Claims
- 1. A compound of the formula: ##STR121## wherein R.sub.1 is S(O).sub.n R.sub.5, CF.sub.3, NR.sub.6 R.sub.7, CO.sub.2 R.sub.8, SO.sub.2 NR.sub.9 R.sub.10, ##STR122## OSO.sub.2 R.sub.13, CH.sub.2 OR.sub.14 or Q; R.sub.2 is S(O).sub.m R.sub.5, CF.sub.3, NR.sub.6 R.sub.7, CO.sub.2 R.sub.8, SO.sub.2 NR.sub.9 R.sub.10, ##STR123## OSO.sub.2 R.sub.13, CH.sub.2 OR.sub.14 or Q; R.sub.3 is H, Cl, F, Br, CH.sub.3, OCH.sub.3 or CF.sub.3 ;
- R.sub.4 is H or CH.sub.3 ;
- R.sub.5 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl;
- R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 are independently CH.sub.3 or CH.sub.2 CH.sub.3 ;
- R.sub.8 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl, CH.sub.2 CH.dbd.CH.sub.2, CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 Cl or CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 ;
- R.sub.9 is CH.sub.3 or OCH.sub.3 ;
- R.sub.10 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl;
- R.sub.11 is H, Cl, Br, F, CH.sub.3 or OCH.sub.3 ;
- R.sub.12 is H or CH.sub.3 ;
- R.sub.13 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl or CF.sub.3 ;
- R.sub.14 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl or CF.sub.2 H;
- n is 0, 1 or 2;
- m is 0 or 1; ##STR124## W is O, S or NR.sub.18 ; W' is O or S;
- R.sub.15, R.sub.16, R.sub.17 and R.sub.18 are independently H or CH.sub.3 ;
- Q is also ##STR125## R.sub.19, R.sub.20, R.sub.22, R.sub.24 and R.sub.25 are independently H or CH.sub.3 ;
- R.sub.21 and R.sub.23 are independently H, CH.sub.3 or OCH.sub.3 ;
- Q is also ##STR126## R.sub.26, R.sub.27, R.sub.28 R.sub.29, R.sub.30 and R.sub.31 are independently H or CH.sub.3 ;
- A is ##STR127## L is O; X.sub.1 is CH.sub.3, OCH.sub.3, Cl or OCF.sub.2 H; and
- Y.sub.3 is H or CH.sub.3 ;
- and agriculturally suitable salts thereof;
- provided that
- (a) when either one of R.sub.1 or R.sub.2 is CF.sub.3, then the other is also CF.sub.3 ;
- (b) R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are not simultaneously CO.sub.2 R.sub.8 ;
- (c) when either one of R.sub.1 or R.sub.2 is SO.sub.2 NR.sub.9 R.sub.10, then the other must not be S(O).sub.n R.sub.5, S(O).sub.m R.sub.5, CH.sub.2 OR.sub.14 or NR.sub.6 R.sub.7 ;
- (d) when R.sub.9 is OCH.sub.3, then R.sub.10 is CH.sub.3 ;
- (e) when either one of R.sub.1 or R.sub.2 is CO.sub.2 R.sub.8, then the other must not be S(O).sub.n R.sub.5, S(O).sub.m R.sub.5 or NR.sub.6 R.sub.7 ; and
- (f) the total number of carbon atoms in R.sub.26 to R.sub.31 combined, is equal to or less than four.
- 2. A method for controlling the growth of undesired vegetation which comprises applying to the locus to be protected postemergence or preemergence an effective amount of a compound of claim 1.
- 3. An agriculturally suitable composition for controlling the growth of undesired vegetation comprising an effective amount of a compound of claim 1 and at least one of the following: surfactant, solid or liquid diluent.
RELATED APPLICATION
This is a division of application Ser. No. 628,259, filed July 12, 1984 U.S. Pat. No. 4,604,131, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 520,801 filed Aug. 5, 1983, now abandoned.
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