Herbicidally active ketosultams and diketopyridines

A compound comprising a ketosultam or diketopyridine of the formula (I) and/or a salt thereof

• in which
• A is a fused-on saturated or unsaturated five-membered heterocycle substituted by m radicals selected from the group consisting of R10, R11, R12, R13 and R14;
• V is C(═O) or S(O)2;
• m is 0, 1 or 2;
• n is 0, 1, 2 or 3;
• G is hydrogen, C(═O)R1, C(=L)MR2, SO2R3, P(=L)R4R5, C(=L)NR6R7, E or R8;
• E is a metal ion equivalent or an ammonium ion;
• L is oxygen or sulfur;
• M is oxygen or sulfur;
• R1 is (C1-C6)-alkyl, (C2-C6)-alkenyl, (C1-C4)-alkoxy-(C1-C6)-alkyl, di-(C1-C4)-alkoxy-(C1-C6)-alkyl or (C1-C4)-alkylthio-(C1-C6)-alkyl each substituted by n halogen atoms,
• a fully saturated 3- to 6-membered ring consisting of 3 to 5 carbon atoms and 1 to 3 heteroatoms from the group of oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen and substituted by n radicals from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)-alkyl and (C1-C4)-alkoxy, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, phenyl, phenyl-(C1-C4)-alkyl, phenoxy-(C1-C4)-alkyl or heteroaryl-oxy-(C1-C4)-alkyl substituted by n radicals from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)-alkyl and (C1-C4)-alkoxy;
• R2 is (C1-C6)-alkyl, (C2-C6)-alkenyl, (C1-C4)-alkoxy-(C1-C6)-alkyl or di-(C1-C4)-alkoxy-(C1-C6)-alkyl each substituted by n halogen atoms,
• or (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, phenyl or benzyl substituted by n radicals in each case from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)-alkyl and (C1-C4)-alkoxy;
• R3, R4 and R5 are each independently (C1-C6)-alkyl, (C1-C4)-alkoxy, N—(C1-C6)-alkylamino, N,N-di-(C1-C6)-alkylamino, (C1-C4)-alkylthio, (C2-C4)-alkenyl or (C3-C6)-cycloalkylthio each substituted by n halogen atoms,
• or phenyl, benzyl, phenoxy or phenylthio substituted by n radicals from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)-alkyl and (C1-C4)-alkoxy;
• R6 and R7 are each independently hydrogen,
• (C1-C6)-alkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, (C2-C6)-alkenyl, (C1-C6)-alkoxy or (C1-C4)-alkoxy-(C1-C6)-alkyl substituted by n halogen atoms,
• phenyl or benzyl substituted by in each case n radicals from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)-alkyl and (C1-C4)-alkoxy,
• or R6 and R7 form, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded, a 3- to 6-membered ring containing 2 to 5 carbon atoms and 0 or 1 oxygen or sulfur atom;
• R8 is (C1-C6)-alkyl, (C2-C6)-alkenyl, (C2-C6)-alkynyl, (C1-C4)-alkoxy-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C1-C4)-alkylthio-(C1-C4)-alkyl or di-(C1-C4)-alkoxy-(C1-C6)-alkyl substituted by n halogen atoms,
• (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl substituted by n radicals from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)-alkyl and (C1-C4)-alkoxy,
• a fully saturated 3- to 6-membered ring consisting of 3 to 5 carbon atoms and 1 to 3 heteroatoms from the group of oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen and substituted by n radicals from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)-alkyl and (C1-C4)-alkoxy, phenyl, phenyl-(C1-C4)-alkyl, heteroaryl, phenoxy-(C1-C4)-alkyl or heteroaryloxy-(C1-C4)-alkyl substituted by n radicals from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)-alkyl and (C1-C4)-alkoxy;
• R10 is hydrogen, or (C1-C6)-alkyl, (C1-C4)-alkoxy, (C1-C4)-alkylthio, (C1-C4)-alkylsulfinyl or (C1-C4)-alkylsulfonyl substituted by n halogen atoms;
• R11, R12 and R13 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, or (C1-C6)-alkyl, (C2-C6)-alkenyl, (C2-C6)-alkynyl, (C1-C4)-alkoxy-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C1-C4)-alkylthio-(C1-C4)-alkyl, di-(C1-C4)-alkoxy-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C1-C4)-alkylthio, (C1-C4)-alkylsulfinyl or (C1-C4)-alkylsulfonyl substituted by n halogen atoms, or
• (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl substituted by n radicals from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)-alkyl and (C1-C4)-alkoxy;
• R14 is hydrogen, or (C1-C6)-alkyl, (C2-C6)-alkenyl, (C2-C6)-alkynyl, (C1-C4)-alkoxy-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C1-C4)-alkylthio-(C1-C4)-alkyl or di-(C1-C4)-alkoxy-(C1-C6)-alkyl substituted by n halogen atoms, or (C1-C6)-alkylcarbonyl, (C1-C6)-alkoxycarbonyl, (C1-C6)-alkylsulfonyl, or
• (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkylcarbonyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkoxycarbonyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkylsulfonyl substituted by n radicals from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C4)-alkyl and (C1-C4)-alkoxy;
• W is (C1-C6)-alkyl, (C2-C6)-alkenyl, (C3-C6)-alkynyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, (C1-C4)-alkoxy-(C1-C6)-alkyl, di-(C1-C4)-alkoxy-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C1-C4)-alkylthio-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C1-C4)-alkylsulfinyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C1-C4)-alkylsulfonyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl or (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl each substituted by n halogen atoms, and
• X, Y and Z are each independently hydrogen, (C1-C6)-alkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, halogen, cyano, nitro, halo-(C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C6)-alkoxy, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, (C1-C6)-alkoxy, (C1-C6)-alkoxy-(C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C6)-alkoxy-(C1-C6)-alkyl.