pyrrolidine - 2.5 - dione and 4,5,6,7 - tetrahydroisoindol - 1.3 - dione.

摘要

The invention relates to novel, herbicidally active pyrrolidine- 2,5-diones and 4,5,6,7-tetrahydroisoindole-1,3-diones of the formula …IMAGE… in which… R1 represents hydrogen or (C1-C4)-alkyl;… R2 represents (C1-C4)-alkyl or… R1 and R2 together represent a -(CH2)4- group which can be up to disubstituted by (C1-C4)-alkyl;… X represents hydrogen or halogen;… A represents …IMAGE… or O-R4… R3 represents hydroxyl; (C1-C8)-alkoxy; (C1-C4)-alkoxy-(C1-C4)-alkoxy; (C1-C4)-alkylthio-(C1-C4)-alkoxy; mono- or di-(C1-C4)- alkylamino-(C1-C4)-alkoxy; (C1-C8)-cyanoalkoxy; (C3-C8)-alkenyloxy; (C3-C8)-haloalkenyloxy; (C3-C8)-alkynyloxy; (C3-C7)-cycloalkyloxy; (C3-C7)-cycloalkyl-(C1-C4)-alkyloxy; halo-(C3-C7)-cycloalkoxy; optionally substituted benzyloxy, phenyloxy or phenylthio; the salt groups -O-Na, -O-K, -O-(Ca)0.5, -O-(Mg)0.5 or -O-NH4; amino; optionally substituted (C1-C4)-alkylamino or di-(C1-C4)-alkylamino; (C3-C4)-alkenylamino; diallylamino; N-pyrrolidino; -N-piperidino; -N-morpholino; N-thiomorpholino; -N-piperidazino; (C1-C8)-alkylthio; (C3-C8)-alkenylthio; benzylthio; optionally substituted (C1-C4)- alkylthio or (C1-C4)-alkoxy;… R4 represents (C1-C8)-alkyl, C3-C7-cycloalkyl, (C3-C7)-cycloalkyl-(C1-C4)-alkyl; (C3-C7)-halocycloalkyl; (C1-C8)-alkylcarbonyl; allylcarbonyl; optionally substituted benzylcarbonyl, benzoyl or dioxolanyl; furoyl; thienoyl; optionally substituted (C1-C4)-alkyl. …??The preparation of the compounds of the formula I, herbicidal compositions containing compounds of the formula I, their use and processes for their preparation, and novel intermediates.