Abstract: The invention relates to a herbicidal composition which contains, besides binding, wetting, dispersing, emulsifying agents, solvents and/or surface-active substances, herbicides as active agent of thiocarbamate, carbamate, acid amide or urea type alone or in a combination, furthermore as antidote a compound of the general formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, independently of each other, are hydrogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.2-6 alkenyl, C.sub.1-4 cyanoalkyl, C.sub.1-6 haloalkyl, phenyl-C.sub.1-4 -haloalkyl, phenyl, halogenphenyl, C.sub.1-4 -alkyl-phenyl, C.sub.1-4 -alkoxyphenyl, furfuryl;R.sup.3 and R.sup.4, independently of each other, are hydrogen, C.sub.1-18 -alkyl, C.sub.2-4 -haloalkyl, C.sub.2-4 -cyanoalkyl, C.sub.1-4 -alkoxy-C.sub.2-4 -alkyl, C.sub.5-6 -cycloalkyl, phenyl-C.sub.1-4 -alkyl, C.sub.3-4 -alkenyl, phenyl-C.sub.3-4 -alkenyl, di-C.sub.1-4 -alkylamino-C.sub.2-4 -alkyl, hydroxy-C.sub.2-6 -alkyl, furfuryl, tetrahydrofurfuryl, C.sub.1-4 -alkoxy-C.sub.2-4 -alkoxy-C.sub.2-4 -alkyl;R.sup.

Abstract: The invention relates to new aryloxy phenoxy acyl malonates of the Formula I ##STR1## a process for the preparation thereof and herbicidal compositions comprising the same.In the Formula IR.sup.1 stands for hydrogen, halogen, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy or cyano;R.sup.2 represents hydrogen, halogen, or methyl; andR.sup.3 is C.sub.1-4 alkyl, and the R.sup.3 substitutents may be the same or different,X stands for --N.dbd. or --CH.dbd. andn is 0 or 1.The new compound of the Formula I possess valuable herbicidal properties.

Abstract: The invention relates to new aryloxy phenoxy acyl malonates of the general Formula I ##STR1## a process for the preparation thereof and herbicidal compositions comprising the same.In the general Formula IR.sup.1 stands for hydrogen, halogen, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy or cyano;R.sup.2 represents hydrogen, halogen or methyl;R.sup.3 is C.sub.1-4 alkyl; and the R.sup.3 substituents may be the same or different,X stands for --N.dbd. or --CH.dbd. andn is 0 or 1.The compounds of the general Formula I may be prepared by reacting a compound of the general Formula II ##STR2## with a metal derivative of a malonate of the general Formula III ##STR3## or in the presence of a metal compound with a malonate of the general Formula III; or reacting a compound of the general Formula IV ##STR4## with a compound of the general Formula V; ##STR5## or reacting a compound of the general Formula VI ##STR6## with a compound of the general Formula VII ##STR7## (in which Formulae R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.

Abstract: The invention relates to new 4-chloro-aryloxy-acetyl- or 4-chloro-aryloxy-propionyl-malonates of the general Formula I, ##STR1## a process for the preparation thereof and herbicidal compositions comprising the same.In the general Formula IR.sup.1 stands for chlorine or methyl;R.sup.2 represents hydrogen or chlorine;R.sup.3 stands for hydrogen or methyl;R.sup.4 represents C.sub.1-4 alkyl and the two R.sup.4 groups may be identical or different; andX is --N.dbd. or --CH.dbd..The compounds of the general Formula I may be prepared by reacting a compound of the general Formula II ##STR2## with a metal derivative of a malonate of the general Formula III; ##STR3## or in the presence of an metal compound with a malonate of the general Formula III; or by reacting a compound of the general Formula IV ##STR4## with a compound of the general Formula V ##STR5## (in which Formulae R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and X are as stated above; Z stands for halogen and Y represents halogen, cyano or alkylcarbonyloxy).