Grabitz, Chimia 23, 399 (1969)] was added in a dropwise manner to a stirred solution of tert-butanol (800 ml.) containing potassium tert-butoxide (126 grams). After warming this mixture to 70.degree. C. to 80.degree. C. for 2 hours, methyl iodide (175 grams) was added slowly at temperatures below 50.degree. C. The suspension which formed was then stirred with refluxing overnight. After removal of the solid phase by filtration, the filtrate was fractionally distilled to give (-)-1-(methoxymethyl)propylamine contaminated with traces of tert-butanol, boiling point 125.degree. C. to 147.degree. C./760 mm. This amine was then allowed to react with 4-chloro-3,5-dinitro-o-xylene, as described earlier, to give the desired product as a bright yellow solid with melting point 42.5.degree. to to 44.degree. C., [.alpha.].sub.D.sup.25.degree. = - 137.6.degree. (c 2.504, chloroform).

EXAMPLES 83 to 88

The following optical isomers were also prepared using the appropriate optically active amine and following essentially the procedure of Example 82 above:

TABLE V______________________________________ MeltingEx. Compound PointNo. Name .degree. C. [.alpha.].sup.25.degree..sub.D______________________________________ (+)-N-sec-butyl-2,6-83 dinitro-3,4-xylidine 38-38.5 + 50.18 (c 2.217, ethanol) (+)-N-[1-(methoxymethyl)- + 132.284 propyl]-2,6-dinitro 43-44 (c 2.504, 3,4-xylidine chloroform) (-)-N(1-methylbutyl)- - 58.085 2,6-dinitro- 59-61 (c 2.449, ethanol) 3,4-xylidine (-)-N-sec-butyl-4-chloro- - 42.386 2,6-dinitro- oil (c 2.550, ethanol) m-toluidine (-)-4-chloro-N- - 10787 [1-methoxymethyl)- 40-42 (c 2.466, CHCl.sub.3) propyl]-2,6-dinitro- m-toluidine (-)-4-chloro-N- - 57.288 (1-methylbutyl)- oil (c 3.263, ethanol) 2,6-dinitro- m-toluidine______________________________________

EXAMPLE 89

Preparation of Methyl 2-methyl-5-nitrobenzyl ether. ##STR30##

2-Methyl-5-nitrobenzyl chloride (16.2 g) was dissolved in methanol (180 ml) and then sodium methoxide (5.4 g) was added and the mixture refluxed. The reaction was followed by tlc (75/25 v/v, hexane/benzene) and additional quantities of sodium methoxide added and heating continued until the reaction was complete. Finally, the mixture was cooled and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo and the residue taken up in methylene chloride, washed with water, then the organic layer was separated and dried over magnesium sulfate. Removal of the drying agent by filtration and concentration of the filtrate in vacuo left 15.8 g, which was recrystallized from 150 ml of hexane to give 11.5 g of white solid with m.p. 45.degree.-49.degree. C. Another run gave a solid which after recrystallization from hexane gave a solid with m.p. 50-52.degree. C.

Calculated for C.sub.9 H.sub.11 NO.sub.3 : C, 59.66; H, 6.12; N, 7.73. Found: C, 59.65; H, 6.17; N, 7.64.

EXAMPLE 90

Preparation of 3-(Methoxymethyl)-p-toluidine. ##STR31##

Methyl-2-methyl-5-nitrobenzyl ether (11.5 g) was dissolved in 125 ml of absolute ethanol. To this was added a solution of sodium sulfide monohydrate (48.3 g) and sodium bicarbonate (16.7 g) in 75 ml of water. The resulting mixture was refluxed until tlc indicated all the starting material was gone. The mixture was then concentrated in vacuo to an oily solid. Methylene chloride was added and the mixture filtered. The methylene chloride layer was separated and dried. After removal of the drying agent, the solvent was concentrated in vacuo to give 9.3 g of a mobile orange liquid.

EXAMPLE 91

Preparation of N-(1-Ethylpropyl)-3-(methoxymethyl)-p-toluidine; also named (1-ethylpropyl)-3-(methoxymethyl)-4-methyl-2,6-dinitroaniline. ##STR32##

A slurry of 3-(methoxymethyl)-p-toluidine (9.3 g) in 40 ml of diethyl ketone and 5A molecular sieves (19 g) was stirred at room temperature for 15 hours. The mixture was then filtered and the filtrate treated with more diethyl ketone (10-15 ml) and fresh molecular sieves (10 g)). After 40 minutes at 40.degree.-50.degree. C, the mixture was filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The crude product (9.0 g) was dissolved in 50 ml of methanol and cooled to 10.degree. C. Then sodium borohydride (3.7 g) was added in small portions. During the addition more methanol (25 ml) was added. Thirty minutes after the addition was complete, the mixture was made acidic with 10% hydrochloric acid and ice. The mixture was extracted with ether and the ether extract discarded. The aqueous extract was then made basic and extracted with ether. After drying the ether extract over magnesium sulfate, the drying agent was removed and the ether concentrated to an orange oil (8.1 g) which by glc was >97% one component. Fractional distillation gave a sample with 120.degree.-125.degree. C/0.4.degree.-0.5 mm.

Calculated for C.sub.14 H.sub.23 NO: C, 75.97; H, 10.47; N, 6.33. Found: C, 75.87; H, 10.62; N, 6.24.

EXAMPLE 92

Preparation of N-(1-Ethylpropyl)-3-(methoxymethyl)-2,6-dinitro-p-toluidine; also named (1-ethylpropyl)-3-(methoxymethyl)-4-methyl-2,6-dinitroaniline. ##STR33##

A solution of N-(1-ethylpropyl)-3-methoxymethyl)-p-toluidine in 10 ml of dichloroethane was prepared and treated with a nitrating mixture consisting of 3.78 g of nitric acid, 3.0 g of concentrated sulfuric acid, and 1.4 g of water. The addition was carried out at 30.degree. C .+-. 3.degree. C and then held there for 3 hours. The crude product was poured into water and extracted with methylene chloride. The methylene chloride layer was separated and dried over magnesium sulfate. Removal of the drying agent by filtration and concentration of the filtrate in vacuo left a residue of 3.2 g. The crude product was purified by column chromatography on silica gel with benzene as the eluting agent. All fractions consisting of the same compound by tlc were combined to give 1.3 g of orange solid with m.p. 55.degree.-57.degree. C. A sample recrystallized for analysis from hexane had m.p. 56.degree.-57.degree. C. A sample recrystallized for analysis from hexane had m.p. 56.degree.-57.degree. C.

Calculated: C.sub.14 H.sub.21 N.sub.3 O.sub.5 : C, 54.01; H, 6.80; N, 13.50. Found: C, 54.00; H, 6.69; N, 13.44.

EXAMPLE 92A

Preparation of 4-Ethyl-N-(1-ethylpropyl)-.alpha.-methoxy-2,6-dinitro-m-toluidine

A solution of 13.0 g. of concentrated nitric acid, 10.75 g. of concentrated sulfuric acid, and 4.88 grams of water was added dropwise over a 2.3 hour period to a stirred solution of 7.75 g. of 4-ethyl-N-(1-ethylpropyl)-.alpha.-methoxy-m-toluidine in 35 ml. of 1,2-dichloroethane. The temperature of the mixture was maintained between 18.degree. C. and 21.degree. C. during the addition and for an additional 44 hours. The mixture was poured onto 30 g. of ice and then extracted with methylene chloride. The extracts were combined with the dichloroethane layer, the combined organic layers washed with 2.5% aqueous sodium hydroxide and water and stirred over magnesium sulfate. The filtered solution was concentrated under vacuum to yield 10.86 g. of a dark brown solid. Purification by chromatography yielded yellow-orange crystals with m.p. 28.degree. C. to 29.degree. C.

EXAMPLE 92B

Preparation of 4-Ethyl-.alpha.-methoxy-2,6-dinitro-m-toluidine

The amine (100 g.) was slowly added to 2 l. of 50% sulfuric acid with stirring and then warmed to 70.degree. C. for 22 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with ice water, extracted with benzene and the benzene layer concentrated to an oily residue. The residue was taken up in CCl.sub.4 (100 ml.) and poured with stirring into hexane (1.2 l.). The resulting solid after drying weighed 74 g. (94% yield) and had m.p. 71.degree.-73.degree..

EXAMPLE 92C

Preparation of 3-Chloro-6-ethyl-2,4-dinitrobenzyl methyl ether

A solution of the aniline (40 g. in 750 ml. acetic acid) was added slowly with stirring to a solution of NaNO.sub.2 (17 g.) in 136 ml. sulfuric acid at 10.degree.-15.degree. C. After 30 minutes this reaction mixture was added to a solution of CuCl (37.8 g.) in 480 ml. hydrochloric acid with stirring. The product (25.0 g.) precipitated from the cooled reaction mixture in 58% yield with m.p. 81.degree.-82.degree.. The filtrate upon dilution yielded another 10 g. of product.

