| abstract |
N-Phenylpyrazole derivatives of the formula:- <CHEM> (wherein each of R<5> and R<6> represents a C1-C4 alkyl or alkoxy radical, a trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, nitro, cyano or primary amino radical, or a fluorine, chlorine or bromine atom, each of R<7>, R<8> and R<9> represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-C4 alkyl or alkoxy radical, a trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, nitro, cyano or primary amino radical or a fluorine, chlorine or bromine atom, or R<5>, R<7>, R<8> and R<9> each represents a hydrogen atom and R<6> represents a trifluoromethoxy or trifluromethyl radical, and R<1><0> represents a cyano radical or substituted carbamoyl radical -CONHR<1><1>, wherein R<1><1> represents a methyl or ethyl radical) have been found to possess useful herbicidal properties. All such N-phenylpyrazole derivatives with the exception of 5-amino-4-cyano-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)pyrazole and 5-amino-4-cyano-1- (4-chloro-2-methylphenyl)pyrazole are new compounds. Herbicidal compositions containing such N-phenylpyrazole derivatives are described and also processes for the preparation of the new compounds. |