Butyrolactones as herbicides

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10582709-B2
Application number	US-201615562917-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 19, 2016
Priority date	Apr 27, 2015
Publication date	Mar 10, 2020
Grant date	Mar 10, 2020

Abstract

Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds of Formula 1 and methods for controlling undesired vegetation comprising contacting the undesired vegetation or its environment with an effective amount of a compound or a composition of the invention.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A compound selected from Formula 1, N-oxides and salts thereof,

wherein
Q 1 is a phenyl ring or a naphthalenyl ring system, each ring or ring system optionally substituted with up to 5 substituents independently selected from R 7 ; or a 5- to 6-membered fully unsaturated heterocyclic ring or an 8- to 10-membered heteroaromatic bicyclic ring system, each ring or ring system containing ring members selected from carbon atoms and 1 to 4 heteroatoms independently selected from up to 2 O, up to 2 S and up to 4 N atoms, wherein up to 3 carbon ring members are independently selected from C(═O) and C(═S), and the sulfur atom ring members are independently selected from S(═O) u (═NR 8 ) v , each ring or ring system optionally substituted with up to 5 substituents independently selected from R 7 on carbon atom ring members and selected from R 9 on nitrogen atom ring members;
Q 2 is a phenyl ring or a naphthalenyl ring system, each ring or ring system optionally substituted with up to 5 substituents independently selected from R 10 ; or a 5- to 6-membered fully unsaturated heterocyclic ring or an 8- to 10-membered heteroaromatic bicyclic ring system, each ring or ring system containing ring members selected from carbon atoms and 1 to 4 heteroatoms independently selected from up to 2 O, up to 2 S and up to 4 N atoms, wherein up to 3 carbon ring members are independently selected from C(═O) and C(═S), and the sulfur atom ring members are independently selected from S(═O) u (═NR 8 ) v , each ring or ring system optionally substituted with up to 8 substituents independently selected from R 10 on carbon atom ring members and selected from R 11 on nitrogen atom ring members;
Y 1 and Y 2 are each independently O, S or NR 6 ;
R 1 is H, hydroxy, amino, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 3 -C 6 alkynyl, C 2 -C 8 alkoxyalkyl, C 2 -C 8 haloalkoxyalkyl, C 2 -C 8 alkylthioalkyl, C 2 -C 8 alkylsulfinylalkyl, C 2 -C 8 alkylsulfonylalkyl, C 2 -C 8 alkylcarbonyl, C 2 -C 8 haloalkylcarbonyl, C 4 -C 10 cycloalkylcarbonyl, C 2 -C 8 alkoxycarbonyl, C 2 -C 8 haloalkoxycarbonyl, C 4 -C 10 cycloalkoxycarbonyl, C 2 -C 8 alkylaminocarbonyl, C 3 -C 10 dialkylaminocarbonyl, C 4 -C 10 cycloalkylaminocarbonyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 alkylthio, C 1 -C 6 haloalkylthio, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkylthio, C 1 -C 6 alkylsulfinyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkylsulfinyl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkylsulfinyl, C 1 -C 6 alkylsulfonyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkylsulfonyl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkylsulfonyl, C 1 -C 6 alkylaminosulfonyl, C 2 -C 8 dialkylaminosulfonyl, C 3 -C 10 trialkylsilyl or G 1 ;
R 2 and R 3 are each independently H, halogen, hydroxy, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl or C 1 -C 4 alkoxy; or
R 2 and R 3 are taken together with the carbon atom to which they are bonded to form a C 3 -C 7 cycloalkyl ring;
R 4 and R 5 are each independently H, halogen, hydroxy, C 1 -C 4 alkyl or C 1 -C 4 alkoxy;
each R 6 is independently H, cyano, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, C 1 -C 4 haloalkoxy, —(C═O)CH 3 or —(C═O)CF 3 ;
each R 8 is independently H, cyano, C 2 -C 3 alkylcarbonyl or C 2 -C 3 haloalkylcarbonyl;
each R 7 and R 10 is independently halogen, cyano, nitro, C 1 -C 8 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 cyanoalkyl, C 1 -C 4 cyanoalkoxy, C 1 -C 8 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 8 nitroalkyl, C 2 -C 8 alkenyl, C 2 -C 8 haloalkenyl, C 2 -C 8 nitroalkenyl, C 2 -C 8 alkynyl, C 2 -C 8 haloalkynyl, C 4 -C 10 cycloalkylalkyl, C 4 -C 10 halocycloalkylalkyl, C 5 -C 12 alkylcycloalkylalkyl, C 5 -C 12 cycloalkylalkenyl, C 5 -C 12 cycloalkylalkynyl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 8 halocycloalkyl, C 4 -C 10 alkylcycloalkyl, C 6 -C 12 cycloalkylcycloalkyl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkenyl, C 3 -C 8 halocycloalkenyl, C 2 -C 8 alkoxyalkyl, C 2 -C 8 haloalkoxyalkyl, C 4 -C 10 cycloalkoxyalkyl, C 3 -C 10 alkoxyalkoxyalkyl, C 2 -C 8 alkylthioalkyl, C 2 -C 8 alkylsulfinylalkyl, C 2 -C 8 alkylsulfonylalkyl, C 2 -C 8 alkylaminoalkyl, C 2 -C 8 haloalkylaminoalkyl, C 4 -C 10 cycloalkylaminoalkyl, C 3 -C 10 dialkylaminoalkyl, —CHO, C 2 -C 8 alkylcarbonyl, C 2 -C 8 haloalkylcarbonyl, C 4 -C 10 cycloalkylcarbonyl, —C(═O)OH, C 2 -C 8 alkoxycarbonyl, C 2 -C 8 haloalkoxycarbonyl, C 4 -C 10 cycloalkoxycarbonyl, C 5 -C 12 cycloalkylalkoxycarbonyl, —C(═O)NH 2 , C 2 -C 8 alkylaminocarbonyl, C 4 -C 10 cycloalkylaminocarbonyl, C 3 -C 10 dialkylaminocarbonyl, C 1 -C 8 alkoxy, C 1 -C 8 haloalkoxy, C 2 -C 8 alkoxyalkoxy, C 2 -C 8 haloalkoxyalkoxy, C 2 -C 8 alkenyloxy, C 2 -C 8 haloalkenyloxy, C 3 -C 8 alkynyloxy, C 3 -C 8 haloalkynyloxy, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkoxy, C 3 -C 8 halocycloalkoxy, C 4 -C 10 cycloalkylalkoxy, C 3 -C 10 alkylcarbonylalkoxy, C 2 -C 8 alkylcarbonyloxy, C 2 -C 8 haloalkylcarbonyloxy, C 4 -C 10 cycloalkylcarbonyloxy, C 1 -C 8 alkylsulfonyloxy, C 1 -C 8 haloalkylsulfonyloxy, C 1 -C 8 alkylthio, C 1 -C 8 haloalkylthio, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkylthio, C 1 -C 8 alkylsulfinyl, C 1 -C 8 haloalkylsulfinyl, C 1 -C 8 alkylsulfonyl, C 1 -C 8 haloalkylsulfonyl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkylsulfonyl, formylamino, C 2 -C 8 alkylcarbonylamino, C 2 -C 8 haloalkylcarbonylamino, C 2 -C 8 alkoxycarbonylamino, C 1 -C 6 alkylsulfonylamino, C 1 -C 6 haloalkylsulfonylamino, —SF 5 , —SCN, SO 2 NH 2 , C 3 -C 12 trialkylsilyl, C 4 -C 12 trialkylsilylalkyl, C 4 -C 12 trialkylsilylalkoxy or G 2 ; or
two adjacent R 7 are taken together along with the carbon atoms to which they are bonded to form a C 3 -C 7 cycloalkyl ring; or
two adjacent R 10 are taken together along with the carbon atoms to which they are bonded to form a C 3 -C 7 cycloalkyl ring;
each R 9 and R 11 is independently cyano, C 1 -C 3 alkyl, C 2 -C 3 alkenyl, C 2 -C 3 alkynyl, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, C 2 -C 3 alkoxyalkyl, C 1 -C 3 alkoxy, C 2 -C 3 alkylcarbonyl, C 2 -C 3 alkoxycarbonyl, C 2 -C 3 alkylaminoalkyl or C 3 -C 4 dialkylaminoalkyl;
each G 1 is independently phenyl, phenylmethyl, pyridinylmethyl, phenylcarbonyl, phenylcarbonyl(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), phenoxy, phenylethynyl, phenylsulfonyl, or a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring, each optionally substituted on ring members with up to 5 substituents independently selected from R 12 ;
each G 2 is independently phenyl, phenylmethyl, pyridinylmethyl, phenylcarbonyl, phenylcarbonyl(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), phenoxy, phenylethynyl, phenylsulfonyl, pyridinyloxy, or a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring, each optionally substituted on ring members with up to 5 substituents independently selected from R 13 ;
each R 12 and R 13 is independently halogen, cyano, hydroxy, amino, nitro, —CHO, —C(═O)OH, —C(═O)NH 2 , —SO 2 NH 2 , C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, C 2 -C 8 alkylcarbonyl, C 2 -C 8 haloalkylcarbonyl, C 2 -C 8 alkoxycarbonyl, C 4 -C 10 cycloalkoxycarbonyl, C 5 -C 12 cycloalkylalkoxycarbonyl, C 2 -C 8 alkylaminocarbonyl, C 3 -C 10 dialkylaminocarbonyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy, C 2 -C 8 alkylcarbonyloxy, C 1 -C 6 alkylthio, C 1 -C 6 haloalkylthio, C 1 -C 6 alkylsulfinyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkylsulfinyl, C 1 -C 6 alkylsulfonyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkylsulfonyl, C 1 -C 6 alkylaminosulfonyl, C 2 -C 8 dialkylaminosulfonyl, C 3 -C 10 trialkylsilyl, C 1 -C 6 alkylamino, C 2 -C 8 dialkylamino, C 2 -C 8 alkylcarbonylamino, C 1 -C 6 alkylsulfonylamino, phenyl, pyridinyl or thienyl; and
each u and v are independently 0, 1 or 2 in each instance of S(═O) u (═NR 8 ) v , provided that the sum of u and v is 0, 1 or 2.

2. The compound of claim 1 wherein
each R 7 and R 10 is independently halogen, cyano, nitro, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl, C 2 -C 4 alkenyl, C 2 -C 4 haloalkenyl C 2 -C 4 alkynyl, C 2 -C 4 haloalkynyl, C 1 -C 4 nitroalkyl, C 2 -C 4 nitroalkenyl, C 2 -C 4 alkoxyal

Assignees

• Fmc Corp

Inventors

• Stevenson Thomas Martin
• Satterfield Andrew Duncan

Classifications

• A01N43/40

  six-membered rings · CPC title

• C07D413/04

  directly linked by a ring-member-to-ring-member bond · CPC title

• A01N43/80

  five-membered rings with one nitrogen atom and either one oxygen atom or one sulfur atom in positions 1,2 · CPC title

• C07D407/04

  directly linked by a ring-member-to-ring-member bond · CPC title

• A01N43/54

  1,3-Diazines; Hydrogenated 1,3-diazines · CPC title