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THE PRESENT INVENTION IS DIRECTED TO NOVEL COMPOUNDS OF THE FORMULA (3,5-DI(O2N-),4-(R1-N(-R2)-)PHENYL)-SO2-N(-R3)-CH2-N(-R4)2 WHICH COMPOUNDS ARE USEFUL AS HERBICIDES. IN THE ABOVE AND SUCCEEDING FORMULAE HEREIN, R1 REPRESENTS HYDROGEN OR R2, AND EACH R2 INDEPENDENTLY REPRESENTS LOWERALKYL OF C1-C6 LOWERALKENYL OF C2-C6 LOWERALKYNYL OF C2-C6, OR RADICAL OF THE FORMULA-CH2-CH2-CH2$2Y WHEREIN A REPRESENTS 0 OR 1, AND Y REPRESENTS METHOXY, CYANO, BROMO, OR CHLORO, SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATION THAT THE GROUPS REPRESENTED BY R1 AND R2 TOGETHER CONTAIN FROM 2 TO 8, BOTH INCLUSIVE, CARBON ATOMS; R1 REPRESENTS HYDROGEN OR METHYL; AND EACH R4, IF TAKEN SEPARATELY, REPRESENTS PROPYL, OR BOTH R4, IF TAKEN TOGETHER, JOINTLY CONSTITUTE WITH THE NITROGEN ATOM AN AZIRIDINE, PYRROLIDINE, PIPERIDINE, HEXAHYDROAZEPINE, MORPHOLINE, O PIPERAZINE RING, OR SUCH RING BEARING MONO-OR DILOWERALKYL SUBSTITUTION OF A TOTAL OF NOT MORE THAN 3 CARBON ATOMS. |