Herbicidally active thiadiazabicyclononanes and nonenes

Abstract

Cycloalkanecarboxylic acid derivatives of formula I ##STR1## wherein W is ##STR2## and A is CO--R.sub.3 or CN; R.sub.1 is hydrogen or fluorine; R.sub.2 is halogen or cyano; R.sub.3 is chlorine, X--R.sub.5, amino, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylamino, d-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylamino, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 haloalkylamino, di-C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 haloalkylamino, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 hydroxyalkylamino, di-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 hydroxyalkylamino, C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 alkenylamino, diallylamino, --N-pyrrolidino, --N-piperidino, --N-morpholino, --N-thiomorpholino, --N-piperidazino, the group --O--N.dbd.C--(R.sub.9)R.sub.10 or the group --N--R.sub.6 (OR.sub.6); each of R.sub.4 and R.sub.14, independently of the other, is hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or trifluoromethyl; R.sub.5 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, halo-C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 alkylthio-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, di-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylamino-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, cyano-C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 alkenyl, halo-C.sub.3 -C.sub. 8 alkenyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 alkynyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or halo-C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl, or benzyl which is unsubstituted or substituted at the phenyl ring by up to three identical or different substituents selected from halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, halo-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, halo-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, or is an alkali metal ion, an alkaline earth metal ion or an ammonium ion, the group --[CHR.sub.6 --(CH.sub.2).sub.m ]--COOR.sub.7, or the group [CHR.sub.6 --(CH.sub.2).sub.t --Si(R.sub.8).sub.3 ]; R.sub.6 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl; R.sub.7 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 alkenyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 alkynyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkoxy-C.sub.2 -C.sub.8 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkylthio-C.sub.2 -C.sub.8 alkyl or C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl; R.sub.8 is C.sub.1 - C.sub.4 alkyl; R.sub.9 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl; R.sub.10 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or phenyl; or R.sub.9 and R.sub.10, together with the carbon atom to which they are bonded, form a cyclohexane ring; R.sub.11 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl; R.sub.12 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl; R.sub.13 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylthio-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, halo-C.sub.1 -C.sub.7 alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 alkenyl or C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 alkynyl; X, Y, Y.sub.1, Y.sub.2, Y.sub.3, Y.sub.4, Z.sub.1 and Z.sub.2 are each independently oxygen or sulfur; n is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; m is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; q is 1 or 2; and t is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, have good pre- and post-emergence selective herbicidal and growth regulating properties.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.