Herbicidal 3-(sulfin-/sulfonimidoyl)-benzamides

A sulfin- or sulfonimidoylbenzamide of formula (I) and/or a salt thereof

• in which
• Q is a radical Q1, Q2, or Q3,
• X is nitro, halogen, cyano, thiocyanato, (C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C2-C6)-alkenyl, halo-(C2-C6)-alkenyl, (C2-C6)-alkynyl, halo-(C3-C6)-alkynyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, halo-(C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkenyl, halo-(C3-C6)-cycloalkenyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C3-C6)-cycloalkyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkenyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C3-C6)-cycloalkenyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1(O)C, R1(R1ON═)C, R1O(O)C, (R1)2N(O)C, R1(R1O)N(O)C, (R1)2N(R1)N(O)C, R1(O)C(R1)N(O)C, R2O(O)C(R1)N(O)C, (R1)2N(O)C(R1)N(O)C, R2(O)2S(R1)N(O)C, R1O(O)2S(R1)N(O)C, (R1)2N(O)2S(R1)N(O)C, R1O, R1(O)CO, R2(O)2SO, R2(O)CO, (R1)2N(O)CO, (R1)2N, R1(O)C(R1)N, R2(O)2S(R1)N, R2O(O)C(R1)N, (R1)2N(O)C(R1)N, R1O(O)2S(R1)N, (R1)2N(O)2S(R1)N, R2(O)nS, R1O(O)2S, (R1)2N(O)2S, R1(O)C(R1)N(O)2S, R2O(O)C(R1)N(O)2S, (R1)2N(O)C(R1)N(O)2S, (R5O)2(O)P, R1(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl,
• R1O(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1O)(R1)N(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N(R1)N(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1(O)C(R1)N(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R2O(O)C(R1)N(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N(O)C(R1)N(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R2(O)2S(R1)N(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1O(O)2S(R1)N(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N(O)2S(R1)N(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, NC—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1O—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1(O)CO—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R2(O)2SO—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R2O(O)CO—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N(O)CO—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1(O)C(R1)N—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R2(O)2S(R1)N—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R2O(O)C(R1)N—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N(O)C(R1)N—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1O(O)2S(R1)N—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N(O)2S(R1)N—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R2(O)S—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1O(O)2S—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N(O)2S—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1(O)C(R1)N(O)2S—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R2O(O)C(R1)N(O)2S—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N(O)C(R1)N(O)2S—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R5O)2(O)P—(C1-C6)-alkyl, phenyl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl, phenyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, heteroaryl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, heterocyclyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, where the six last-mentioned radicals are each substituted by s radicals from the group consisting of nitro, halogen, cyano, thiocyanato, (C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl,
• R1O(O)C, (R1)2N(O)C, R1O, (R1)2N, R2(O)nS, R1O(O)2S, (R1)2N(O)2S and R1O—(C1-C6)-alkyl, and where heterocyclyl carries n oxo groups,
• Z is hydrogen, nitro, halogen, cyano, thiocyanato, (C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C2-C6)-alkenyl, halo-(C2-C6)-alkenyl, (C2-C6)-alkynyl, halo-(C3-C6)-alkynyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, halo-(C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkenyl, halo-(C3-C6)-cycloalkenyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C3-C6)-cycloalkyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkenyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C3-C6)-cycloalkenyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1(O)C, R1(R1ON═)C, R1O(O)C, (R1)2N(O)C,
