Herbicidal N-(heterocyclicaminocarbonyl)-ortho-haloalkylbenzenesulfonamides

A compound selected from ##STR280## wherein L is Cl, F, Br, NR.sub.3 R.sub.4, N.sup.+ R.sub.3 R.sub.4 R.sub.4 ', N(R.sub.4)C(O)R.sub.5, N(R.sub.4)C(O)NHR.sub.6 or N(R.sub.4)C(O)OR.sub.7 ;

• R is H, F, Cl, Br, NO.sub.2, CF.sub.3, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkoxy;
• R.sub.1 is H, F, Cl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl;
• R.sub.2 is H or CH.sub.3 ;
• R.sub.3 is H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or OCH.sub.3 ;
• R.sub.4 is H or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl;
• R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 can be taken together to form --(CH.sub.2).sub.4 --, --(CH.sub.2).sub.5 -- or --(CH.sub.2).sub.2 O(CH.sub.2).sub.2 --;
• R.sub.4 ' is H, CH.sub.3 or CH.sub.2 CH.sub.3 ;
• R.sub.5 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl optionally substituted with 1-3 atoms of F, Cl or Br, or C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 alkenyl;
• R.sub.6 is H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 alkenyl;
• R.sub.7 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl;
• R.sub.8 is H, CH.sub.3 or OCH.sub.3 ;
• A is ##STR281## W is O or S;
• X is H, Cl, Br, CH.sub.3, CH.sub.2 CH.sub.3, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkoxy, CF.sub.3, SCH.sub.3 or CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 ;
• Y is CH.sub.3 or OCH.sub.3 ;
• Z is CH, CCl, CBr, CCN, CCH.sub.3, CCH.sub.2 CH.sub.3, CCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 Cl or CCH.sub.2 CH.dbd.CH.sub.2 ;
• Y.sup.1 is H, CH.sub.3, OCH.sub.3 or OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.3 ;
• and
• Q is O or CH.sub.2 ;
• and their agriculturally suitable salts;
• provided that:
• (1) when R.sub.1 is Cl, then L is Cl or Br and R.sub.2 is H;
• (2) when R.sub.3 is OCH.sub.3, then R.sub.4 is CH.sub.3 ;
• (3) when W is S, then R.sub.8 is H;
• and
• (4) when L is F, then R.sub.1 is H, F, or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl.