| abstract |
A phenylpyridine compound represented by the general formula (I): (I) (wherein R1 represents hydrogen, etc. and R2 represents hydrogen, etc., provided that R1 and R2 in combination can form a 4- to 8-membered ring containing X (shown later), carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur; R3's may be the same or different and each represents hydrogen, etc., provided that two R3's in combination can form a 3- to 6-membered ring containing carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur; R4's may be the same or different and each represents halogeno, etc.; R5's may be the same or different and each represents halogeno, etc., provided that two adjacent R5's can be bonded to each other to form -OCF2O-, etc.; X represents -C(=O)-, -C(=S)-, or -SOq- (wherein q is 1 or 2); t is an integer of 0 to 2; m is an integer of 0 to 3; n is an integer of 1 to 5; and p is 0 or 1) or a salt of the compound; and a herbicide containing any of these as an active ingredient. |