Mitsubishi Petrochemical Company Limited

Kaoru Ikeda

Makoto Konnai

Kazuhiko Konno

Makoto Takeda

Tetsuo Takematsu

Atsushi Goh

Nobuhiko Fuga

Kiyoshi Shugaya

Keiji Endo

Mitsuru Hikido

Yoshihiro Usui

Kazuhito Miyoshi

An acetanilide derivative of the following formula (I) and a herbicide containing one or more of the acetanilide derivative as the active ingredient are described. ##STR1## In the formula, R.sup.1 is a lower alkyl group; R.sup.2 is a fluorine-substituted lower alkyl group; A is ##STR2## B is an optionally substituted pyrazolyl group, an optionally substituted alkoxy group or a hydrogen atom. The acetanilide derivative and the herbicide have a selective weed killing activity to gramiveous weeds.

Herbicidal 2-chloro-2'-fluoroalkoxyacetanilides

A tri- or tetra-substituted phenoxy alkylene- or alkenylene-anilide compound represented by the following formula ##STR1## wherein R, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, X, Y, l, m and n are as defined in claim 1; a process for producing the aforesaid anilide compound; and its use as a herbicidal composition.

Herbicidal acetanilides

A herbicidal compound having the following formula ##STR1## wherein n is 0 or 1; a herbicidal composition comprising said compound as an active ingredient; a process for producing said composition; and a herbicidal method employing said compound.

Herbicidal 4-benzoyl-5-phenacyloxy-pyrazole derivatives, composition and

A herbicidal composition comprising a herbicidal amount of a mixture of

Herbicidal composition and method for controlling weeds

A plant growth regulator comprising as an active ingredient a compound having a novel 2-sulfonyloxyethyl-phosphonic or -thionophosphonic acid skeleton of the formula ##STR1## and a process for the production of the above compound. A method for regulating the growth of plants which comprises applying the above regulator to plants or to the locus in which the plants are growing or will be grown.

Plant growth regulator

A plant growth regulator comprising as an active ingredient a compound having a novel 2-sulfonyloxyethylphosphonic or -thionophosphonic acid skeleton of the formula ##STR1## and a process for the production of the above compound. A method for regulating the growth of plants which comprises applying the above regulator to plants or to the locus in which the plants are growing or will be grown.

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Kaoru Ikeda