Abstract: Compositions containing as active component a compound of the formula ##STR1## in which Y represents OR' or HNR" and Z represents hydrogen or (R.sub.4).sub.n, and which covers, as sub-groups, the compounds of the formulae I' and I" ##STR2## in which: R' represents hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, C(X)NR.sub.1 '(R.sub.2 '), C(O)XR.sub.3 ' or COR.sub.3 ';R.sub.1 ' represents C.sub.1 -C.sub.9 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -alkenyl, aryl or substituted aryl;R.sub.2 ' represents hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl;R.sub.3 ' represents C.sub.1 -C.sub.15 -alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -alkenyl or aryl;R.sub.4 represents halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy or nitro; andn represents 0, 1 or 2;X represents oxygen or sulphur;R" represents C(O)NR.sub.1 "(R.sub.2 "), C(S)NR.sub.1 "(R.sub.2 "), COOR.sub.3 ", COSR.sub.3 " or COR.sub.3 ";R.sub.1 " represents C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy or aryl;R.sub.2 " represents hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl andR.sub.

Abstract: Phenoxyphenoxyalkanoylthioamides of the formula I ##STR1## wherein X.sub.1 is chlorine or trifluoromethyl, X.sub.2 is chlorine or nitro, R.sub.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, and R.sub.2 is the amino group or an amidino group ##STR2## wherein each of R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 independently is hydrogen or C.sub.1 --C.sub.4 alkyl or taken together they form a C.sub.4 --C.sub.5 alkylene chain, have herbicidal and growth regulating properties. They are suitable for selectively controlling weeds in crops of useful plants, especially in cereals and rice.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel oxime derivatives of diphenyl ethers of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen or halogen or a nitro or cyano group and Q is a straight-chain or branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylene bridge.These compounds have good selective herbicidal action, they inhibit plant growth, and can be employed as safeners for protecting cultivated plants from the phytotoxic action of certain herbicides.

Abstract: Herbicidally effective aminoalkyl esters of 2-nitro-5-(o-chloro-p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-benzoic acid, and acid addition salts and quaternary ammonium salts thereof, are suitable for the selective control of weeds in crops of useful plants, for example soya bean and rice crops.The aminoalkyl esters correspond to the formula ##STR1## wherein A is a C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -alkylene bridge or the direct bond, and ##STR2## is an open amino group, and ##STR3## is a cyclic amino group.

Abstract: Herbicidally effective aminoalkyl esters of 2-nitro-5-(o-chloro-p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-benzoic acid, and acid addition salts and quaternary ammonium salts thereof, are suitable for the selective control of weeds in crops of useful plants, for example soya bean and rice crops.The aminoalkyl esters correspond to the formula ##STR1## wherein A is a C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -alkylene bridge or the direct bond, and ##STR2## is an open amino group, and ##STR3## is a cyclic amino group.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel oxime derivatives of diphenyl ethers of the formula ##STR1## wherein Q is an aliphatic or araliphatic ether or ester radical, R.sub.1 is halogen or a nitro, cyano or trifluoromethyl group, each of R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 is hydrogen, halogen or a nitro or cyano group, R.sub.4 is hydrogen or halogen and X is hydrogen, halogen or a member selected from the group consisting of cyano, nitro, lower alkyl, lower alkanoyl, carboxylic acid lower alkyl ester or carboxamide. These compounds have good selective herbicidal action, they inhibit plant growth, and can be employed as safeners for protecting cultivated plants from the phytotoxic action of aggressive agrochemicals.

Abstract: Herbicidally effective aminoalkyl esters of 2-nitro-5-(o-chloro-p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-benzoic acid, and acid addition salts and quaternary ammonium salts thereof, are suitable for the selective control of weeds in crops of useful plants, for example soya bean and rice crops.The aminoalkyl esters correspond to the formula ##STR1## wherein A is a C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -alkylene bridge or the direct bond, and ##STR2## is an open amino group, and ##STR3## is a cyclic amino group.

