Sulfooxy-pyrimidinium, -pyridinium, and -triazinium hydroxide inner salts

A compound of the formula II

• wherein
• (a) R.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl of from one to 8 carbon atoms, or NHR.sub.4 wherein R.sub.4 is hydrogen or alkyl of from one to 4 carbon atoms;
• (b) R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are the same or different and are hydrogen, alkyl of from one to 8 carbon atoms, with the proviso that if R.sub.2 is hydrogen, R.sub.3 is not hydrogen or methyl, and vice-versa, alkenyl of from 3 to 8 carbon atoms (excluding unsaturation at the carbon directly bonded to the nitrogen), phenylalkyl wherein the alkyl portion of the moiety is from one to 3 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl of from 3 to 8 carbon atoms, or R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 taken together with nitrogen form a heterocyclic moiety selected from the following:
• 1-aziridinyl, 1-azetidinyl, 1-pyrrolidinyl, 1-piperidinyl, hexahydro-1H-azepin-1-yl, hexahydro-1(2H)-azocinyl, 4-alkylpiperazinyl (wherein the alkyl portion of the moiety is of one to 3 carbon atoms), 4-morpholinyl, 4-thiomorpholinyl, 3,6-dihydro-1(2H)-pyridinyl, 3-pyrrolin-1-yl, 2,3,4,7-tetrahydro-1H-azepine-1-yl, and 3,4,7,8-tetrahydro-1(2H)-azocinyl,
• said heterocyclic moieties optionally being substituted by one to 3 alkyl groups of from one to 3 carbon atoms, and
• (c) W and Y are the same or different and are nitrogen or carbon;
• or the