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Edgar W Parnell

Leslie R Hatton

David Alan Roberts

James Gilmour

William George Leeds

David Anthony Roberts

David William Hawkins

Ian George Buntain

Christopher John Pearson

Leslie Roy Hatton

Dennis Warburton

Ian Philip Garland

Allan P Leftwick

Michael C Cramp

N-Phenylpyrazole derivatives of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents cyano, nitro, halogen, acetyl or formyl;

Derivatives of N-phenylpyrazoles

Herbicidal compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein A represents R.sup.1 R.sup.2 N-- (wherein R.sup.1 represents C.sub.1-8 alkyl or C.sub.2-8 alkenyl or alkynyl unsubstituted or substituted by CN, OH, C.sub.1-6 alkoxy, carboxy, C.sub.2-9 alkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl optionally substituted by C.sub.1-8 alkyl or C.sub.2-8 alkenyl, C.sub.1-8 alkoxyaminocarbonyl, C.sub.1-8 alkanesulphonamidocarbonyl, --C(.dbd.O)Het, where Het represents a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group, or one or more halogen atoms or R.sup.1 represents C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl optionally substituted by C.sub.1-4 alkyl and R.sup.2 represents H or R.sup.1, or R.sup.1 represents C.sub.1-4 alkylthio and R.sup.2 represents H, or A represents R.sup.p (R.sup.q)--C.dbd.N-- (wherein R.sup.p represents C.sub.1-4 alkoxy or amino substituted by one or two C.sub.1-4 alkyl groups and R.sup.q represents H or C.sub.1-4 alkyl) or A represents 2-oxo-azetidin-1-yl, 2-oxo-pyrrolidin-1-yl or 2-oxo-piperidin-1-yl optionally substituted by C.sub.1-6 alkyl or A represents open-chain alkenylcarbonylamino and B represents phenyl substituted in the 2- position by F, Cl, Br, NO.sub.2, Me or Et and in the 4- position by F, Cl, Br, C.sub.1-4 (optionally substituted by halogen) or C.sub.2-4 alkenyl and alkynyl and optionally substituted in the 3-, 5- and 6- positions by F, Cl, Br, NO.sub.2, Me or Et, or B represents 2,3-dichlorophenyl, and salts thereof.

Herbicidal 5-amino-4-cyano-1-phenylpyrazoles

New nicotinamide derivatives of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, have been found to possess useful herbicidal properties. Herbicidal compositions containing such nicotinamide derivatives are described and also processes for preparing such nicotinamide derivatives.

Certain

New N-phenylpyrazole derivatives of the formula: ##STR1## (wherein R.sup.12 represents a chlorine atom, R.sup.13 represents a hydrogen, fluorine or chlorine atom, R.sup.14 represents a hydrogen or fluorine atom and R.sup.15 represents a hydrogen, fluorine or chlorine atom, with the proviso that when R.sup.14 represents a fluorine atom, R.sup.15 represents a fluorine or chlorine atom, or R.sup.12, R.sup.13 and R.sup.15 each represents a fluorine atom and R.sup.14 represents a hydrogen or fluorine atom) possess useful herbicidal properties.

4-Trifluoromethylphenylhydrazinomethylene-malononitriles

Herbicidal 5-amino-4-cyano-1-phenyl-pyrazoles

N-Phenylpyrazole derivatives of the formula: ##STR1## (wherein each of R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 represents a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or alkoxy radical, a trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, nitro, cyano or primary amino radical, or a fluorine, chlorine or bromine atom, each of R.sup.7, R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 represents a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or alkoxy radical, a trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, nitro, cyano or primary amino radical or a fluorine, chlorine or bromine atom, or R.sup.5, R.sup.7, R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 each represents a hydrogen atom and R.sup.6 represents a trifluoromethoxy or trifluoromethyl radical, and R.sup.10 represents a cyano radical or substituted carbamoyl radical --CONHR.sup.11, wherein R.sup.11 represents a methyl or ethyl radical) have been found to possess useful herbicidal properties. All such N-phenylpyrazole derivatives with the exception of 5-amino-4-cyano-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)pyrazole and 5-amino-4-cyano-1-(4-chloro-2-methylphenyl)pyrazole are new compounds. Herbicidal compositions containing such N-phenylpyrazole derivatives are described and also processes for the preparation of the new compounds.

N-Phenylpyrazole derivatives

New acylamino-N-phenylpyrazole derivatives of the formula: ##STR1## [wherein R.sup.1 represents R.sup.8 C(.dbd.O)--(wherein R.sup.8 represents H, C.sub.1-7 alkyl or C.sub.1-4 alkoxy optionally substituted by C.sub.1-4 alkoxy, C.sub.2-5 alkoxycarbonyl or halogen, C.sub.3-4 alkenyloxy, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl optionally substituted by CH.sub.3 or C.sub.2 H.sub.5, or phenoxy, R.sup.2 represents H or R.sup.8 C(.dbd.O)--, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together represent --CO--(CR.sup.a R.sup.b).sub.m --CO--, R.sup.3 represents F, Cl, Br, C.sub.1-4 alkyl optionally substituted by halogen, or C.sub.2-4 alkenyl, R.sup.4 represents F, Cl, Br, NO.sub.2, CH.sub.3 or C.sub.2 H.sub.5 and R.sup.5, R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 represent H, F, Cl, Br, NO.sub.2, CH.sub.3 or C.sub.2 H.sub.5, or R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 each represent Cl and R.sup.3, R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 each represent H, R.sup.a and R.sup.b represent H or C.sub.1-4 alkyl, and m is 2 or 3] possess useful herbicidal properties.

5-Acylamino-4-cyano-1-phenylpyrazole derivatives and use as herbicides

The hitherto unknown phenylpropargylamine derivative 1-(3,5-bistrifluoromethylphenyl)-3-(4-tert-butylpiperidino)prop-1-yne, and acid addition salts thereof, have been found to be useful for killing warm-blooded vermin, especially rodents. Processes for the preparation of the new phenylpropargylamine derivative are described and so are suitable rodenticidal compositions.

Rodenticidal

The invention provides new imidazole derivatives of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a methyl or ethyl group, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4, which may be the same or different, each represent a hydrogen or halogen atom or an alkyl or alkoxy group which may optionally be substituted by one or more fluorine atoms, and R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 do not all represent hydrogen atoms, which possess useful herbicidal properties.

Imidazole derivatives

Pyridazine derivatives of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine atom or an alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, alkylsulphonyl, nitro, trifluoromethyl, cyano, alkoxycarbonyl, carboxy, aminocarbonyl, amino, monoalkylamino or dialkylamino group, R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine or bromine atom or an alkyl, methoxy, ethoxy or hydroxy group, or R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 together represent an oxygen atom or a hydroxyimino group, R.sup.4 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group and n represents zero or an integer from 1 to 5 inclusive, are new compounds useful as herbicides.

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