N-substituted-3-(substituted hydrazino)benzenesulfonamide derivatives, and herbicidal compositions

Abstract

Disclosed herein are N-substituted-3-(substituted hydrazino)benzenesulfonamide derivatives of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is CF.sub.3, COOH or CCl.dbd.CClCOOH, R.sup.2 is H, Cl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxycarbonyl; Z is CH or N; X.sup.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkoxyl or Cl; and X.sup.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkoxyl, a process for the preparation thereof, and herbicidal compositions containing the N-substituted-3-(substituted hydrazino)benzenesulfonamide derivatives as active ingredients.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1) Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to N-substituted-3-(substituted hydrazino)benzenesulfonamide derivatives, a preparation process thereof, and herbicidal compositions containing the derivatives as active ingredients.

2) Description of the Related Art

Numerous compounds have heretofore been proposed as herbicides. For example, U.S. Pat. No.4,632,695, U.S Pat. No.4,664,695 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open (KOKAI) No. 129276/1987 disclose a wide variety of compounds, including N-substituted-3-substituted benzenesulfonamide derivatives containing NHC(CH.sub.3)=CHCOCH.sub.3, NHC(CH.sub.3)=CHCOOCH.sub.3, NHCH.sub.3, OCH.sub.2 CF.sub.3 or SCH.sub.2 CF.sub.3 on the 3-position and a pyrimidine ring or a 1,3,5-triazine ring on the nitrogen atom.

There have conventionally been strong demands for herbicides capable of exhibiting reliable herbicidal activity even at such low application dosages as bringing about the advantage of reducing the amount present in the environment, herbicides capable of exhibiting selectivity between crops and weeds irrespective of variations in environmental conditions, herbicides free from crop injury to the second crop in double cropping, etc. The present invention has been completed with a view toward meeting such demands.

The present inventors have found that compounds still unreported to date and having a substituted hydrazino group on the 3-position of benzenesulfonamide as to the inclusion of NHC(CH.sub.3).dbd.CHCOCH.sub.3, NHC(CH.sub.3).dbd.CH--COOCH.sub.3, NHCH.sub.3, OCH.sub.2 CF.sub.3 or SCH.sub.2 CF.sub.3 on the 3-position of benzenesulfonamide in the compounds disclosed in EP-A-116518 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open (KOKAI) No. 129276/1987 have excellent herbicidal activity, leading to the completion of the present invention.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Therefore, an object of the invention is to provide novel compounds which show excellent herbicidal activity.

Another object of the invention is to provide a process for preparing novel compounds which show excellent herbicidal activity.

A further object of the invention is to provide intermediates useful in the preparation of novel compounds which show excellent herbicidal activity.

A still further object of the invention is to provide novel herbicidal compositions which show excellent herbicidal activity.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a method for controlling monocotyledonous or dicotyledonous weeds on an agricultural or nonagricultural land.

In one aspect of the invention, there is thus provided an N-substituted-3-(substituted hydrazino)benzenesulfonamide derivative of the formula (I): ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1 is CF.sub.3, COOH or CCl.dbd.CClCOOH, R.sup.2 is H, Cl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxycarbonyl; Z is CH or N; X.sup.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkoxyl or Cl; and X.sup.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkoxyl.

In another aspect of the invention, there is also provided a process for the preparation of the above-described N-substituted-3-(substituted hydrazino)benzenesulfonamide derivative, which comprises reacting a 3-(substituted hydrazino)benzenesulfonamide derivative of the formula (II): ##STR3## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 have the same meanings as defined above, with a phenylcarbamate derivative of the following formula (III): ##STR4## wherein Z, X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 have the same meanings as defined above.

In a further aspect of the invention, there is also provided a 3-(substituted hydrazino)benzenesulfonamide derivative useful as an intermediate in the preparation of the above N-substituted-3-(substituted hydrazino)benzenesulfonamide, which is represented by the following formula (II): ##STR5## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 have the same meanings as defined above.

In a still further aspect of the invention, there is also provided a 3-hydrazinobenzenesulfonamide derivative useful as an intermediate in the preparation of the above 3-(substituted hydrazino)benzenesulfonamide of the formula (II), which is represented by the following formula (V'): ##STR6## wherein R.sup.2 ' is H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxycarbonyl.

In a still further aspect of the invention, there is also provided a herbicidal composition comprising as an active ingredient the N-substituted-3-(substituted hydrazino)benzenesulfonamide derivative of the formula (I).

In a still further aspect of the invention, there is also provided a method for the control of monocotyledonous or dicotyledonous weeds on an agricultural or non-agricultural land, which comprises applying to the agricultural or non-agricultural land the N-substituted-3-(substituted hydrazino)benzenesulfonamide derivative of the formula (I) or a herbicidal composition comprising said derivative.

The N-substituted-3-(substituted hydrazino)benzenesulfonamide derivatives of the present invention, which are represented by the formula (I), have not been disclosed in any publications known to the inventors of the present application, exhibit reliable herbicidal activity at low application dosages and show selectivity between crops and weeds. The herbicidal compositions of the invention, which contain the above derivatives as effective ingredients, are suitable particularly for controlling before or after germination dicotyledonous and/or monocotyledonous weeds in important crops, for example, such as wheat, rice, corn, soybean, cotton, beet, potato, tomato or the like. They are also usable for the control of weeds not only on agricultural lands such as upland fields, paddy fields and orchards but also on non-agricultural lands such as athletic fields and factory sites.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Specific examples of the N-substituted-3(substituted hydrazino)benzenesulfonamide derivative represented by the formula (I) in the invention include those shown in Table 1.