EXAMPLE 92D

Preparation of 4-Ethyl-.alpha.-methoxy-N-[1-(methoxymethyl)-propyl]-2,6-dinitro-m-toluidine

The benzyl ether (5 g.) and 1-(methoxymethyl)-propylamine (4.1 g.) were dissolved in toluene (100 ml.) and heated to reflux. After 20 hours the reaction mixture was cooled, washed with dilute hydrochloric acid, water and then dried. After passing the solution through a column of neutral alumina, the toluene was removed in vacuo leaving 3.7 g. of an orange oil which upon standing crystallized. Recrystallization from methane gave the pure product, m.p. 54.degree.-55.degree. C.

The following examples can be prepared as shown in Examples 89 to 92 by converting the appropriate 4-alkylnitrobenzene to a methyl 2-alkyl-5-nitrobenzyl ether followed by reductive alkylation with the appropriate ketones and then dinitration or alternatively following the Examples 92A to 92D on pages 27A and 27B and Example 3 on page 12.

______________________________________ ##STR34##Ex.No. R.sub.1 R.sub.2 Y MP.degree. C.______________________________________ 93 H C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n CH.sub.3 67.5-69.degree. 94 H C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i " orange oil 95 H C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -n " 48.5-50.degree. 96 H C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -sec " orange oil 97 H C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -i " 41.5-43.5.degree. 98 H CH(CH.sub.3)C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n " 31.5-32.5 99 H CH(CH.sub.3)C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i " orange oil100 H CH(CH.sub.3)C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -n " orange oil101 H CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n " orange oil102 H CH(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i " 61-62.degree.103 H CH(C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n).sub.2 " orange oil104 H CH.sub.2 C(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 " 43.5-45.degree.105 H CH(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 Cl " 55-56.5.degree.106 H CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)CH.sub.2 Cl " red oil107 H CH(CH.sub.3)CHClCH.sub.3 " 93-97.degree.108 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n CH.sub.3 red oil109 H C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n C.sub.2 H.sub.5 45-46.degree.110 H C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i " orange oil111 H C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -sec " yellow-orange oil112 H C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -i " orange oil113 H CH(CH.sub.3)C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n " orange oil114 H CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 27.5-29.degree.115 H CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n " orange oil116 H CH(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i " orange oil117 H CH(C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n).sub.2 " orange oil118 H CH.sub.2 CHCH.sub. 2 " 58-60.degree.119 H CH(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 Cl " 38-40.degree.120 H CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)CH.sub.2 Cl " yellow oil121 H CH(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 Cl " 62-63.degree.122 H C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i 45.5-48.5.degree.123 H C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i " red-orange oil124 H C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -n " red oil125 H C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -sec " red oil126 H C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -i " red oil127 H CH(CH.sub.3)C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n " red oil128 H CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 " red-orange oil129 H CH(CH.sub.3)C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -n " red oil130 H CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n " red oil131 H CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)CH.sub.2 Cl " red oil132 H CH(CH.sub.3)CHClCH.sub.3 " red oil133 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i 55-60134 H C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n orange oil135 H C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -sec " orange oil136 H C.sub.H (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 " 42-43.degree.137 H C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -n orange oil138 H CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 " orange oil139 H C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -sec orange oil140 H CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 " red-orange oil141 H CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -i orange oil142 C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -sec Cl 44-47.degree.143 CH(CH.sub.3)C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n " orange oil144 CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 " 70-72145 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 " 38-41.degree.______________________________________

EXAMPLE 146

Preparation of N-(1-Ethylpropyl)-3-(1-methoxyethyl)-2,6-dinitro-p-toluidine

Preparation of 2'-methyl-5'-nitro-acetophenone

To 120 ml of concentrated sulfuric acid is added 53.6 g of o-methylacetophenone, while cooling at -10.degree.. To this cold, stirred solution is added a mixture of 32 ml of 70% nitric acid and 48 ml of concentrated sulfuric acid. The reaction solution is stirred for 21/2 hours between -9.degree. and 0.degree. and then poured over 800 g of ice. The mixture is extracted with ether and the organic phase washed with water, saturated Na.sub.2 CO.sub.3 solutions, water and finally brine. The ether solution is dried over MgSO.sub.4 and evaporated to dryness to give 56.2 g of a pale yellow oil. The oil is crystallized from 95% ethanol to give 25.4 g of product, mp about 50.degree. C. Recrystallization from hexane afforded product mp 53.degree.-55.degree. C.

Preparation of 1-(2'-Methyl-5'-nitrophenyl)ethanol

To a stirred mixture of 23.5 g of 2'-methyl-5'-nitoracetophenone and 350 ml of ethanol is added NaBH.sub.4 in one portion and the solution stirred at room temperature for 13/4 hours. Water and 2N HCl is added to give pH 5 and the solution concentrated to remove ethanol. The mixture is extracted with ether and the organic phase washed with water and brine. The solution is dried over MgSO.sub.4 and evaporated to give 23.12 g of a yellow oil. Hexane (150 ml) is added and the resulting solid collected and washed with hexane affording 22.7 g of crude product, mp 79.degree.-85.degree. C. Recrystallization from chloroform and hexane gives pure product, mp 85.degree.-88.degree. C.

Preparation of .alpha.,2-Dimethyl-5-nitrobenzyl methyl ether

1-(2'-methyl-5'-nitrophenyl)ethanol (0.9 g) is dissolved in 5 ml of benzene and 0.8 g of 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide, ca 10 mg of tetrabutylammonium chloride, 5 ml of ether and 1.25 ml of methyl iodide is added. The reaction mixture is stirred at room temperature for 2 hours and heated at 30.degree.-35.degree. for 4 hours. An additional 1.0 ml of methyl iodide is added and the mixture stirred at room temperature for 22 hours. Thin layer chromatography indicates starting material remaining therefore 0.52 ml of 50% NaOH solution and 2.0 ml of methyl iodide are added and the mixture stirred at room temperature for 5 days. Water is added and the mixture extracted with ether. The organic layer is washed with water and brine. The solution is evaporated to dryness giving 0.97 g of oil which is purified by column chromatography to give pure material, mp 35.degree.-37.degree. C.

Preparation of N-(1-Ethylpropyl-3-(1-methoxyethyl)-p-toluidine

A mixture of 14.6 g of .alpha.,2-dimethyl-5-nitrobenzyl methyl ether, 100 ml of diethyl ketone, 1.0 g of .beta.-naphthalene sulfonic acid and 1.5 g of 5% Pt/C is hydrogenated using a Parr Hydrogenation Apparatus. After 22 hours the reaction mixture is filtered, the filtrate evaporated to dryness and water and ether added. This mixture is basified to pH 11 with 1N NaOH and the organic phase separated and washed with water and brine. The ether solution after drying over MgSO.sub.4 and evaporation to dryness afforded 17.8 g of an orange oil. Purification by column chromatography gave pure product as orange liquid.

N-(1-Ethylpropyl)-3-(1-methoxyethyl)-2,6-dinitro-p-toluidine

To a stirred solution of 28 g of 70% H.sub.2 SO.sub.4 and 10.1 ml of 70% HNO.sub.3 is added a solution of 9.41 g of N-(1-ethylpropyl)-3-(1-methoxyethyl)-p-toluidine in 30 ml of ethylenedichloride. The addition is accomplished at 25.degree. to 32.degree. over a period of 45 minutes. The reaction mixture is stirred at room temperature for 21/4 hours and warmed at 35.degree.-40.degree. for 21/4 hours. After stirring overnight at room temperature, the organic layer is separated and washed with water and brine. The EDC solution is mixed with 6 g of NH.sub.2 SO.sub.3 H and 25 ml of concentrated HCl and the mixture is stirred and heated at reflux for 51/2 hours. The reaction mixture is diluted with water and the organic layer separated and washed with water, saturated Na.sub.2 CO.sub.3 solution, water and brine. The EDC solution after drying over MgSO.sub.4 and evaporated to dryness gives 9.35 g of crude product as a red oil. Column chromatography afforded 6.27 g of pure product.

EXAMPLE 147

Preparation of N-Isopropyl-4,6-dinitro-o-Cymen-5-amine Preparation of o-Cymen-5-amine hydrochloride

Hydrogenation of 2-isopropyl-5-nitrobenzylchloride (16.0 gms.) in 95% ethanol (100 ml) with 10% palladium on carbon catalyst (0.5 g) at 18.degree.-36.degree. C. and 35-15 psi of hydrogen afforded 12.9 g (93.5%) of o-cymen-5-amine, hydrochloride after concentration of the filtered reaction solution. Recrystallization of the crude product from a mixture of 2-propanol and ethyl acetate gave the pure compound, mp 212.degree.-222.degree. C. Anal. Calcd. for C.sub.10 H.sub.16 NCl: C, 64.68; H, 8.69; N, 7.54. Found: C, 64.77; H, 8.64; N, 7.48.

