| abstract |
Monocyclic aromatic N-substituted halo-2-pyrrolidinones having the formula <IMAGE> in which X is hydrogen, chlorine or methyl; Y is hydrogen, chlorine or bromine, Z is chlorine or bromine; R2 is alkyl or hydrogen; R is hydrogen, alkyl, acetyl, chlorine, bromine, fluorine, iodine, trifluoromethyl, nitro, cyano, alkoxy, alkylthio, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, trifluoromethylthio, trifluoromethylsulfinyl, trifluoromethylsulfonyl, pentafluoropropionamido, or 3-methylureido; and R1 is hydrogen, alkyl, chlorine or trifluoromethyl. The compounds of this invention are prepared by a novel process and are useful as herbicides. |