TABLE 1______________________________________ ##STR7##Com-poundNo. R.sup.1 R.sup.2 X.sup.1 X.sup.2 Z______________________________________I-1 CF.sub.3 H OCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 CHI-2 COOH H OCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 CHI-3 CF.sub.3 Cl OCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 CHI-4 COOH Cl OCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 CHI-5 CF.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 CHI-6 COOH CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 CHI-7 CF.sub.3 COOCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 CHI-8 COOH COOCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 CHI-9 CF.sub.3 COOC.sub.2 H.sub.5 OCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 CHI-10 COOH COOC.sub.2 H.sub.5 OCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 CHI-11 CF.sub.3 COOCH.sub.3 Cl OCH.sub.3 CHI-12 COOH COOCH.sub.3 Cl OCH.sub.3 CHI-13 CF.sub.3 COOCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 CHI-14 COOH COOCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 CHI-15 CF.sub.3 COOCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 CHI-16 CF.sub.3 COOCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 NI-17 COOH COOCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 NI-18 CClCClCOOH Cl OCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 CHI-19 CClCClCOOH COOCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 CHI-20 CF.sub.3 COOCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 N______________________________________

The N-substituted-3-(substituted hydrazino)benzenesulfonamide derivatives represented by the formula (I) can each be synthesized by reacting a 3-(substituted hydrazino)benzenesulfonamide derivative of the formula (II) and a phenylcarbamate derivative of the following formula (III) in the presence of a base and in an organic solvent in accordance with the following reaction formula: ##STR8## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, Z, X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 have the same meanings as defined above.

In the above reaction, N,N-dimethylacetamide, N-methylpyrrolidone, acetonitrile or the like can be used as an organic solvent. On the other hand, diazabicyclooctane, diazabicyclononene, diazabicycloundecene or the like can be used as a base.

The reaction is conducted at a temperature in a range of from -20.degree. C. to 100.degree. C., preferably from 0.degree. C. to 50.degree. C. for a reaction period in a range of from 0.5 hour to 24 hours.

After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture is added to an aqueous solution of dilute hydrochloric acid and the precipitate thus formed is collected by filtration. The precipitate is dried in air and then purified by a purification technique such as reprecipitation or column chromatography or by a washing technique, whereby the intended N-substituted-3-(substituted hydrazino)benzenesulfonamide derivative represented by the formula (I) can be obtained with high purity.

The 3-(substituted hydrazino)benzenesulfonamide derivative represented by the formula (II), which is a preparation intermediate and is employed as the starting material in the above reaction, can be synthesized in accordance with the following reaction formula, using as a starting material a 3-aminobenzenesulfonamide derivative represented by the following formula (IV): ##STR9## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 have the same meanings as defined above.

Synthesis of the compound represented by the formula (II) in accordance with the above-described reaction can be practiced in the following manner. The 3-hydrazinobenzenesulfonamide derivative represented by the formula (V)--which has been obtained by diazotizing the amino group of the compound represented by the formula (IV) and reducing the thus-diazotized derivative--is stirred together with trifluoroacetaldehyde ethylhemiacetal, glyoxylic acid monohydrate or mucochloric acid at 30-120.degree. C., preferably 70.degree.-90.degree. C. for 0.5-8 hours in acetic acid or propionic acid or at room temperature for 5-7 hours in 6 N sulfuric acid. After completion of the reaction, the reaction product is collected from the reaction mixture by filtration or the reaction mixture is evaporated to dryness under reduced pressure and if necessary, is purified by washing, whereby the compound represented by the formula (II) can be obtained with good purity.

The compound represented by the formula (IV), which was used in the above reaction formula, can be obtained from the corresponding nitrobenzene derivative, for example, by using the process described in Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 55, 3824 (1982); or from the corresponding 3-nitroaniline derivatives, for example, by the process described in Chem. Ber., 90841 (1957) or J. Macromol. Sci. Chem., 1969, 941, namely, by synthesizing 3-nitrobenzenesulfonamide derivatives and then reducing the nitro groups with SnC1.sub.2 in methanol or ethanol containing 35% hydrochloric acid.

Further, the compound represented by the formula (III) can-b.e obtained from phenyl chloroformate and the corresponding 2-amino-4,6-di-substituted pyrimidine (or 1,3,5-triazine), for example, by the process described in European Patent Specification No. 238,070.

Specific examples of the compound represented by the formulae (II) and useful as the above preparation intermediate are summarized in Table 2.

In addition, specific examples of the compound represented by the formula (V) are shown in Table 3.

TABLE 2______________________________________ ##STR10##CompoundNo. R.sup.1 R.sup.2______________________________________II-1 CF.sub.3 HII-2 COOH HII-3 CF.sub.3 ClII-4 COOH ClII-5 CF.sub.3 CH.sub.3II-6 COOH CH.sub.3II-7 CF.sub.3 COOCH.sub.3II-8 COOH COOCH.sub.3II-9 CF.sub.3 COOC.sub.2 H.sub.5 II-10 COOH COOC.sub.2 H.sub.5 II-11 HOOCCClCCl Cl II-12 HOOCCClCCl COOCH.sub.3______________________________________ TABLE 3______________________________________ ##STR11##CompoundNo. R.sup.2______________________________________V-1 HV-2 ClV-3 CH.sub.3V-4 COOCH.sub.3V-5 COOC.sub.2 H.sub.5______________________________________

The N-substituted-3-(substituted hydrazino)benzenesulfonamide derivatives exhibit reliable herbicidal activity at low application dosages and show selectively between crops and weeds. The herbicidal compositions of the invention, which contain the above compound's as effective ingredients, are therefore suitable for controlling either before or after emergence monocotyledonous weeds and/or dicotyledonous weeds in important crops such as wheat, rice, corn, soybean, cotton, beet, potato and tomato.

Exemplary dicotyledonous weeds which can be controlled by the herbicides of the invention include Amaranthus, Bidens, Stellaria, Solanum, Abutilon, Convolyulus, Matricaria, Balium, Lindernia, etc.

Illustrative monocotyledonous weeds include Echinochloa, Setaria, Digitaria, Avena, Cyperus, Alisma, Monochoria, etc.

The herbicidal compositions of the invention may take any preparation forms such as wettable powder, emulsion, powder, granule and the like. Known agronomically-acceptable vehicles (diluents) and aids can be used.

