Patent ID: 6337306
Filing Date: 2002-01-08
Classification: A01N,C07C

Abstract:
A phenoxyacetic acid derivative of formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 each represents independently a hydrogen atom, optionally substituted lower alkyl, optionally substituted lower alkenyl, optionally substituted lower alkynyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl or â€”CmH2m (optionally substituted phenyl); X represents a halogen atom, cyano, lower alkoxycarbonyl, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl, cycloalkyl, lower alkoxy, lower alkylthio, lower alkylsulphinyl, lower alkylsulfonyl, lower haloalkoxycarbonyl, lower haloalkyl, lower haloalkenyl, lower haloalkynyl, halocycloalkyl, lower haloalkoxy, lower haloalkylthio, lower haloalkylsulphinyl, lower haloalkylsulfonyl, nitro, amino, lower alkylamino, lower dialkylamino, optionally substituted phenoxy, lower alkylcarbonylamino, carbamoyl, lower alkylcarbamoyl, lower dialkylcarbamoyl or SF5; n and m represent 0, 1 or 2; A represents halogen atom, hydroxy, or Aâ€² wherein Aâ€² represents OR3, S(O)kR3; or represents a formula II: R3 represents optionally substituted lower alkyl, optionally substituted lower alkenyl, optionally substituted lower alkynyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted phenyl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted lower alkylcarbonyl, optionally substituted lower alkenylcarbonyl, optionally substituted lower alkynylcarbonyl, optionally substituted cycloalkylcarbonyl, optionally substituted phenylcarbonyl, optionally substituted heteroarylcarbonyl, optionally substituted cycloalkenyl, optionally substituted cycloalkenylcarbonyl, â€”CpH2p (optionally substituted phenyl), â€”CqH2q (optionally substituted heteroaryl), â€”(CrH2r) CO2alkyl, â€”(CsH2s)cycloalkyl, â€”CO (CtH2t)Y, â€”(CuH2u) COCH2 (optionally substituted phenyl), CfH2f O (optionally substituted phenyl), â€”(CgH2g) S (optionally substituted phenyl), or â€”(CjH2j) O (CzH2z) (optionally substituted phenyl); k represents zero, one or two; f, g, j, z, p, q, r, s, t and u represent one or two; Y represents optionally substituted phenyl, optionally substituted phenoxy, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted phenylthio, alkoxy or optionally substituted heteroaryloxy; R4 represents a hydrogen atom, cyano, optionally substituted lower alkyl, optionally substituted lower alkenyl, optionally substituted lower alkynyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted phenyl, or optionally substituted heteroaryl; R5 represents optionally substituted lower alkyl, optionally substituted lower alkenyl, optionally substituted lower alkynyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted phenyl, optionally substituted lower alkoxy, optionally substituted lower alkenyloxy, optionally substituted lower alkynyloxy, optionally substituted cycloalkyloxy, optionally substituted heteroaryloxy, optionally substituted cycloalkenyloxy, , optionally substituted heteroaryl, â€”CvH2v (optionally substituted phenyl), â€”OCwH2w (optionally substituted phenyl), â€”(CxH2x) O(optionally substituted phenyl), optionally substituted lower alkylthio, optionally substituted phenylthio, â€”SCyH2y (optionally substituted phenyl) or optionally substituted phenoxy; v, w, x and y represent one or two; a geometric isomer thereof; or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof.