| abstract |
Herbicidal tetrahydroindazoles of the formula: <IMAGE> (I) where Q is chlorine, bromine or methyl; X is hydrogen, methyl, chlorine, methoxy, ethoxy, or bromine; Y is hydrogen, methyl, chlorine or methoxy; V is hydrogen, methyl or chlorine; and Z is hydrogen or methyl; with the proviso that (A) WHEN Y and Z are methyl, X must be hydrogen, methyl, chlorine, or bromine; (B) WHEN Y is hydrogen or chlorine and V is hydrogen or chlorine and Z is hydrogen, X must be hydrogen, methyl, or ethoxy; and (C) AT LEAST ONE OF X, Y, V or Z must be hydrogen. |