The applicable places of the herbicides according to the invention range from agricultural lands such as upland fields, paddy fields and orchard to non-agricultural lands such as athletic fields and factory sites.

EXAMPLES

The present invention will hereinafter be described by the following examples.

SYNTHESIS EXAMPLE 1

Synthesis of methyl 2-[(4,6-dimethoxyopyrimidin-2yl)aminocarbonvlaminosulfonyl[-4-[(2,2,2-trifluoroethylidene)hydrazino]benzoate (Compound No. I-7)

At room temperature, 166 mg (0.5 mmol) of methyl 2-(aminosulfonyl)-4-[(2,2,2-trifluoroethlidene)hydrazino]benzoate and 137.5 mg (0.5 mmol) of phenyl (4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)carbamate were dissolved in 1.5 ml of N,Ndimethylacetamide. Then, 86.1 mg of 1,8-diazabicyclo [5.4.0]undec-7-ene were added, followed by stirring for 5 minutes. The resultant mixture was allowed to stand for 15 hours. Thereafter, 0.2 ml of 35% hydrochloric acid was added to 20 ml of ice water, followed by the addition of the reaction mixture in 0.2 ml portions under stirring. After the reaction mixture was stirred for 20 minutes, the resulting precipitate was collected by filtration and dried in air. Using dichloromethane as an eluent, the crude product was purified by chromatography on a column of silica gel ("WAKO GEL C-300", trade name; product of Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.). The title compound was obtained as a white solid. Yield: 162 mg (64%). Melting point: 201.degree.-202.degree. C. Its physicochemical properties are shown in Table 4.

SYNTHESIS EXAMPLE 2

Synthesis of methyl 2-[(4,6-dimethoxy-1,3,5-triazin2-yl)aminocarbonylaminosulfonyl]-4-(2,2 ,2-trifluoroethylidene)hydrazino]benzoate (Compound No. I-20)

At room temperature, 166 mg (0.5 mmol) of methyl 2-(aminosulfonyl)-4-[(2,2,2-trifluoroethlidene)hydrazino]benzoate and 138 mg (0.5 mmol) of phenyl (4,6-dimethoxy1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)carbamate were dissolved in 1.5 ml of N,N-dimethylacetamide. Then, 86.1 mg of 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene were added, followed by stirring for 5 minutes. The resultant mixture was allowed to stand for 6 hours. Thereafter, 0.2 ml of 35% hydrochloric acid was added to 30 ml of ice water, followed by the addition of the reaction mixture in 0.2 ml portions under stirring. After the reaction mixture was stirred for 20 minutes, the resulting precipitate was collected by filtration and dried in air. Using as an eluent a 1:9 mixed solvent of methyl acetate and benzene, the crude product was purified by chromatography on a column of silica gel ("WAKO GEL C300", trade name; product of Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.). The title compound was obtained as a white solid. Yield: 103 mg (41%). Melting point: 117.degree.-119.degree. C. (foamed). Its physicochemical properties are shown in Table 4.

The other N-substituted-3-(substituted hydrazino)benzenesulfonamide derivatives shown in Table 1 were also synthesized in a similar manner to Synthesis Example 1. Namely, after obtaining crude products by a similar procedure to Synthesis Example 1, they were separately purified by chromatography on a silica gel column or washing. Physicochemical properties of each of the N-substituted-3(substituted hydrazino)benzenesulfonamide derivatives are shown in Table 4. Incidentally, in Table 4 and in Tables 5 and 6 which will be given subsequently, the abbreviations in the columns for NMR data have the following meanings:

.delta.: (ppm), s: singlet, d: doublet, t: triplet,

.delta.: quartet, m: multiplet, dd: double doublet, br: broad.

Further, with respect to the individual N-substituted-3-(substituted hydrazino)benzenesulfonamide derivatives, the solvents employed upon purification thereof and the yields attained were as follows:

Compounds purified by column chromatography:

______________________________________Compound No. Solvent employed Yield (%)______________________________________I-1 CH.sub.2 Cl.sub.2 49I-7 CH.sub.2 Cl.sub.2 64I-9 CH.sub.2 Cl.sub.2 59I-11 CH.sub.2 Cl.sub.2 64I-13 Methyl acetate + benzene 67I-14 Methyl acetate + benzene 55I-15 Methyl acetate + benzene 24I-20 Methyl acetate + benzene 41______________________________________

Compounds purified by washing:

