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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 1992
Filed:
Jan. 03, 1991
Kenji Hirai, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsuko Fujita, Chiba, JP;
Hiroshi Sato, Chiba, JP;
Hiroaki Hirose, Chiba, JP;
Masahiro Yokota, Chiba, JP;
Shoin Nagato, Tokyo, JP;
Sagami Chemical Research Center, Tokyo, JP;
Chisso Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An oxazolidinedione compound represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 5 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 3 to 5 carbon atoms, an alkynyl group having 3 to 5 carbon atoms or an alkoxycarbonyl group having 1 or 2 carbon atoms in the alkyl moiety thereof, R.sup.2 represents an alkyl group having 3 to 5 carbon atoms or a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 5 carbon atoms, and X represents a chlorine atom or a fluorine atom; a process for preparing the same; and a herbicidal composition comprising the oxazolidinedione compound as an active component are disclosed. The above oxazolidinedione compounds exhibit a high selectivity for useful crop plants and a strong herbicidal activity with respect to various noxious weeds.