Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
262 words
A compound selected from the group consisting of a sulfonylurea of the formula: ##STR119## wherein R 1 is hydrogen, halo, nitro, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, haloalkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkoxy of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkenyl of 2 to 5 carbon atoms, or alkoxycarbonyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the alkoxy group; R 2 is alkyl or alkoxy, each of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, unsubstituted or substituted with 1 to 3 halogen atoms; R 3 is halo, hydrogen, unsubstituted alkyl of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, alkyl of 1 to 3 carbon atoms substituted with alkoxy of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or with 1 to 3 halogen atoms, unsubstituted alkoxy of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, alkoxy of 1 to 3 carbon atoms substituted with methoxy, ethoxy or 1 to 3 halogen atoms, or --NR 4 R 5 in which R 4 is hydrogen or methyl and R 5 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or methoxy; and Q is a heterocyclic ring selected from the group consisting of (i) a saturated ring of 3 to 6 members containing one or two nonadjacent oxygen atoms as the hetero atoms, which ring is unsubstituted or substituted with one to three alkyl groups, each of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, (ii) pyridyl, unsubstituted or substituted with chloro or methyl, or (iii) thienyl; and A is a direct bond, alkylene of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or alkenylene of 2 to 4 carbon atoms; and the alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, and organic amine salts thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A compound selected from the group consisting of a sulfonylurea of the formula: ##STR119## wherein R 1 is hydrogen, halo, nitro, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, haloalkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkoxy of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkenyl of 2 to 5 carbon atoms, or alkoxycarbonyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the alkoxy group; R 2 is alkyl or alkoxy, each of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, unsubstituted or substituted with 1 to 3 halogen atoms; R 3 is halo, hydrogen, unsubstituted alkyl of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, alkyl of 1 to 3 carbon atoms substituted with alkoxy of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or with 1 to 3 halogen atoms, unsubstituted alkoxy of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, alkoxy of 1 to 3 carbon atoms substituted with methoxy, ethoxy or 1 to 3 halogen atoms, or --NR 4 R 5 in which R 4 is hydrogen or methyl and R 5 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or methoxy; and Q is a heterocyclic ring selected from the group consisting of (i) a saturated ring of 3 to 6 members containing one or two nonadjacent oxygen atoms as the hetero atoms, which ring is unsubstituted or substituted with one to three alkyl groups, each of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, (ii) pyridyl, unsubstituted or substituted with chloro or methyl, or (iii) thienyl; and A is a direct bond, alkylene of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or alkenylene of 2 to 4 carbon atoms; and the alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, and organic amine salts thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A compound according to claim 1 wherein R 1 is hydrogen, methyl or chloro; R 2 is methyl or methoxy; R 3 is methyl, methoxy, chloro, difluoromethoxy, ethoxy or dimethylamino; and A is alkylene of 1 to 3 carbon atoms.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A compound according to claim 1, wherein R 1 is hydrogen.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A compound according to claim 1, wherein the substituents R 2 and R 3 together contain at most 4 carbon atoms.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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A compound according to claim 2 wherein Q is oxiranyl; 2-methoxyoxiran-2-yl; 3-methyloxiran-2-yl; tetrahydrofuran-2-yl; tetrahydrofuran-3-yl; 1,3-dioxolan-2-yl; 2-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl; 2-isopropyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl; 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl; or 2-methyl-5-ethyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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A compound according to claim 2 wherein Q is pyrid-2-yl, pyrid-3-yl, pyrid-4-yl, 3,5-dichloropyrid-2-yl, or thien-2-yl.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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The compound according to claim 5 which is N-(2-oxiranylmethoxyphenylsulfonyl)-N'-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)urea.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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The compound according to claim 5 which is N-(2-oxiranylmethoxyphenylsulfonyl)-N'-(4-ethoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)urea.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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The compound according to claim 5 which is N-[2-(tetrahydrofuran-3-ylmethoxy)phenylsulfonyl]-N'-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)urea.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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The compound according to claim 5 which is N-[2-(tetrahydrofuran-2-ylmethoxy)phenylsulfonyl]-N'-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)urea.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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The compound according to claim 5 which is N-[2-(2-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-ylmethoxy)phenylsulfonyl]-N'-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)urea.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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The compound according to claim 5 which is N-[2-(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-ylmethoxy)phenylsulfonyl]-N'-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)urea.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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The compound according to claim 5 which is N-[2-(2-methyl-4-ethyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-ylmethoxy)phenylsulfonyl]-N'-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)urea.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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The compound according to claim 5 which is N-[2-(2,4,5-trimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-ylmethoxy)phenylsulfonyl]-N'-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)urea.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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The compound according to claim 5 which is N-[2-(2-methyl-4-propyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-ylmethoxy)phenylsulfonyl]-N'-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)urea.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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The compound according to claim 5 which is N-[2-(2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-ylmethoxy)phenylsulfonyl]-N'-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)urea.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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The compound according to claim 5 which is N-[2-(3-methoxyoxiran-2-ylmethoxy)phenylsulfonyl]-N'-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)urea.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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The compound according to claim 5 which is N-[2-(2-methyloxiran-2-ylmethoxy)phenylsulfonyl]-N'-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)urea.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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The compound according to claim 5 which is N-[2-(pyran-2-ylmethoxy)phenylsulfonyl]-N'-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)urea.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
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The compound according to claim 6 which is N-[2-(3,5-dichloropyrid-2-yloxy)phenylsulfonyl]-N'-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)urea.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
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The compound according to claim 6 which is N-[2-(pyrid-2-ylmethoxy)phenylsulfonyl]-N'-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)urea.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
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The compound according to claim 6 which is N-[2-(pyrid-3-ylmethoxy)phenylsulfonyl]-N'-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)urea.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
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The compound according to claim 6 which is N-[2-(pyrid-4-ylmethoxy)phenylsulfonyl]-N'-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)urea.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
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The compound according to claim 6 which is N-[2-(thien-2-ylmethoxy)phenylsulfonyl]-N'-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)urea.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
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A herbicidal and growth-regulating composition comprising an effective amount of a compound according to claim 1 and a carrier therefor.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
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The method of suppressing the growth of plants which comprises applying to the plants or to the environs of their growth an effective amount of a compound according to claim 1.