______________________________________Compound No. Solvent employed Yield (%)______________________________________I-2 CH.sub.2 Cl.sub.2 68I-3 petroleum ether 93I-4 CH.sub.2 Cl.sub.2 + petroleum ether 79I-5 petroleum ether 81I-6 petroleum ether 62I-8 CH.sub.2 Cl.sub.2 + petroleum ether 70I-10 CH.sub.2 Cl.sub.2 50I-12 CH.sub.2 Cl.sub.2 + hexane 80I-14 CH.sub.2 Cl.sub.2 + hexane 70I-17 CH.sub.2 Cl.sub.2 + petroleum ether 57I-18 CH.sub.2 Cl.sub.2 55I-19 CH.sub.2 Cl.sub.2 30______________________________________ TABLE 4__________________________________________________________________________ Melting PointCom- or De-pound MS(m/e) compositionNo. (A)*) (B)**) Point (.degree.C.) IR(KBr, cm.sup.-1) NMR(.delta.)__________________________________________________________________________I-1 293 155 132-135 3300-2700, 1710, CDCl.sub.3 3.947(6H, s)5.783(1H, s)7.068(1H, q, 4.27Hz)7.443-7.738(5H, m) De- 1610, 1570, 1490, 8.536(1H, s) 12.701(1H, s) composition 1450, 1370, 1250, 1160, 1120, 580I-2 -- 155 168-170 3350-2500, 1710, d.sub.6 - 3.908(6H, s)5.990(1H, s)7.179(1H, s)7.374(1H, dd, 6.71Hz, 1.83Hz) De- 1600, 1570, 1490, DMSO 7.482-7.533(2H, m)7.707(1H, s)10.548(1H, s)11.468(1H, s) composition 1450, 1360, 1310, 12.594br(2H, s) 1220, 1200, 1160, 580I-3 327 155 204-206 3420-2800, 1710, d.sub.6 - 3.898(6H, s)5.990(1H, s)7.29(1H, d, 7.3Hz)7.430(1H, q, 4.2Hz) 1600, 1570, 1490, DMSO 7.59(1H, dd, 7.3Hz, 1.4Hz)7.797(1H, d, 1.4Hz)10.65br(1H, s) 1440, 1370, 1350, 11.525(1H, s)13.019(1H, s) 1280, 1250, 1220I-4 -- 155 146-147 3300-2600, 1700, d.sub.6 - 3.915(6H, s)6.020(1H, s)7.196(1H, s)7.372(1H, dd, 8.55Hz, 2.44Hz) De- 1610, 1570, 1490, DMSO 7.580(1H, d, 8.55Hz)7.878(1H, d, 2.44Hz)10.665br(1H, s) composition 1450, 1360, 1290, 11.559(1H, s)12.994br(1H, s)13.011br(1H, s) 1220, 1200, 1160, 1030, 820, 630, 580I-5 307 155 187-189 3300-2600, 3280, CDCl.sub.3 2.585(3H, s)3.954(6H, s)5.805(1H, s)6.980(1H, q, 4.3Hz) De- 2930, 1710, 1600, 7.221(1H, d, 8.5Hz)7.306(1H, s)7.394(1H, dd, 8.5Hz, 1.5Hz) composition 1570, 1490, 1450, 7.719(1H, d, 1.5Hz)8.414(1H, s)12.735(1H, s) 1360, 1240, 1160, 1120, 760, 700, 590I-6 -- 155 149-152 3250, 3150-2600, d.sub.6 - 2.504(3H, s)3.911(6H, s)6.020(1H, s)7.155(1H, s)7.289-7.370(2H, m) De- 1710, 1610, 1570, DMSO 7.782(1H, s)10.587(1H, s)11.417(1H, s)12.508br(1H, s) composition 1490, 1450, 1370, 12.728br(1H, s) 1360, 1220, 1190, 1170, 590I-7 351 155 201-202 3400-2800, 3260, d.sub.6 - 3.762(3H, s)3.947(6H, s)6.010(1H, s)7.366(1H, d, 8Hz) 3100, 2950, 1720, DMSO 7.494(1H, q, 4.9Hz)7.765(1H, d, 8Hz)7.855(1H, s)10.631(1H, s) 1600, 1580, 1490, 11.771(1H, s)12.579(1H, s) 1450, 1370, 1350, 1300, 1270, 1240, 1190, 1170, 1110, 890, 820, 630, 580I-8 -- 155 148-149 3400-2700, 1710, d.sub.6 - 3.795(3H, s)3.950(6H, s)6.010(1H, s)7.257(1H, s) De- 1600, 1570, 1440, DMSO 7.440(1H, dd, 8.55Hz, 1.83Hz)7.777(1H, d, 8.55Hz)7.903(1H, d, composition 1370, 1350, 1270, 1.83Hz)10.638(1H, s)11.783(1H, s)12.574(1H, s)12.750br(1H, s) 1230, 1210, 1190, 1160, 1110, 580I-9 365 155 125-128 3320-2700, 3280, CDCl.sub.3 1.347(3H, t, 7.33Hz)4.010(6H, s)4.296(2H, q, 7.33Hz)5.790(1H, s) De- 1710, 1590, 1570, 7.107(1H, q, 4.27Hz)7.457(1H, s)7.491(1H, dd, 8.54Hz, 2.44Hz) composition 1490, 1440, 1350, 7.780(1H, d, 8.54Hz)7.865(1H, d, 2.44Hz)9.024(1H, s)12.662(1H, s) 1290, 1260, 1230, 1190, 1160, 1110, 630, 580I-10 -- 155 138-140 3300-2600, 1710, d.sub.6 - 1.237(3H, t, 7.33Hz)3.945(6H, s)4.222(2H, q, 7.33Hz)6.003(1H, s) De- 1600, 1570, 1490, DMSO 7.250(1H, s)7.431(1H, dd, 8.55Hz, 1.83Hz)7.770(1H, d, 8.55Hz) composition 1450, 1360, 1270, 7.900(1H, d, 1.83Hz)10.634(1H, s)11.759(1H, s)12.555(1H, s) 1240, 1220, 1200, 12.750br(1H, s) 1170, 580I-11 351 159 144-146 3340, 1740, 1610, CDCl.sub.3 3.881(3H, s)4.147(3H, s)6.495(1H, s)7.169(1H, q, 3.66Hz) De- 1580, 1470, 1375, 7.528(1H, dd, 8.55Hz, 2.44Hz)7.805(1H, d, 8.55Hz)7.872(1H, d, 2.44Hz) composed 1310, 1290, 1190, 7.894(1H, s)8.966(1H, s)12.198(1H, s) 1130, 590I-12 -- 159 140-143 3400-2800, 1730, d.sub.6 - 3.788(3H, s)4.045(3H, s)6.879(1H, s)7.250(1H, s) De- 1590, 1580, 1450, DMSO 7.442(1H, dd, 8.55Hz, 2.44Hz)7.792(1H, d, 8.55Hz)7.897(1H, d, 2.44Hz) composed 1360, 1295, 1275, 10.902(1H, s)11.771(1H, s)11.951br(1H, s)12.750br(1H, s) 1125, 590I-13 351 123 154-158 3300-2700, 1730, CDCl.sub.3 2.514(6H, s)3.878(3H, s)6.759(1H, s)7.190(1H, q, 3.06Hz) De- 1720, 1620, 1480, 7.521(1H, dd, 8.54Hz, 2.44Hz)7.765(1H, d, 8.54Hz) composed 1470, 1450, 1360, 8.275(1H, s)9.269(1H, s)13.370(1H, s) 1310, 1290, 1260, 1130, 600I-14 -- 123 145-150 3400-2600 d.sub.6 - 2.435(6H, s)3.757(3H, s)7.016(1H, s)7.245(1H, s) De- 1750br, 1635, DMSO 7.430(1H, dd, 7.94Hz, 1.83Hz)7.764(1H, d, 7.94Hz)7.886(1H, d, 1.83Hz) composed 1590, 1490, 1480, 10.602(1H, s)11.761(1H, s)12.750br(1H, s)13.304(1H, s) 1460, 1370, 1300, 1270, 1190, 1150, 610I-15 351 139 152-154 3300-2800, 1750, CDCl.sub.3 2.492(3H, s)3.866(3H, s)3.986(3H, s)6.295(1H, s)7.158(1H, q, De- 1620, 1590, 1470, 3.05Hz)7.509(1H, dd, 8.54Hz, 2.44Hz)7.775(1H, d, 8.54Hz)7.792(1H, s) composed 1450, 1370, 1310, 7.884(1H, d, 2.44Hz)9.227(1H, s)13.275(1H, s) 1280, 1260, 1130, 600I-16 351 140 101-105 3300-2800, 1730, CDCl.sub.3 2.633(3H, s)3.898(3H, s)4.086(3H, s)7.194(1H, q, 3.66Hz)7.526 De- 1610, 1570, 1450, (1H, dd, 8.55Hz, 2.44Hz)7.804(1H, d, 8.55Hz)7.842(1H, d, 2.44Hz) composed 1360, 1300, 1270, 8.235(1H, s)9.154(1H, s)12.615(1H, s) 1240, 1170, 1110, 820, 590I-17 -- 140 144-146 3350-2700, 1760, d.sub.6 - 2.500(3H, s)3.803(3H, s)3.996(3H, s)7.250(1H, s)7.453 De- 1630, 1600, 1480, DMSO (1H, dd, 8.54Hz, 2.44Hz)7.799(1H, d, 8.54Hz)7.891(1H, d, 2.44Hz) composed 1390, 1310, 1280, 11.085(1H, s)11.776(1H, s)12.513(1H, s)12.75(1H, s) 1200, 1180, 1150, 850, 620I-18 -- 155 142-144 3300-2700, 1720, d.sub.6 - 3.915(6H, s)6.025(1H, s)7.321(1H, dd, 8.54Hz, 2.44Hz) De- 1600, 1580, 1540 DMSO 7.563(1H, d, 8.54Hz)7.831(1H, d, 2.44Hz)8.795(1H, s)10.697(1H, s) composed 1500, 1450, 1360, 11.666(1H, s)13.02br(1H, s)H of COOH was not observed. 1260, 1220, 1170, 1020, 810, 760, 690, 590I-19 -- 155 148-149 3300-2800, 1730, d.sub.6 - 3.752(3H, s)3.947(6H, s)6.012(1H, s)7.370(1H, d, 8.55Hz) De- 1610, 1580, 1450, DMSO 7.764(1H, d, 8.55Hz)7.875(1H, s)8.830(1H, s)10.634(1H, s) composed 1380, 1290, 1270, 11.898(1H, s)12.577(1H, s)H of COOH was not observed. 1250, 1220, 1170, 1110, 1020, 590I-20 351 156 117-119 3300, 3200-2800, CDCl.sub.3 3.898(3H, s)4.110(6H, s)7.167(1H, q, 3.66Hz) De- 1730, 1600, 1570, 7.527(1H, dd, 8.55Hz, 1.33Hz)7.799(1H, d, 8.55Hz)7.845(1H, d, 1.83Hz) composed 1500, 1460, 1380, 8.111(1H, s)8.959(1H, s)12.261(1H, s) 1360, 1300, 1270, 1245, 1170, 1120, 815, 590__________________________________________________________________________ ##STR12## ##STR13##

