NEW MATERIAL:A compound of formula I (R1 is lower alkyl; R2 is lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkinyl, lower haloalkenyl).
EXAMPLE: 2-(1-Ethoxyaminoethylidene)-5-[2-(2-fluoro-4-trifluorome-thylphenylthio) ethyl]cyclohexane-1,3-dione.
USE: Herbicide. It has excellent herbicidal effect with a reduced dose in soil treatment in crop fields, further in rice paddies filled with water with high selectivity between the main crops and weeds.
PREPARATION: The reaction of an acylcyclohexane derivative of formula II with hydroxylamine of formula III or its inorganic acid salt give the compound of formula I. The reaction is conducted in the presence or absence of a solvent such as hexane, heptane or ligroin, if necessary, in the presence of a base such as pyridine or triethylamine.
Morita, Koichi
Mito, Nobuaki
Hirata, Naonori
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