• R1(R1O)N(O)C, (R1)2N(R1)N(O)C, R1(O)C(R1)N(O)C, R2O(O)C(R1)N(O)C, (R1)2N(O)C(R1)N(O)C, R2(O)2S(R1)N(O)C, R1O(O)2S(R1)N(O)C, (R1)2N(O)2S(R1)N(O)C, R1O, R1(O)CO, R2(O)2SO, R2O(O)CO, (R1)2N(O)CO, (R1)2N, R1(O)C(R1)N, R2(O)2S(R1)N, R2O(O)C(R1)N, (R1)2N(O)C(R1)N, R1O(O)2S(R1)N, (R1)2N(O)2S(R1)N, R2(O)nS, R1O(O)2S, (R1)2N(O)2S, R1(O)C(R1)N(O)2S, R2O(O)C(R1)N(O)2S, (R1)2N(O)C(R1)N(O)2S, (R5O )2(O)P, R1(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1O(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1O)(R1)N(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N(R1)N(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1(O)C(R1)N(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R2O(O)C(R1)N(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N(O)C(R1)N(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R2(O)2S(R1)N(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1O(O)2S(R1)N(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N(O)2S(R1)N(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, NC—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1O—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1(O)CO—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R2(O)2SO—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R2O(O)CO—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N(O)CO—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1(O)C(R1)N—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R2(O)2S(R1)N—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R2O(O)C(R1)N—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N(O)C(R1)N—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1O(O)2S(R1)N—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N(O)2S(R1)N—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R2(O)nS—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1O(O)2S—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N(O)2S—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1(O)C(R1)N(O)nS—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R2O(O)C(R1)N(O)2S—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N(O)C(R1)N(O)2S—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R5O)2(O)P—(C1-C6)-alkyl, phenyl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl, phenyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, heteroaryl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, heterocyclyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, where the six last-mentioned radicals are each substituted by s radicals from the group consisting of nitro, halogen, cyano, thiocyanato, (C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, R1O(O)C, (R1)2N(O)C, R1O, (R1)2N, R2(O)nS, R1O(O)2S, (R1)2N(O)2S and R1O—(C1-C6)-alkyl, and where heterocyclyl carries n oxo groups,
• W is hydrogen, halogen, nitro, cyano, thiocyanato, (C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C2-C6)-alkenyl, halo-(C2-C6)-alkenyl, (C2-C6)-alkynyl, halo-(C3-C6)-alkynyl, (C3-C7)-cycloalkyl, halo-(C3-C7)-cycloalkyl, (C1-C6)-alkoxy, halo-(C1-C6)-alkoxy, (C1-C6)-alkyl-(O)nS—, (C1-C6)-haloalkyl-(O)nS—, (C1-C6)-alkoxy-(C1-C4)-alkyl, (C1-C6)-alkoxy-(C1-C4)-haloalkyl, R1(O)C, R1(R1ON═)C, R1O(O)C, (R1)2N, R1(O)C(R1)N or R2(O)2S(R1)N,
• R is (C1-C6)-alkyl, (C2-C6)-alkenyl or (C2-C6)-alkynyl, each of which is substituted by s radicals from the group consisting of nitro, halogen, cyano, thiocyanato, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, R1(O)C, R1(R1ON═)C, R1O(O)C, (R1)2N(O)C, R1(R1O)N(O)C, R2(O)2S(R1)N(O)C, R1O(O)2S(R1)N(O)C, (R1)2N(O)2S(R1)N(O)C, R1S(O)C, R1O, R1(O)CO, R2(O)2SO, R2O(O)CO, (R1)2N(O)CO, (R1)2N, R1O (R1)N, R1(O)C(R1)N, R2(O)2S(R1)N, R2O(O)C(R1)N, (R1)2N(O)C(R1)N, R1O(O)2S(R1)N, (R1)2N(O)2S(R1)N, R2(O)nS, R1C(O)S, R1O(O)2S, (R1)2N(O)2S, R1(O)C(R1)N(O)2S, R2O(O)C(R1)N(O)2S, (R1)2N(O)C(R1)N(O)2S and (R5O)2(O)P, or
• is (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkenyl, phenyl, phenyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, heteroaryl, heteroaryl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, phenyl-O—(C1-C6)-alkyl, heteroaryl-O—(C1-C6)-alkyl, heterocyclyl-O—(C1-C6)-alkyl, phenyl-N(R1)—(C1-C6)-alkyl, heteroaryl-N(R1)—(C1-C6)-alkyl, heterocyclyl-N(R1)—(C1-C6)-alkyl, phenyl—S(O)n—(C1-C6)-alkyl, heteroaryl—S(O)n—(C1-C6)-alkyl or heterocyclyl—S(O)n—(C1-C6)-alkyl, each of which is substituted in the cyclic moiety by s radicals from the group consisting of nitro, halogen, cyano, thiocyanato, (C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, R1(O)C, R1(R1ON═)C, R1O(O)C, (R1)2N(O)C, R1(R1O)N(O)C, R2(O)2S(R1)N(O)C, R1O(O)2S(R1)N(O)C, (R1)2N(O)2S(R1)N(O)C, R1S(O)C, R1O, R1(O)CO, R2(O)2SO, R2O(O)CO, (R1)2N(O)CO, (R1)2N, R1O(R1)N, R1(O)C(R1)N, R2(O)2S(R1)N, R2O(O)C(R1)N, (R1)2N(O)C(R1)N, R1O(O)2S(R1)N, (R1)2N(O)2S(R1)N, R2(O)nS, R1C(O)S, R1O(O)2S, (R1)2N(O)2S, R1(O)C(R1)N(O)2S, R2O(O)C(R1)N(O)2S, (R1)2N(O)C(R1)N(O)2S, (R5O)2(O)P and R1O—(C1-C6)-alkyl, and where heterocyclyl carries n oxo groups,
