Claims
- 1. A herbicidal composition which comprises a carrier and a herbicidally effective amount of a compound of the formula ##STR12## in which R.sup.3 is selected from the group consisting of alkylthio containing 2-5 carbon atoms, alkylsulphinyl containing 3-5 carbon atoms, alkylsulphonyl containing 1-5 carbons atoms and alkenylthio containing 3-4 carbon atoms, R.sup.1 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl containing 2-6 carbon atoms, allyl and 2-methylallyl and R.sup.2, which together with R.sup.1 contains a total of 4-9 carbon atoms, is selected from the group consisting of alkyl containing 2-3 carbon atoms, allyl, 2-methylallyl and prop-2-ynyl.
- 2. A herbicidal composition according to claim 1 comprising a compound in which R.sup.3 is alkylsulphonyl containing 1-5 carbon atoms and the carbamoyl group CONR.sup.1 R.sup.2 contains 5-10 carbon atoms and is selected from the group consisting of diallylcarbamoyl, dialkylcarbamoyl, N-allyl-N-alkylcarbamoyl and N-alkyl-N-prop-2-ynylcarbamoyl.
- 3. A herbicidal composition according to claim 2 comprising a compound in which R.sup.3 contains 1-4 carbon atoms and the carbamoyl group is dialkylcarbamoyl wherein the alkyl reaicals are the same or different.
- 4. A herbicidal composition according to claim 2 comprising a compound in which R.sup.3 contains 1-4 carbon atoms and the carbamoyl group is selected from the group consisting of dipropylcarbamoyl, N-propyl-N-isopropylcarbamoyl, di-isopropylcarbamoyl and N-ethyl-N-propylcarbamoyl.
- 5. A herbicidal composition according to claim 1 comprising a compound in which R.sup.3 is alkylsulphinyl containing 3-5 carbon atoms and the carbamoyl group CONR.sup.1 R.sup.2 contains 5-10 carbon atoms and is selected from the group consisting of diallylcarbamoyl, dialkylcarbamoyl, N-allyl-N-alkylcarbamoyl and N-alkyl-N-prop-2-ynylcarbamoyl.
- 6. A herbicidal composition according to claim 1 comprising a compound in which R.sup.3 is alkylthio containing 2-5 carbon atoms and the carbamoyl group CONR.sup.1 R.sup.2 contains 5-10 carbon atoms and is selected from the group consisting of diallylcarbamoyl, N-allyl-N-alkylcarbamoyl and N-alkyl-N-prop-2-ynylcarbamoyl.
- 7. A herbicidal composition according to claim 6 comprising a compound in which R.sup.3 contains 2-4 carbon atoms and the carbamoyl group is diallylcarbamoyl.
- 8. A herbicidal composition according to claim 1 which comprises a herbicidally effective amount of 1-(N-ethyl-N-propylcarbamoyl)-3-propylsulphonyl-1,2,4-triazole.
- 9. A method for the pre-weed emergence control of graminaceous weeds which comprises applying to the locus of the weeds a herbicidally effective amount of a compound of the formula ##STR13## in which R.sup.3 is selected from the group consisting of alkylthio containing 2-5 carbon atoms, alkylsulphinyl containing 3-5 carbon atoms, alkylsulphonyl containing 1-5 carbon atoms and alkenylthio containing 3-4 carbon atoms, R.sup.1 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl containing 2-6 carbon atoms, allyl and 2-methylallyl and R.sup.2, which together with R.sup.1 contains a total of 4-9 carbon atoms, is selected from the group consisting of alkyl containing 2-3 carbon atoms, allyl, 2-methylallyl and prop-2-ynyl.
- 10. A method according to claim 9 in which graminaceous weeds are selectively controlled in a crop area by applying the compound to the crop area at an application rate sufficient to control the weeds but substantially nonphytotoxic to the crop.
- 11. A method according to claim 10 in which the crop area is selected from the group consisting of cotton, soyabean, maize and peanut.
Priority Claims (4)
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31922/70 |
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8275/71 |
Mar 1971 |
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61022/71 |
Dec 1971 |
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61023/71 |
Dec 1971 |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 317,453 filed Dec. 21, 1972, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,952,001, which is a continuation-in-part of copending application Ser. No. 261,206, filed 9th June 1972, now abandoned, which is in turn a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 153,446, filed 15th June 1971, now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (1)
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Divisions (1)
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Continuation in Parts (2)
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