Preparation of N-(1-Ethylpropyl)-o-Cymen-5-Amine

o-Cymen-5-amine (8.8 g., 0.064 mole, prepared by neutralization of cymene-5-amine hydrochloride with aqueous NaOH) is dissolved in 3-pentanone (43 g, 0.5 mole) and 5A molecular sieve (40 g) is added. The mixture is shaken for 16 hours. Then the used 5A molecular sieve is removed by filtration and 40 g more 5A molecular sieve is added. After 24 hours of agitation the mixture is filtered and the filtrate is concentrated to leave an oil (11.4 g). A solution of the oil in absolute ethanol (60 ml.) is added rapidly to a cooled (12.degree. C.), stirred, mixture of sodium borohydride (partially dissolved) in absolute ethanol (100 ml.). Following the addition, the mixture is stirred for 1.5 hours at 25.degree.-27.degree. C. The resulting solution is treated with 6N HCl (30 ml, to give pH 1) and then with 50% aqueous NaOH to give ph 10. The resulting mixture is filtered to remove inorganic solids, which are washed with ether. The ether washes are combined with the filtrate and the solution is concentrated to leave an oil which is dissolved in ether. The ether solution is washed with saturated aqueous sodium chloride, dried over MgSO.sub.4, and concentrated to leave 11.6 g (87.2%) of N-(1-ethylpropyl)-cymen-5-amine, a red liquid. Analysis by glc showed 99.6 area % purity.

Preparation of N-(1 -ethylpropyl)-o-Cymen-5-Amine

A solution of o-cymen-5-amine (33.6 g, 0.24 mole) in 3-pentanone (300 ml.) is mixed with a catalyst consisting of 50% water-wet 5% platinum on carbon (5.9 g.) and 2-naphthalenesulfonic acid (1.1 g.) and subjected to 42.5 - 18.3 psi of hydrogen at 44.degree. for ca 16 hr. The mixture is cooled and filtered, and the filtrate is concentrated to leave a red liquid which is dissolved in ether. The ether solution is washed with 10% sodium hydroxide solution, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated to leave 45.1 g. (88.6%) of N-(1-ethylpropyl)-o-cymen-5-amine of 99.3 area % purity by glc analysis.

Preparation of N-(1-Ethylpropyl)-4,6-dinitro-o-Cymen-5-amine

A solution of N-(1-ethylpropyl)-o-cymen-5-amine (7.0 g, 0.034 mole) in ethylene dichloride (70 ml.) is cooled in ice during the successive addition of 70% sulfuric acid (16.8 g of 70%, 0.12 mole) and 70% nitric acid (14.90 g of conc. nitric acid, 0.156 mole). The ice bath is then removed and the reaction mixture is stirred at 30.degree.-32.degree. C. for 16 hours. The mixture is then poured on ice and the organic layer (diluted with chloroform) is separated, washed with aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution, dried over MgSO.sub.4, and concentrated in a rotary evaporator to leave 8.3 g of a red liquid which is twice chromatographed on silica gel dry column once with a 2:1 mixture of hexane and benzene and once with straight hexane, to afford 4.3 g. (41%) of the pure product.

Preparation of 4,6-Dinitro-o-Cymen-5-Amine

A mixture of 4,6-dinitro-N-(1-ethylpropyl)-o-cymen-5-amine (55 g, 0.18 mole) aqueous sulfuric acid (from conc. sulfuric acid (680 ml.) and water (680 ml.) are stirred and heated at 70.degree.-75.degree. C. for several hrs. The mixture is then diluted with ice and water and extracted with chloroform to give 37.7 g. of crude 4,6-dinitro-o-cymen-5-amine, a liquid which crystallized, and which was determined to be 83 area % pure by glc analysis.

Preparation of 5-Chloro-4,6-Dinitro-o-Cymene

A solution of the amine (3.0 g, 0.012 mole) in acetic acid (60 ml.) is added to a cooled (10.degree.-15.degree. C), stirred solution of sodium nitrite (1.35 g) in conc. sulfuric acid (10.5 ml). The resulting mixture is stirred for 10 minutes at 10.degree.-15.degree. C. and is then added slowly to a solution of cuprous chloride (1.5 g) in conc. hydrochloric acid (40 ml). The resulting mixture is stirred at 22.degree. C. for 2 hours and the precipitated solid product is then filtered off from the cooled reaction mixture, washed with water, and dried in vacuo. The product after recrystallization from hexane had m.p. 76.degree. C.

By the same procedure, 3-chloro-2,4-dinitro-6-propyltoluene, mp 63.degree.-65.degree., is prepared from 2,6-dinitro-4propyl-m-toluidine.

Preparation of N-Isopropyl-4,6-dinitro-o-Cymen-5-amine

A mixture of 5-chloro-4,6-dinitro-o-cymene (4.0 g, 0.0155 mole) and isopropylamine (3.2g, 0.054 mole) in toluene is heated in a bomb at 100.degree. C. for 4 hours. The cooled mixture is washed with aqueous bicarbonate solution, dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated to leave the crude product which is purified by dry column chromatography to yield 3.2 g of product with mp 54.degree.-55.degree. C. By using one of the aforementioned procedures for the dinitration of the appropirate N-alkyl-4-alkyl-m-toluidines or by reacting the appropriate amine with the desired 3-chloro-2,4-dinitro-6-alkyltoluene the following compounds are prepared.

______________________________________ ##STR35##Ex. No. R.sub.1 R.sub.2 Y MP.degree. C.______________________________________148 H C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i C.sub.2 H.sub.5 46-46.5149 H C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -sec " 37.5-38150 H CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 " 51-53151 H C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n 55152 H CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 " orange oil153 H C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i 54-55154 H C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n " orange-red oil155 H C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -sec " orange oil156 H CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 " red oil157 H CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -n 47.5-50158 H CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -sec orange oil______________________________________

EXAMPLE 159

Preparation of 4,6-Dinitro-N,N-Dipropyl-o-Cymen-5-Amine Preparation of 4'-Isopropyl-2',6'-dinitro-N-propyl-m-propionotoluidide

A solution of 4,6-dinitro-N-propyl-o-cymen-5-amine (2.7 g, 0.0096 mole), propionic anhydride (4.9 g, 0.038 mole) and conc. sulfuric acid (2 drops) is heated at 90.degree. C. for 4 hours. The cooled reaction solution is then diluted with aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution and stirred at 25.degree. C. for 0.5 hour. The resulting mixture is extracted with chloroform. The dried (MgSO.sub.4) chloroform solution is concentrated to leave the crude product which is purified by dry column chromotography (silica gel, 1:1 benzenehexane) to give 2.0 g (62%) of 4'-isopropyl-2',6'-dinitro-N-propyl-m-propionotoluidide, mp 78.degree.-80.degree..

Preparation of 4,6-Dinitro-N,N-dipropyl-o-Cymen-5-Amine

A solution of 4'-isopropyl-2',6'-dinitro-N-propyl-m-propionotoluidide (1.5 g, 0.005 mole) and borane (9.9 ml. of 1M solution in tetrahydrofuran) in tetrahydrofuran (10 ml.) is heated at reflux for 4 hours. The solution is then cooled in ice and 3N aqueous hydrochloric acid (4 ml.) is slowly added with stirring. The resulting mixture is extracted with ether, and the ether extract is washed with aqueous bicarbonate solution, dried over MgSO.sub.4, and concentrated to leave 4,6-dinitro-N,N-dipropyl-o-cymen-5-amine, mp. 48.5.degree.-49.degree., an orange solid.

The selective preemergence herbicidal activity of the compounds of the present invention is exemplified by the following tests in which the seeds of a variety of monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous plants are separately mixed with potting soil and planted on top of approximately one inch of soil in separate pint cups. After planting, the cups are sprayed with the selected aqueous-acetone solution containing test compound in sufficient quantity to provide the equivalent of about 0.03 to 4 pounds per acre of test compound per cup. The treated cups are then placed on greenhouse benches, watered and cared for in accordance with conventional greenhouse procedures. Three or four weeks after treatment, the tests are terminated and each cup is examined and rated according to the rating system set forth below. The herbicidal proficiency of the active ingredients of the present invention is evident from the test results which are reported in the tables below.

