Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd.

Hirokazu Osabe

Hiroshi Yagihara

Yukihisa Goto

Yasuo Morishima

Kazuhisa Masamoto

Yoichiro Ueda

Yoshiyuki Hirako

Yukihiro Sagawa

A compound of the formual (I) ##STR1## or 1-oxide or salt thereof, wherein

4-halopyridine-3-carboxamide compounds and herbicidal compositions

A compound of the formula (I) ##STR1## or a salt thereof, wherein R is hydrogen atom, or a group of --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --R.sub.1 wherein n is an integer from 1 to 3 and R.sub.1 is hydrogen atom, hydroxy group, a lower alkoxy group, mercapto group, a lower alkylthio group, amino group, a di-lower alkylamino group, a C.sub.3-11 alkyl group, a lower alkenyl group, a lower alkynyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic group, or a phenyl group which may be substituted by one or two substituents of a halogen, a lower alkyl or a lower alkoxy;

Pyridine-3-carboxamides having plant growth regulating properties

A compound of the formula (I) ##STR1## or a salt thereof, wherein R is hydrogen atom, phenyl group which may be substituted freely or a group of --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --R.sub.1 wherein n is an interger from 1 to 3 and R.sub.1 is hydrogen atom, hydroxy group, lower alkoxy group, mercapto group, lower alkylthio group, amino group, di-lower alkylamino group, C.sub.3-11 alkyl group, lower alkenyl group, lower alkynyl group, cycloalkyl group, 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic group, or phenyl group which may be substituted by one or two substituents of halogen, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy;

Pyridine-3-carboxamide derivatives having plant growth inhibiting

A compound of the formula (I) ##STR1## where A is an alkylene or alkenylene group, R.sub.1 is an aryl group which may be substituted, R.sub.2 is a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkenyl group, a lower alkynyl group, a halogenated lower alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a lower alkoxyalkyl group, a lower alkylthioalkyl group, a phenyl group which may be substituted or an aralkyl group which may be substituted, R.sub.3 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkenyl group, a lower alkynyl group or a halogenated lower alkyl group, or R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 may be combined to form a group of --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --(n is 3 or 4), or salt thereof, which is useful as a herbicide.

Condensed heterocyclic compounds, a process for preparing the same and a

A compound of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein (1) when R.sub.1 is a C.sub.2-11 alkyl, a lower alkenyl, a lower alkynyl, a cycloalkyl, a lower alkoxyalkyl, an aralkyl which may be substituted, a lower haloalkyl or a 5 or 6 membered heterocycle;

Pyrone-3-carboxamide compounds and herbicidal composition thereof

A compound of the formula (I) ##STR1## or a salt thereof, wherein R is hydrogen atom, phenyl group which may be substituted freely or a group of --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --R.sub.1 wherein n is an interger from 1 to 3 and R.sub.1 is hydrogen atom, hydroxy group, lower alkoxy group, mercapto group, lower alkylthio group, amino group, di-lower alkylamino group, C.sub.3-11 alkyl group, lower alkenyl group, lower alkynyl group, cycloalkyl group, 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic group, or phenyl group which may be substituted by one or two substituents of halogen, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy; R.sub.2 and R.sub.7 are different, hydrogen atom, C.sub.1-11 alkyl group, lower alkenyl group, lower alkynyl group, cycloalkyl group, lower alkoxyalkyl group, lower alkylthioalkyl group, phenyl group whch may be substiuted freely, aralkyl group whose nucleus may be substituted by one or two substituents of halogen, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy or haloalkyl gorup or 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic group; R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are, the same or different, hydrogen atom, halogen atom, cyano group, nitro group, amino group, lower alkyl group, lower haloalkyl group, hydroxy group, lower alkoxygroup, aryloxy group, carboxy group or lower alkoxycarbonyl group; R.sub.6 is hydrogen atom, halogen atom, lower alkyl group, phenyl group which may be substituted freely or aralkyl group which may be substituted freely; or R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 may be combined to form a group of --(CH.sub.2).sub.m --(m is 3 or 4), which is useful e.g., a plant growth inhibitor.

Pyridine-3-carboxamide derivatives

Novel 5-halopyridine-3-carboxamide compounds having the general formula (I) ##STR1## or salts thereof wherein R is hydrogen atom or a group of --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --R.sub.1 wherein n is an integer from 1 to 4 and R.sub.1 is hydrogen atom, hydroxy group, lower alkoxy group, mercapto group, lower alkylthio group, amino group, di-lower alkylamino group, C.sub.1-11 alkyl group, lower alkenyl group, lower alkynyl group, cycloalkyl group, 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic group or aryl group which may be substituted by one or two substituents of halogen, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy;

5-halopyridine-3-carboxamide compounds

Novel pyridinecarboxamide derivatives having the general formula (I) ##STR1## or salts thereof wherein R is hydrogen atom, alkoxy group, aralkyloxy group or a group of --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --R.sub.1 wherein n is an interger from 1 to 3 and R.sub.1 is hydrogen atom, hydroxy group, lower alkoxy group, mercapto group, lower alkylthio group, amino group, di-lower alkylamino group, C.sub.3-11 alkyl group, lower alkenyl group, lower alkynyl group, cycloalkyl group, 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic group, or aryl group which may be substituted by one or two substituents of halogen, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy;

4-oxo pyridinecarboxamide derivatives as plant growth regulators

A compounds of the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl, aralkyl, haloalkyl, lower alkoxy-lower alkyl, lower alkylthio-lower alkyl or lower alkoxycarbonyl-lower alkyl group; R.sup.2 is aryl group which may be substituted by one or more groups of halogen atom, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, lower alkoxycarbonyl, trifluoromethyl, cyano and nitro group; R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are, the same or different, lower alkyl, aralkyl, haloalkyl or cycloalkyl, or aryl group which may be substituted by one or more groups of halogen atom, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, trifluoromethyl, cyano or nitro group; R.sup.5 is hydrogen atom, halogen atom, lower alkyl, phenyl which may be substituted or aralkyl which may be substituted; or R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 may be combined to form a group of --(CH.sub.2).sub.n - in which n is 3 or 4, or its 1-oxide or addition salt. which is useful as a plant growth inhibitory agent.

4-(substituted-oxy)-3-pyridinecarboxamides useful as plant growth

A pyrone-3-carboxamide compound of the formula (I): ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 is an alkyl group, and R.sub.2 is an alkyl group or a halogen atom, which is useful as a medicine and an agricultural chemical or an intermediate thereof.

Pyrone-3-carboxamide compounds

Novel pyridinecarboxamide compounds having the general formula (I) ##STR1## or salts thereof wherein R is alkoxy group, aralkyloxy group or a group of --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --R.sub.1 wherein n is an integer from 1 to 3 and R.sub.1 is hydroxy group, lower alkoxy group, mercapto group, lower alkylthio group, amino group, di-lower alkylamino group, C.sub.3-11 alkyl group, lower alkenyl group, lower alkynyl group, cycloalkyl group, 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic group, or aryl group substituted by one or two substituents of halogen, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 bond at the 3,4 or 5 position of benzene ring and are, the same or different, hydrogen atom, halogen atom, cyano group, nitro group, amino group, lower alkyl group, halogenated lower alkyl group, hydroxy group, lower alkoxy group, aryloxy group, carboxy group or lower alkoxycarbonyl group, which possess plant growth inhibitory activities and also antiinflammatory activity.

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Himeji, Japan

Hirokazu Osabe