Claims
- 1. A herbicidal compound of the formula ##STR23## wherein X is chlorine or fluorine, X.sup.1 is hydrogen, chlorine, or fluorine, X.sup.2 is chlorine, fluorine, trifluoromethyl, or ethoxy, and X.sup.3 is hydrogen, chlorine, or fluorine, M is --CH--, --CF--, or --CCl--; and R.sup.1 is --CH.dbd.C(--R.sup.2)--C(.dbd.O)--Z--[S(O).sub.2 ].sub.n --R.sup.3 wherein R.sup.2 is hydrogen or methyl; R.sup.3 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, or phenylmethyl optionally substituted with one or more of chlorine, bromine, fluorine, or methyl; Z is --O--, --S-- or --NR.sup.4 ; and n is 0 or 1; provided that when Z is --O-- or --S--, n is 0.
- 2. A compound of claim 1 in which X is chlorine, X.sup.1 is hydrogen or chlorine, X.sup.2 is chlorine or trifluoromethyl, and X.sup.3 is hydrogen; and Z is --O-- or --NR.sup.4.
- 3. A compound of claim 2 in which Z is --O--, n is 0 and R.sup.3 is hydrogen, methyl, or phenylmethyl.
- 4. A compound of claim 2 in which Z is --NR.sup.4 --; R.sup.3 is hydrogen, methyl, or phenylmethyl, and R.sup.4 is hydrogen.
- 5. A compound of claim 2 in which X is chlorine, X.sup.1, X.sup.3, R.sup.2, and R.sup.4 are hydrogen, and X.sup.2 is trifluoromethyl.
- 6. A compound of claim 5 in which Z is --O--, n is 0, R.sup.3 is hydrogen, methyl, or phenylmethyl.
- 7. A compound of claim 5 in which Z is --NR.sup.4 --, n is 1, R.sup.3 is hydrogen, methyl, or phenylmethyl; and R.sup.4 is hydrogen.
- 8. An herbicidal composition comprising an herbicidally effective amount of a compound of claim 1 in admixture with a suitable carrier.
- 9. A method for controlling undesired plant growth which comprises applying to the locus where control is desired an herbicidally effective amount of a composition of claim 8.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/795,403 filed Nov. 20, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,198,014.
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4563210 |
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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