4-Benzoylisoxazole derivatives and their use as herbicides

• Main Authors: CRAMP, SUSAN MARY, LUSCOMBE, BRIAN MALCOLM, LITTLE, GILLIAN MARY, CAIN, PAUL ALFRED
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 16.10.1996
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES, AS HERBICIDES; CHEMISTRY; FISHING; FORESTRY; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HUNTING; METALLURGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTSTHEREOF; TRAPPING

4-benzoyl isoxazole derivatives of general formula (I): wherein: R represents a methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, cyclopropyl or 1-methylcyclopropyl group; R represents a straight- or branched- chain alkyl or alkoxy group containing up to four carbon atoms; R represents: a hydrogen, chlorine, bromine or fluorine atom; or a group selected from R ,-CO2R and -OR ; or a straight- or branched- chain alkyl group containing up to four carbon atoms substituted by -OR ; or a straight- or branched- chain alkoxy group containing up to four carbon atoms substituted by -OR ; R represents -S(O)nR; R represents: a straight- or branched- chain alkyl group containing up to 4 carbon atoms which is optionally substituted by one or more halogen atoms; R represents a methyl or ethyl group; and n represents zero, one or two; and their use as herbicides are described.