| abstract |
N-aryl-tetrahydrophthalimides of the general formula I <IMAGE> wherein X@X represents C=C, CH-N or N-H, and A represents a substituted phenyl group wherein one substituent is a group -C(Z)R<1>, in which Z represents oxygen or a group =NOR<2>, =NO-CO-NR<2>R<2>, =NO-CO-R<2>, =NR<3>, =NNR<2>R<2> or =NNH-CO-NH2,R<1> and each R<2> independently represent hydrogen or an alkyl, alkaryl, aralky, aryl, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxycarbonylalkyl or haloalkyl group, and R<3> represents an aryl, alkaryl or acyl group, have useful herbicidal properties. |