SYNTHESIS EXAMPLE 3

Synthesis of preparation intermediate, methyl 2-(aminosulfonyl)-4-[(2,2,2-trifluoroethylidene)hydrazino1benzoate (Compound No. II-7)

(1) Synthesis of methyl 2-(aminosulfonyl)-4-hydrazinobenzoate (Compound No. V-4):

To a mixture of 6 ml of 35% hydrochloric acid and 6 ml of water, 3 g of methyl 4-amino-2-(aminosulfonyl)benzoate were added, followed by stirring at room temperature for 5 minutes. The reaction mixture was then cooled with ice water, followed by the addition of 3 ml of an aqueous solution of 0.95 g of sodium nitrite under stirring over 2 minutes to conduct diazotization.

In 6.52 ml of 35% hydrochloric acid, 6.78 g of stannous chloride were dissolved. The resulting solution was cooled with ice water and stirred, followed by the addition of the diazotized compound prepared above.

After the resultant mixture was stirred for 20 minutes, it was left over for 15 hours in a refrigerator. The reaction mixture was then transferred into a 3-beaker, to which 38 g of sodium bicarbonate were then added under stirring to adjust the pH to 6. The mixture thus prepared was then extracted twice with 300 ml of methyl acetate. The extract was dried over sodium sulfate, and methyl acetate was distilled off to obtain a pale yellow solid. Yield: 2.76 g (86%). Melting point: 168.degree.-170.degree. C. Its physicochemical properties are shown in Table 6.

(2) Synthesis of methyl 2-(aminosulfonyl)-4-(2,2,2trifluoroethylidene)hydrazino]benzoate (Compound No. II-7):

In 4 ml of acetic acid, 367.5 ml (1.5 mmol) of the compound synthesized in the above procedure (1) (Compound No. V-4) and 0.21 ml of trifluoroacetaldehyde ethylhemiacetal were dissolved, followed by stirring at 80.degree. C. for 3 hours. Acetic acid was then distilled off from the reaction mixture and 30 ml of ice water were added to the pale yellow residue. The insoluble matter was collected by filtration and then dried in air. The title compound was obtained as a pale yellow solid. Yield: 421 mg (86%). Its physicochemical properties are shown in Table 5.

