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NEW 2- (2-SUBSTITUTED BENZOYL) -4-SUBSTITUTED OXY OR SUBSTITUTED THIO) -1,3-CYCLOHEXANDIONES AND PROCESS FOR THEIR PREPARATION, compounds of the formula: wherein X is oxy, thio, sulfinyl or sulfonyl, R 2alkyl, C2-2alkoxy, trifluoromethoxy, difluoromethoxy, nitro, cyano, c1-2haloalkyl, RaSOn wherein n is 0 or 2 and Ra is C1-2alkyl, trifluoromethyl or difluoromethyl, R1 is hydrogen, C1-4alkyl, phenyl or substituted phenyl R2 is hydrogen or C1-4alkyl, or R1 and R2 together are C2-5alkylene, R3 is hydrogen, C1-4alkyl, phenyl or substituted phenyl with the proviso that R1 and R3 are not both phenyl or substituted phenyl, R4 is hydrogen or C1-4alkyl, R5 is hydrogen or C1-4alkyl, R6 is hydrogen, C1-4alkyl, C1-4haloalkyl or phenyl, R7 and R8 are independently (1) hydrogen, (2) halogen, (3) C1-4alkyl, (4) C1-4alkoxy, (5) trifluoromethoxy, (6) cyano, (7) nitro, (8) C1-4haloalkyl, (9) RbSOn where n is an integer of 0.1 or 2, and Rb is (a) C1-4alkyl, (b) C1-4alkyl substituted with halogen or cyano, (c) phenyl or (d) ben zyl, (10) -NRcRd wherein Rc and Rd are independently hydrogen or C1-4alkyl, (11) ReC (O) -where Re is C1-4alkyl or C1-4alkoxy or (12) -SO2NRcRd wherein Rc and Rd are as is defined, and (13) -N (Rc2) C (O) Rd wherein Rc and Rd are as defined, and their salts. A compound of structural formula wherein X is oxy, thio, sulfinylyl sulfonyl, R is halogen, C1-2alkyl, C1-2alkoxy, trifluoromethoxy, difluoromethoxy, nitro, cyano, C1-2haloalkyl, RaSOn wherein n is 0 or 2 and Ra is C1 -2alkyl, trifluoromethyl or difluoromethyl, R 1 is hydrogen, C 1-4 alkyl, phenyl, or substituted phenyl, R 2 is hydrogen or C 1-4 alkyl or R 1 and R 2 together are C 2-5 alkylene, R 3 is hydrogen, C 1-4 alkyl, phenyl or substituted phenyl with the proviso that R 1 and R 3 are not both phenyl or substituted phenyl, R 4 is hydrogen or C 1-4 alkyl, R 5 is hydrogen or C 1-4 alkyl, R 6 is hydrogen, C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 haloalkyl or phenyl, R 7 and R 8 independently (1) hydrogen, (2) halogen, (3) C 1-4 alkyl, (4) C 1-4 alkoxy, (5) trifluoromethoxy, (6) cyano, (7) nitro, (8) C 1-4 haloalkyl , (8) RbSOn-wherein n is an integer of 0.1 or 2, and Rb is (a) C1-4 alkyl, (b) C1-4 alkyl substituted with halogen or cyano, (c) phenyl or (d) benzyl, (10) -NRcRd where Rc and Rd are independently hydrogen or C1-4 alkyl, (11) ReC (O) -where Re is C1-4 alkyl or C1-4 alkoxy or (12) -SO2NRc Rd wherein Rc and Rd are as defined and (13) -N (Rc) C (O) Rd wherein Rc and Rd are as defined. (16) A compound having the structural formula wherein X is oxy, thio, sulfinyl or sulfonyl, R is halogen, C1-2 alkoxy, trifluoromethoxy, difluromethoxy, nitro, cyano, C1-2 haloalkyl, RaSOn wherein n is 0 or 2 and Ra is C1-2 alkyl, trifluoromethyl or difluoromethyl, R1 is hydrogen, C1-4 alkyl, phenyl or substituted phenyl, R2 is halogen or C1-4 alkyl or R1 and R2 together are C2-5 alkylene, R3 is hydrogen, C1-4 alkyl, phenyl or substituted phenyl with the proviso that R 1 and R 3 are not both phenyl or substituted phenyl, R 4 is hydrogen or C 1-4 alkyl, R 5 is hydrogen or C 1-4 alkyl, and R 6 is hydrogen, |