Alkyl N-arylsulfenyl-N-diaryloxy-phosphinylmethylglycinates
AssigneeMonsanto Company
InventorsGerard A. Dutra, James A. Sikorski
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to arylsulfenyl derivatives of benzyl and aryl esters of N-phosphonomethylglycines. This disclosure further relates to herbicidal compositions containing arylsulfenyl derivatives of benzyl and aryl esters of N-phosphonomethylglycines, to the use thereof, and to herbicidal methods employing such compounds and compositions.
Claims12
A compound of the formula ##STR4## wherein R is phenyl, naphthyl, biphenylyl, benzyl or naphthyl, biphenylyl, benzyl or phenyl substituted with from one or two substituents independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, lower alkylthio, trifluoromethyl, alkoxycarbonyl, methylenedioxy, cyano, nitro and halogen;
- R.sub.1 is phenyl, naphthyl or phenyl substituted with from one or two substituents independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halogen, trifluoromethyl and nitro;
- and R.sub.2 is selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl and lower aralkyl.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.