The other compounds shown in Table 2 were also synthesized in accordance with the above reaction formula. Either the following reaction conditions (a) or (b) were employed.

(a) After reaction for 3-5 hours at 80.degree.-90.degree. C. in acetic acid in a flask, acetic acid was distilled off, and the reaction product was scraped out from the flask. As an alternative, the reaction product was washed out with a poor solvent from the flask, collected by filtration and then dried in air.

(b) After reaction for 5-7 hours at room temperature in 6 N sulfuric acid, the insoluble matter was collected by filtration, washed with water and then dried in air [see Chem. Ber., 115, 3706-18 (1982].

The following yields were achieved under the respective reaction conditions:

______________________________________Compound No. Reaction conditions Yield (%)______________________________________II-1 (a) (scraped out) 98II-2 (b) 93II-3 (b) 76II-4 (b) 96II-5 (b) 40II-6 (b) 85II-7 (a) water 86II-8 (a) H.sub.2 O/methanol (1/1) 46II-9 (a) H.sub.2 O/ethanol (1/1) 58 II-10 (a) H.sub.2 O/acetonitrile (1/1) 27 II-11 (b) 75 II-12 (a) H.sub.2 O, CH.sub.2 Cl.sub.2 32______________________________________

The physiocochemical properties of these compounds are shown in Table 5.

In addition, the physiocochemical properties of the other compounds shown as preparation intermediates in Table 3 are given in Table 6.

TABLE 5__________________________________________________________________________ MeltingCom- Point or De-pound compositionNo. MS (m/e) Point (.degree.C.) IR (KBr, cm.sup.-1) NMR (.delta.)__________________________________________________________________________II-1 267 150-155 3410, 3270, 1590, 1490, 1420, 1340, (M.sup.+) 1300, 1280, 1240, 1170, 1120, 1100, 900, 870, 780, 730, 680, 600, 590II-2 199 188-190 3300, 3200, 3250-2700, 1690, 1600, (M.sup.+ -44) Decomposed 1560, 1470, 1370, 1320, 1260, 1210, 1160, 980, 890, 800, 740, 680, 590, 520II-3 301 164-167 3410, 3280, 1600, 1470, 1400, 1340, (M.sup.+) 1300, 1290, 1270, 1250, 1170, 1140, 1110, 880, 830, 600II-4 233 195-197 3340, 3260, 3160, 3080, 3300-2700, (M.sup.+ -44) Decomposed 1690, 1600, 1560, 1460, 1380, 1370, 1340, 1310, 1260, 1230, 1160, 830, 770, 590II-5 281 168-169 3310, 3230, 1625, 1610, 1520, 1490, d.sub.6 -DMSO: 2.500(3H, s) 7.109(1H, dd, 8.5Hz, 1.8Hz) (M.sup.+ ) Decomposed 1410, 1350, 1290, 1250, 1160, 1140, 7.270(1H, d, 8.5Hz) 7.341(1H, q, 4.88Hz) 7.377(2H, s) 1120, 1070, 900, 830, 780, 700, 610, 510 7.614(1H, d, 1.8Hz) 11.263(1H, s)II-6 172-173 3370, 3250, 3100-2300, 1670, 1550, d.sub.6 -DMSO: 2.507(3H, s) 7.138(1H, s) 7.183(1H, dd, 8.54Hz, Decomposed 1490, 1440, 1320, 1290, 1240, 1180, 2.44Hz) 7.272(1H, d, 8.54Hz) 7.367(2H, s) 7.657(1H, d, 1150, 1140, 870, 600 2.44Hz) 11.324(1H, s) H of COOH was not observed.II-7 325 227-230 3350, 3280, 3250, 2950, 1700, 1690, (M.sup.+) Decomposed 1600, 1540, 1440, 1330, 1300, 1280, 1260, 1170, 1150, 1110, 870, 780, 760, 590II-8 257 197-200 3300-2800br, 3250, 3150, 3080, 1710, d.sub.6 -DMSO: 3.823(3H, s) 7.216(2H, s) 7.238(1H, s) (M.sup.+ -44) Decomposed 1690, 1600, 1560, 1320, 1300, 1270, 7.299(1H, dd, 7.93Hz, 1.83Hz) 7.737(1H, d, 7.93Hz) 1240, 1160, 1120, 850, 830, 780, 590 7.743(1H, d, 1.83Hz) 11.666(1H, s)12.645br(1H, s)II-9 339 238-241 3350, 3280, 3250, 1680, 1600, 1330, (M.sup.+) Decomposed 1300, 1280, 1240, 1170, 1150, 1110, 880, 780, 700, 600 II-10 271 138-140 3300-2700, 3250, 1701, 1690, 1600, (M.sup.+ -44) Decomposed 1560, 1320, 1270, 1240, 1160, 1120, 820, 780 II-11 353 224-226 3400, 3280, 3200-2700, 1670, 1610, d.sub.6 -DMSO: 7.216(1H, dd, 8.55Hz, 2.44Hz) 7.497(1H, d, (M.sup.+ -18) Decomposed 1510, 1460, 1340, 1270, 1170, 1020, 8.55Hz) 7.575(2H, s) 7.731(1H, d, 2.44Hz) 8.764(1H, s) 11.612(1H, s) H of COOH was not observed. II-12 377 239-241 3380, 3260, 3200-2700, 1710, 1685, d.sub.6 -DMSO: 3.823(3H, s) 7.223-7.760(5H, m) 8.822(1H, s) (M.sup.+ -18) Decomposed 1610, 1550, 1530, 1520, 1330, 1290, 11.832(1H, s) H of COOH was not observed. 1270, 1250, 1170, 1160, 1120, 1020, 745, 700__________________________________________________________________________ TABLE 6__________________________________________________________________________ Melting Point orCompound DecompositionNo. MS (m/e) Point (.degree.C.) IR (KBr, cm.sup.-1) NMR (.delta.)__________________________________________________________________________V-1 187 113-116 3360, 3350, 3300, 3220, 1500, 1470, 1340, 1330, 1290, 1140, 1090, 780, 680, 580, 510V-2 221 155-158 3370, 3330, 3130, 2970, 1590, Decomposed 1560, 1460, 1330, 1270, 1160, 970, 830, 740, 690, 590, 550, 510V-3 201 161-164 3300, 3250, 3010, 1610, 1490, d.sub.6 -DMSO: 2.409(3H, s) 1300, 1160, 1140, 920, 820, 4.025br(2H, s) 6.840 690, 600, 520 (1H, dd, 8.5Hz, 1.8Hz) 6.901(1H, s) 7.048(1H, d, 8.5Hz) 7.148(2H, s) 7.349(1H, d, 1.8Hz)V-4 245 168-170 3350, 3310, 3250, 1680, 1630, 1590, 1440, 1350, 1330, 1300, 1270, 1170, 1160, 780, 700, 600V-5 259 122-124 3320, 3270, 2980, 1700, 1590, Decomposed 1370, 1320, 1300, 1270, 1250, 1150, 1120, 770, 740, 700__________________________________________________________________________