______________________________________RATING SYSTEM %Difference in GrowthRating System from the Check*______________________________________0 - no effect 01 - possible effect 1 - 102 - slight effect 11 - 253 - moderate effect 26 - 405 - definite injury 41 - 606 - herbicidal effect 61 - 757 - good herbicidal effect 76 - 908 - approaching complete kill 91 - 999 - complete kill 1004 - abnormal growth, i.e., a definite physiological malfunction but with an over-all effect less than a 5 on the rating scale.PLANT ABBREVIATIONSCR - Crabgrass BA - Barnyard grassVEL - Velvet leaf FOX - Green foxtailPI - Pigweed MG - Annual Morning-glowLA - Lambsquarters COT - CottonCOR - Corn SB - SugarbeetsWO - Wild oats SOY - Soybean______________________________________ *Based on visual determination of stand, size, vigor, chlorosis, growth malformation and over-all plant appearance. TABLE VI__________________________________________________________________________ ##STR36## Rate lb./ Species - Greenhouse SoilZ R.sub.1 R.sub.2 acre CR VEL PI LA COR WO BA FOX MG COT SB SOY__________________________________________________________________________CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 4 7 0 8 5 0 1 8 9 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 8 2 0 0 6 8 0 0 0 0CH.sub.3 CH.sub.2 CHCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CHCH.sub.2 4 9 0 9 6 1 0 9 9 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 2 5 1 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 ##STR37## 4 2 1 9 8 3 0 0 0 7 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 1 9 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0CH.sub.3 H CH.sub.2 CHCH.sub.2 4 9 0 8 7 3 0 9 9 0 3 1 0 2 9 0 8 5 0 0 7 8 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 5 5 0 0 6 5 0 0 0 0CH.sub.3 H C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -i 4 9 0 8 6 3 0 8 9 0 0 2 0 2 9 1 6 0 0 2 5 8 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0CH.sub.3 H C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -tert 4 7 0 7 8 0 0 6 7 0 0 2 0 2 6 0 3 2 1 0 2 5 0 0 1 2CH.sub.3 H CH(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.3).sub.2 4 9 6 9 8 0 0 7 9 2 -- 7 3 2 9 2 8 8 0 0 7 8 0 0 8 0 1 8 0 8 6 0 0 5 7 0 0 7 0CH.sub.3 H CH.sub.3 CH(CH.sub.2).sub.4 CH.sub.3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 9CH.sub.3 H C.sub.2 H.sub.5 CHCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.3 4 9 7 9 8 5 5 9 9 6 0 8 0 2 9 7 8 8 0 3 8 9 2 0 8 0 1 9 5 8 8 0 1 8 9 0 0 6 0 1/2 9 2 6 8 0 1 6 8 0 0 2 0 1/4 8 0 5 7 0 0 5 6 0 0 0 0CH.sub.3 H CH.sub.2 C(CH.sub.3).sub.3 4 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0CH.sub.3 C.sub.2 H.sub. 5 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 4 9 0 8 7 2 5 9 9 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 8 3 3 2 9 9 0 1 3 0 1 9 0 7 3 0 1 9 9 0 0 0 0CH.sub.3 H C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -n 4 9 0 7 6 3 1 8 9 1 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 1 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0CH.sub.3 H CH.sub.3 CHCH.sub.2 CH.sub.3 4 9 8 8 8 3 2 9 9 2 0 8 3 2 9 8 8 8 3 0 9 9 0 0 8 0 1 9 5 7 8 0 0 9 9 0 0 7 0 1/2 9 0 3 7 0 0 7 9 0 0 0 0 1/4 8 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0CH.sub.3 C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -n C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -n 4 8 1 5 2 2 0 2 8 0 7 0 0 2 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 2 0CH.sub.3 H C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i 4 9 3 9 8 0 2 9 9 0 0 7 0 2 9 1 8 8 1 1 9 9 0 0 5 0 1 9 1 7 7 0 0 9 9 0 0 0 0 1/2 9 0 2 2 1 0 7 9 0 0 0 0CH.sub.3 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n 4 9 3 9 7 0 2 9 9 4 1 0 0 2 9 1 9 7 0 0 8 9 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 8 3 0 0 7 9 0 0 0 0 1/2 8 0 6 2 0 0 5 9 0 0 0 0CH.sub.3 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -n 4 9 0 9 7 0 0 9 9 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 8 6 1 0 8 9 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 6 1 0 0 6 8 0 0 0 0 1/2 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0CH.sub.3 H C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n 4 9 0 8 8 0 7 9 3 0 0 0 2 2 9 0 8 7 0 2 8 8 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 7 1 0 0 6 8 0 0 0 0CH.sub.3 ##STR38## 4 2 1 7 2 1 0 0 0 8 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 3 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0CH.sub.3 H CH.sub.3 CHCH.sub.2 CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2 4 9 3 8 7 0 0 9 9 0 0 1 0 2 9 2 7 7 0 0 8 9 2 0 1 2 1 9 0 7 7 0 0 6 9 0 5 1 5 1/2 8 0 6 6 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 1/4 6 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0CH.sub.3 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n 4 9 0 6 7 0 2 9 9 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 0 7 0 2 9 9 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 3 0 0 6 9 0 0 0 0 1/2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 1/4 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0CH.sub.3 H C.sub.2 H.sub.5 CHC.sub.2 H.sub.5 4 9 7 8 8 7 5 9 9 7 5 5 3 2 9 7 8 8 6 2 9 9 7 2 5 2 1 9 6 7 8 2 0 7 9 6 1 2 0 1/2 9 5 6 8 1 0 8 9 3 0 1 1/4 9 5 6 7 -- 0 5 9 1 0 0 0CH.sub.3 H CH.sub.3 CHC.sub.3 H.sub.7 4 9 7 8 8 8 3 9 9 5 0 6 0 2 9 2 8 8 2 2 9 9 6 0 5 0 1 9 2 8 8 0 0 8 9 5 9 2 0 1/2 9 0 5 7 0 0 3 8 2 0 0 0 1/4 9 1 2 6 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0CH.sub.3 H CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2 4 9 0 6 6 0 0 6 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0CH.sub.3 ##STR39## 4 2 1 9 8 7 1 0 0 5 2 0 7 6 2 7 2 3 0 0 0 6 2 0 8 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0CH.sub.3 ##STR40## 4 2 1 9 9 7 2 0 0 5 3 0 8 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 2 9 8 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0CH.sub.3 H CH.sub.3 CHCH(CH.sub.3).sub.2 4 9 7 8 8 1 3 8 9 3 0 6 0 2 9 5 7 8 0 0 7 9 2 0 3 0 1 9 3 6 8 0 0 3 7 0 0 1 0 1/2 8 0 2 7 -- 0 2 5 0 1 0 0 1/4 7 0 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0CH.sub.3 H CH.sub.3 CHCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0CH.sub.3 H CH.sub.3 CHC.sub.4 H.sub.9 -t 4 5 0 2 0 0 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0CH.sub.3 ##STR41## 4 2 1 9 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 0 8 7 2 3 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0CH.sub.3 H C.sub.4 H.sub.9 CHCH.sub.3 4 9 2 7 8 0 1 8 9 0 0 2 0 2 9 0 5 6 0 0 7 8 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 3 3 0 0 5 6 0 0 0 0 1/2 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0__________________________________________________________________________ TABLE VII__________________________________________________________________________ ##STR42## Rate Species - Greenhouse SoilR.sub.1 R.sub.2 lb./acre CR VEL PI LA COR WO BA FOX MG COT SB SOY__________________________________________________________________________H C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n 4 9 0 8 8 3 0 8 8 0 0 3 0 2 9 0 7 7 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 6 3 5 0 3 3 0 0 0 0C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n 4 9 3 8 8 0 0 9 9 0 0 1 1 2 9 0 7 7 0 0 8 9 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 7 6 0 0 6 8 0 0 0 0H C.sub. 6 H.sub.13 -n 2 3 0 0 1 3 0 0H CH.sub.2 CHCH.sub.2 2 8 1 7H C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i 2 9 8 9 1 8 7 6 1/2 5 3 3CH.sub.2 CHCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CHCH.sub.2 2 9 8 9 1 7 6 5 1/2 6 5 2 1/4 6 3 3H CH.sub.3 CHC.sub.2 H.sub.5 2 9 9 9 1 9 8 9 1/2 9 7 7 1/4 8 6 8C.sub.2 H.sub.5 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 2 9 9 9 1 8 8 7 1/2 3 5 6 1/4 0 3 1 ##STR43## 4 5 1 0 5 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0H CH.sub.3 CHCH.sub.2 CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2 4 9 3 9 7 0 0 7 9 3 0 5 0 2 9 2 8 6 0 0 3 9 2 0 3 0 1 9 0 8 6 0 0 5 8 0 0 1 0 ##STR44## 4 2 9 7 0 1 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 1H C(CH.sub.3).sub.3 4 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0H CH.sub.2 CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2 4 8 2 3 0 0 0 6 7 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0H C.sub.2 H.sub.5 CHC.sub.2 H.sub.5 4 9 7 9 8 0 2 9 9 5 0 8 0 2 9 6 8 7 0 2 7 9 5 0 7 0 1 9 5 7 7 0 1 5 9 6 0 6 0 1/2 9 3 6 6 0 0 1 9 2 0 3 0 1/4 7 0 2 5 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 4 3 0 0 5 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0H CH.sub.3 CHC.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n 4 9 6 8 8 3 0 9 9 0 0 8 0 2 9 5 8 8 2 0 7 9 0 0 7 0 1 9 2 7 7 0 0 7 7 0 0 5 0 1/2 8 2 5 5 0 0 6 6 0 0 2 0 1/4 8 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0__________________________________________________________________________ TABLE V__________________________________________________________________________ ##STR45## Rate Species - Greenhouse SoilR.sub.1 R.sub.2 lb./acre CR VEL PI LA COR WO BA FOX MG COT SB SOY__________________________________________________________________________C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n 4 9 3 8 7 3 2 9 9 3 0 0 3 2 9 0 8 6 2 3 8 9 0 0 0 3 1 9 0 6 6 0 2 8 9 0 0 0 0 1/2 7 0 3 3 0 2 6 7 0 0 0 0H CH.sub.3 CHC.sub.2 H.sub.5 4 9 7 8 8 5 3 9 9 7 5 7 7 2 9 7 8 8 5 2 9 9 7 0 6 5 1 9 6 7 7 3 2 9 9 6 0 5 2 1/2 9 2 6 7 0 0 8 9 0 0 3 0 1/4 7 2 3 5 0 0 7 7 0 0 2 0H C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i 4 9 5 7 7 0 1 9 9 0 0 3 0 2 9 0 6 6 0 0 8 9 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 3 0 0 0 7 8 0 0 1 0 1/2 7 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 0CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 4 3 0 0 2 6 0 3 3 0 0 0 0C.sub.2 H.sub.5 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 4 9 0 8 7 2 3 9 9 2 0 3 0 2 9 0 7 5 1 0 8 9 2 0 2 0 1 8 0 3 2 0 0 8 8 1 0 1 0 1/2 7 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 3 0 0 0H C.sub.2 H.sub.5 CHC.sub.2 H.sub.5 4 9 8 9 9 5 5 9 9 7 7 8 7 2 9 8 8 8 3 3 9 9 7 5 9 7 1 9 7 8 8 3 2 9 9 6 7 5 1/2 9 5 7 8 0 1 8 9 5 0 5 0 1/4 9 5 7 7 0 0 7 8 2 0 2 0__________________________________________________________________________ TABLE IX__________________________________________________________________________ ##STR46## Rate Species - Greenhouse SoilY Z R.sub.1 R.sub.2 lb./acre CR VEL PI LA COR WO BA FOX MG COT SB SOY__________________________________________________________________________CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 H ##STR47## 4 2 1 9 9 9 7 6 3 9 8 7 9 8 8 0 0 0 5 0 0 9 8 8 9 9 7 5 3 0 0 0 0 8 8 6 5 0 0CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 Cl 4 9 0 6 7 0 0 8 8 1 0 6 0 2 9 0 3 3 0 0 7 7 0 0 3 0CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 H CH.sub.2 CH(OCH.sub.3).sub.2 4 9 0 5 7 0 0 8 7 5 0 3 0 2 8 0 3 5 0 0 6 3 3 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 H CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 4 9 7 9 8 5 5 9 9 7 0 8 0 2 9 7 8 8 0 3 9 9 3 0 7 0 1 9 2 8 8 0 0 9 9 0 0 6 0CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 H CH.sub.3 (CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 Cl 4 9 2 5 8 0 0 8 9 0 0 6 0 2 9 0 3 8 0 0 7 9 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 7 0 0 3 9 0 0 0 0CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 H CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)CH.sub.2 Cl 4 9 7 7 8 3 3 9 9 3 0 7 0 2 9 7 5 8 0 0 8 9 0 0 7 0 1 9 3 3 8 0 0 8 9 0 0 5 0CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 H CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 4 9 1 5 3 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0Cl CH.sub.3 H CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 4 9 6 8 8 0 0 8 8 2 0 7 3 2 9 7 7 8 0 0 7 6 0 0 7 2 1 9 3 6 8 0 0 7 2 0 0 5 0__________________________________________________________________________

