| abstract |
Compounds of formula (I), wherein M is an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal; n is 1 or 2; r and s are each independently of the other 0, 1/2, 1, 1 1/2, 2, 2 1/2 or 3; and L is ethyl acetate, acetonitrile, dimethyl sulfoxide, dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, acetone, butanone, methylene chloride, tricholoromethane, trichloroethane, tetrahydrofuran, diethyl ether, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, dioxane, methyl tert-butyl ether, chlorobenzene, toluene or xylene, with the proviso that r is other than 1 1/2 when L is dioxane and s is 0, are suitable for use as herbicides in herbicide-tolerant crops of useful plants selected from maize, rice and soybeans. |