Herbicidal malonamides

A compound of formula (I)

• wherein the substituents have the following meanings:
• R1 is hydrogen, (C1-C3)-alkyl, (C3-C4)-cycloalkyl, (C1-C3)-haloalkyl, (C2-C3)-alkenyl, (C2-C3)-haloalkenyl, (C2-C3)-alkynyl, (C2-C3)-haloalkynyl, (C1-C3)-alkoxy-(C1-C3)-alkyl, (C1-C3)-alkoxy, or (C1-C3)-haloalkoxy;
• R2 is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, cyano, (C1-C3)-alkyl, (C1-C3)-haloalkyl, (C1-C3)-alkoxy, or (C1-C3)-haloalkoxy;
• R3 is hydrogen, halogen, nitro, hydroxyl, cyano, (C1-C3)-alkyl, (C1-C3)-haloalkyl, hydroxy-(C1-C3)-alkyl, (C3-C5)-cycloalkyl, (C3-C5)-halocycloalkyl, hydroxy-(C3-C5)-cycloalkyl, (C1-C3)-alkoxy, (C1-C3)-haloalkoxy, (C1-C3)-alkoxycarbonyl, (C2-C3) alkenyl, (C2-C3)-haloalkenyl, (C2-C3) alkynyl, (C2-C3)-haloalkynyl, (C1-C3)-alkylthio, (C1-C3)-alkylsulfinyl, or (C1-C3)-alkylsulfonyl;
• R4 is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, cyano, (C1-C3)-alkyl, (C1-C3)-haloalkyl, (C3-C4)-halocycloalkyl, (C1-C3)-haloalkoxy, (C2-C3)-haloalkenyl, or (C2-C3)-haloalkynyl;
• R5 is hydrogen, halogen, nitro, hydroxyl, cyano, (C1-C3)-alkyl, (C1-C3)-haloalkyl, hydroxy-(C1-C3)-alkyl, (C3-C5)-cycloalkyl, (C3-C5)-halocycloalkyl, hydroxy-(C3-C5)-cycloalkyl, (C1-C3)-alkoxy, (C1-C3)-haloalkoxy, (C1-C3)-alkoxycarbonyl, (C2-C3) alkenyl, (C2-C3)-haloalkenyl, (C2-C3) alkynyl, (C2-C3)-haloalkynyl, (C1-C3)-alkylthio, (C1-C3)-alkylsulfinyl, or (C1-C3)-alkylsulfonyl;
• R6 is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, cyano, (C1-C3)-alkyl, (C1-C3)-haloalkyl, (C1-C3)-alkoxy, or (C1-C3)-haloalkoxy;
• R7 and R8 form, together with the carbon atom to which they are bound, a saturated or partially unsaturated three-, four-, five-, six-, seven- or eight-membered monocyclic or bicyclic carbocyclic ring W, where one carbon ring atom bears p oxo groups, and where the ring is substituted by n radicals Rg;
• R9 is hydrogen, (C1-C6)-alkyl, (C3-C4)-cycloalkyl, (C1-C6)-haloalkyl, (C1-C3)-alkoxy-(C1-C3)-alkyl, (C2-C6)-alkenyl, (C2-C6)-haloalkenyl, (C2-C6)-alkynyl, (C2-C6)-haloalkynyl, (C1-C6)-alkoxy, (C1-C6)-haloalkoxy, or (C1-C3)-alkoxy-(C1-C3)-alkoxy;
• X is a bond;
• and Y is (C1-C6)-alkyl substituted by a radical CO2Re;
• where Re is hydrogen or (C1-C4)-alkyl;
• or
• X is a bond or a group CH2;
• and Y is Z, where
• Z is a three-, four-, five-, six- or seven-membered saturated or partly unsaturated carbocyclic ring which is substituted by a radical CO2Re;
• where Re is hydrogen or (C1-C4)-alkyl;
• each Rg is independently halogen, nitro, hydroxyl, cyano, (C1-C3)-alkyl, (C1-C3)-haloalkyl, hydroxy-(C1-C3)-alkyl, (C3-C5)-cycloalkyl, (C3-C5)-halocycloalkyl, hydroxy-(C3-C5)-cycloalkyl, (C1-C3)-alkoxy, (C1-C3)-haloalkoxy, (C1-C3)-alkoxycarbonyl, (C2-C3) alkenyl, (C2-C3)-haloalkenyl, (C2-C3) alkynyl, (C2-C3)-haloalkynyl, (C1-C3)-alkylthio, (C1-C3)-alkylsulfinyl, (C1-C3)-alkylsulfonyl;
• each n is independently 0, 1 or 2;
• each p is independently 0 or 1;
• including their agriculturally acceptable salts, stereoisomers and tautomers;
• except for following compounds:
• glycine, N-[[1-[[(4-fluorophenyl)amino]carbonyl]cyclopropyl]carbonyl]-;
• L-alanine, N-[[1-[[(4-fluorophenyl)amino]carbonyl]cyclopropyl]carbonyl]-;
• D-alanine, N-[[1-[[(4-fluorophenyl)amino]carbonyl]cyclopropyl]carbonyl];
• D-leucine, N-[[1-[[(4-fluorophenyl)amino]carbonyl]cyclopropyl]carbonyl]-;
• butanoic acid, 4-[[[1-[[4-fluorophenyl)amino)carbonyl]cyclopropyl]carbonyl]methylamino]-;
• β-alanine, N-[[1-[[(4-fluorophenyl)amino]carbonyl]cyclopropyl]carbonyl]-N-methyl-;
• heptanoic acid, 7-[[[1-[[(4-fluorophenyl)amino]carbonyl]cyclopropyl]carbonyl]amino]-;
• cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, 4-[[[1-[[(4-fluorophenyl)amino]carbonyl]cyclopropyl]carbonyl]amino].