The herbicidal activity of various compounds of the present invention is demonstrated by the following tests, wherein seeds of monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous plants are planted in the top half-inch of soil in small plastic pots and sprayed with a solution of test compound. All spray applications are made to a dry soil surface through nozzles designed to deliver 86 gallons per acre of spray solution. Immediately after treatment, the pots are labeled, moved to a greenhouse, and watered. Three weeks after treatment, the herbicide activity is recorded using the Herbicidal Activity rating system reported below.

From the data reported in the table below, it can be seen that (1) the racemic compounds are highly active herbicidal agents; (2) the dextrorotatory (+) isomers are less active than the racemic compounds, but still effective as herbicidal agents at higher rates of application; and (3) the levorotatory (-) isomers are much more effective as herbicidal agents than either the corresponding racemic compound or the corresponding dextrorotatory (+) isomer.

______________________________________SPECIES LISTCode Common Name Scientific Name______________________________________LA Lambsquarters Chenopodium albumPI Pigweed Amaranthus retroflexusMG Morning-glory Ipomoea hederaceaBA Barnyard grass Echinochloa crusgalliCR Crab grass Digitairia sanguinalisFO Green foxtail Setaria viridisWO Wild oat Avena fatuaCN Corn Zea maysCO Cotton Gossypium hirsutumSY Soybean Glycine maxS Sugar beet Beta vulgarisVL Velvet leaf Abutilon Theophrasti______________________________________HERBICIDAL ACTIVITY INDEXRating *% Difference inScale Observation Growth from Checks______________________________________9 Complete kill 1008 Approaching complete kill 91-997 Good herbicidal effect 76-906 Herbicidal effect 61-755 Definite injury 41-604 (See below) --3 Moderate effect 26-402 Slight effect 11-251 Possible effect 1-100 No effect 04 Reserved for abnormal plant growth, i.e., a definite physiological malformation but with an over-all effect of less than 5 on the rating scale.* Based on visual determination of stand, size, vigor, chlorosis.______________________________________ TABLE X__________________________________________________________________________Herbicidal Activity of Optically Active and Racemic DinitroanilineCompounds Rate Test SpeciesCompound lb./Acre LA PI MG BA CR FO WO CN CO SY SB VL__________________________________________________________________________ ##STR48## 4 2 1 1/2 1/4 1/8 1/16 8 8 8 8 7 5 0 9 9 8 7 3 1 0 8 6 3 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 8 6 2 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 2 0 0 0 0 8 8 6 0 0 0 8 2 7 2 0 0 0 ##STR49## 2 1 1/2 1/4 1/8 1/16 8 8 8 7 2 0 8 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 5 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 6 1 9 9 8 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 ##STR50## 4 2 1 1/2 1/4 1/8 1/16 8 8 8 7 2 0 0 8 7 3 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 7 5 5 0 0 0 9 9 8 7 1 0 0 9 8 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 2 0 0 0 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 ##STR51## 1 1/2 1/4 1/8 1/16 8 8 7 5 3 8 7 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 2 6 2 9 8 8 6 0 9 9 8 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 7 6 0 0 0 ##STR52## 1 1/2 1/4 1/8 1/16 8 8 7 0 0 7 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 2 0 0 9 9 8 6 3 9 9 8 8 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ##STR53## 1 1/2 1/4 1/8 1/16 3 3 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 7 3 0 8 2 0 0 0 8 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ##STR54## 2 1 1/2 1/4 1/8 8 8 7 6 6 8 8 7 6 5 5 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 7 5 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 3 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 3 2 0 7 5 3 2 0 ##STR55## 2 1 1/2 1/4 1/8 8 8 7 5 0 8 8 7 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 5 0 9 9 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 6 6 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 6 5 0 0 0 ##STR56## 2 1 1/2 1/4 1/8 8 8 8 7 5 9 8 8 7 5 2 3 0 0 0 9 8 8 8 7 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 2 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 6 5 0 0 0 ##STR57## 2 1 1/2 1/4 1/8 8 8 7 7 3 8 8 7 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 7 3 9 9 8 8 8 7 9 8 8 5 7 5 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 6 5 0 0__________________________________________________________________________ 0

EXAMPLE

Following the procedure of the Examples of Tables VI through X, above, and using the rating system described therein and the following species of plants: Sesbania, Mustard, Pigweed, Ragweed, Morningglory, Barnyardgrass, Crabgrass, Green foxtail, Teaweed, Corn, Cotton, Soybeans, Rice and Velvetleaf, test compound is applied as a spray to cups planted with seeds of the above-named plant species. Applications are sufficient to provide from 0.03 lb to 1.0 lb per acre of test compound. The selective preemergence herbicidal activity of the test compound is provided in Table XI below, where it can be seen that (1-ethylpropyl)-3-methoxymethyl)-4-methyl-2,6-dinitroaniline and other compounds are highly selective for controlling undesirable broadleaf weeds and grasses in the presence of monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous crops.

