Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.

Ihara Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.

Akira Funyu

Masami Kobayashi

Fumiaki Takabe

Takashi Mitsunari

Yuuki Hirano

Provided are 2-pyridone derivatives which have excellent herbicidal activity and exhibit high safety to useful crops and so on; salts thereof; and herbicides containing same. In more detail, 2-pyridone derivatives represented by general formula [I] or agrochemically acceptable salts thereof, and herbicides containing these compounds are provided. In general formula [I], Xis an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; X, X, and Xare to each CH or N(O); m is an integer of 0 or 1; Ris a hydrogen atom, a Calkyl group, or the like; Ris a halogen atom, a cyano group, or the like; n is an integer of 0 to 4; Ris a hydroxyl group, a halogen atom, or the like; Ais C(RR); Ais C(RR) or C&#x2550;O; Ais C(RR); and R, R, R, R, R, and Rare each independently a hydrogen atom or a Calkyl group.

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Akira Funyu