Patent number: 5840661
Abstract: The present invention relates to novel 2-aryl-3-hydroxy-cyclopent-2-en-1-one derivatives of the formula (I) ##STR1## in which X represents halogen, nitro, cyano, alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkylthio, alkylsulphinyl, alkylsulphonyl, halogenoalkyl or halogenoalkoxy,Y represents hydrogen, halogen, nitro, cyano, alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkylthio, alkylsulphinyl, alkylsulphonyl, halogenoalkyl or halogenoalkoxy,Z represents halogen, nitro, cyano, alkyl, alkoxy or halogenoalkoxy andA, B, D.sup.1, D.sup.2, G and n have the meaning given in the description,several processes for their preparation and their use as compositions for controlling pests and as herbicides.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 31, 1996
Date of Patent:
November 24, 1998
Assignee:
Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
Inventors:
Reiner Fischer, Jacques Dumas, Thomas Bretschneider, Christoph Erdelen, Ulrike Wachendorff-Neumann, Hans-Joachim Santel, Markus Dollinger, Andreas Turberg, Norbert Mencke