______________________________________PLANT ABBREVIATIONS:______________________________________SE Sesbania (Sesbania exaltata) MU Mustard (Brassica kaber) PI Pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus) RW Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) MG Morningglory (Ipomoea purpurea) BA Barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crusgalli) CR Crabgrass (Digitaria sanguinalis) FO Green foxtail (Setaria viridis) TW Teaweed (Sida spinosa) VL Velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti) CN Corn (Zea mays) CO Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) SY Soybean (Glycine max) RI Rice (Oryza sativa)______________________________________ TABLE XI Preemergence Herbicidal Evaluation of ##STR58## Structure Rate Plant Species R.sub.2 Z Y lb/Acre SE MU PI RG MG TW VL BA CP GF WO CN CO SY SB RI 1.0 7.6 7.5 8.7 3.6 4.3 8.5 8.3 9 9 9 2.4 3.0 .60 .9 0.50 5.3 8.5 8.5 0 2.5 8.3 7.5 9 9 9 0.9 1.3 0 0 * (CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 0.25 2.4 7.6 8.1 0 0.7 7.6 5.9 8.8 9 9 0.7 0 0 0 0.13 1.0 5.4 5.8 0 0 6.8 3.2 8.7 8.9 9 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 2.1 3.8 0 0 3.9 1.1 6.5 8.9 8.5 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 1.1 0 0 0.8 0 4.6 8.2 6.1 0 0 0 0 1.0 6.0 7.3 8.3 2 1 8 7.7 9 9 9 1 1 0 0.7 0.50 3.5 5.3 7 0 0.7 7.7 5.7 9 9 9 0 1.7 0 0 ** C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -sec CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 0.25 0 3 4.5 0 0 6 2 8.3 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 1 0 0 2.3 0.7 8 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 9 7.7 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.7 8.3 6.7 0 0 0 0 1.0 7.7 8 8.3 6 7.7 8.3 89 9 9 5 2.7 0 0 6 0.50 7.7 8 8 4.7 4.3 8.3 8 9 9 9 3 2.3 0 0 3 CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i 0.25 6.7 8 8 2.7 6 8 6.3 9 9 9 1 1.7 0 0 0 0.13 5.3 8 7.6 0.7 2 7.3 3 8.7 9 9 0.3 1.7 0 0 0 0.06 0 3.5 7 0 0.3 6 1.7 7.6 9 9 0.3 0 0 0 0 0.03 1 1 1.7 0 0.3 1.3 0 3.8 8.7 8.3 0.3 0 0 0 0 1.0 7 6 7 0 0 7 1 9 9 9 2 0 0 0 0.50 6 1 6 0 0 5 1 9 9 9 1 0 0 0 0.25 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 7 9 7 0 0 0 *** C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 6 0 0 0 0.60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 5 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1.0 3.5 1.5 6.5 1.5 0 7 2.5 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.50 1 1 4 0 0 3.5 1.5 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 0.25 0 0 2.5 0 0 1.5 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 4.5 7.5 7.5 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 6.5 6.5 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 1.5 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 9 9 0 0 7 2 8 9 9 1 0 0 0 0.50 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 6 9 9 0 0 0 0 *** C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 0.25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 8 7 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 7 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 2.5 9 8.5 1.5 3 8 8 9 9 9 2 0 0 0 0.50 0 7.5 6.5 0 1 7.5 5 9 9 9 1.5 0 0 0 **** CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 Cl 0.25 0 .sup.+ 9 6.5 0 0.5 4.5 2 8.5 9 8 0.5 0 0 0 0.13 0 .sup.+ 5 4 0 0 1.5 0.5 2 9 7.5 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8.5 3 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.5 2 0 0 0 1.0 0 9 8 0 0 5 0 7 9 9 0 0 0 0.50 0 7 5 0 0 0 0 7 9 9 0 0 0 CH(CH.sub.3)C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 Cl 0.25 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 7 8 9 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 8 8.3 8.3 5 6 8.3 8 9 9 9 5 4 4.7 0 5 0.50 4.7 8.3 8 2.3 4 8 8 9 9 9 1.3 1.7 0 0 5 CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 0.25 2 88 1 1.7 8 5.3 9 9 9 1.5 1 0 0 2 0.13 2 4.3 5.3 0 0.3 8 2.7 8.7 9 9 1 0 0 0 0 0.06 2.5 3 2 0 0 7 1 8 9 9 0.5 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 1.7 0 0 3.3 0 5 8.3 7 0.5 0 0 0 0 1.0 29 90 08 79 99 00 0 0 0.50 00 70 08 6 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 0.25 0 0 3 0 0 7 3 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 0 0 0 0 CH(CH.sub.3)C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 1.0 6 9 9 3 0 8 7 9 9 9 2 0 0 0 0.25 0 9 7 0 0 6 2 9 9 9 0 0 0 0.13 0 9 6 0 0 3 2 3 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 0 0 0 0 CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 1.0 8 9 9 7 3 8 9 9 9 9 1 0 0 0 0.50 0 9 9 0 0 8 6 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.25 0 7 9 0 0 7 5 7 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 7 0 0 3 2 5 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 9 6 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 CH(C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n).sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 1.0 2 8 9 0 0 7 7 9 9 9 1 5 0 0 0.50 0 9 9 0 0 3 2 9 9 9 0 2 0 0 0.25 0 3 9 0 0 2 0 9 9 9 0 2 0 0 0.13 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 9 8 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -i CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 1.0 0 9 6 0 0 3 3 9 9 9 0 2 0 0 0.50 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 8 9 8 0 2 0 0 0.250 3 0 0 0 0 3 9 6 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CH(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 1.0 5 9 9 2 0 8 7 9 9 9 2 5 2 3 0.50 0 7 9 0 0 8 3 9 9 9 0 3 0 0 0.25 0 7 8 0 0 3 1 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3 0 0 0 0 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i 1.0 8 9 9 0 8 8 8 9 9 9 2 2 2 2 0.50 7 9 8 0 8 8 7 9 9 9 0 2 0 0 0.25 2 9 8 0 2 7 3 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.13 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 9 0 0 0 0 ***CH.sub.2 CHCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 1.0 0 5 0 0 5 1 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.50 0 0 0 0 5 0 8 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CH(C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n).sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 1.0 0 0 8 0 0 5 2 9 9 9 0 0 0 2 0.50 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 5 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CH(CH.sub.3)C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -n CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 1.0 0 9 7 0 0 0 0 8 9 9 1 0 0 0 0.50 0 9 6 0 0 0 0 6 8 6 0 0 0 0 0.25 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -sec CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 1.0 7 7 9 5 7 7 7 9 9 9 3 6 0 0 0.5 7 7 7 3 5 7 6 9 9 9 2 1 0 0 0.25 5 7 0 1 7 3 9 9 9 1 0 0 0 0.13 3 0 6 0 0 7 3 9 9 9 1 0 0 0.06 0 0 3 0 0 5 0 7 8 8 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 2 0 0 3 0 6 8 8 0 0 0 0 CH(CH.sub.3)C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 1.0 0 9 9 0 0 8 8 9 9 9 1 0 0 0 0.50 0 6 6 0 0 7 6 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.25 0 6 6 0 0 6 1 7 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 2 9 5 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 3 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 1.0 0 8 9 0 3 8 5 9 9 9 1 0 0 0 0.50 0 8 8 0 0 6 3 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.25 0 9 7 0 0 2 2 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 CH(CH.sub.3)C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 1.0 0 8 7 0 0 2 2 9 9 9 0 1 0 0 0.50 0 9 6 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.25 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 5 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 9 8 6 0 8 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.50 0 9 6 0 0 2 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 **** C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -sec CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 Cl 0.25 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 8 9 0 0 8 2 9 9 9 3 0 0 0 0.05 0 9 8 0 0 7 1 9 9 9 1 0 0 0 CH(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 Cl CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 0.25 7 0 0 2 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 9 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 9 7 0 0 7 2 9 9 9 1 0 0 0 0.50 0 9 8 0 0 2 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)CH.sub.2 Cl CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 0.25 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 8 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 8 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 8 8 0 0 2 2 2 9 9 2 0 0 2 0.50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 9 0 0 0 ***C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 0.25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 0.130000000030 0 0 0 0 0.0600000000000000 1.0097 0 0 3 0 8 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.50 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 7 9 9 0 0 0 ***C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -n CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i 0.25 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 9 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 00.0600000000220000 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 7 9 0 2 8 7 9 9 9 2 0 0 2 0.50 2 9 0 0 8 6 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 CH(CH.sub.3)C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i 0.25 0 9 0 0 2 2 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 8 0 0 0 1 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.06 5 0 0 0 1 7 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 7 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 8 9 0 1 8 5 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.50 0 0 8 0 0 7 2 9 9 9 0 0 0 CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)CH.sub.2 Cl CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 0.25 0 0 6 0 0 7 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0.13 0 2 0 0 0 0 9 9 7 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 6 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 3 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 9 9 3 0 7 3 9 9 9 0 0 0 7 0.50 0 9 7 0 0 3 0 8 9 9 0 0 0 3 CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -sec 0.25 0 5 7 0 0 0 0 8 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 7 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 3 3 0 0 2 0 8 9 6 0 0 0 0 ***C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -i CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 0.50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 6 8 9 2 7 8 7 9 9 9 0 0 0 5 0.50 0 9 9 0 7 2 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)CH.sub.2 Cl CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i 0.25 0 7 8 0 0 6 2 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 8 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 3 0 0 7 2 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.50 0 0 0 0 3 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 CH(CH.sub.3)CHClCH.sub.3 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 0.25 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 6 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 2 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 8 9 0 0 8 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.50 0 8 8 0 0 2 0 8 9 9 0 0 0 CH(CH.sub.3)CHClCH.sub.3 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i 0.25 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 3 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 9 8 0 0 2 0 8 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.50 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 8 9 9 0 0 0 0 CH(CH.sub.3)C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -n CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i 0.25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 9 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 6 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 8 8 0 0 7 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.50 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 8 9 9 0 0 0 0 CH(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 0.25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 3 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 2 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 9 9 0 0 8 2 9 9 9 0 0 0 3 0.50 9 7 0 0 6 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 3 CH(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 Cl CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 0.25 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 6 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 9 8 8 2 8 8 9 9 9 2 0 0 0 0.50 0 9 8 0 0 7 1 8 9 9 0 0 0 0 CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n 0.25 0 9 8 0 2 0 8 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 7 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 1.0 8 9 9 3 9 8 9 9 9 4 0 0 0 0.50 7 9 3 2 9 8 9 9 9 1 0 0 0 C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -sec CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i 0.25 3 9 0 1 7 7 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 8 0 0 6 3 7 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 7 0 0 2 1 2 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 2 9 5 0 0 0 0 1.0 8 9 7 2 8 9 9 9 9 2 0 0 0 0.50 7 9 0 2 8 5 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i 0.25 2 9 0 0 8 4 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 7 0 0 6 4 7 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 5 0 0 2 4 3 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 9 9 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.50 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 ***CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -n 0.25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 4 1 0 6 25 7 9 9 0.5 0 0 15 0.50 0.5 0.5 1 0 0 1.5 0.5 4 9 9 0 0 0 0 ***CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 CH.sub.2 OC.sub.2 H.sub.5 CH.sub.3 0.25 0 0.5 1 0 0 1 0 2 8 7.5 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.5 7 6.5 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 8 8 0 0 2 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 3 0.50 0 8 7 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 ***C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -i CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i 0.25 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 9 8 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 5 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 9 8 0 0 7 0 9 9 9 2 0 0 0 0.50 2 9 7 0 0 7 0 9 9 9 2 0 0 0 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -sec 0.25 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 9 9 8 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 9 8 7 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 8 6 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 2 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 6 8 0 0 6 5 9 9 9 3 0 0 0 0.50 0 9 0 0 2 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 CH(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 Cl CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 0.25 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 8 7 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 00 CH(CH.sub.3)C.sub.2 H.sub.5 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n 1.0 2 8 8 0 0 8 5 9 9 9 7 0 0 0 0.5 0 8 3 0 0 2 1 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.25 0 9 7 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 9 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 6 0 0 0 0 CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n 1.0 0 0 7 0 0 8 2 9 9 9 2 0 0 0.5 0 0 6 0 0 7 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.25 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 7 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 000000533000 0 CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -i 1.0 2 9 6 007 6 9 9 9 0 0 3 0 0.5 0 9 2 0 0 2 3 8 9 9 0 0 0 0.25 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 9 8 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 6 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 ##STR59## CH.sub.3 1.00.50.25 0.130.060.03 60O00 5 865200 000000 200000 87100 00 6520 999853 999983 999830000000 00 00000022000 1.0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 5 1 0 0 0 ***C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -n 0.50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 8 0 0 7 2 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.50 0 6 0 0 0 8 9 8 0 0 0 0 CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 CH.sub.3 C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -sec 0.25 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 7 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i CH.sub.3 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i 1.0 7 9 7 0 0 7 5 9 9 9 1 0 0 0 0.50 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.25 0 5 0 0 0 0 8 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 8 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -sec CH.sub.3 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i 1.0 8 8 8 3 5 8 7 9 9 9 5 0 0 2 0.50 7 8 7 0 3 8 2 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.25 0 0 6 0 0 3 1 9 9 9 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 6 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 5 0 0 0 0 *****CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 CH.sub.3 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 1.0 6.7 8.3 8 4.3 7.3 8 8.6 9 9 9 3.3 0.3 0 1 0.5 4.6 7.3 8 1 5 7.6 7 9 9 9 1.3 0.3 0 0 0.25 2.3 4.6 5.6 0 1.6 7.6 3.6 8.3 9 9 0.6 0 0 0 0.13 1 4 4.3 0 0.6 5 1.3 6.6 9 7.6 0.3 0 0 0 0.06 1 0 2.6 0 0.3 2.3 1 3 8 5.3 0 0 0 0 0.03 0.6 0 1 0 0 1.6 0 1.6 7 3 0 0 0 0 CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2 CH.sub.3 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 1.0 6 9 7 7 0 8 2 9 9 9 3 0 0 0.5 0 9 2 0 0 3 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0.25 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 9 7 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 7 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 3 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)CH.sub.2 Cl CH.sub.3 Cl 2.0 9 9 9 1.0 8 9 9 0.5 9 9 9 0.25 7 9 6 0.13 6 7 5 ****CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 CH.sub.3 CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2 1.0 8.5 9 9 1.5 7 8.5 8 9 9 9 2 0 0 0 0.5 5.5 8.5 9 0 4 7.5 5.5 9 9 9 1 0 0 0 0.25 1 8 8 0 1 7.5 7 8.5 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 5 5 0 1 3.5 1.5 6.5 9 7 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 1 1.5 0 0 3.5 0.5 1 8 4 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.5 2.5 0 0 0 0 CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 CH.sub.3 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n 1.0 0 9 8 0 1 8 3 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 9 7 0 0 6 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.25 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 9 7 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CH(CH.sub.3)C.sub.2 H.sub.5 CH.sub.3 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 1.0 8 8 7 2 2 8 6 9 9 9 2 0 5 0.5 2 0 6 0 0 8 3 9 9 9 0 0 0 0.25 0 5 0 0 7 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 0 3 0 8 9 8 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 9 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 CH(CH.sub.3)C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n CH.sub.3 Cl 1.0 8 4 4 9 9 9 7 8 0 0 0.5 8 0 2 9 9 8 7 8 0 0 0.25 7 0 0 7 9 8 4 0 0 0 0.13 3 0 5 8 8 4 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 3 7 6 0 0 0 0 CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -n CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 4.0 8 2 3 8 9 8 0 0 0 0 5 2.0 7 1 1 7 9 2 0 0 0 0 5 1.0 6 0 0 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.5 5 0 0 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.25 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Average of 10 to 15 tests ** Average of 2 to 3 Tests ***Novel but not covered in proposed generic formula. ****Average of two tests .sup.+ Single test *****Average three tests

