May & Baker, Ltd.

James Gilmour

Leslie R Hatton

Edgar W Parnell

Dennis Warburton

William George Leeds

Neil J Geach

Philip H Smith

Michael C Cramp

A 2-benzoylcyclic-1,3-dione derivative of the formula: ##STR1## wherein X represents methylene, oxygen, sulphur or --NR.sup.4 --, Y represents --C(R.sup.5) (R.sup.6)-- or oxygen, R.sup.1 represents hydrogen or alkyl optionally substituted by halogen or represents cycloalkyl, R.sup.2 represents hydrogen or R.sup.7 or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together represent alkylene, R.sup.3 represents halogen, hydroxy, carboxy, nitro, cyano or amino or carbamoyl (which may be substituted by one or two alkyl groups), alkoxycarbonyl, alkanoyl, or alkanoylamino, R, RO, RS, RSO or RSO.sub.2 in which R represents alkyl optionally substituted by halogen, R.sup.4 represents hydrogen or alkyl or alkoxycarbonyl, R.sup.5 represents hydrogen or alkyl or alkoxycarbonyl, R.sup.6 represents hydrogen or alkyl, R.sup.7 represents alkyl which may be substituted by halogen or alkylthio or by a group (R.sup.8).sub.n -phenyl-S-, or represents cycloalkyl or tetrahydrothiapyran-3-yl or represents a group (R.sup.8).sub.n -phenyl- in which R.sup.8 represents a halogen, hydroxy, carboxy, nitro or cyano, or amino or carbamoyl (which may be substituted by one or two alkyl groups), alkoxycarbonyl or alkanoyl or alkanoylamino or R, RO, RS, RSO or RSO.sub.2 in which R represents alkyl which is optionally substituted by halogen, m is zero or 1 to 5 and n is zero or 1 to 5, provided that when X represents methylene, and Y represents --C(R.sup.5) (R.sup.6)--then R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 do nmot simultaneously represent hydrogen or alkyl and salts thereof are useful as herbicides.

Cyclic diones

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

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

Imidazole derivatives of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents hydrogen, or an alkyl group containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms or an alkenyl or alkynyl group containing from 2 to 10 carbon atoms, and R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4, which may be the same or different, each represent hydrogen, halogen or trifluoromethoxy, or a methyl, ethyl, propyl or isopropyl group optionally substituted by one or more fluorine atoms, or one of the symbols R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 represents methoxy and at least one of the other symbols R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 represents halogen or trifluoromethoxy or a methyl, ethyl, propyl or isopropyl group optionally substituted by one or more fluorine atoms, are new compounds useful as herbicides.

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