Abstract: The invention relates to thiocarbamoylalkoxyphenylureas of the general formula ##STR1## wherein X is hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 haloalkoxy or C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 haloalkyl,Y is a thiocarbamoylalkyl group of the formula ##STR2## n is 0, 1 or 2, R.sub.1 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkenyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkynyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy,R.sub.2 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkenyl,R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.6, each independently or the other, are hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl,R.sub.5 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy or C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 alkoxyalkyl,R.sub.7 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkenyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkynyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy or C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkylphenyl, andR.sub.8 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, while R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 or R.sub.7 and R.sub.

Abstract: 3-Phenoxy-.alpha.-phenoxy-alkancarboxylic acid derivatives of the formula ##STR1## are disclosed as possessing a surprising selective herbicidal activity. In the formula Hal is a halogen atom, m is an integer 1, 2, or 3, Y is a hydrogen or halogen atom or the cyano group, Z is a halogen atom or the cyano group, R.sub.1 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl, and R is an acid function. Methods are disclosed for combatting weeds in mono- and dicotyledonous cultures such as cereals, corn, rice, soya and cotton, which comprise applying to the locus to be protected from weeds a dosage of from 0.1 to 10.0 kilograms per hectare of the above compounds.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel 3-haloalkoxy-4-nitro-2'-chloro-4'-trifluoromethyl-diphenyl ethers with herbicidal properties. These compounds have good selectivity in different crops of useful plants, e.g. cereals, rice, cotton and, in particular, soybeans and maize. The novel compounds have the formula I ##STR1## wherein R is difluoromethyl or 2-chloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethyl.

Abstract: The m-Cyanoalkoxy-phenylureas of the formula I ##STR1## wherein X is hydrogen or halogen, Y--O is a preferably branched-chain cyanoalkoxy group, and --NR.sub.1 R.sub.2 is a primary, secondary or heterocyclic amino group, exhibit surprisingly good herbicidal activity against mono- and dicotyledonous plants, with a selective action in crops of maize, cereals, cotton and soya bean, and in the case of some of these compounds also in rape crops.

Abstract: 3-Phenoxy-.alpha.-phenoxy-alkanecarboxylic acid derivatives of the formula ##STR1## Wherein Hal is a halogen atom, n is an integer from 1 to 3, R is an acid function and Z is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, are disclosed as possessing a surprising selective herbicidal activity. Methods are disclosed for combatting weeds in mono- and dicotyledonous cultures such as cereals, corn, rice, soya and cotton, which comprise applying to the locus to be protected from weeds a dosage of from 0.1 to 10.0 kilograms per hectare of the above compounds.

Abstract: Novel ureas of the formula I have herbicidal activity and are suitable in small applied amounts for selectively combating weeds in cultivated crops of soya-bean, maize and cereals. They are advantgeously produced by the isocyanate method and correspond to the formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is an unsubstituted or substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 -alkenyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 -alkynyl, aralkyl, phenyl, acyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylsulfonyl group or an aminoalkyl group,R.sub.2 is hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy,R.sub.3 is hydrogen, halogen, cyano or trifluoromethyl,R.sub.4 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 -alkenyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 -alkynyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkoxy,R.sub.5 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl or C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 -alkenyl, or R.sub.5 together with R.sub.4 and the nitrogen atom to which they are bound also form a 5-6-membered heterocycle, andX is oxygen, sulfur or the sulfinyl or sulfonyl group.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel 1,3,4-thiadiazolyloxyphenylureas which possess herbicidal properties and which have good selectivity in different crops of cultivated plants. The novel phenylureas have the general formula I ##STR1## wherein X is hydrogen, halogen or trifluoromethyl,Y is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl which can be interrupted by oxygen or substituted by halogen or cyano; C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 cycloalkyl, cyclopropylmethyl, phenyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by chlorine or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl; or is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylthio, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylsulfinyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylsulfonyl, or a sulfamoyl group --SO.sub.2 NR.sub.2 R.sub.3,R.sub.1 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl,R.sub.2 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl which can be interrupted by oxygen or substituted by halogen or cyano, or is C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 alkenyl or C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 alkynyl, or C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 cycloalkyl, has the same meaning as R.sub.2 or is C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy, orR.sub.