EXAMPLE

Postemergence Herbicidal Evaluation of Test Compounds.

The postemergence herbicidal activity of the compounds of the present invention is demonstrated by the following tests, wherein a variety of monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous plants are treated with test compounds dispersed in aqueous acetone mixtures. In the tests, seedling plants are grown in jiffy flats for about 2 weeks. The test compounds are dispersed in 50/50 acetone/water mixtures containing 0.5% TWEEN.RTM. 20, a polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate surfactant of Atlas Chemical Industries, in sufficient quantity to provide the equivalent of from about 0.03 lb to 10 lbs. per acre of active compound when applied to the plants through a spray nozzle operating at 40 psi for a predetermined time. After spraying, the plants are placed on greenhouse benches and are cared for in the usual manner, commensurate with conventional greenhouse practices. From 4 to 13 weeks after treatment, the seedling plants are examined and rated according to the rating system provided below. The data obtained are reported in Table XII below.

______________________________________ % Difference in GrowthRating System: from the check*______________________________________0 - No effect 01 - Possible efect 1-102 - Slight effect 11-253 - Moderate effect 26-405 - Definite injury 41-606 - Herbicidal effect 61-757 - Good herbicidal effect 76-908 - Approaching complete kill 91-999 - Complete kill 1004 - Abnormal growth, that is, a definite physiological malformation, but with an over-all effect less than a 5 on the rating scale.______________________________________ *Based on visual determination of stand, size, vigor, chlorosis, growth malformation and over-all plant apearance. ______________________________________Plant Abbreviations:______________________________________SE Sesbania (Sesbania exaltate) MU Mustard (Brassica kaber) PI Pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus) RW Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) MG Morningglory (Ipomoea purpurea) BA Barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crusgalli) CR Crabgrass (Digitaria sanguinalis) FO Green foxtail (Setaria viridis) WO Wild oats (Avena fatus) TW Teaweed (Sida spinosa) VL Velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti)______________________________________ TABLE XIII Postemergence Herbicidal Evaluation of ##STR60## Structure Rate Plant Species R.sub.2 Z Y lb/Acre SE MU PI RG MG TW VL BA CR GF WO CN CO SY SB RI 1.0 8.5 6.3 7.3 7.8 7.7 8 5.1 1.4 0 5.6 3.6 0 0.50 8.3 4.8 6.5 7.2 6.5 7.2 3.5 0 0 5.5 2.8 0 0.25 7.3 2.6 4.3 6.7 4.3 6.2 2 0 0 5.5 3.6 0 *CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 0.13 6 1 5.3 5.6 4.8 5 .3 0 0 4.8 1.8 0 0.06 2.5 0 5 6 1 3.5 1.5 0 0 3.5 2 0 1.0 2 3 6 8 7 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 0.50 0 0 3 6 6 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -sec CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 CH.sub. 3 0.25 0 0 0 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i 10.0 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 1.0 0 0 3 5 0 5 3 0 0 2 0 0 0.50 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 CH.sub. 3 0.25 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 8 0 5 8 2 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 Cl 0.50 0 0 3 6 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.25 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.0 9 0 5 6 7 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 CH(CH.sub.3)C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 Cl 0.50 6 0 5 5 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.25 0 5 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.13 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.0 8 5 7 7 8 7 3 7 0 6 7 0 CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 0.50 8 5 6 7 7 7 3 1 0 5 7 0 0.25 8 5 6 7 6 7 2 0 0 5 5 0 1.0 8 6 6 7 8 7 0 0 0 3 3 0 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub. 2 H.sub.5 0.50 6 5 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.25 2 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 8 5 6 7 7 7 2 0 0 5 3 0 CH(CH.sub.3)C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 0.50 5 5 6 7 5 0 1 0 0 5 3 0 0.25 3 5 5 6 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1.0 3 5 6 7 5 0 2 5 0 5 3 0 CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 0.50 3 5 6 7 0 0 1 0 0 5 3 0 0.25 3 3 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 CH(C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n).sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 10.0 8 8 4 4 8 8 7 7 7 7 C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -i CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub. 2 H.sub.5 10.0 4 4 4 0 4 2 4 4 44 2 CH(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 10.0 4 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 ** C.sub. 3 H.sub.7 -i CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i 10.0 5 6 3.5 0 5.5 5 5 6 6.5 5 5.5 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i CH.sub.2 OC.sub.2 H.sub.5 Cl 10.0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 ** CH.sub.2 CHCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 10.0 3 4.5 3 5 3 4 6 6 5.5 5 ** CH(C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n).sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 10.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 5 5 5.5 6 5.5 6.5 5.5 ** CH(CH.sub.3)C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -n CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 10.0 5.5 6 5.5 3 6 6 6 5.5 6 4.5 ** C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -sec CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 10.0 6 6 5 5 6 5.5 6 6 6.5 6 ** CH(CH.sub.3)C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 10.0 6 6 5.5 5 5.5 5.5 6 5.5 6 5.5 ** CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n CH.sub. 2 OCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 10.0 6 6 5 4.5 5.5 5 6 6 6 6 5.5 ** CH(CH.sub.3)C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 10.0 6 4.5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5.5 C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -sec CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 Cl 10.0 2 4 2 0 3 7 7 7 4 4 4 ** CH(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 Cl CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 10.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 6.5 5.5 CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)CH.sub.2 Cl CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 10.0 5 7 6 3 0 4 4 7 7 7 4 CH(CH.sub.3)C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i 10.0 4 4 4 4 4 7 4 7 7 7 7 CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)CH.sub.2 Cl CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 10.0 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -sec 10.0 4 7 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 6 C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -i CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 10.0 4 4 0 0 4 0 4 7 9 8 4 CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)CH.sub.2 Cl CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i 10.0 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 CH(CH.sub.3)CHClCH.sub.3 CH.sub.2 * Average of Two to 6 Tests ** Average of Two Tests

Claims

1. A compound of the formula: ##STR61## wherein; R.sub.2 is C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 secondary alkyl free from quaternary carbon atoms or R.sub.2 is monochloro C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 alkyl;

Y is CH.sub.3, C.sub.2 H.sub.5, C.sub.3 H.sub.7 - n, C.sub.3 H.sub.7 - i, C.sub.4 H.sub.9 - i, sec - C.sub.4 H.sub.9, Cl or CF.sub.3 ; and

Z is CH.sub.3, -- CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 or --CH(CH.sub.3)OCH.sub.3,

with the proviso that when Y and Z are methyl, R.sub.2 cannot be 1-ethylbutyl, 1-ethylpropyl, 1-methylpropyl or 1 - methylbutyl.

2. A compound according to claim 1 wherein Z is methyl.

3. A compound of the formula: ##STR62## wherein R.sub.2 is C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 secondary alkyl free from quaternary carbon atoms or R.sub.2 is monochloro C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 alkyl;

Y is CH.sub.3, C.sub.2 H.sub.5, C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -n, C.sub.3 H.sub.7 -i, C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -i, sec-C.sub.4 H.sub.9 or Cl; and

Z is -CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 or -CH(CH.sub.3)OCH.sub.3.

4. A compound according to claim 1: N-(1-ethylpropyl)-.alpha..sup.4,.alpha..sup.4,.alpha..sup.4 -trifluoro-2,6-dinitro-3,4-xylidine.

5. A compound according to claim 1: 4-chloro-N-(1-ethylpropyl)-2,6-dinitro-m-toluidine.

6. A compound according to claim 1: N-(1-methylpropyl)-.alpha..sup.4,.alpha..sup.4,.alpha. .sup.4 -trifluoro-2,6-dinitro-3,4-xylidine.

7. A compound according to claim 1: 4-chloro-N-sec-butyl-2,6-dinitro-m-toluidine.

8. A compound according to claim 1: N-[(2-chloro-1-ethyl)ethyl]2,6-dinitro-3,4-xylidine.

9. A compound according to claim 1: N-[(2-chloro-1-methyl)ethyl]2,6-dinitro-3,4-xylidine.

10. A compound according to claim 1: N-(1-ethylpropyl)-.alpha..sup.3 -methoxy-2,6-dinitro-3,4-xylidine.

11. A compound according to claim 1: 4-ethyl-N-(1-ethylpropyl)-.alpha.-methoxy-2,6-dinitro-m-toluidine.

12. A compound according to claim 1: N-(1-ethylpropyl)-7-methoxy-4,6-dinitro-o-cymen-5-amine.

13. A compound according to claim 1: N-isopropyl-7-methoxy-4,6-dinitro-o-cymen-5-amine.

14. A compound according to claim 1: N-sec-butyl-7-methoxy-4,6-dinitro-o-cymen-5-amine.

15. A compound according to claim 1: N-sec-butyl-4-ethyl-.alpha.-methoxy-2,6-dinitro-m-toluidine.

16. A compound according to claim 1: 4-ethyl-N-isopropyl-.alpha.-methoxy-2,6-dinitro-m-toluidine.

17. A compound according to claim 1: 4-ethyl-.alpha.-methoxy-N-(1-methylbutyl)-2,6-dinitro-m-toluidine.

18. A compound according to claim 1: 4-ethyl-N-(1-ethylpropyl)-2,6-dinitro-m-toluidine.

19. A compound according to claim 1: N-(1-ethylpropyl)-[4,6-dinitro-o-cymen-5-amine.

20. A compound according to claim 1: N-(1-ethylbutyl)-7-methoxy-4,6-dinitro-o-cymen-5-amine.

21. A compound according to claim 1: N-[1-(chloromethyl)-propyl]-7-methoxy-o-cymen-5-amine.

22. A compound according to claim 1: 4-sec-butyl-N-(1-ethylpropyl)-.alpha.-methoxy-2,6-dinitro-m-toluidine.

23. The compound .alpha..sup.3 -methoxy-2,6-dinitro-N,N-dipropyl-3,4-xylidine.

24. A compound according to claim 2: N-isopropyl-2,6-dinitro-4-propyl-m-toluidine.