| abstract |
The patent describes benzoyl derivatives of the formula (I) in which the substituents L, M, X, Y and n have the meanings indicated in claim 1, and Q is a cyclohexane-1,3-dione ring of formula (II) attached at the 2-position in which R, R, R and R are hydrogen or C -C alkyl; R is hydrogen, C -C alkyl or a -COOR group; R is hydrogen, C -C alkyl, C -C cycloalkyl, these groups optionally bearing from one to three substituents from among the following: halogen, C-C alkylthio or C-Calkoxy, or R is tetrahydropyranyl-3, tetrahydropyranyl-4 or tetrahydropyranyl-3, or R and Rb together form a one to six-membered carbocyclic ring, and in the case when Y is C = O, X is not NR. The patent also describes salts of these compounds suitable for use in agriculture and a method for preparing the proposed compounds. |