Compounds of Formula I, and their N-oxides and agriculturally suitable salts, are disclosed which are useful for controlling undesired vegetation wherein R1 is cyclopropyl optionally substituted with 1-5 R5, isopropyl optionally substituted with 1-5 R6, or phenyl optionally substituted with 1-3 R7; R2 is ((O)jC(R15)(R16))kR; R is CO2H or a herbicidally effective derivative of CO2H; R3 is halogen, cyano, nitro, OR20, SR21 or N(R22)R23; R4 is -N(R24)R25 or -NO2; j is 0 or 1; and k is 0 or 1; provided that when k is 0, then j is 0; and R5, R6, R7, R15, R16, R20, R21, R22, R23, R24 and R25 are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions comprising the compounds of Formula I and a method for controlling undesired vegetation which involves contacting the vegetation or its environment with an effective amount of a compound of Formula I. Also disclosed are compositions comprising a compound of Formula I and at least one additional active ingredient selected from the group consisting of an other herbicide and a herbicide safener.
This invention is directed to (
1
) a soluble intermediate prepared from reaction of the acid form of one or more of the compounds disclosed by Formula I given below with at least one long-chain fatty amine; (
2
) a process for solubilizing one or more of the compounds disclosed by Formula I given below by reacting said compounds with at least one long-chain fatty amine to form a fatty-amine salt of Formula I compound; and (
3
) a finished pesticide product comprising at least one of the soluble intermediates, that is, fatty-amine salt of Formula I compound.
wherein
R
1
is cyclopropyl optionally substituted with
1
-
5
R
5
, isopropyl optionally substituted with
1
-
5
R
6
, or phenyl optionally substituted with
1
-
3
R
7
;
R
2
is ((O)
j
C(R
15
)(R
16
))
k
R;
R is CO
2
H or a herbicidally effective derivative of CO
2
H;
R
3
is halogen, cyano, nitro, OR
20
, SR
21
or N(R
22
)R
23
;
R
4
is —N(R
24
)R
25
or —NO
2
;
j is
0
or
1
; and k is
0
or
1
; provided that when k is
0
, then j is
0;
and R
5
, R
6
, R
7
, R
15
, R
16
, R
20
, R
21
, R
22
, R
23
, R
24
and R
25
are as defined in the disclosure.
Disclosed a method for preparing a compound of Formula 1,
wherein R
1
is cyclopropyl, 4-chlorophenyl or 4-bromophenyl; and R
2
is C
1
-C
14
alkyl; comprising contacting a compound of Formula 2
with a persulfate oxidant in the presence of a strong sulfur- or phosphorus-containing mineral acid and an oxidation resistant solvent. Also disclosed are methods for preparing the compound of Formula 2 from a compound of Formula 5
as well as compounds of Formula 6 and salts thereof,
wherein R is NH
2
, Cl or OH; X is H or Cl; R
1
is cyclopropyl, 4-chlorophenyl or 4-bromophenyl; and R
2
is C
1
-C
14
alkyl; provided that when R is NH
2
or Cl, then X is Cl; which are useful a process intermediates.
Compounds of Formula I, and their N-oxides and agriculturally suitable salts, are disclosed which are useful for controlling undesired vegetation wherein R
1
is cyclopropyl optionally substituted with 1-5 R
5
, isopropyl optionally substituted with 1-5 R
6
, or phenyl optionally substituted with 1-3 R
7
; R
2
is ((O)
j
C(R
15
)(R
16
))
k
R; R is CO
2
H or a herbicidally effective derivative of CO
2
H; R
3
is halogen, cyano, nitro, OR
20
, SR
21
or N(R
22
)R
23
; R
4
is —N(R
24
)R
25
or —NO
2
; j is 0 or 1; and k is 0 or 1; provided that when k is 0, then j is 0; and R
5
, R
6
, R
7
, R
15
, R
16
, R
20
, R
21
, R
22
, R
23
, R
24
and R
25
are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions comprising the compounds of Formula I and a method for controlling undesired vegetation which involves contacting the vegetation or its environment with an effective amount of a compound of Formula I. Also disclosed are compositions comprising a compound of Formula I and at least one additional active ingredient selected from the group consisting of an other herbicide and a herbicide safener.
Compounds of Formula I, and their N-oxides and agriculturally suitable salts, are disclosed which are useful for controlling undesired vegetation
wherein
R
1
is cyclopropyl optionally substituted with 1-5 R
5
, isopropyl optionally substituted with 1-5 R
6
, or phenyl optionally substituted with 1-3 R
7
;
R
2
is ((O)
j
C(R
15
)(R
16
))
k
R;
R is CO
2
H or a herbicidally effective derivative of CO
2
H;
R
3
is halogen, cyano, nitro, OR
20
, SR
21
or N(R
22
)R
23
;
R
4
is —N(R
24
)R
25
or —NO
2
;
j is 0 or 1; and k is 0 or 1; provided that when k is 0, then j is 0;
and R
5
, R
6
, R
7
, R
15
, R
16
, R
20
, R
21
, R
22
, R
23
, R
24
and R
25
are as defined in the disclosure.
Also disclosed are compositions comprising the compounds of Formula I and a method for controlling undesired vegetation which involves contacting the vegetation or its environment with an effective amount of a compound of Formula I. Also disclosed are compositions comprising a compound of Formula I and at least one additional active ingredient selected from the group consisting of an other herbicide and a herbicide safener.