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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 1976
Filed:
May. 12, 1975
Applicant:
Inventors:
Arthur D Brewer, Guelph, C;
Robert W Neidermyer, Cheshire, CT (US);
William S McIntire, Senatobia, MS (US);
Assignees:
Uniroyal Inc., New York, NY (US);
Uniroyal, Ltd., , C;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
71 91 ; 71 66 ; 71 67 ;
Abstract
Regulation of the growth of plant life, including herbicidal, defoliant or desiccant effects, may be accomplished with certain 2,3-dihydro-1,4-dithiin 1,1,4,4-tetroxides of the formula ##STR1## wherein the R's have various values such as hydrogen, alkyl, etc. Certain of the compounds, such as 2,3-dihydro-5,6-dimethyl-1,4-dithiin 1,1,4,4-tetroxide, are new chemicals, and are useful as pre-and post-emergent herbicides, and in harvest aid procedures, such as defoliation/desiccation of various crops, including cotton and potatoes.