• R′ is hydrogen, nitro, halogen, cyano, (C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C3-C6)-alkenyl, halo-(C3-C6)-alkenyl, (C2-C6)-alkynyl, halo-(C3-C6)-alkynyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, halo-(C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C3-C6)-cycloalkyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1(O)C, R2O(O)C, (R1)2N(O)C, R2S(O)C, (R1)2N(S)C, R1(R1O)N(O)C, R2(O)2S(R1)N(O)C, (R1)2N(O)2S(R1)N(O)C, R1O, (R1)2N, R2(O)nS, (R2)3Si—(C1-C6)-alkyl-(O)nS, R1O(O)2S, (R1)2N(O)2S, R1(O)C(R1)N(O)2S, R2O(O)C(R1)N(O)2S, (R1)2N(O)C(R1)N(O)2S, R2(O)2S(R1)N(O)2S, (R5O)2(O)P, (R2)3Si, R1(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1O(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1O)(R1)N(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R2(O)2S(R1)N(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1O(O)2S(R1)N(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N(O)2S(R1)N(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1O—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1(O)CO—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R2(O)2SO—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R2O(O)CO—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N(O)CO—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1(O)C(R1)N—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R2(O)2S(R1)N—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R2O(O)C(R1)N—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N(O)C(R1)N—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1O(O)2S(R1)N—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N(O)2S(R1)N—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R2(O)nS—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1O(O)2S—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N(O)2S—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1(O)C(R1)N(O)2S—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R2O(O)C(R1)N(O)2S—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N(O)C(R1)N(O)2S—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R5O)2(O)P—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R2)3Si—(C1-C6)-alkyl, or is phenyl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl, phenyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, heteroaryl-(C1-C6)-alkyl or heterocyclyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, each of which is substituted in the cyclic moiety by s radicals from the group consisting of nitro, halogen, cyano, thiocyanato, (C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, R1O(O)C, (R1)2N(O)C, R1O, (R1)2N, R2(O)nS, R1O(O)2S, (R1)2N(O)2S and R1O—(C1-C6)-alkyl, and where heterocyclyl carries n oxo groups,
• R″ is hydrogen, (C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C2-C6)-alkenyl, halo-(C2-C6)-alkenyl, (C2-C6)-alkynyl, halo-(C3-C6)-alkynyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, halo-(C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, (C3-C6)—cycloalkyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C3-C6)-cycloalkyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1O(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, NC—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1O—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1(O)CO—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R2(O)2SO—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1(O)C(R1)N—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R2(O)2S(R1)N—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R2(O)nS—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1O(O)2S—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N(O)2S—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1(O)C, R1O(O)C, (R1)2N(O)C, R1O, (R1)2N, R2O(O)C(R1)N, (R1)2N(O)C(R1)N, R2(O)2S, or is benzyl which is in each case substituted by s radicals from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, methoxy, nitro, trifluoromethyl and halogen-substituted benzyl,
• Rx is (C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C2-C6)-alkenyl, halo-(C2-C6)-alkenyl, (C2-C6)-alkynyl, halo-(C3-C6)-alkynyl, where the six above-mentioned radicals are each substituted by s radicals from the group consisting of nitro, cyano, (R6)3Si, (R5O)2(O)P, R2(O)nS, (R1)2N, R1O, R1(O)C, R1O(O)C, R1(O)CO, R2O(O)CO, R1(O)C(R1)N, R2(O)2S(R1)N, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl and phenyl, where the four last-mentioned radicals are substituted by s radicals from the group consisting of (C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C1-C6)-alkoxy, halo-(C1-C6)-alkoxy and halogen, and where heterocyclyl carries n oxo groups,
• or Rx is (C3-C7)-cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl or phenyl, where the four above-mentioned radicals are each substituted by s radicals from the group consisting of halogen, nitro, cyano, (C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, (C1-C6)-alkyl-S(O)n, (C1-C6)-alkoxy, halo-(C1-C6)-alkoxy and (C1-C6)-alkoxy-(C1-C4)-alkyl,
• RY is hydrogen, (C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C2-C6)-alkenyl, halo-(C2-C6)-alkenyl, (C2-C6)-alkynyl, halo-(C3-C6)-alkynyl, (C3-C7)-cycloalkyl, (C1-C6)-alkoxy, halo-(C1-C6)-alkoxy, (C2-C6)-alkenyloxy, (C2-C6)-alkynyloxy, cyano, nitro, methylsulfenyl, methylsulfinyl, methylsulfonyl, acetylamino, benzoylamino, methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, methoxycarbonylmethyl, ethoxycarbonylmethyl, benzoyl, methylcarbonyl, piperidinylcarbonyl, trifluoromethylcarbonyl, halogen, amino, aminocarbonyl, methylaminocarbonyl, dimethylaminocarbonyl, methoxymethyl, or is heteroaryl, heterocyclyl or phenyl, each of which is substituted by s radicals from the group consisting of (C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C1-C6)-alkoxy, halo-(C1-C6)-alkoxy and halogen, and where heterocyclyl carries n oxo groups,
• R1 is hydrogen, (C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C2-C6)-alkenyl, halo-(C2-C6)-alkenyl, (C2-C6)-alkynyl, halo-(C3-C6)-alkynyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkenyl, halo-(C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C1-C6)-alkyl-O—(C1-C6)-alkyl, cycloalkyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl-O—(C1-C6)-alkyl, phenyl, phenyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, heteroaryl, heteroaryl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, phenyl-O—(C1-C6)-alkyl, heteroaryl-O—(C1-C6)-alkyl, heterocyclyl-O—(C1-C6)-alkyl, phenyl-N(R3)—(C1-C6)-alkyl, heteroaryl-N(R3)—(C1-C6)-alkyl, heterocyclyl-N(R3)—(C1-C6)-alkyl, phenyl-S(O)n—(C1-C6)-alkyl, heteroaryl-S(O)n—(C1-C6)-alkyl, heterocyclyl-S(O)n—(C1-C6)-alkyl, where the fifteen last-mentioned radicals are each substituted by s radicals from the group consisting of nitro, halogen, cyano, thiocyanato, (C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, R3O(O)C, (R3)2N(O)C, R3O, (R3)2N, R4(O)nS, R3O(O)2S, (R3)2N(O)2S and R3O—(C1-C6)-alkyl, and where heterocyclyl carries n oxo groups,
• R2 is (C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C2-C6)-alkenyl, halo-(C2-C6)-alkenyl, (C2-C6)-alkynyl, halo-(C3-C6)-alkynyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkenyl, halo-(C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C1-C6)-alkyl-O—(C1-C6)-alkyl, cycloalkyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl-O—(C1-C6)-alkyl, phenyl, phenyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, heteroaryl, heteroaryl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, phenyl-O—(C1-C6)-alkyl, heteroaryl-O—(C1-C6)-alkyl, heterocyclyl-O—(C1-C6)-alkyl, phenyl-N(R3)—(C1-C6)-alkyl, heteroaryl-N(R3)—(C1-C6)-alkyl, heterocyclyl-N(R3)—(C1-C6)-alkyl, phenyl-S(O)n—(C1-C6)-alkyl, heteroaryl-S(O)n—(C1-C6)-alkyl, heterocyclyl-S(O)n—(C1-C6)-alkyl, where the fifteen last-mentioned radicals are each substituted by s radicals from the group consisting of nitro, halogen, cyano, thiocyanato, (C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, R3O(O)C, (R3)2N(O)C, R3O, (R3)2N, R4(O)nS, R3O(O)2S, (R3)2N(O)2S and R3O—(C1-C6)-alkyl, and where heterocyclyl carries n oxo groups,
• R3 is hydrogen, (C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C2-C6)-alkenyl, (C2-C6)-alkynyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl or phenyl,
• R4 is (C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C2-C6)-alkenyl, (C2-C6)-alkynyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl or phenyl,
• R5 is hydrogen or (C1-C4)-alkyl,
• R6 is (C1-C4)-alkyl,
• n is 0, 1 or 2,
• s is 0, 1, 2 or 3,
• t is 0 or 1.