A nicotinic acid derivative represented by general formula (I) or (II), a salt thereof, and a herbicide containing the same as the active ingredient, wherein A represents substituted phenyl, or 5- or 6- membered heterocycle, e.g., thienyl or pyridyl; R represents hydroxy, optionally substituted alkoxy or optionally substituted benzyloxy; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represent each independently alkoxy or halogen; R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 represent each independently hydrogen, hydroxy, cyano or alkoxycarbonyl, or they may be combined together to represent oxygen; X represents halogen, alkyl or alkoxy; n represents 0, 1 or 2; and Z represents methine or nitrogen. The compound and salts thereof can control annual or perennial weed growing on the land where various crops such as rice plant, wheat, cotton and corn grow for a wide period ranging from the pre-emergence to growth in a remarkably small dose. ##STR1##
一种
烟酸衍
生物,其由通式(I)或(II)表示,及其盐,以及含有该衍
生物作为活性成分的
除草剂,其中A代表取代的苯基或5或6元杂环,例如
噻吩基或
吡啶基;R代表羟基、可任选取代的烷氧基或可任选取代的苄氧基;R1和R2各自独立地代表烷氧基或卤素;R3和R4各自独立地代表氢、羟基、
氰基或烷氧基羰基,或者它们可以结合在一起代表氧;X代表卤素、烷基或烷氧基;n代表0、1或2;Z代表甲川基或氮。该化合物及其盐能够以极小剂量控制种植
水稻、小麦、棉花和玉米等多种作物的土地上从出苗前到生长期间的年度或多年生杂草。##STR1##