Herbicidal sulfonamides

A compound of which is ##STR50## wherein J is ##STR51## W is O or S;

• R is H or CH.sub.3 ;
• E.sub.1 is O, S, SO, SO.sub.2 or a single bond.
• X.sub.a is CH.sub.2, CH(CH.sub.3), CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2, CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 or CO;
• E is a single bond, CH.sub.2 or O;
• Q is selected from ##STR52## wherein Q-1 through Q-87 may be optionally substituted with 1 or 2 groups selected from C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 haloalkyl;
• R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are independently H or C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl;
• X.sub.b is O or NR.sub.5 ;
• and
• X.sub.c is O, S, SO, SO.sub.2 or NR.sub.5.
• 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, CH.sub.2 CN, CN, CO.sub.2 R.sub.c, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 haloalkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 haloalkylthio, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkoxyalkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkylthioalkyl, CH.sub.2 N.sub.3 or NR.sub.d R.sub.e ;
• 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.2 -C.sub.3 cyanoalkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.6 cycloalkyl, C.sub.4 -C.sub.7 cycloalkylalkyl or C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkoxyalkyl;
• R.sub.d and R.sub.e are independently H or C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkyl;
• A is ##STR53## 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.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.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkynyl, azido, cyano, C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 alkylsulfinylalkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 alkylsulfonylalkyl, ##STR54## or N(OCH.sub.3)CH.sub.3 ;
• m is 2 or 3;
• L.sub.1 and L.sub.2 are independently O or S;
• R.sub.2 is H or C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl;
• R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 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
• (a) when Q contains 2 heteroatoms selected from 0-2 oxygen and 0-2 sulfur, said heteroatoms are not bonded directly to one another unless in the form O--SO.sub.2, and when Q contains 3 nitrogen heteroatoms, only two of these may be bonded directly together;
• (b) when J is J-2 or J-3, the substituent E.sub.1 X.sub.a Q and the sulfonylurea bridge are on adjacent carbon atoms;
• (c) when E is O, then J is J-1 and W is O;
• (d) when W is S, then R is H, 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 1,3-dioxolan-2-yl;
• (e) when the total number of carbon atoms of X and Y is greater than four, then the number of carbons of R.sub.1 must be less than or equal to two, and the number of carbons of the substituent on Q must also be less than or equal to two;
• (f) when A is A-1 and J is J-1 wherein E is a single bond, X.sub.a is CH.sub.2, CH(CH.sub.3) or CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 and Q is a 5-membered heterocyclic ring containing one endocyclic double bond or a 6-membered heterocyclic ring containing 1 or 2 endocyclic double bonds which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl groups then said heterocycle must contain at least one nitrogen and be bound to X.sub.a through nitrogen;
• and
• (g) when X.sub.a is CO then E.sub.1 is a single bond.