Claims
- 1. A phenoxypyridine of the formula (I): ##STR10## wherein each of A and B is a hydrogen atom, a fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine atom, or a difluoromethyl, chlorodifluoromethyl or trifluoromethyl group, provided that at least one of A and B is a halomethyl group; C is an --OR.sup.1 group wherein R.sup.1 is an alkyl group of 1 to 12 carbon atoms substituted by a --COZ group wherein Z is a group --NR.sup.4 R.sup.5 wherein R.sup.4 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, or C.sub.3 -C.sub.12 alkenyl, and R.sup.5 is alkanesulphonyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and D is nitro or cyano, or a herbicidally acceptable salt thereof.
- 2. A compound as claimed in claim 1 wherein A is a trifluoromethyl group, B is hydrogen or chlorine, and C is an ##STR11## group.
- 3. A compound as claimed in claim 1 wherein D is nitro.
- 4. N-methanesulphonyl 2[2-nitro-5-(3-chloro-5-trifluoromethylpyridyl-2-oxy)phenoxy]propionamide.
- 5. A herbicidal-composition comprising as an active ingredient a herbicidally effective amount of a compound as claimed in claim 1, in admixture with a carrier comprising a solid or liquid diluent.
- 6. A process of killing or severely damaging unwanted plants, which comprises applying to the plants, or to the locus thereof, a herbicidally effective amount of a compound of the formula (I) of claim 1 or a herbicidally effective amount of a salt thereof as defined in claim 1.
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Parent Case Info
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 156,075, filed June 2, 1980, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,308,053.
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