Herbicidal pyridine N-oxide sulfonylureas

A compound of the formula:

• ##STR523## wherein J is ##STR524## wherein R is H or CH.sub.3 ;
• E is a single bond or CH.sub.2 ;
• W is O, S or NR.sub.x ;
• R.sub.x is H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkoxy;
• R.sub.1 is H, F, Cl, Br, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 haloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 haloalkoxy or C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 thioalkyl;
• R.sub.2 is H, Cl, Br, F, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkyl, cyclopropyl optionally substituted by 1-4 halogen, cyclobutyl optionally substituted by 1-4 halogen, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkenyl optionally substituted by halogen, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkynyl optionally substituted by halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkoxy, C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 alkenyloxy, C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 alkynyloxy, NO.sub.2, CO.sub.2 R.sub.3, NR.sub.4 R.sub.5, S(O).sub.n R.sub.6, SO.sub.2 NR.sub.7 R.sub.8, C(O)NR.sub.9 R.sub.10, ##STR525## n is 0, 1 or 2;
• R.sub.3 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 haloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkoxy, C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 alkenyl, CH.sub.2 (C.sub.3 -C.sub.5 cycloalkyl) or C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 alkynyl;
• R.sub.4 is H or C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkyl;
• R.sub.5 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkyl;
• R.sub.6 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 alkenyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkoxyalkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 haloalkyl;
• R.sub.7 is H or C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkyl;
• R.sub.8 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkoxy;
• R.sub.8 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkoxy;
• R.sub.9 is H or C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl;
• R.sub.10 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl;
• R.sub.11 is H or CH.sub.3 ;
• R.sub.12 is H or CH.sub.3 ;
• R.sub.13 is H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl, allyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 haloalkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl substituted with C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkoxy;
• R.sub.13 ' is H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 haloalkyl, allyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 haloalkoxy or C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkylthio;
• R.sub.13 " is H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl, allyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 haloalkyl;
• R.sub.14 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl, CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 or CH.sub.2 CN;
• ##STR526## 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 or di(C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl)amino:
• 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 alkylsulfonylalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkynyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.5 cycloalkyl, azido, cyano. ##STR527## m is 2 or 3;
• Q.sub.1 and Q.sub.2 are independently O or S;
• R.sub.a is H or C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl;
• R.sub.b and R.sub.c are independently C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl;
• Z is N;
• and
• X.sub.3 is CH.sub.3 or OCH.sub.3 ;
• and their agriculturally suitable salts;
• provided that
• (1) when W is S, then R is H, E is a single bond, A is A-1, 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.tbd.CH, OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3, CH(OCH.sub.3).sub.2 or ##STR528## and (2) when the total number of carbon atoms of X and Y is greated than four, then the combined number of carbons of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is less than or equal to six.