Trifluoromethylphenyl isoxazolyl benzoates
AssigneeMonsanto Company
InventorRobert K. Howe
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Abstract
The invention relates to 3-trifluoromethylphenylisoxazol-5-yl-benzoates and their use as herbicides or plant growth regulants.
Claims23
A compound having the formula ##STR3## wherein x is 1 or 2;
- and R is hydrogen, lower alkyl or agriculturally acceptable cations.
A method for preventing the growth of undesirable vegetation which comprises applying to said vegetation or the locus thereof a herbicidally effective amount of a compound having the formula ##STR4## wherein x is 1 or 2;
- and R is hydrogen, lower alkyl or agriculturally acceptable cations.
A method of regulating the growth of desirable plants which comprises applying to said plants an effective amount of a compound having the formula ##STR5## wherein x is 1 or 2;
- and R is hydrogen, lower alkyl or agriculturally acceptable cations.
An agricultural chemical composition comprising from about 1 to about 99 parts by weight of a compound having the formula ##STR6## wherein x is 1 or 2;
- and R is hydrogen, lower alkyl or agriculturally acceptable cations;
- the remaining parts being comprised of one or more suitable adjuvants, carriers and/or diluents.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.