Mitsubishi Petrochemical Company Limited

Atsushi Goh

Kazuhiko Konno

Keiji Endo

Kaoru Ikeda

Hideshi Mukaida

Mitsuru Hikido

Sachio Kudo

Norishige Toshima

Kunio Uchimura

Kiyoshi Sugaya

Kazuhito Miyoshi

Michi Watanabe

Rika Higurashi

Takako Aoki

Shinji Kawaguchi

Yoshihiro Usui

Yuri Yamamoto

Takako Takahashi

Mami Nakamura

Yorio Kumamoto

A compounds represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein X represents a fluorine atom,

Halogen-containing compounds, herbicidal composition containing the same

A compound of the formula ##STR1## in which each of X and Y represents a halogen atom, R represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or an agronomically acceptable soluble salt ion, R.sup.1 represents a lower alkyl group, R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, and Z represents an oxygen or sulfur atom. This compound is useful as herbicide.

Novel 2-nitro-5-(substituted phenoxy)benzohydroximic acid derivatives

2-Chloro-N-(4,6-dimethoxy-5-pyrimidinyl)-N-[1-(1-pyrazolyl)ethyl]acetamide of the following formula: ##STR1## a herbicidal composition comprising a herbicidally effective amount of the compound of formula (I); and a method of controlling weeds which comprises applying a herbicidally effective amount of the formula (I) to the locus where the weeds are growing or will grow.

2-chloro-N-(4,6-dimethoxy-5-pyrimidinyl)-N-[1,(1-py

A tri- or tetra-substituted phenoxy alkylene- or alkenylene-anilide compound represented by the following formula ##STR1## wherein R, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, X, Y, l, m and n are as defined in claim 1; a process for producing the aforesaid anilide compound; and its use as a herbicidal composition.

Herbicidal acetanilides

A herbicidal compound having the following formula ##STR1## wherein n is 0 or 1; a herbicidal composition comprising said compound as an active ingredient; a process for producing said composition; and a herbicidal method employing said compound.

Herbicidal 4-benzoyl-5-phenacyloxy-pyrazole derivatives, composition and

A process for producing a thiolcarbamate compound of the following formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, a halogen atom or a nitro group, R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, m is 1 or 2, and n is an integer of 4 to 6, which comprises reacting an .alpha.-methylstyrene of the following formula ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1 is as defined above, or its dimer with hydrogen sulfide in the presence of a catalyst to form a mercaptan of the following formula ##STR3## wherein R.sub.1 is as defined above, and reacting the mercaptan of formula (II) with a carbamoyl chloride of the following formula ##STR4## wherein R.sub.2, m and n are as defined.

Process for production of thiolcarbamates and the thiolcarbamates

In the process for the production of a thiolcarbamate compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are as defined in claim, comprising reacting a tertiary halogen compound of the formula ##STR2## wherein X and R.sup.3 are as defined in claim, with a thiolcarbamic acid salt of the formula ##STR3## wherein M represents a member selected from the group consisting of the alkali metals, ammonium group and immonium group, in an aqueous reaction medium, in the presence of a strong base; the improvement wherein the reaction is carried out under conditions in which the reaction system is adjusted to a pH ranging from about 9 to about 13.

Process for the production of thiolcarbamate compounds

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