Compounds available in a similar manner to Synthesis Example 2 are summarized in Table 7.

TABLE 7______________________________________ ##STR14##CompoundNo. R.sup.1 R.sup.2 X.sup.1 X.sup.2 Z______________________________________I-21 CF.sub.3 H CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 NI-22 CF.sub.3 H OCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 NI-23 CF.sub.3 Cl CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 NI-24 CF.sub.3 Cl OCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 NI-25 CF.sub.3 CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 NI-26 CF.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 NI-27 CF.sub.3 COOC.sub.2 H.sub.5 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 NI-28 CF.sub.3 COOC.sub.2 H.sub.5 OCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 NI-29 COOH H OCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 NI-30 COOH Cl OCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 NI-31 COOH CH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 NI-32 COOH COOCH.sub.3 OCH.sub. 3 OCH.sub.3 NI-33 COOH COOC.sub.2 H.sub.5 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 NI-34 COOH COOC.sub.2 H.sub.5 OCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 NI-35 CClCClCOOH H OCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 NI-36 CClCClCOOH Cl CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 NI-37 CClCClCOOH CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 NI-38 CClCClCOOH COOCH.sub.3 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 NI-39 CClCClCOOH COOCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 NI-40 CClCClCOOH COOC.sub.2 H.sub.5 OCH.sub.3 OCH.sub.3 N______________________________________

Formulation examples and tests will hereinafter be described. It should be borne in mind that the vehicles (diluents) and aids, their mixing ratios and effective components can vary in wide ranges, respectively.

FORMULATION EXAMPLE 1

Wettable Powder

______________________________________Compound (Compound No. I-7) 50 partsA salt of ligninsulfonic acid 5 partsA salt of alkylsulfonic acid 3 partsDiatomaceous earth 42 parts______________________________________

The above ingredients are mixed and ground into a wettable powder. For application, it is diluted with water.

FORMULATION EXAMPLE 2

Emulsion

______________________________________Compound (Compound No. I-11) 25 partsXylene 65 partsPolyoxyethylene alkylaryl ether 10 parts______________________________________

The above ingredients are mixed intimately into an emulsion. For application, it is diluted with water.

FORMULATION EXAMPLE 3

Granule

______________________________________Compound (Compound No. I-17) 8 partsBentonite 40 partsClay 45 partsA salt of ligninsulfonic acid 7 parts______________________________________

The above ingredients are mixed intimately and after the addition of water, were kneaded and then formed into granules by an extruding granulator. They were then dried to provide a granular formulation, namely, a granule.

TEST 1

Test on Herbicidal Activity by Foliar Application

Herbicidal solutions of each test compound, which had been prepared by dissolving at predetermined concentrations such a wettable powder of the test compound as that described in the above formulation example, and sprayed at dosages of 10 g/ha and 100 g/ha over foliar parts of Amaranthus retroflexus (Redroot pigweed), Bidens pilosa (Common blackjack), Sinapis aryensis (Wild mustard), Stellaria media (Common chickweed), Cassia obtusifolia (Sicklepod), Solanum nigrum (Black nightshade, Abutilon theophrasti (Velvetleaf), Convolvulus arvensis (Field bindweed), Matricaria chamomilla (Wild chamomile), Setraria viridis (Green foxtail), Echinochloa frumenraceum (Barnyard grass), Avena fatua(Wild oat), and Digitaria adscendens (Henry crabgrass) which had been allowed to grow individually to 2-4 leaf stage in pots. Fourteen days later after spraying of the test compound, its herbicidal activity was evaluated in accordance with the below-described system. The results are summarized in Table 8.

RANKING SYSTEM

Herbicidal activity

0: No effects 1: less than 31% of total kill 2: 31-50% of total kill 3: 51-70% of total kill 4: 71-90% of total kill 5: 91-100% of total kill TABLE 8__________________________________________________________________________Compound applicationNo. dosage (g/ha) A.r. B.p. S.a. S.m. C.o. S.n. A.t C.a. M.c. S.v. E.f. A.f. D.a.__________________________________________________________________________I-1 10 5 4 5 5 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 100 5 5 5 5 5 1 5 1 5 1 2 5 1I-2 10 5 4 5 5 2 0 5 1 5 2 0 0 0 100 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 0 0I-3 10 5 5 5 5 5 3 5 4 5 0 4 0 3 100 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 3 3I-4 10 5 5 5 5 5 1 5 1 5 0 0 2 0 100 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3I-5 10 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 0 5 0 2 0 0 100 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 5 2 5 0 2I-6 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 2 2 100 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3I-7 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 3 0 100 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5I-8 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 100 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5I-9 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 4 0 100 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4I-10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 4 4 0 100 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3I-11 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 5 4 5 0 0 100 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2I-12 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 0 0 100 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3I-13 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 100 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5I-14 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 100 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5I-15 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 1 100 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5I-16 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 2 2 0 100 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3I-17 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 1 2 0 100 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5I-18 10 5 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 2 0 0 0 100 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 0I-19 10 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 3 1 1 0 100 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 1I-20 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 2 2 0 100 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4__________________________________________________________________________ Note) A.r.: Amaranthus retroflexus B.p.: Bidens pilosa S.a.: Sinapis arvensis S.m.: Stellaria media C.o.: Cassia obtusifolia S.n.: Solanum nigrum A.t.: Abutilon theophrasti C.a.: Convolvulus arevensis M.c.: Matricaria chamomilla S.v.: Setaria viridis E.f.: Echinochloa frumentaceum A.f.: Aveno fatua D.a.: Digitaria adscendens

