Substituted pyridine compounds
AssigneeRohn and Haas Company
InventorsDonald E. Korte, Len F. Lee
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are herbicidal pyridine compounds substituted at the 2- or 6-position with an OR.sub.2 moiety where R.sub.2 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, halomethyl, lower cyanoalkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl, as well as herbicidal compositions and herbicidal use of these compounds.
Claims18
A compound represented by the formula ##STR10## wherein:
- R.sub.1 is fluorinated methyl, chlorofluorinated methyl or fluorinated ethyl;
- R.sub.2 is hydrogen, C1-C7 alkyl, trichloromethyl, C2-C8 cyanoalkyl, C3-C7 alkenyl, or C3-C7 alkynyl;
- R is C1-C6 straight or branched alkyl, C1-C7 haloalkyl, C2-C14 alkylthioalkyl, C2-C14 alkoxyalkyl, C2-C8 carboxyalkyl, C3-C4 cycloalkyl, or cyclopropylmethyl;
- one of X and Y is selected from ##STR11## where Z.sub.1 is oxygen or NR.sub.3 where R.sub.3 is lower alkyl and where Z is hydrogen;
- halogen;
- hydroxy;
- C1-C7 alkoxy;
- C1-C7 haloalkoxy;
- C3-C7 alkynyloxy:
- C1-C7 alkylthio;
- NR.sub.4 R.sub.5 where R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl:
- acetylamino;
- C1-C7 hydroxyalkyl;
- C1-C7 haloalkyl;
- C.sub.2 -C.sub.8 alkoxymethyleneamino;
- and C2-C8 alkoxymethyleneamino;
- and the other of X and Y is selected from cyano;
- NR.sub.6 R.sub.7 where R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 are independently hydrogen or hydroxyalkyl;
- C2-C8 alkoxymethyleneamino;
- dialkylaminomethyleneamino;
- alkylthiomethyleneamino;
- (2-hydroxyalkyl) iminomethyl;
- halo-2-(haloalkyl)iminomethyl;
- hydroxyalkyl;
- and halo-1-oxoalkylamino.
A herbicidal composition comprising an adjuvant and an effective amount of a compound represented by the formula ##STR12## wherein:
- R.sub.1 is fluorinated methyl, chlorofluorinated methyl or fluorinated ethyl;
- R.sub.2 is hydrogen, C1-C7 alkyl, trichloromethyl, C2-C8 cyanoalkyl, C3-C7 alkenyl, or C3-C7 alkynyl;
- R is C1-C6 straight or branched alkyl, C1-C7 haloalkyl, C2-C14 alkylthioalkyl, C2-C14 alkoxyalkyl, C2-C8 carboxyalkyl, C3-C4 cycloalkyl, or cyclopropylmethyl;
- one of X and Y is selected from
- a) ##STR13## where Z.sub.1 is oxygen or NR.sub.3 where R.sub.3 is lower alkyl and where Z is hydrogen;
- halogen;
- hydroxy;
- C1-C7 alkoxy;
- C1-C7 haloalkoxy;
- C3-C7 alkynyloxy;
- C1-C7 alkylthio;
- NR.sub.4 R.sub.5 where R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl;
- acetylamino;
- C1-C7 hydroxyalkyl;
- C1-C7 haloalkyl;
- C2-C8 alkoxymethyleneamino;
- and the other of X and Y is selected from
- cyano;
- NR.sub.6 R.sub.7 where R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 are independently hydrogen or hydroxyalkyl;
- C2-C8 alkoxymethyleneamino;
- dialkylaminomethyleneamino;
- alkylthiomethyleneamino;
- (2-hydroxyalkyl)iminomethyl;
- halo-2-(haloalkyl)iminomethyl;
- hydroxyalkyl;
- and halo-1-oxoalkylamino.
A method of controlling undesirable vegetation comprising applying to the soil an effective herbicidal amount of a compound represented by the formula ##STR14## wherein:
- R.sub.1 is fluorinated methyl, chlorofluorinated methyl or fluorinated ethyl;
- R.sub.2 is hydrogen, C1-C7 alkyl, trichloromethyl, C2-C8 cyanoalkyl, C3-C7 alkenyl, or C3-C7 alkynyl;
- R is C1-C6 straight or branched alkyl, C1-C7 haloalkyl, C2-C14 alkylthioalkyl, C2-C14 alkoxyalkyl, C2-C8 carboxyalkyl, C3-C4 cycloalkyl, or cyclopropylmethyl;
- one of X and Y is selected from ##STR15## where Z.sub.1 is oxygen or NR.sub.3 where R.sub.3 is lower alkyl and where Z is hydrogen;
- halogen;
- hydroxy;
- C1-C7 alkoxy;
- C1-C7 haloalkoxy;
- C3-C7 alkynyloxy;
- C1-C7 alkylthio;
- NR.sub.4 R.sub.5 where R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl;
- acetylamino;
- C1-C7 hydroxyalkyl;
- C1-C7 haloalkyl;
- and C2-C8 alkoxymethyleneamino;
- and the other of X and Y is selected from cyano;
- NR.sub.6 R.sub.7 where R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 are independently hydrogen or hydroxyalkyl;
- C2-C8 alkoxymethyleneamino;
- dialkylaminomethyleneamino;
- alkylthiomethyleneamino;
- (2-hydroxyalkyl)iminomethyl;
- halo-2-(haloalkyl)iminomethyl;
- hydroxyalkyl;
- and halo-1-oxoalkylamino.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.