Patent ID: 6323155
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: A01N,C07D

Abstract:
A 4-benzoylisoxazole derivative of formula (I): ##STR20##wherein:R represents a hydrogen atom or a group --CO.sub.2 R.sup.4 ;R.sup.1 represents:a straight- or branched-chain alkyl group having up to six carbon atoms which is optionally substituted by one or more halogen atoms; ora cycloalkyl group having from three to six carbon atoms optionally substituted by one or more R.sup.5 groups or one or more halogen atoms;R.sup.2 represents:a halogen atom;a straight- or branched-chain alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl group having up to six carbon atoms optionally substituted by one or more halogen atoms;a straight- or branched-chain alkyl group having up to six carbon atoms which is substituted by one or more --OR.sup.5 groups;a group selected from nitro, cyano, --CO.sub.2 R.sup.5, --S(O).sub.p R.sup.6, --O(CH.sub.2).sub.m OR.sup.5, --COR.sup.5, --NR.sup.5 R.sup.6, --N(R.sup.8)SO.sub.q R.sup.7, --CONR.sup.9 R.sup.10 and --OR.sup.51 ;phenyl optionally substituted by from one to three R.sup.21 groups which are the same or different;R.sup.3 represents --S(O).sub.q R.sup.7 ;X represents a group --N(R.sup.8)--;n represents zero or an integer from one to four; where n is greater than one, the groups R.sup.2 are the same or different;R.sup.4 represents a straight- or branched-chain alkyl group having up to six carbon atoms optionally substituted by one or more halogen atoms;R.sup.5, R.sup.51 and R.sup.6, which are the same or different, each represents:a hydrogen atom;a straight- or branched-chain alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl group having up to six carbon atoms optionally substituted by one or more halogen atoms;phenyl optionally substituted by from one to five R.sup.2 groups which are the same or different; ora cycloalkyl group having from three to six carbon atoms;R.sup.7 represents:a straight- or branched-chain alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl group having up to six carbon atoms optionally substituted by one or more halogen atoms;a cycloalkyl group having from three to six carbon atoms;phenyl or benzyl optionally substituted by from one to five R.sup.21 groups which are the same or different;or --NR.sup.9 R.sup.10 ;R.sup.8 represents:a hydrogen atom; ora straight- or branched-chain alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl group having up to ten carbon atoms optionally substituted by one or more halogen atoms;a cycloalkyl group having from three to six carbon atoms;phenyl optionally substituted by from one to five groups which are the same or different selected from halogen, nitro, cyano, R.sup.5, S(O).sub.p R.sup.5 and --OR.sup.5 ; ora group --OR.sup.11 ;R.sup.9 represents:a hydrogen atom;a straight- or branched-chain alkyl group having up to six carbon atoms optionally substituted by one or more halogen atoms;or phenyl optionally substituted by from one to five R.sup.2 groups which are the same or different;R.sup.10 represents a group selected from R.sup.5 and --OR.sup.11 ;R.sup.11 represents a straight- or branched-chain alkyl group having up to six carbon atoms;R.sup.21 represents:a halogen atom;a straight- or branched-chain alkyl group having up to three carbon atoms optionally substituted by one or more halogen atoms;or a group selected from nitro, cyano, --S(O).sub.p R.sup.5 and --OR.sup.5 ;m represents one, two or three;p represents zero, one or two; andq represents zero or two;or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof.