Claims
- 1. A compound of the formula ##STR161## wherein R.sub.1 is S(O).sub.n R.sub.3 ;
- R.sub.2 is H, F, Cl, Br, CH.sub.3, OCH.sub.3, CF.sub.3 or NO.sub.2 ;
- R.sub.3 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 alkenyl or cyclopropylmethyl;
- n is 0, 1 or 2;
- X is CH.sub.3, C.sub.2 H.sub.5, CH.sub.3 O, C.sub.2 H.sub.5 O, CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 or Cl;
- Y is Cl, F, Br, NH.sub.2, NHCH.sub.3 or N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 ; and
- Z is CH;
- and their agriculturally suitable salts; provided that
- (1) when R.sub.3 is C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 alkenyl, then Y is NH.sub.2, NHCH.sub.3 or N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 ;
- (2) when R.sub.3 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkyl and Y is Cl or Br, then X is other than CH.sub.3 or OCH.sub.3 ;
- (3) when R.sub.3 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkyl and Y is NH.sub.2 or NHCH.sub.3, then X is other than Cl, CH.sub.2 CH.sub.3 or CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 ;
- (4) when Y is Cl, F or Br, then X is CH.sub.3, OCH.sub.3 or OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.3 ; and
- (5) when X is Cl, then Y is N(CH.sub.3).sub.2.
- 2. Compounds of claim 1 where n is 2.
- 3. Compounds of claim 2 wherein R.sub.2 is H, Cl, CH.sub.3, CH.sub.3 O or CF.sub.3.
- 4. Compounds of claim 3 where X is CH.sub.3 or OCH.sub.3.
- 5. Compounds of claim 4 where R.sub.2 is H.
- 6. The compound of claim 1 which is N-[(4-chloro-6-ethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)aminocarbonyl]-2-(propylsulfonyl)benzenesulfonamide.
- 7. The compound of claim 1 which is N-[(4-chloro-6-methoxypyrimidin-2-yl)aminocarbonyl]-2-(propylsulfonyl)benzenesulfonamide.
- 8. A composition suitable for controlling the growth of undesired vegetation which comprises an effective amount of a compound of claim 1 and at least one of the following: surfactant, solid or liquid diluent.
- 9. A composition suitable for controlling the growth of undesired vegetation which comprises an effective amount of a compound of claim 2 and at least one of the following: surfactant, solid or liquid diluent.
- 10. A composition suitable for controlling the growth of undesired vegetation which comprises an effective amount of a compound of claim 3 and at least one of the following: surfactant, solid or liquid diluent.
- 11. A composition suitable for controlling the growth of undesired vegetation which comprises an effective amount of a compound of claim 4 and at least one of the following: surfactant, solid or liquid diluent.
- 12. A composition suitable for controlling the growth of undesired vegetation which comprises an effective amount of a compound of claim 5 and at least one of the following: surfactant, solid or liquid diluent.
- 13. A composition suitable for controlling the growth of undesired vegetation which comprises an effective amount of the compound of claim 6 and at least one of the following: surfactant, solid or liquid diluent.
- 14. A method for controlling the growth of undesired vegetation which comprises applying to the locus to be protected an effective amount of a compound of claim 1.
- 15. A method for controlling the growth of undesired vegetation which comprises applying to the locus to be protected an effective amount of a compound of claim 2.
- 16. A method for controlling the growth of undesired vegetation which comprises applying to the locus to be protected an effective amount of a compound of claim 3.
- 17. A method for controlling the growth of undesired vegetation which comprises applying to the locus to be protected an effective amount of a compound of claim 4.
- 18. A method for controlling the growth of undesired vegetation which comprises applying to the locus to be protected an effective amount of a compound of claim 5.
- 19. A method for controlling the growth of undesired vegetation which comprises applying to the locus to be protected an effective amount of the compound of claim 6.
RELATED APPLICATION
This is a division of application Ser. No. 511,471, filed July 8, 1983, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,543,120 which is in turn a continuation-in-part of my copending application U.S. Ser. No. 407,645, filed Aug. 12, 1982 now abandoned.
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