abstract |
The invention concerns benzoyl derivatives of formula (I) in which the substituents have the following meanings: L and M represent hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkinyl, C1-C4 alkoxy (these groups being optionally substituted by one to five halogen atoms or C1-C4 alkoxy), halogen, cyano, nitro, a -(Y)n-S(O)mR<7> or -(Y)n-CO-R<8> group; Z represents a five to six-membered heterocyclic saturated or unsaturated group containing one to three heteroatoms selected from the group comprising oxygen, sulphur and nitrogen and which can optionally be substituted by halogen, cyano, nitro, a -CO-R<8> group, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkyl halide, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 alkoxy halide, C1-C4 alkyl thio, C1-C4 alkyl thio halide, di-C1-C4 alkyl amino, phenyl optionally substituted by halogen, cyano, nitro, C1-C4 alkyl or C1-C4 alkyl halide, or an oxo group which can be present in the tautomeric form as a hydroxy group, is substituted or, together with a condensation-bound phenyl ring which is optionally substituted by halogen or, cyano, nitro, C1-C4 alkyl or C1-C4 alkyl halide, with a condensation-bound carbocycle or with a condensation-bound second heterocycle which can optionally be substituted by halogen, cyano, nitro, C1-C4 alkyl, di-C1-C4 alkyl amino, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 alkoxy halide or a C1-C4 alkyl halide, forms a bicyclic system; Y represents O or NR<9>; n is 0 or 1; m is 0, 1 or 2; R<7> represents C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkyl halide or NR<9>R<10>; R<8> represents C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkyl halide, C1-C4 alkoxy or NR<9>R<10>; R<9> represents hydrogen or C1-C4 alkyl; R<10> represents C1-C4 alkyl; Q represents a cyclohexane-1,2-dione ring connected at position 2 and of formula (II) in which R<1>, R<2>, R<4> and R<6> represent hydrogen or C1-C4 alkyl, R<5> represents hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl or a -COOR<10> group, R<3> represents hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, these groups optionally including one to three of the following substituents: halogen, C1-C4 alkyl thio, C1-C4 alkoxy, or R<3> represents tetrahydropropanyl-3, tetrahydropropanyl-4 or tetrahydrothiopyranyl-3, or R<3> and R<5> together form a bond or a three to six-membered carbocyclic ring. The invention also concerns standard agricultural salts of compounds of formula (I) usually utilized in agriculture. |