TEST 2

Germination Test of Seeds

Two sheets of filter paper were placed in a superposed relation in each of Petri dishes having a diameter of 9 cm. Water suspensions of each test compound (concentrations of the active ingredient 1 ppm and 50 ppm) were separately poured in an amount of 5 ml per dish into the Petri dishes. Seeds of Amaranthus retroflexus (Redroot pigweed), Bidens pilosa (Common blackjack), Matricaria chamomilla (Wild chamomile), Solanum nigrum (Black nightshade), Echinochloa oxyzicola (Barnyard grass), Cyperus iria (Rice flatsedge) and Setaria viridis (Green foxtail) were placed at a rate of 10 seeds per dish in the Petri dishes. They were thereafter allowed to germinate in a constant-temperature chamber at 28.degree. C. Fourteen days later after placement in the Petri dishes, the degrees of germination and growth inhibition were observed visually. The observation results were ranked in accordance with the below-described 6-stage system. The results are summarized in Table 9.

GROWTH INHIBITION RATE

0: No inhibition 1: less than 31% 2: 31-50% 3: 51-70% 25 4: 71-90% 5: 91-100% TABLE 9______________________________________Com- Concen-pound trationNo. (ppm) A.r. B.p. M.c. S.n. E.o. C.i. S.v.______________________________________I-1 1 3 3 4 1 4 3 2 50 5 4 4 5 4 4 4I-2 1 3 0 3 3 0 3 1 50 4 4 4 4 3 4 5I-3 1 3 3 4 2 4 3 4 50 4 3 4 5 5 4 5I-4 1 4 3 4 3 4 3 3 50 4 4 4 5 5 4 5I-5 1 2 0 2 2 2 3 2 50 3 3 3 3 5 4 5I-6 1 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 50 5 4 3 4 4 3 4I-7 1 3 3 4 3 4 5 5 50 3 4 4 5 5 5 5I-8 1 4 3 5 3 5 5 5 50 4 4 5 3 5 5 5I-9 1 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 50 5 4 5 4 5 5 5I-10 1 3 3 5 4 1 4 4 50 4 4 5 4 4 4 5I-11 1 2 1 1 5 1 2 1 50 4 4 3 5 3 4 4I-12 1 2 0 4 1 1 3 1 50 3 2 4 5 2 4 3I-13 1 3 2 4 1 2 2 2 50 4 4 4 5 4 4 4I-14 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 50 3 3 4 4 3 4 4I-15 1 3 2 3 2 1 4 3 50 4 4 5 3 4 4 4I-16 1 1 0 3 2 0 2 1 50 3 3 4 4 4 4 5I-17 1 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 50 2 2 3 4 1 4 3I-18 1 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 50 4 3 5 3 5 4 5I-19 1 3 2 4 2 3 3 4 50 4 3 4 4 5 4 4I-20 1 1 1 3 2 0 2 1 50 3 3 4 4 3 4 4______________________________________ Note) A.r.: Amaranthus retroflexus B.p.: Bidens pilosa M.c.: Matricaria chamomilla S.n.: Solanum nigrum E.o.: Echinochloa oryzicola C.i.: Cyperus iria S.v.: Setaria viridis

Claims

1. An N-substituted-3-(substituted hydrazino)-benzenesulfonamide derivative of the formula (I): ##STR15## wherein R.sup.1 is CF.sub.3, COOH or CC1.dbd.CC1COOH, R.sup.2 is H, Cl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxycarbonyl; Z is CH; X.sup.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 akoxyl or Cl; and X.sup.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkoxyl.

2. A derivative of claim 1, wherein R.sup.1 is CF.sub.3, COOH or CCl.dbd.CC1COOH, R.sup.2 is H, Cl, CH.sub.3, COOCH.sub.3 or COOC.sub.2 H.sub.5, Z is CH, X.sup.1 is OCH.sub.3, and X.sup.2 is OCH.sub.3.

3. A derivative of claim 1, wherein R.sup.1 is CF.sub.3 or COOH, R.sup.2 is COOCH.sub.3, Z is CH, X.sup.1 is Cl, and X.sup.2 is OCH.sub.3.

4. A derivative of claim 1, wherein R.sup.1 is CF.sub.3 or COOH, R.sup.2 is COOCH.sub.3, Z is CH, X.sup.1 is CH.sub.3 or OCH.sub.3, and X.sup.2 is CH.sub.3.

5. A derivative of claim 1, wherein R.sub.2 is Cl or COCH.sub.3, Z is CH, X.sup.1 is CH.sub.3 or OCH.sub.3 and X.sup.2 is OCH.sub.3.

6. A herbicidal composition comprising a herbicidally effective amount of an N-substituted-3-(substituted hydrazino)benzenesulfonamide derivative of claim 1 and an agronomically-acceptable vehicle or diluent.

7. A method for the control of monocotyledonous or dicotyledonous weeds on an agricultural or non-agricultural land, which comprises applying to the agricultural or non-agricultural land on N-substituted-3-(substituted hydrazino)benzenesulfonamide derivative of claim 1 or a herbicidal composition comprising said derivative.