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US 4,786,311 AGranted
Herbicidal sulfonamides
AssigneeE. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
InventorGeorge Levitt
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Abstract
Tetrazole-substituted benzenesulfonamides are useful as agricultural chemicals and, in particular, as growth regulants and herbicides.
Claims83
A compound of the formula:
- ##STR44## wherein J is ##STR45## W is O, S or NR.sub.X ;
- R.sub.X is H, OH, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkoxy, allyloxy, propargyloxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 haloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 haloalkoxy or NR.sub.Y R.sub.Z ;
- R.sub.Y is H or C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl;
- R.sub.Z is C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl;
- G is O, S, SO or SO.sub.2 ;
- m is 0 or 1;
- n is 0, 1 or 2;
- R is H or CH.sub.3 ;
- E is a single bond, CH.sub.2 or O;
- Q is ##STR46## R.sub.1 is H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 haloalkyl, halogen, nitro, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkoxy, SO.sub.2 NR.sub.a R.sub.b, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkylthio, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkylsulfinyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkylsulfonyl, CN, SCN, CO.sub.2 R.sub.c, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 haloalkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 haloalkylthio, amino, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkylamino, di(C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl)amino or C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkyl substituted with C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 haloalkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkylthio, C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 haloalkylthio or CN;
- R.sub.2 is H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl, allyl or phenyl;
- R.sub.3 is H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 cycloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 haloalkyl, CH.sub.2 -(C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 alkenyl), CH.sub.2 (C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 haloalkenyl), CH.sub.2 (C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 alkynyl), CH.sub.2 (C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 haloalkynyl), C.sub.6 H.sub.5 or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl substituted with C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkylthio, C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkylsulfinyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkylsulfonyl;
- R.sub.4 is H, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 cycloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 haloalkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkenyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 haloalkenyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkynyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 haloalkynyl, C.sub.6 H.sub.5, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylthio, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylsulfinyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylsulfonyl, OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O-(C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkyl) or di(C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl)amino;
- R.sub.5 is H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 haloalkyl, allyl or propargyl;
- R.sub.a is H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 cyanoalkyl, methoxy or ethoxy;
- R.sub.b is H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 alkenyl;
- or
- R.sub.a and R.sub.b may be taken together as --(CH.sub.2).sub.3 --, --(CH.sub.2).sub.4 --, --(CH.sub.2).sub.5 -- or --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --;
- R.sub.c is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 alkenyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 alkynyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 haloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 cyanoalkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.6 cycloalkyl, C.sub.4 -C.sub.7 cycloalkylalkyl or C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkoxyalkyl;
- A is ##STR47## X is H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 haloalkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkylthio, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylthio, C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 alkoxyalkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 alkoxyalkoxy, amino, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkylamino, di(C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl)amino or C.sub.3 -C.sub.5 cycloalkyl;
- Y is H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 haloalkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkylthio, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylthio, C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 alkoxyalkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 alkoxyalkoxy, amino, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkylamino, di(C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl)amino, C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 alkenyloxy, C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 alkynyloxy, C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 alkylthioalkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 alkylsulfinylalkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 alkylsulfonyalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkynyl, azido, cyano ##STR48## or --N(OCH.sub.3)CH.sub.3 ;
- p is 2 or 3;
- L.sub.1 and L.sub.2 are independently O or S;
- R.sub.6 is H or CH.sub.3 ;
- R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 are independently C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl;
- and
- X.sub.3 is CH.sub.3 or OCH.sub.3 ;
- and their agriculturally suitable salts;
- provided that
- (a) when J is J-9 and n is O, then Q is Q-1 or Q-2;
- (b) when E is O, then J is J-1;
- (c) when W is S, then A is A-1, R is H, and Y is CH.sub.3, OCH.sub.3, OC.sub.2 H.sub.5, CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3, C.sub.2 H.sub.5, CF.sub.3, SCH.sub.3, OCH.sub.2 CH.dbd.CH.sub.2, OCH.sub.2 C.sub..tbd.CH, OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3, CH(OCH.sub.3).sub.2 or ##STR49## (d) when the total number of carbon atoms in X and Y is greater than 4, then the carbon content of R.sub.1, R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 must each be less than or equal to 2;
- (e) when J is J-1 and m is 0, then n is 0;
- and
- (f) when n is 0 and m is 1, then Q is Q-1 or Q-2.
32 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.