Zeneca Limited

Imperial Chemical Industries Limited

Ici Americas, Inc.

University of California

Aduro Biotech Inc.

David B Kanne

Hsiao-Ling M Chin

Nhan H Nguyen

David L Lee

Michael D Broadhurst

Karl J Fisher

Yi-Qiu Wei

Raymond A Felix

Frank X Woolard

Michael P Prisbylla

Laura Hix Glickman

Edward Emile Lemmens

William G Haag

Russell E Vance

Michael R Leadbetter

Charles G Chavdarian

Thomas H Cormartie

Jr Thomas W Dubensky

Herbicidal 3-substituted pyridine compounds and derivatives thereof of the formula: ##STR1## wherein Ar is a substituted or unsubstituted 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group having 1, 2 or 3 ring nitrogen atoms with the remainder of the ring atoms being carbon; a substituted or unsubstituted 5-membered heteroaryl group having a ring heteroatom of oxygen or sulfur with the remainder of the ring atoms being carbon; or a substituted or unsubstituted 5-membered heteroaryl group having one ring nitrogen atom and either an oxygen or sulfur ring heteroatom with the remainder of the ring atoms being carbon. Herbicidal compositions containing such 3-substituted pyridine compounds and derivatives thereof and methods of controlling undesirable vegetation employing these compounds and derivatives are also disclosed. The compounds in which XR is hydroxyl are also useful as intermediates for producing the disclosed 3-substituted pyridine derivatives.

3-substituted pyridine compounds and derivatives thereof

Herbicidal 5-substituted pyrimidine compounds and derivatives thereof of the formula: ##STR1## Herbicidal compositions containing such 5-substituted pyrimidine compounds and derivatives thereof and methods of controlling undesirable vegetation using these compounds and derivatives are also disclosed. The compounds in which XR is hydroxyl are also useful as intermediates for producing the 5-substituted pyrimidine derivatives of the invention.

Herbicidal 5-substituted pyrimidine compounds and derivatives thereof

Herbicidal 4-cycloalkyl-5-substituted pyrimidine compounds of the formula ##STR1## are described. Herbicidal compositions containing such substituted-pyrimidinyl compounds and methods of controlling undesirable vegetation employing these compounds are also disclosed. The compounds in which XR, is hydroxyl are also useful as intermediates for producing the disclosed substituted-pyrimidinyl derivatives.

4-cycloalkyl-5-substituted pyrimidine compounds useful as crop

Herbicidal substituted hydroxybenzyl-heteroaryl compounds and derivatives thereof of the formula ##STR1## wherein Ar is a substituted or unsubstituted 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group having 2 or 3 ring nitrogen atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted 5-membered heteroaryl group having two ring heteroatoms, one of the ring heteroatoms being nitrogen and the other being sulfur or oxygen. Herbicidal compositions containing such substituted hydroxybenzyl-heteroaryl compounds and derivatives thereof and methods of controlling undesirable vegetation employing these compounds and derivatives are also disclosed. The compounds in which XR is hydroxyl are also useful as intermediates for producing the disclosed substituted hydroxybenzyl-heteroaryl derivatives.

Herbicidal hydroxybenzyl-substituted heteroaryl compounds and

Herbicidal compounds have the formula ##STR1## in which: R.sub.1 is hydrogen, halogen; C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl; C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkyl; C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy; C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkoxy; C.sub.2 -C.sub.8 alkoxyalkyl; nitro; cyano; thiocyano; or R.sub.7 S(O).sub.m - where m is 0, 1 or 2 and R.sub.7 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkyl; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are independently hydrogen; halogen; C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl; C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy; C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkyl; C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkoxy; C.sub.2 -C.sub.8 alkoxyalkyl; nitro; R.sub.8 S(O).sub.2 O- or R.sub.8 S(O).sub.n - where n is 0, 1 or 2 and R.sub.8 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 cyanoalkyl, phenyl or benzyl; NR.sub.9 R.sub.10 where R.sub.9 and R.sub.10 are independently hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl; R.sub.11 CO- where R.sub.11 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, SO.sub.2 NR.sub.12 R.sub.13 where R.sub.12 and R.sub.13 are independently hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkyl, or N(R.sub.14)COR.sub.15 where R.sub.14 and R.sub.15 are independently hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl; R.sub.4 is hydrogen, halogen or hydroxy; R.sub.5 is hydrogen, methyl or trifluoromethyl; and R.sub.6 is hydrogen, halogen or hydroxy; provided that R.sub.4 and R.sub.6 are not both hydrogen; and agriculturally acceptable salts thereof.

Substituted pyridyl phenyl ketone herbicides

Compounds and compositions containing alkylphosphonothioates, for insecticidal control, particularly for use as soil and/or foliar insecticides, having the formula. ##STR1## in which R is C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl;

Alkylphosphonothioate insecticides

Novel insecticides have the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 is hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkoxy or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkylthio;

Imidate insecticides

Herbicides having the formula ##STR1## in which X is oxygen or sulfur; and if X is sulfur, R.sub.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.6 cycloalkyl, allyl, phenyl, tolyl, chlorophenyl, 3,4-dichlorophenyl, or phen-(C.sub.1 -C.sub.2)alkyl; R.sub.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkoxyalkyl, or allyl; R.sub.3 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxyalkyl, pyridyl, phenyl or substituted phenyl in which the substituents are halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkoxy, nitro and/or cyano; or R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 taken together form an alkylene chain having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms optionally substituted by up to two C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl groups; if R.sub.3 is alkyl or alkoxyalkyl, then R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are each C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkyl; if R.sub.3 is phenyl, substituted phenyl or pyridyl, then R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are C.sub.2 -C.sub. 6 alkyl, phenyl or substituted phenyl; or R.sub.3 and R.sub.5 taken together form an alkylene chain having from 2 to 5 carbon atoms and R.sub.4 is C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkyl; and if X is oxygen, R.sub.1 and R.sub.4 taken together form an alkylene ring having from 2 to 5 carbon atoms and R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.5 are each C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkyl; provided that R.sub.3 is not 2,3,6-trifluorophenyl are described.

Phosphorodiamidothioate herbicides

A series of novel imidate insecticides distinguished by the general formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 is an optionally substituted aryl group in which the substituents are halo, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkylthio, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 cycloalkyl, nitro, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 carboalkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylthio, cyano, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylsulfonyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkylsulfonyl; C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 alkylcarbonyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkyleneoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylenedioxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 halo-substituted alkylenedioxy, phenyl, mono-substituted phenyl, pyridyloxy, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkylene, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkenyl, and/or amido;

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