Claims
- 1. A compound of the formula: ##STR125## wherein R.sub.1 is H, alkyl of one to three carbon atoms or --OCH.sub.3 ;
- R.sub.2 is H or alkyl of one to three carbon atoms;
- R.sub.3 is ##STR126## R.sub.7 is hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, alkyl of 1-4 carbon atoms, alkoxy of 1-4 carbon atoms, nitro, CF.sub.3, CH.sub.3 S or CH.sub.3 CH.sub.2 S;
- R.sub.4 is R.sub.9 S(O).sub.n ;
- R.sub.5, R.sub.6 and R.sub.8 are independently hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, methyl or methoxy;
- R.sub.9 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl;
- X is --CH.sub.3, --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.3, alkoxy of one to three carbons, CF.sub.3, CH.sub.3 S--, CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.2 -- or CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O--;
- Y is CH.sub.3 or OCH.sub.3 ;
- Z is CH; and
- n is 0, 1 or 2;
- and their agriculturally suitable salts; provided that:
- (a) R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 may not simultaneously be hydrogen;
- (b) when R.sub.6 is other than H, then R.sub.5, R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 must be hydrogen;
- (c) when n is 1, then R.sub.7 is other than CH.sub.3 S or CH.sub.3 CH.sub.2 S, and X is other than CH.sub.3 S;
- (d) when R.sub.6 is H and R.sub.5, R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 are other than H, then R.sub.5, R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 must either be Cl or CH.sub.3 ; and
- (e) when R.sub.9 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkyl, then n is 1 or 2.
- 2. A compound of claim 1 wherein R.sub.7 is H, Cl, F, Br, CH.sub.3, OCH.sub.3, CF.sub.3 or NO.sub.2, and R.sub.1 is H or CH.sub.3.
- 3. A compound of claim 2 wherein R.sub.5, R.sub.6 and R.sub.8 are H.
- 4. A compound of claim 3 wherein R.sub.2 is H or CH.sub.3.
- 5. A compound of claim 4 wherein X is CH.sub.3, OCH.sub.3, OC.sub.2 H.sub.5 or CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3.
- 6. A compound of claim 5 wherein R.sub.9 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl and n is 2.
- 7. A compound of claim 6 wherein R.sub.7 is H.
- 8. A compound of claim 7 wherein R.sub.2 is H and R.sub.1 is CH.sub.3.
- 9. A compound of claim 8 wherein R.sub.9 is CH.sub.3.
- 10. The compound of claim 1 which is, N-[(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)(methyl)aminocarbonyl]-2-(methylsulfonyl)benzenesulfonamide.
- 11. The compound of claim 1 which is, N-[(4,6-dimethylpyrimidin-2-yl)(methyl)aminocarbonyl]-2-(methylsulfonyl)benzenesulfonamide.
- 12. The compound of claim 1 which is, N-[(4-methyl-6-methoxypyrimidin-2-yl)(methyl)aminocarbonyl]-2-(methylsulfonyl)benzenesulfonamide.
- 13. The compound of claim 1 which is, N-[(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)(methyl)aminocarbonyl]-2-(propylsulfonyl)benzenesulfonamide.
- 14. 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.
- 15. 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.
- 16. 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.
- 17. 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.
- 18. 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.
- 19. A composition suitable for controlling the growth of undesired vegetation which comprises an effective amount of a compound of claim 6 and at least one of the following: surfactant, solid or liquid diluent.
- 20. A composition suitable for controlling the growth of undesired vegetation which comprises an effective amount of a compound of claim 7 and at least one of the following: surfactant, solid or liquid diluent.
- 21. A composition suitable for controlling the growth of undesired vegetation which comprises an effective amount of the compound of claim 8 and at least one of the following: surfactant, solid or liquid diluent.
- 22. 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.
- 23. 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.
- 24. 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.
- 25. 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.
- 26. 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.
- 27. 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 6.
- 28. 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 7.
- 29. 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 8.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 424,477, filed Sept. 27, 1982, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 187,174, filed Sept. 15, 1980, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 840,167, filed Oct. 6, 1977, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,257,802.
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