Abstract: This invention relates to new phenoxyphenylthioalkanecarboxylic acid derivatives with herbicidal and plant growth-regulating activity of the formula ##STR1## wherein A is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, B is a salt of a carboxylic-acid, an ester, a thioester, an amide or an imidoether thereof, X is hydrogen, halogen, cyano, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, D is hydrogen, halogen, cyano or trifluoromethyl, E is halogen, cyano, nitro or trifluoromethyl and N is 0 or 1.

Abstract: New phenoxy-alkanecarboxylic acid derivatives which have a herbicidal action and which are effective in regulating plant growth are described. They correspond to the formula ##STR1## in which A is the cyano group, a carboxylic acid, a salt, ester, thioester or amide thereof,Q is a mono- to trisubstituted phenyl or pyrid-2-yl radical,R.sub.3 is hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, alkyl or carbamoyl,R.sub.4 is alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, phenyl or benzyl, andX, Y and Z are each oxygen or sulfur.They can be used as selective herbicides in cereal and rice crops, or for reducing the vegetative growth, for example in soya-bean crops, and also for defoliation and desiccation in cotton or potato crops shortly before the harvesting thereof.

Abstract: There have been produced novel cyanoalkyl-phenylureas which have herbicidal activity and which exhibit good selectivity in various crops of cultivated plants.

Abstract: The sulfur-containing alkanecarboxylic acids of the formula ##STR1## possess herbicidal and plant growth-regulating properties. In this formula, A is the cyano group, the carboxyl group, a carboxylic acid salt or a carboxylic acid ester, thioester, or carboxamide radical, n is O, 1 or 2, Q is a substituted phenyl or pyrid-2-yl radical, R.sub.3 is a halogen atom, cyano, or nitro group, R.sub.4 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkenyl or C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkynyl, phenyl or benzyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkoxyalkyl or C.sub.3 -C.sub.12 cycloalkyl.

Abstract: 3-Phenoxy-.alpha.-phenoxy-alkancarboxylic acid derivatives of the formula ##STR1## are disclosed as possessing a surprising selective herbicidal activity. In the formula, Hal is a halogen atom, m is an integer 1, 2 or 3, Y is a hydrogen or halogen atom or the cyano group, Z is a halogen atom or the cyano group, R.sub.1 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl, and R is an acid function. Methods are disclosed for combatting weeds in mono- and dicotyledonous cultures such as cereals, corn, rice, soya and cotton, which comprise applying to the locus to be protected from weeds a dosage of from 0.1 to 10.0 kilograms per hectare of the above compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel herbicidally active 4-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-.alpha.-phenoxypropionic acid alkoxyalkyl amides, processes for their manufacture and also herbicidal compositions which contain them. The preferred utility of the novel compounds is the selective control of monocotyledonous weeds.The novel compounds have the general formula I ##STR1## wherein "alkylene" represents a straight or branched saturated hydrocarbon chain of 1 to 4 carbon atoms and R represents an alkyl radical of 1 to 4 carbon atoms.The novel compounds are obtained by reacting a halide or lower alkyl ester of 4-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-.alpha.-phenoxypropionic acid with an alkoxyalkyl amineH.sub.2 N-alkylene-O-Ror by reacting a hydroxydiphenyl ether ##STR2## wherein Y is hydrogen or a cation, with an .alpha.-halopropionic acid alkoxyalkyl amide of the formula ##STR3## in the presence of an acid acceptor. Preferred compounds of the formula I are an N-(2-methoxy)-ethylamide and N-(3-methoxy)-propyl-(2)-amide.