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Abstract Dichloroacetamidines having the formula in which A and B are independently selected from hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine and methyl, provided that at least one of A or B is other than hydrogen; M is hydrogen or methyl; X is selected from the group consisting of trifluoromethyl, lower alkyl, nitro, chloro, bromo, fluoro, cyano, lower alkoxy scetyl, lower alkylthio, trifluoromethylthio, and 3,3-diloweralkyl ureido; Y is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, chloro, fluoro, nitro, trifluoromethyl, and lower alkoxy; Z is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and chloro; R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl and allyl; R2 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, allyl, benzyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkynyl, N-alkyl amido, alkoxyalkyl, dialkoxyalkyl, alkoxy, cyano alkyl, substituted phenyl wherein the substituent is selected from the group tri-fluoromethyl, dichloro and 3,3-dimethylureido; and R1 and R2 taken together with the nitrogen is selected from the group consisting of alkyl substituted oxazolidyl, morpholinyl, piperidinyl and pyrrolidinyl; and salts thereof; useful as herbicides. |