Urea derivatives, and their production and use

A herbicidal composition comprising as an active ingredient at least one of the compounds of the formula:

• ##STR91## wherein R is a C.sub.4 -C.sub.10 cycloalkyl group, a C.sub.4 -C.sub.10 cycloalkenyl group, a C.sub.4 -C.sub.10 cycloalkyl group condensed with a benzene ring or substituted with at least one C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group or a C.sub.4 -C.sub.10 cycloalkenyl group condensed with a benzene ring or substituted with a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group, Z is a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylene group which may have an atom of oxygen and/or sulfur at the terminal of the carbon chain, Y is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, A is a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or a methoxy group and n is an integer of 0 or 1 with the proviso that in the chain consisting of --(Z).sub.n --Y--, oxygen and/or sulfur atoms are not present in succession, and an inert carrier.

A method for controlling weeds which comprises applying at least one of the compounds of the formula:

• ##STR92## wherein R is a C.sub.4 -C.sub.10 cycloalkyl group, a C.sub.4 -C.sub.10 cycloalkenyl group, a C.sub.4 -C.sub.10 cycloalkyl group condensed with a benzene ring or substituted with at least one C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group or a C.sub.4 -C.sub.10 cycloalkenyl group condensed with a benzene ring or substituted with a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group, Z is a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylene group which may have an atom of oxygen and/or sulfur at the terminal of the carbon chain, Y is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, A is a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or a methoxy group and n is an integer of 0 or 1 with the proviso that in the chain consisting of --(Z).sub.n --Y--, oxygen and/or sulfur atoms are not present in succession, to the area where the weeds grow.

A method of selectively combating weeds in cultivation of sugarbeet, soybean, cotton, rice, wheat or corn, which comprises applying a herbicidally effective amount of the compound of the formula:

• ##STR93## wherein R is a C.sub.4 -C.sub.10 cycloalkyl group, a C.sub.4 -C.sub.10 cycloalkenyl group, a C.sub.4 -C.sub.10 cycloalkyl group condensed with a benzene ring or substituted with at least one C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group or a C.sub.4 -C.sub.10 cycloalkenyl group condensed with a benzene ring or substituted with a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group, Z is a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylene group which may have an atom of oxygen and/or sulfur at the terminal of the carbon chain, Y is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, A is a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or a methoxy group and n is an integer of 0 or 1 with the proviso that in the chain consisting of --(Z).sub.n --Y--, oxygen and/or sulfur atoms are not present in succession, to the area where sugarbeet, soybean, cotton, rice, wheat or corn crop is cultivated.