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Herbicidal diphenyl ethers

Assignee: Rohm and Haas Co
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Filing: 1976-07-30
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Granted: 1978-01-24
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Expires: 1996-07-30
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Abstract

Abstract Diphenyl ethers of the formula ##STR1##wherein R 1 is hydrogen or halogen, R 2 is hydrogen, halogen, or cyano, R is ##STR2## wherein R 3 is hydrogen, halogen, nitro, alkyl, or alkoxy, R 4 is a divalent alkylene radical, and R 5 is cyano or -COR 6 , wherein R 6 is alkoxy, hydroxy or salt thereof, allyloxy, alkoxyalkoxy, amino, alkyl or dialkyl amino, aminoalkoxy, or alkyl or dialkylaminoalkoxy, And diphenyl sulfides, sulfoxides, and sulfones of the formula ##STR3## wherein R 8 is hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, alkyl, alkoxy, or trifluoromethyl, R 2 is hydrogen, halogen or cyano, X is sulfur, sulfinyl, or sulfonyl, and R is as defined above, And compositions containing these compounds exhibit herbicidal activity.

Inventors

  • 👤 Wayne O. Johnson
  • 👤 Roy Y. Yih

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 09:35
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C59/00; C07C59/40; C07C59/58; C07C59/64; C07C59/66; C07C59/68; C07C59/70

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim 78 words
A compound of the formula ##STR17##wherein R 1 is a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom, R 2 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a cyano group, and R is a group of the formula ##STR18## wherein R 3 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl group, or a (C 1 -C 4 )alkoxy group, and R 4 is a divalent (C 1 -C 5 )alkylene group.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 78 words
A compound of the formula ##STR17##wherein R 1 is a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom, R 2 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a cyano group, and R is a group of the formula ##STR18## wherein R 3 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl group, or a (C 1 -C 4 )alkoxy group, and R 4 is a divalent (C 1 -C 5 )alkylene group.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 14 words
The compound of claim 1 wherein R is a group of the formula ##STR19##
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 14 words
The compound of claim 1 wherein R is a group of the formula ##STR20##
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 12 words
The compound of claim 3 wherein R 3 is a hydrogen atom.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 12 words
The compound of claim 4 wherein R 2 is a hydrogen atom.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 32 words
The compound of claim 5 wherein R 4 is a group of the formula --CHR 7 -- wherein R 7 is a hydrogen atom or a (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl group.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 19 words
The compound of claim 6 wherein R 1 is a chlorine atom and R 7 is a methyl group.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 19 words
The compound of claim 6 wherein R 1 is a hydrogen atom and R 7 is a methyl group.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 13 words
A herbicidal composition comprising a compound of claim 1 and an agronomically-acceptable carrier.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 39 words
A method for controlling weeds which comprises applying to the growth medium prior to the emergence of the weeds from the growth medium a compound of claim 1 in an amount sufficient to control the growth of the weeds.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 10 words
The method of claim 10 wherein the weeds are monocots.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 27 words
A method for controlling weeds which comprises applying to weed seedlings a compound of claim 1 in an amount sufficient to control the growth of the seedlings.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 10 words
The method of claim 12 wherein the weeds are monocots.

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