A method for controlling the growth of undesired vegetation comprising contacting the vegetation or its environment with a herbicidally effective amount of a compound selected from Formula 1, N-oxides and salts thereof,
- wherein
- A is C(═O)N(RA)(RB);
- or
- A is a radical selected from the group consisting of
- RA is C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl or C1-C4 alkoxy, each optionally substituted with halogen, cyano, C1-C4 alkoxy or C1-C4 alkylthio;
- or C3-C6 cycloalkyl, C4-C8 cycloalkylalkyl, C3-C7 oxiranylalkyl, C3-C7 oxetanylalkyl or C3-C7 thietanylalkyl, each optionally substituted with halogen, cyano, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy or C1-C4 alkylthio;
- or —N(RA1)(RA2);
- or —SOm(RA3);
- or phenyl optionally substituted with halogen, cyano, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C3 haloalkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy or C1-C4 alkylthio;
- RB is H, C1-C4 alkyl, C2-C6 alkylcarbonyl or C2-C6 alkoxycarbonyl;
- each Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4 and Y5 is independently N or CR2, provided no more than 3 of Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4 and Y5 are N;
- each Y6, Y7 and Y8 is independently N or CR3, provided no more than 2 of Y6, Y7 and Y8 are N;
- each Y9, Y10 and Y11 is independently N or CR4, provided no more than 2 of Y9, Y10 and Y11 are N;
- each Z is independently O or S;
- R1 is halogen, cyano, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 haloalkoxy, C2-C4 alkoxyalkyl, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C2-C4 alkenyl, C2-C4 alkynyl, C3-C4 alkenyloxy, C3-C4 alkynyloxy, C1-C4 hydroxyalkyl, SOn(RS1), C2-C4 alkylthioalkyl, C2-C4 alkylsulfonylalkyl, C1-C4 alkylamino or C2-C4 dialkylamino;
- Q is —C(R5)(R6)— or —O—;
- J is phenyl substituted with 1 R7 and optionally substituted with up to 2 R8;
- or
- J is a 6-membered aromatic heterocyclic ring substituted with 1 R7 and optionally substituted with up to 2 R8 on carbon ring members;
- or
- J is a 5-membered aromatic heterocyclic ring substituted with 1 R9 on carbon ring members and R10 on nitrogen ring members;
- and optionally substituted with 1 R11 on carbon ring members;
- each R2 is independently H, halogen, cyano, nitro, SF5, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 haloalkoxy, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C2-C4 alkenyl, C2-C4 alkynyl, C3-C4 alkenyloxy, C3-C4 alkynyloxy or S(O)nRS2;
- each R3 is independently H, halogen, cyano, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 haloalkoxy or S(O)nRS3;
- each R4 is independently H, halogen, cyano, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 haloalkoxy or S(O)nRS4;
- R5 is H, F, Cl, Br, cyano, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C2-C6 alkylcarbonyl or C2-C6 alkoxycarbonyl;
- R6 is H, F, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy or OH;
- or
- R5 and R6 are taken together with the carbon to which they are attached to form C(═O);
- R7 is halogen, cyano, SF5, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 haloalkoxy or S(O)nRS5;
- each R8 is independently halogen, cyano, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 haloalkoxy or S(O)nRS6;
- or
- R7 and R8 are taken together to form a 5-membered carbocyclic ring containing ring members selected from up to 2 O atoms and up to 2 S atoms, and optionally substituted on carbon atom ring members with up to 5 halogen atoms;
- R9 is halogen, cyano, SF5, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 haloalkoxy or S(O)nRS7;
- R10 is C1-C4 alkyl or C1-C4 haloalkyl;
- R11 is halogen, cyano, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 haloalkoxy or S(O)nRS8;
- each RS1, RS2, RS3, RS4, RS5, RS6, RS7 and RS8 is independently C1-C4 alkyl or C1-C4 haloalkyl;
- and
- each m is independently 0, 1 or 2;
- each n is independently 0, 1 or 2;
- RA1 is H or C1-C4 alkyl;
- RA2 is H or C1-C4 alkyl;
- RA3 is C1-C4 alkyl or C1-C4 haloalkyl;
- provided when
- i) A is A-1;
- and each Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4 and Y5 is CH, then J is other than phenyl substituted with 1 R7 and optionally substituted with up to 2 R8;
- ii) R7 is CF3, then R8 is other than CF3;
- iii) R7 is CF3, then R1 is other than i-Pr;
- and
- iv) RA is CH3, then RB is other than CH3.