Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited

Hiromichi Oshio

Shunichi Hashimoto

Hiroyuki Konishi

Hiroshi Matsumoto

Osamu Kirino

Yuzuru Sanemitsu

Seizo Sumida

Masato Mizutani

Haruhiko Katoh

Eiichi Yoneyama

Kikuichi Ishikawa

Ryo Yoshida

Eiki Nagano

Katsuzo Kamoshita

Tamon Uematsu

Shiunzi Matsumura

Kenji Mori

Tadashi Ooishi

Akira Nishikawa

Kazuo Izumi

Tetsuo Takematsu

Shunji Matsumura

Shunich Hashimoto

Masayuki Sakakibara

A compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein X is a chlorine atom or a bromine atom, which is useful as a herbicide.

Alkoxy-nitrobenzene and alkoxy-aminobenzene compounds useful in the

A granular fertilizer composition superior in plant growth regulating effects is provided which comprises a coating of a mixture of triethylene glycol and a plant growth regulator on a granular fertilizer.

Granular fertilizer compositions

A herbicidal composition which comprises as an active ingredient a trifluoromethanesulfonanilide of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are, same or different, each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group and R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are, same or different, each a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group, a C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 cycloalkyl group, a C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 alkenyl group, a C.sub.3 -C.sub.5 alkynyl group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy group, a C.sub.6 -C.sub.7 aralkyl group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkyl group or a C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 acyl group or they may be combined together with the nitrogen atom to form a morpholino group, and X is a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 acyl group, provided that R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are not simultaneously hydrogen.

Trifluoromethanesulfonanilides, and their production and use

A composition for regulating the growth of plants which comprises as active ingredients an effective amount of (E)-1-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,4-dimethyl-2-(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-1-pentene-3-ol and one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of 2-chloro-4,6-bis(ethylamino)-s-triazine, 2-chloro-4-ethylamino-6-isopropylamino-s-triazine and a phenoxyacetic acid type compound represented by the formula, ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a chlorine atom or methyl group, and R.sub.2 represents a carboxymethyl, carboxyethyl or carboxypropyl group, and an inert carrier.

Composition for regulating plant growth

22R,23R-Homobrassinolide of the formula: ##STR1## which is useful as a plant growth regulator.

Homobrassinolide, and its production and use

A herbicidal composition which comprises as an active ingredient a trifluoromethanesulfonanilide of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are, the same or different, each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are, the same or different, each a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group, a C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 cycloalkyl group, a C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 alkenyl group, a C.sub.3 -C.sub.5 alkynyl group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy group, a C.sub.6 -C.sub.7 aralkyl group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkyl group or a C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 acyl group or they may be combined together with the nitrogen atom to form a morpholino group and X is a C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 acyl group, provided that R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are not simultaneously a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 acyl group.

A compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein X and Y, which may be same or different, are each a C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl group, a halogen atom, a trifluoromethyl group, a nitro group or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkoxy group, m is an integer of 0 to 3 and n is an integer of 1 or 2, which is useful as a herbicide.

N-Benzylphenylacetamide derivatives, and their production and use as

Tetrahydrophthalimides, and their production and use

3-Thiooxo-5-oxo-hexahydro-1,2,4-triazine, which is useful as a herbicide and/or fungicide.

3-Thiooxo-5-oxo-hexahydro-1,2,4-triazine and its production and use

A herbicidal composition which comprises as an active ingredient a herbicidally effective amount of a triazinone compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein A is --NH--N.dbd.CHCH.sub.2 NH--, --NH--NHCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 NH-- or --NH--N.dbd.CHC(NHOH).dbd.N--, and an inert carrier.

Herbicidal composition comprising triazinone compound

A process for producing novel 1,4-benzothiazine derivatives (I), ##STR1## (in which X is a halogen atom) and their derivatives, ##STR2## wherein R is a (C.sub.1 -C.sub.5) alkyl, (C.sub.3 -C.sub.6) cycloalkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, phenyl (C.sub.1 -C.sub.5) alkyl or phenoxy (C.sub.1 -C.sub.5) alkyl group, and herbicides containing these compounds as an active ingredient. Compound (I) is produced by the reaction between Compound (II) and phosphorus pentasulfide; Compound (II) is produced (1) by the reaction between an aminothiophenol (III), ##STR3## (in which X is a halogen atom), and a halogenated acetic acid, (2) by the ring closure of Compound (VI), (3) by the reduction and ring closure of Compound (VIII), and (4) by the hydrolysis and ring closure of Compound (X); Compound (VI) is produced by the reaction between Compound (III) and a halogenated acetyl halide; Compound (VIII) is produced by the oxidation of Compound (III) followed by reaction with a halogenated acetyl halide; and Compound (X) is produced by the reaction between Compound (III) and a halogenated acetic ester. Compounds (I), (II), (VI), (VIII) and (X) have a herbicidal activity.

Herbicidal dithio-bis(haloacetanilides)

A compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylamino, C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 alkenylamino, C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 alkynylamino, di(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkylamino, di(C.sub.3 -C.sub.4)alkenylamino, di(C.sub.3 -C.sub.4)alkynylamino, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl(C.sub.3 -C.sub.4)alkenylamino, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl(C.sub.3 -C.sub.4)alkynylamino, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxyamino, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkoxyamino, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylphenylamino, morpholino, thiomorpholino, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylmorpholino, di(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkylmorpholino, pyrrolidino, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylpyrrolidino, piperidino, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylpiperidino, hexamethyleneimino or tetrahydropyridino and n is an integer of 0 or 1, or a salt thereof, which is useful as a herbicide.

Ortho-(trifluoromethylsulfonamido)benzamides as herbicides

Use of 3,5-dioxo-1,2,4-triazine derivatives of the formula: ##STR1## wherein X, Y, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each as defined in the specification, as a herbicidal agent exerting a strong controlling and preventing effect against wild oats without any material phytotoxicity to wheat.

3,5-Dioxo-1,2,4-triazines

A compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a C.sub.4 -C.sub.7 tertiary alkyl group, X is a halogen atom, R.sub.2 is a methyl group or an ethyl group, R.sub.3 is a methyl group or an ethyl group, or when R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are taken together, they represent a C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 alkylene group, and Y and Z, which may be the same or different, are each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a methyl group or a methoxy group, which is useful as a herbicide.

N-Benzylhaloacetamide derivatives, and their production and use

A compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein X is a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a methoxy group or a chlorine atom, R.sub.1 is a C.sub.2 -C.sub.7 alkyl group or a C.sub.5 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl group and R.sub.2 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group or a methoxy group, or when R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are taken together, they represent a C.sub.4 -C.sub.6 alkylene group, provided that when R.sub.1 is a tertiary alkyl group, R.sub.2 does not represent a halogen atom, herbicidal compositions containing the above-mentioned compounds and methods for controlling weeds utilizing the same.

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Osaka, Japan

Hiromichi Oshio