Ciba-geigy Corporation

Novartis Finance Corporation

Hermann Rempfler

Rolf Schurter

Beat Bohner

Werner Fory

Georg Pissiotas

Henry Szczepanski

Dieter Durr

Otto Rohr

Walter Kunz

Ludwig Maier

Hans Tobler

Hans H Bosshard

Henry Martin

Kurt Weber

Felix Spindler

Beat Muller

Haukur Kristinsson

Rene Eric Muntwyler

Rudolph C Thummel

Peter J Diel

Alfred Meyer

Urs Muller

Johannes P Pachlatko

Erich Stamm

Niels Clauson-Kaas

Alfons Lukaszczyk

Willy Urs Lottenbach

Fredrik Cederbaum

Rudolf C Thummel

Dieter Reinehr

Manfred Boger

Hans Zweifel

Peter Baumeister

Urs Siegrist

Werner Schmid

Karl Gatzi

Werner F/o/ Ry

Karl Gotzi

Bernardo De Sous

Substituted N-phenyl- and N-heteroarylalkylcarbamates of the formula I ##STR1## in which Q is a group ##STR2## R is halogen, trifluoromethyl, cyano, nitro or C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 haloalkoxy;

Carbamate herbicides

Triazolopyrimidine herbicides

Substituted benzyl carbamates of formula I ##STR1## wherein R is halogen, trifluoromethyl, cyano, nitro or C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 haloalkoxy;

Substituted benzyl carbamates with herbicial properties

Pyrrolidinones of formula I ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, or phenyl unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or by C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkyl, or is fluorine, chlorine or bromine;

Pyrrolidinones

The present invention relates to novel N-phenyl-N-pyrimidin-2-ylureas having a herbicidal and plant growth-regulating activity, to agrochemical compositions containing those substances as active ingredients, to the use of the novel ureas for controlling weeds or for regulating plant growth, and to processes for the preparation of the novel compounds. The invention also relates to novel intermediates and to processes for the preparation thereof.

2-analino pyrimidine compounds

The invention relates to novel compositions having herbicidal and plant growth regulating properties and containing, as active ingredient, a compound of formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 to R.sub.6 are as defined in the description, to novel compounds of formula I and intermediates, and to the preparation thereof.

Herbicidal urea compounds and compositions

There are described novel 2-[4-(5-chloro-3-fluoropyridin-2-yloxy)-phenoxy]-propionic acids esters and -thio-esters having a herbicidal action and an action reducing the growth of grasses, which compounds correspond to the formula I ##STR1## wherein Q is oxygen or sulfur,

2-(4-(5-Chloro-3-fluoropyridin-2-yloxy)-phenoxy)-propionic acid

The present invention relates to novel N-(2-nitrophenyl)-N-pyrimidin-2-ylureas having a herbicidal and plant growth-regulating activity, to agrochemical compositions containing those substances as active ingredients, to the use of the novel ureas for controlling weeds or for regulating plant growth, and to processes for the preparation of the novel compounds. The invention also relates to novel intermediates and to processes for the preparation thereof. The novel compounds correspond to formula I ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 is hydrogen, methyl, fluorine, chlorine or bromine,

N-(2-nitrophenyl)-N-pyrimidin-2-ylureas

The present invention relates to novel N-phenyl-N-pyrimidin-2-ylureas having a herbicidal and plant growth-regulating activity, to agrochemical compositions that contain those substances as active ingredients, to the use of the novel ureas for controlling weeds or for regulating plant growth, and to processes for the preparation of the novel compounds. The invention also relates to novel intermediates and to processes for the preparation thereof. The novel compounds correspond to formula I ##STR1## in which the radicals R.sup.1 to R.sup.6 have the meanings given in the text.

Novel ureas

The present invention relates to novel N-phenyl-N-pyrimidin-2-ylureas having a herbicidal and plant growth-regulating activity, to agrochemical compositions containing those substances as active ingredients, to the use of the novel ureas for controlling weeds or for regulating plant growth, and to processes for the preparation of the novel compounds. The invention also relates to novel intermediates and to processes for the preparation thereof. The novel compounds correspond to formula I ##STR1## in which R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are each, independently of the others, 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.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl-S(O).sub.n -; nitro; cyano; C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxycarbonyl; C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylcarbonyl; di-(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylamino)-carbonyl; mono-(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylamino)carbonyl; carbamoyl; C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkyl-S(O).sub.n -; or -PO[O-(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)-alkyl].sub.2 ;

N-phenyl-N-pyrimidin-2-ylureas

The invention relates to azolylpropane derivatives of the general formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is an azolyl group,

Microbicidal and growth regulating compositions

There is described the novel 2-[4-(5-Chloro-3-fluoropyridin-2-yloxy)-phenoxy]-propionic acid methyl ester and its (R)-enantiomer. ##STR1## These compounds are suitable for selectively controlling weeds in crops of cultivated plants, and for reducing the growth of grasses.

2-[4-(5-chloro-3-fluoropyridin-2-yloxy)-phenoxyl]-propionic acid methyl

The invention relates to ureas having a herbicidal and plant growth-regulating action of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represent, independently of the other, hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxycarbonyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy-(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)-alkyl, nitro or cyano, and

Pyrimidine-2-phenylamino derivatives

The invention relates to a herbicidal and plant growth regulating composition which contains as active ingredient a 2-benzoyl-2-phenyloxirane of formula I ##STR1## wherein each of m and n independently of the other is 0, 1, 2 or 3 and each of R and R' independently of the other is a halogen atom, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkoxy group or the nitro or cyano group or a phenoxy group which is substituted by (R).sub.m, in the form of a racemate or an optically active enantiomer. Some oxiranes are known as intermediates for the preparation of fungicides and others are novel. The herbicidal composition has selective action in rice crops and is active against grasses.

Herbicidal epoxides

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