HERBICIDAL SULFONAMIDES

Abstract: Sulfonylurea derivatives of the formula wherein E is CH₂ or a single bond; W is O or S; R is H or CH₃; R₁ is halogen, nitro or a specified organic group; R₂ is an organic substituent; A is a mono- or bicyclic heterocyclic group, e.g pyrimi­ dinyl or triazinyl; and their agriculturally suitable salts exhibit potent herbicidal activity. Some also show a plant growth regulant effect. The novel compounds may be made by a variety of routes, e.g. by reacting an appropriate benzenesulfonyl iso­ cyanate or isothiocyanate with the appropriate heterocyclic amine.

Description: Background of the Invention EP-A-44,209 discloses herbicidal sulfonamides of formula wherein R is H, F, Cl, Br, NO₂, CF₃, C₁-C₃ alkyl or C₁-C₃ alkoxy; R₁ is H, Cl or C₁-C₄ alkyl; R₂ is H or CH₃; and L is, among other values, CO₂R₁₀, CONR₃R₄, CN, Cl, Br, NR₃R₄, S(O) n R₇, SO₂NR₃R₄ and OR₉. EP-A-112,803 discloses, in part, herbicidal sulfonamides of formula South African Patent Application 84/2722 discloses herbicidal sulfonamides of formula wherein A is CR₆R₇XR₈, CR₉R₁₀R₁₁ or CHR₇SCQR₂₁; R₉ and R₁₀ are, among other values, H or CH₃; and R₁₁ is COR₂₄ or a C₁-C₄ alkyl group substituted with, among other values, CN, NO₂, OH, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ alkylthio, C₁-C₄ alkylsulfinyl, C₁-C₄ alkylsulfonyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, NR₁₂R₁₃ and SO₂NR₁₅R₁₆. EP-A-162,723 discloses 2,5-substituted herbicidal sulfonamides of formula wherein R is H or CH; R₁ is C₁-C₃ alkyl; and R₂ is C₂-C₆ alkoxy, C₁-C₆ alkylthio, C₃-C₆ alkenyl, C₃-C₆ alkynyloxy, C₃-C₆ alkenylthio, C₃-C₆ alkynylthio, OCH₂CH₂OCH₃, OCH₂CH₂SCH₃, CH₂F, CHF₂, OCF₂H, OCH₂CH₂F, OCH₂CHF₂, OCH₂CF₃, OCH₂CH₂Cl, C₂-C₆ alkyl substituted with 1-3 atoms of F or Cl or C₁-C₄ alkyl substituted with C₁-C₂ alkoxy or C₁-C₂ alkylthio; Summary of the Invention This application pertains to novel compounds of Formula I, agriculturally suitable compositions containing them and their method-of-use as preemergent and/or postemergent herbicides or plant growth regulants. wherein E is CH₂ or a single bond; W is O or S; R is H or CH₃; R₁ is F, Cl, Br, NO₂, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₂-C₄ alkenyl, C₂-C₄ haloalkenyl, C₂-C₄ alkynyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, OCH₂CH₂OCH₃, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, C₃-C₄ alkenyloxy, C₂-C₄ haloalkenyloxy, C₃-C₄ alkynyloxy, CO₂R₃, CONR₄R₅, SO₂NR₄R₅, SO₂N(OCH₃)CH₃, S(O) n R₆, OSO₂R₇, C₁-C₂ alkyl substituted with C₁-C₂ alkoxy, OH or C₁-C₂ alkylthio, CH₂CN, C₆H₅, R₂ is R₃ is C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₃-C₄ alkenyl, C₃-C₄ alkynyl, CH₂CH₂Cl, CH₂CH₂F, or C₁-C₂ alkyl substituted with OCH₃ or SCH₃; R₄ is C₁-C₃ alkyl; R₅ is H or C₁-C₃ alkyl; R₄ and R₅ may be taken together to form (CH₂)₃ or (CH₂)₄; R₆ is C₁-C₃ alkyl, CH₂CH=CH₂ or CH₂C≡CH; R₇ is C₁-C₃ alkyl or N(CH₃)₂; R₈ is H, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₃-C₄ alkenyl, C₃-C₄ alkynyl, CH₂CH₂Cl, CH₂CH₂F, C₁-C₂ alkyl substituted with OCH₃ or SCH₃ or C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl; R₉ is C₁-C₂ alkyl; R₁₀ and R₁₁ are independently C₁-C₂ alkyl, C₁-C₂ alkoxy, C₁-C₂ alkylthio, NHCH₃ or N(CH₃)₂; R₁₂ and R₁₃ are independently H or C₁-C₂ alkyl; R₁₄ is C₁-C₃ alkyl; R₁₅ is H or CH₃; R₁₆ is H, C₁-C₂ alkyl or F; R₁₇ is H or C₁-C₂ alkyl; R₁₈ is C₁-C₂ alkyl; R₁₉ is H, Si(CH₃)₃ or C₁-C₂ alkyl; R₂₀ is H or C₁-C₂ alkyl; p is 1 or 2; n is 0, 1, or 2; A is X is H, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄ alkylthio, halogen, C₂-C₅ alkoxyalkyl, C₂-C₅ alkoxyalkoxy, amino, C₁-C₃ alkylamino or di(C₁-C₃ alkyl)amino; Y is H, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄ alkylthio, C₂-C₅ alkoxyalkyl, C₂-C₅ alkoxyalkoxy, amino, C₁-C₃ alkylamino, di(C₁-C₃ alkyl)amino, C₃-C₄ alkenyloxy, C₃-C₄ alkynyloxy, C₂-C₅ alkylthioalkyl, C₂-C₅ alkylsulfinylalkyl, C₂-C₅ alkylsulfonylalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₂-C₄ alkynyl, C₃-C₅ cycloalkyl, azido, cyano, or N(OCH₃)CH₃; m is 2 or 3; Q₁ and Q₂ are independently O or S; R a is H or C₁-C₃ alkyl; R b and R c are independently C₁-C₃ alkyl; Z is CH, N, CCH₃, CC₂H₅, CCl or CBr; Y₁ is O or CH₂; X₁ is CH₃, OCH₃, OC₂H₅ or OCF₂H; X₂ is CH₃, C₂H₅ or CH₂CF₃; Y₂ is OCH₃, OC₂H₅, SCH₃, SC₂H₅, CH₃ or CH₂CH₃; X₃ is CH₃ or OCH₃; Y₃ is H or CH₃; X₄ is CH₃, OCH₃, OC₂H₅, CH₂OCH₃ or Cl; Y₄ is CH₃, OCH₃, OC₂H₅ or Cl; and their agriculturally suitable salts; provided that 1) when X is halogen, then Z is CH and Y is OCH₃, OC₂H₅, NH₂, NHCH₃, N(CH₃)₂, OCF₂H or N(OCH₃)CH₃; 2) when X or Y is C₁ haloalkoxy, then Z is CH; 3) when W is S, then R is H, A is A-1, Z is CH or N, and Y is CH₃, OCH₃, OC₂H₅, CH₂OCH₃, C₂H₅, CF₃, SCH₃, OCH₂CH=CH₂, OCH₂C≡CH, OCH₂CH₂OCH₃, CH(OCH₃)₂ or 4) when the total number of carbon atoms of X and Y is greater than four, then the combined number of carbons of R₁ and R₂ is less than or equal to six; 5) when R₂ is C(O)R₁₇, then R₁ is other than C₁-C₄ haloalkyl or C₂ alkyl substituted with C₁-C₂ alkoxy, OH or C₁-C₂ alkylthio, and Y is other than cyclopropyl; 6) when Y is C₂-C₅ alkylthioalkyl, C₂-C₅ alkylsulfinylalkyl or C₂-C₅ alkylsulfonylalkyl, then R₂ is other than CH(R₁₇)NO₂; 7) X₄ and Y₄ are not simultaneously Cl; and 8) When R₂ is C(O)R₁₇ then R₁ is other than SO₂NR₄R₅ and SO₂N(OCH₃)CH₃. In the above definitions, the term "alkyl", used either alone or in compound words such as "alkylthio" or "haloalkyl", denotes straight chain or branched alkyl, e.g., methyl, ethyl, n -propyl, isopropyl or the different butyl isomers. Alkoxy denotes methoxy, ethoxy, n -propoxy, isopropoxy and the different butoxy isomers. Alkenyl denotes straight chain or branched alkenes, e.g., vinyl, 1-propenyl, 2-propenyl, 3-propenyl and the different butenyl isomers. Alkynyl denotes straight chain or branched alkynes, e.g., ethynyl, 1-propynyl, 2-propynyl and the different butynyl isomers. Cycloalkyl denotes cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl and cyclohexyl. The term "halogen", either alone or in compound words such as "haloalkyl", denotes fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine. Further, when used in compound words such as "haloalkyl" said alkyl may be monohalogenated or fully substituted with halogen atoms, which may be the same or different. Examples of haloalkyl include CH₂CH₂F, CF₂CF₃ and CH₂CHFCl. The total number of carbon atoms in a substituent group is indicated by the C i -C j prefix where i and j are numbers from 1 to 5. For example, C₁-C₃ alkylsulfonyl would designate methylsulfonyl through propylsulfonyl, C₂ alkoxyalkoxy would designate OCH₂OCH₃; C₄ alkoxyalkoxy would designate the various isomers of an alkoxy group substituted with a second alkoxy group containing a total of 4 carbon atoms, examples including OCH₂OCH₂CH₂CH₃ and OCH₂CH₂OCH₂CH₃; as a further example, C₂ cyanoalkyl would designate CH₂CN and C₃ cyanoalkyl would designate CH₂CH₂CN and CH(CN)CH₃. Preferred for reasons of increased ease of synthesis and/or greater herbicidal efficacy are: 1. Compounds of Formula I where W is O; and R is H; 2. Compounds of Prefererd 1 where E is a single bond; X is C₁-C₂ alkyl, C₁-C₂ alkoxy, Cl, F, Br, I, OCF₂H, CH₂F, CF₃, OCH₂CH₂F, OCH₂CHF₂, OCH₂CF₃, CH₂Cl or CH₂Br; and Y is H, C₁-C₂ alkyl, C₁-C₂ alkoxy, CH₂OCH₃, CH₂OCH₂CH₃, NHCH₃, N(OCH₃)CH₃, N(CH₃)₂, CF₃, SCH₃, OCH₂CH=CH₂, OCH₂C≡CH, OCH₂CH₂OCH₃, CH₂SCH₃, OCF₂H, SCF₂H, cyclopropyl, C≡CH or C≡CCH₃; Z is CH or N; 3. Compounds of Preferred 2 where R₂ is CH₂CN, CH₂N₃, 4. Compounds of Preferred 3 where A is A-1. 5. Compounds of Preferred 4 where R₁ is F, Cl, Br, NO₂, C₁-C₃ alkyl, C₁-C₂ alkyl substituted with 1-3 F or Cl or 1 Br, C₂-C₃ alkenyl, C₂-C₃ alkenyl substituted with 1-3 F or Cl, C₁-C₂ alkoxy, C₁-C₂ alkoxy substituted with 1-3 F or Cl or 1-Br, allyloxy, propargyloxy, OC(Cl)=CHCl, CO₂CH₃, CO₂C₂H₅, CO₂CH₂CH=CH₂, CO₂CH₂CH₂Cl, CO₂CH₂CH₂OCH₃, CONH(C₁-C₂ alkyl), CONCH₃(C₁-C₂ alkyl),SO₂N(OCH₃)CH₃, SO₂NH(C₁-C₂ alkyl), SO₂N(C₁-C₂ alkyl)₂, S(O) n C₁-C₃ alkyl, OSO₂C₁-C₃ alkyl, C₁-C₂ alkyl substituted with OCH₃ or SCH₃, C₆H₅ and R₁-A, R₁-B, R₁-C, R₁-D, R₁-E, R₁-F, R₁-G, R₁-H, R₁-I,R₁-J, R₁-K, R₁-L, R₁-M, R₁-N, R₁-O, R₁-P, R₁-Q R₁-R, R₁-S, R₁-T, R₁-U, R₁-V or R₁-W; 6. Compounds of Preferred 5 where X is CH₃, OCH₃, OCH₂CH₃, Cl, OCF₂H or OCH₂CF₃; and Y is CH₃, OCH₃, C₂H₅, CH₂OCH₃, NHCH₃ or CH(OCH₃)₂. 7. Compounds of Preferred 6 where R₁ is F, Cl, Br, NO₂, CH₃, CF₃ C₁-C₂ alkoxy, allyloxy, OC(Cl)=CHCl, CO₂CH₃, CO₂C₂H₅, CO₂NHCH₃, CO₂N(CH₃)₂, SO₂NHCH₃ SO₂N(CH₃)₂, SO₂CH₃, SO₂C₂H₅, OSO₂CH₃, OSO₂C₂H₅, R₁-A, R₁-B or R₁-C. Specifically preferred for reasons of greatest ease of synthesis and/or greatest herbicidal efficacy are: 4-(cyanomethyl)-2-[[4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)aminocarbonyl]aminosulfonyl]benzoic acid, methyl ester, m.p. 177°-179°C; and 4-(cyanomethyl)-2-[[(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)aminocarbonyl]aminosulfonyl]benzoic acid, methyl ester, m.p. 160°-163°C. Groups of compounds within the scope of Formula I include those disclosed in our copending US Patent Applications Serial Nos. 743,955 and 860,229. Copies of the said US Applications are available for inspection on the file of the present Application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Synthesis The compounds of Formula I can be prepared from sulfonamides of Formula II and heterocyclic amines of Formula III by one or more methods described in the literature. Several representative routes are described below. U.S. Patent 4,394,506 (issued 7/19/83) teaches the conversion of sulfonamides to sulfonyl isocyanates and sulfonyl isothiocyanates, and their subsequent coupling with heterocyclic amines of Formula III to give sulfonylureas. U.S. Patent 4,398,939 (issued 8/16/83) teaches the formation of n -butylsulfonylureas from sulfonamides followed by phosgenation to give the sulfonyl isocyanates. Alternatively, the sulfonamides can be treated with thionyl chloride followed by phosgenation to afford the sulfonyl isocyanates. Additionally, methylcarbamate derivatives of compounds of Formula III react with sulfonamides in the presence of trimethylaluminum to give sulfonylureas. U.S. Patent 4,443,245 (issued 4/17/84) teaches two methods for the synthesis of sulfonylureas. Either a phenyl carbamate of a sulfonamide and a heterocyclic amine, or a sulfonamide and a phenyl carbamate of a heterocyclic amine couple to give a sulfonylurea in an inert solvent with base. According to the invention we also provide compounds of formulae JNCW, JNH₂ and wherein J is and R₁, R₂ E and W are as defined above, provided that for compounds of formula JNH₂, when R₂ is then R₁ is other than F, Cl, Br, OCH₃, C₁ haloalkyl or C₁-C₄ alkyl. These compounds may be used to prepare compounds of formula I. The preparation of sulfonamides from sulfonyl chlorides is widely reported in the literature; for reviews see: F. Hawking and J. S. Lawrence. "The Sulfonamides," H. K. Lewis and Co., London, 1950 and E. H. Northey, "The Sulfonamides and Allied Compounds," Reinhold Publishing Corp., New York, 1948. Additionally, primary sulfonamides, such as those of Formula II, can be formed by removal of an N- t -butyl protecting group from the corresponding secondary sulfonamide with trifluoroacetic acid (J. D. Catt and W. L. Matier, J. Org. Chem. , 39 , 566 (1974)) or polyphosphoric acid (J. G. Lombardino, J. Org. Chem. , 36 (1971), 1843). The requisite sulfonyl chlorides may be synthesized by known methods or with slight modifications thereof, by one skilled in the art. Several representative teachings are listed below. Aromatic nitro groups may be transformed into sulfonyl chlorides by reduction, diazotization and coupling with sulfur dioxide/cupric chloride as taught in U.S. Patent 4,310,346 (issued 1/12/82). European Publication No. 94,821 (published 11/23/83) describes the displacement of aromatic halides with thiolate anions and subsequent oxidative chlorination to yield sulfonyl chlorides. Halogen-metal exchange of aromatic halides or proton-metal exchange of aromatics followed by quenching with sulfur dioxide gives sulfinate salts. These salts yield sulfonyl chlorides upon reaction with N-chlorosuccinimide as taught in U.S. Patent 4,481,029 (issued 11/6/84). Directed proton-metal exchange of aromatic compounds has been reviewed by Gschwend and Rodriguez, Org. Reactions , 26 (1979), 1. Directed lithiation of aryl-N- t -butylsulfonamides is described by J. G. Lombardino, J. Org. Chem. , 36 (1971), 1843. Also, aryllithiums may be converted directly to arylsulfonyl chlorides with sulfuryl chloride as described in S. N. Bhattacharya, et. al., J. Chem. Soc. C , (1968), 1265. Electrophilic chlorsulfonation of an aromatic ring to give a sulfonyl chloride is well known in the literature. This technique works best for alkyl aryl ethers and alkyl aromatics. Its application is described by E. H. Huntress and F. H. Carten, J. Am. Chem. Soc ., 62 (1940), 511-14 and 603-4. Transformation of phenols to sulfonyl chlorides can be accomplished by the formation of a thiocarbamate, rearrangement, hydrolysis and oxidative chlorination as described by M. S. Newman and H. A. Kames, J. Org. Chem. , 31 (1966), 3980. Compounds of Formula II can be prepared by a variety of methods known in the literature. The most universal scheme, where benzyl halides of Formula IV are reacted with the appropriate reagent, is shown below. wherein U is SO₂NH₂ or a previously described sulfonamide precursor, and X¹ is Cl, Br or I and R₂ is of the structure -CH(R₁₇)-. Some specific methods are listed below. NITRILES (R₂=CH(R₁₇)CN) Nitriles can be prepared by nucleophilic displacement of benzyl halides, usually benzyl chlorides or bromides, with potassium or sodium cyanide. Many solvents are applicable, but frequently dimethylsulfoxide is used. Thus, a benzyl bromide of formula IV can be contacted with potassium cyanide in dimethylsulfoxide for 0.5h to 24h at 20° to 140°C. For a review of this reaction, refer to Friedrich and Wallenfels, in Rappoport, "The Chemistry of the Cyano Group", pp. 77-86, Interscience Publishers, New York, 1970. ISONITRILES (R₂=CH(R₁₇)NC) Heavy metal cyanides and benzylhalides react to give isonitriles. The reaction is best carried out in the dark using silver cyanide and a benzyl iodide. Typical procedures are given by A. Gautier. Ann . Chem ., 142 (1867), 28 and H. L. Jackson and B. C. McKusick. Org. Syn ., Col. Vol. IV . 438. AZIDES (R₂=CH(R₁₇)N₃) Compounds of Formula II may be prepared by reacting an azide anion with a benzyl halide. Typically sodium azide in alcohol or wet acetone is mixed with a benzyl bromide at 20-100°C. This nucleophilic displacement is reviewed in Biffin, Miller and Paul, in Patai, "The Chemistry of the Azido Group." pp. 57-119. Interscience Pub., New York. 1971. PHOSPHONATES (R₂=CH(R₁₇)P(O)R₁₀R₁₁) Alkyl phosphites are heated with benzylic halides to give phosphonates. The reaction is known as the Arbuzov reaction and it is reviewed by Arbuzov, Pure Appl . Chem ., 9 (1964), 307-335. AMINES (R₂=CH(R₁₇)NR₁₂R₁₃) Tertiary amines are prepared by alkylation of a secondary amine with a benzylic halide. The reaction is well documented in the literature. Primary amines can be prepared by reduction of compounds of Formula II where R₂ is azide. Generally lithium aluminum hydride or hydrogen and palladium catalyst are used. NITRO (R₂=CH(R₁₇)NO₂) Nitrites react with benzylic halides to give benzylic nitro compounds. The reaction is usually carried out with sodium nitrite on a benzylic bromide in dimethylformamide or dimethylsulfoxide. When silver nitrite is used, diethyl ether at O°-25°C are the preferred reaction conditions. The reaction is exhaustively discussed by N. Kornblum, Org. Reactions , 12 (1962), 101. SELENO ETHERS (R₂=CH(R₁₇)SeR₁₄) Alkali alkylselenides can be prepared by in situ combination of an alkali metal t -butoxide with the selenol HSeR₁₄ in the solvent to be used for the displacement reaction. The selenols, HSeR₁₄, can be prepared by a variety of methods reviewed by D. L. Klayman, "Selenols and their Derivatives" in Organic Selenium Compounds : Their Chemistry and Biology , D. L. Klayman, W. H. H. Gunther ed., New York, 1973, and K. J. Irgolic and M. V. Kudchadker, "Organic Chemistry of Selenium" in Selenium , R. A. Zingaro, W. C. Cooper ed., Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1974. Benzyl halides may be formed through a variety of methods described in the literature. Several are listed below. BENZYLIC CHLORIDES (X¹=Cl) Treatment of alkyl benzene derivatives with N-chlorosuccinimide, NCS, in a suitable solvent, such as carbon tetrachloride or dichloromethane, and catalyzed by light or a free radical initiator, such as azoisobutyronitrile or benzoyl peroxide, gives the benzylic chloride. Treatment of a benzylic alcohol with thionyl chloride, either neat or in the presence of a base such as pyridine, gives the benzylic chloride. For typical examples, see H. Gilman and J. E. Kirby, J. Am. Chem. , Soc ., 51 , 3475 (1929) and M. S. Newman. J. Am. Chem. Soc. , 62 , 2295 (1940). BENZYLIC BROMIDES (X¹=Br) Treatment of alkyl benzene derivatives with N-bromosuccinimide by a method analogous to the case of N-chlorosuccinimide gives the benzylic bromide. Benzylic alcohols in an inert solvent such as benzene or dichloromethane react with phosphorus tribromide to give benzylic bromides. BENZYLIC IODIDES (X¹=I) Treatment of a benzylic chloride or benzylic bromide with sodium iodide gives the benzylic iodide. The reaction, known as the Finkelstein reaction, works well in refluxing acetone. Benzylic alcohols may be treated with iodine and phosphorus (red) or phosphorus (red) and phosphorus (yellow) to give the benzylic iodide. Compounds of Formua II, where R₂ contains an oxygen functionality, such as an aldehyde or ketone, may be prepared by a variety of methods known to one skilled in the art. Two such routes are shown below. Primary and secondary benzylic halides may be oxidized to aldehydes and ketones, respectively using dimethylsulfoxide. For reviews of this reaction see Durst, Adv. Org. Chem. , 285-388 (1969) pp. 343-356 and W. Epstein and F. Sweat, Chem. Rev. , 67 (1967), 247-60. Primary benzylic alochols may be oxidized to aldehydes and secondary benzylic alcohols may be oxidized to ketones by one skilled in the art. One or more of a variety of methods, such as an oxidizing agent, catalytic dehydrogenation. Oppenauer oxidation or halosuccinimide oxidation may be used. Acetals, thioacetals, ketals and thioketals are easily prepared by one skilled in the art from compounds of Formula V. Oximes, and oxime ethers of Formula Va are easily prepared by one skilled in the art from compounds of Formula V and hydroxylamine or o-alkyl-hydroxylamine with or without an appropriate base. Benzylic alcohols and alkyl benzene derivatives are either known or may be prepared by one skilled in the art. The heterocyclic amines A-1 to A-7 are either known, disclosed in this application or can be prepared by methods obvious to one skilled in the art. For a review of the synthesis and reactions of 2-aminopyrimidines (A-1, Z=CH) see The Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds , Vol 16, Wiley-Interscience, New York (1962). For a review of the synthesis and reactions of 2-amino-1,3,5-triazines (A-1, Z=N) see The Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds , Vol. 13, Wiley-Interscience, New York (1959), F. C. Schaefer, U.S. Patent 3,154,537 and F. C. Schaefer and K. R. Huffman J. Org. Chem. , 28 (1963), 1812. The synthesis of bicyclic amines A-2 and A-3 is taught in U. S. Patent 4,339,267. The synthesis of amino furo[2,3-d]pyrimidines, A-4, is taught in U.S. Patent 4,487,626. The synthesis of aminotriazoles, A-5, is taught in U.S. Patent 4,421,550. The synthesis of aminomethylheterocycles, A-6, is taught in U.S. Patent 4,496,392. The synthesis of aminocyano heterocycles, A-7, is taught in European Publication No. 125,864 (published 11/21/84). Agriculturally suitable salts of compounds of Formula I are also useful herbicides and can be prepared in a number of ways known to the art. For example, metal salts can be made by contacting copounds of Formula I with a solution of an alkali or alkaline earth metal salt having a sufficiently basic anion (e.g. hydroxide, alkoxide, carbonate or hydride). Quaternary amine salts can be made by similar techniques. Salts of compounds of Formula I can also be prepared by exchange of one cation for another. Cationic exchange can be effected by direct contacting of an aqueous solution of a salt of a compound of Formula I (e.g., alkali metal or quaternary amine salt) with a solution containing the cation to be exchanged. This method is most effective when the desired salt containing the exchanged cation is insoluble in water, e.g., a copper salt, and can be separated by filtration. Exchange may also be effected by passing an aqueous solution of a salt of a compound of Formula I (e.g., an alkali metal or quaternary amine salt) through a column packed with a cation exchange resin containing the cation to be exchanged. In this method, the cation of the resin is exchanged for that of the original salt of the resin is exchanged for that of the original salt and the desired product is eluted from the column. This method is particularly useful when the desired salt is water-soluble, e.g., a potassium, sodium or calcium salt. Acid addition salts, useful in this invention, can be obtained by reacting a compound of Formula I with a suitable acid. e.g., p-toluenesulfonic acid, trichloroacetic acid or the like. The preparation of the compounds of this invention is further illustrated by the following examples. Example 1 5-Bromomethyl-N-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-2-methoxybenzenesulfonamide A mixture of 27 g of N-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-2-methoxy-5-methylbenzenesulfonamide (E. H. Huntress and F. H. Carten, J. Am. Chem. Soc. , 62 (1940), 603), 19.6 g NBS and 0.3 g azobisisobutyronitrile in 200 ml CH₂Cl₂ was refluxed and illuminated with a sun lamp. After 8 hours the lamp was turned off and the reaction was refluxed for another 24 hr. The reaction was allowed to cool. The reaction mixture was washed with 200 ml of a 1:1:1:1 mixture of brine:sodium sulfite:sodium bicarbonate:water. The organic layer was dried (MgSO₄), treated with charcoal and filtered through a 5 g plug of silica gel. The plug was washed with 100 ml of chloroform. The combined organic fractions were evaporated to give 34 g of solid, m.p. 137-142°C: NMR (CDCl₃, 200 MHz)δ 1.15 (s, CH₃, 9H), 4.0 (s, OCH₃, 3H), 4.45 (s, CH₂, 2H), 4.95 (bs, NH, 1H), 7.0-8.6 (m, ArH, 3H). Example 2 5-Cyanomethyl-N-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-2-methoxybenzenesulfonamide A mixture of 1.63 g potassium cyanide and 8 g of the compound from Example 1 in 50 ml of DMSO was stirred at room temperature overnight. The solution became darker in color with time, going from orange to purple to black. After being stirred overnight the reaction mixture was partitioned between ethyl acetate and water. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried (MgSO₄), filtered and the solvent evaporated. The residual red oil was eluted through a dry silica column with 20% ethyl acetate - 80% dichloromethane. The product band was isolated to give 3.0g solid m.p. 146-147°C: NMR (CDCl₃, 90 MHz) 1.1 (s ,CH₃, 9H), 3.7 (s, CH₂CN, 2H), 4.0 (s, OCH₃, 3H), 5.0 (s, NH, 1H), 6.9-8.0 (m, ArH, 3H). Example 3 5-Cyanomethyl-2-methoxybenzenesulfonamide A suspension of 3.0 g of the compound from Example 2 and 0.1 g p-toluenesulfonic acid in 100 ml of dry toluene was refluxed in a flask equipped with a Dean-Stark apparatus. After being refluxed overnight the solution was concentrated and allowed to cool. The precipitate was filtered off to give 0.5 g light brown solid. The mother liquor was chromatographed over silica gel with 20:73:2:5, ethyl acetate:methylene chloride:methanol:THF to give additional product, m.p. 173-177°C; NMR (DMSO-d₆, 90 MHz)δ 3.9 (s, OCH₃, 3H), 4.0 (s, CH₂CN, 2H), 7.1 (bs, NH₂, 2H), 7.2-7.8 (m, ArH, 3H). Example 4 5-(Cyanomethyl)-N-((4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl)-aminocarbonyl)-2-methoxybenzenesulfonamide To a suspension of 0.3 g of the compound from Example 3 and 0.37 g 4.6-dimethoxy-2-pyrimidinylcarbamic acid, phenyl ester in 15 ml of dry acetonitrile was added 0.198 ml DBU. After being stirred overnight the clear solution was diluted with 50 ml of water, acidified with 1N HCl and the precipitate was filtered off. The residue was washed with water and triturated with ether to give 0.44 g solid, m.p. 168-171°C (dec.); IR (nujol) 1711 cm⁻¹; NMR (200 MHz, DMSO-d₆)δ 3.76 (s, OCH₃, 3H), 3.91 (s, OCH₃, 6H), 4.10 (s, CH₂, 2H) 6.02 (s, Het-H, 1H), 7.2-7.9 (m, ArH, 3H), 10.5 + 12.8 (S, NH, 2X1H). Example 5 5-(Bromomethyl)-2-carboxymethylbenzenesulfonamide A solution of 3.5 g (0.0153 mole) of 5-methyl-2-carboxymethylbenzenesulfonamide, 2.86 g N-bromosuccinimide, 0.05 g azobisisobutyronitrile in 50 ml of carbon tetrachloride and 50 ml dichloromethane was prepared under a nitrogen atmosphere. The solution was refluxed and irradiated with a sun lamp for 4 h. Then 0.6 g N-bromosuccinimide was added. After three hours of further irradiation the reaction was cooled and filtered to give 4.7 g of a white solid. The solid was washed with 200 ml of dichloromethane to leave 1.0 g of product. The mother liquor was eluted through a dry silica gel column with 5% diethyl ether/95% dichloromethane to give an additional 2.3 g of product, m.p. 171-173°C; NMR (CDCl₃, 200 MHz)δ 4.0 (s. OCH₃, 3H), 4.52 (s, CH₂Br, 2H) 5.76 (s, NH₂, 2H), 7.6-8.2 (m, ArH, 3H). Example 6 5-(Cyanomethyl)-2-carboxymethylbenzenesulfonamide To a solution of 0.31 g potassium cyanide in 20 ml of dry dimethylsulfoxide was added 1.4 g (4.55 mmol) of the compound from Example 5. After being stirred for 6h, the reaction mixture was partitioned between ethyl acetate and water. The water layer was neutralized to pH 7, the layers separated and the organic layer was dried (MgSO₄). This solution was placed on a dry silica gel column and eluted with 40% ethyl acetate/60% hexane followed by 60% ethyl acetate/40% hexane. The product band (R f 0.5. 60% ethyl acetate/40% hexane) was extracted with ethyl acetate, concentrated and the residue triturated with diethyl ether to give 0.26 g of a solid, m.p. 125-129°C; MS (m/e) 254 (M⁺); IR (Nujol) 1711 cm⁻¹; NMR (200 MHz, DMSO-d₆)δ 3.82 (s, OCH₃), 4.24 (s, CH₂CN), 7.36 (s, NH₂), 7.65 (dd, ArH, 2H), 7.95 (s, ArH, 1H). Example 7 4-(Cyanomethyl)-2-[((4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)aminocarbonyl)aminosulfonyl]benzoic acid, methyl ester To a suspension of 0.12 g of the compound from Example 6 and 0.143 g of 4,6-dimethoxy-2-pyrimidinylcarbamic acid, phenyl ester in 15 ml of dry acetonitrile was added 72.7 µl of 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU). After being stirred at room temperature for one hour, the reaction mixture was diluted with 50 ml of water, acidified with 1N hydrochloric acid to pH 2 and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic solution was dried (MgSO₄), filtered and concentrated to an oil. Trituration of the residue with 3:1 (ethyl ether:acetonitrile) gave 0.16 g of a white solid, m.p. 177-179°C: IR (nujol) 1725 cm⁻¹; NMR (DMSO-d₆, 200 MHz)δ 3.78 (s, OCH₃, 3H), 3.92 (s, OCH₃, 6H), 4.31 (s, CH₂, 2H), 6.01 (S, Het-H, 1H), 7.7-8.2 (m, ArH, 3H), 10.6 and 12.7 (two s, NH, 2X1H). Example 8 5-Acetyl-2-ethoxybenzenesulfonamide To a solution of 30.6 g of 4-ethoxyacetophenone in 100 ml of chloroform was added 40 ml of chlorosulfonic acid dropwise. The reaction was then refluxed for five hours after which it was poured into 800 ml of ice water. The reaction mixture was extracted with 400 ml of chloroform. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried (MgSO₄) and filtered through charcoal. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to give 12.3 g of an oil. The oil was dissolved in 200 ml tetrahydrofuran. The solution was cooled to 5°C followed by dropwise addition of 10 ml of concentrated ammonium hydroxide. After stirring overnight at room temperature, the reaction was partitioned between water and ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with 1N hydrochloric acid, brine, dried (MgSO₄), filtered and stripped. The residue was crystallized from acetonitrile/diethyl ether. The solid was washed with methanol and dried to give 2.3 g of solid, m.p. 148-151°C; NMR (90MHz, CDCl₃)δ 1.5 (m, CH₃, 3H), 2.55 (s, CH₃, 3H), 4.35 (q, CH₂O, 2H), 5.1 (bs, NH₂), 7.0-8.6 (m, ArH, 3H). Example 9 5-Acetyl-N-((4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)aminocarbonyl)-2-ethoxybenzenesulfonamide To a stirred suspension of 0.2 g of the compound from Example 8, 0.23 g of 4,6-dimethoxy-2-pyrimidinylcarbamic acid, phenyl ester in 10 ml of dry acetonitrile was added 127 µl of DBU. After being stirred for 1 hr, the mixture was treated with 40 ml of water and 1N HCl in a dropwise manner until the pH was 3. The precipitate was filtered off and washed with water and ether/hexane (1/1), to give 0.27 g of a solid, m.p. 192-193°C; IR (nujol) 1680 and 1705 cm⁻¹; NMR (200 MHz, DMSO-d₆)δ 1.1 (t, CH₃, 3H), 2.58 (s, CH₃, 3H) 3.91 (s, OCH₃, 6H), 4.27 (q, CH₂, 2H), 6.03 (s, Het-H, 1H), 7.2-8.4 (m, ArH, 3H), 10.6 and 12.7 (s, NH, 2x1H). The invention is further exemplified in Tables I-VII. The compounds depicted in these tables may be prepared by methods described in Examples 1-9, or by modifications thereof apparent to those skilled in the art. Formulations Useful formulations of the compounds of Formula I can be prepared in conventional ways. They include dusts, granules, pellets, solutions, suspensions, emulsions, wettable powders, emulsifiable concentrates and the like. Many of these may be applied directly. Sprayable formulations can be extended in suitable media and used at spray volumes of from a few liters to several hundred liters per hectare. High strength compositions are primarily used as intermediates for further formulation. The formulations, broadly, contain about 0.1% to 99% by weight of active ingredient(s) and at least one of (a) about 0.1% to 20% surfactant(s) and (b) about 1% to 99.9% solid or liquid inert diluent(s). More specifically, they will contain these ingredients in the following approximate proportions: Lower or higher levels of active ingredient can, of course, be present depending on the intended use and the physical properties of the compound. Higher ratios of surfactant to active ingredient are somtimes desirable, and are achieved by incorporation into the formulation or by tank mixing. Typical solid diluents are described in Watkins, et al., "Handbook of Insecticide Dust Diluents and Carriers", 2nd Ed., Dorland Books, Caldwell, New Jersey, but other solids, either mined or manufactured, may be used. The more absorptive diluents are preferred for wettable powders and the denser ones for dusts. Typical liquid diluents and solvents are described in Marsden, "Solvents Guide," 2nd Ed., Interscience, New York, 1950. Solubility under 0.1% is preferred for suspension concentrates; solution concentrates are preferably stable against phase separation at 0°C. "McCutcheon's Detergents and Emulsifiers Annual", MC Publishing Corp., Ridgewood, New Jersey, as well as Sisely and Wood, "Encyclopedia of Surface Active Agents", Chemical Publishing Co., Inc., New York, 1964, list surfactants and recommended uses. All formulations can contain minor amounts of additives to reduce foaming, caking, corrosion, microbiological growth, etc. The methods of making such compositions are well known. Solutions are prepared by simply mixing the ingredients. Fine solid compositions are made by blending and, usually, grinding as in a hammer or fluid energy mill. Suspensions are prepared by wet milling (see, for example, Littler, U.S. Patent 3,060,084). Granules and pellets may be made by spraying the active material upon preformed granular carriers or by agglomeration techniques. See J. E. Browning, "Agglomeration", Chemical Engineering , December 4, 1967, pp. 147ff. and "Perry's Chemical Engineer's Handbook", 5th Ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, 1963, pp. 8-57ff. For further information regarding the art of formulation, see for example: H. M. Loux, U.S. Patent 3,235,361, February 15, 1966, Col. 6, line 16 through Col. 7, line 19 and Examples 10 through 41; R. W. Luckenbaugh, U.S. Patent 3,309,192, March 14, 1967, Col. 5, line 43 through Col. 7, line 62 and Examples 8, 12, 15, 39, 41, 52, 53, 58, 132, 138-140, 162-164, 166, 167 and 169-182; H. Gysin and E. Knusli, U.S. Patent 2,891,855, June 23, 1959, Col. 3, line 66 through Col. 5, line 17 and Examples 1-4; G. C. Klingman, "Weed Control as a Science", John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 1961, pp. 81-96; and J. D. Fryer and S. A. Evans, "Weed Control Handbook", 5th Ed., Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, 1968, pp. 101-103. In the following examples, all parts are by weight unless otherwise indicated. Example 10 High Strength Concentrate The surfactant is sprayed upon the active ingredient in a blender and the mixture sifted through a U. S. S. no. 40 sieve (0.42 mm openings) prior to packaging. The concentrate may be formulated further for practical use. Example 11 Wettable Powder The ingredients are thoroughly blended. The liquid surfactant is added by spraying upon the solid ingredients in the blender. After grinding in a hammer mill to produce particles essentially all below 100 microns, the material is reblended and sifted through a U.S.S. No. 50 sieve (0.3 mm opening) and packaged. Example 12 Aqueous Suspension The ingredients are blended and ground together in a sand mill to produce particles essentially all under 5 microns in size. Example 13 Oil Suspension The ingredients are combined and ground together in a sand mill to produce particles essentially all below 3 microns. The product can be used directly, extended with oils, or emulsified in water. Example 14 Oil Suspension The ingredients are ground together in a sand mill until the solid particles have been reduced to under about 5 microns. The resulting thick suspension may be applied directly, but preferably after being extended with oils or emulsified in water. Example 15 Aqueous Suspension The ingredients are ground together in a ball or roller mill until the solid particles have been reduced to diameters under 10 microns. Example 16 Wettable Powder The ingredients are thoroughly blende, passed through an air mill, to produce an average particle size under 15 microns, reblended, and sifted through a U.S.S. No. 50 sieve (0.3 mm opening) before packaging. All compounds of the invention may be formulated in the same manner. Example 17 Granule The ingredients are blended in a rotating mixer and water sprayed on to accomplish granulation. When most of the material has reached the desired range of 1.0 to 0.42 cm (U.S.S.#18 to 40 sieves), the granules are removed, dried, and screened. Oversized material is crushed to produce additional material in the desired range. These granules contain 6% active ingredient. Example 18 Wettable Powder The ingredients are blended, coarsely hammer-milled and the air milled to produce particles of active essentially all below 10 microns in diameter. The product is reblended before packaging. Example 19 Extruded Pellet The ingredients are blended, hammer-milled and then moistened with about 12% water. The mixture is extruded as cylinders about 3 mm diameter which are cut to produce pellets about 3 mm long. These may be used directly after drying, or the dried pellets may be crushed to pass a U.S.S. No. 20 sieve (0.84 mm openings). The granules held on a U.S.S. No. 40 sieve (0.42 mm openings) may be packaged for use and the fines recycled. Example 20 Wettable Powder The ingredients are blended and then ground in a hammermill to produce particles with an average particle size less than 25 microns in diameter. The material is reblended and sifted through a U.S.S. No. 50 sieve (0.3 mm opening) before being packaged. Example 21 High Strength Concentrate The ingredients are blended and ground in a hammer mill to produce a high strength concentrate essentially all passing a U.S.S. No. 50 sieve (0.3 mm openings). This material may then be formulated in a variety of ways. Utility Test results indicate that the compounds of the present invention are highly active preemergent or postemergent herbicides or plant growth regulants. Many of them have utility for broad-spectrum pre- and/or post-emergence weed control in areas where complete control of all vegetation is desired, such as around fuel storage tanks, ammunition depots, industrial storage areas, parking lots, drive-in theaters, around billboards, highway and railroad structures. Some of the compounds have utility for selective weed control in crops such as wheat. Alternatively, the subject compounds are useful to modify plant growth. The rates of application for the compounds of the invention are determined by a number of factors, including their use as plant growth modifiers or as herbicides, the crop species involved, the types of weeds to be controlled, weather and climate, formulations selected, mode of application, amount of foliage pre- sent, etc. In general terms, the subject compounds should be applied at levels of around 0.001 to 10 kg/ha, the lower rates being suggested for use on lighter soils and/or those having a low organic matter content, for plant growth modificaton or for situations where only short-term persistence is required. The compounds of the invention may be used in combination with any other commercial herbicide; examples of which are those of the triazine, triazole, uracil, urea, amide, diphenylether, carbamate and bipyridylium types. The herbicidal properties of the subject compounds were discovered in a number of greenhouse tests. The test procedures and results follow. Test A Seeds of crabgrass ( Digitaria spp. ),. barnyardgrass ( Echinochloa crusgalli ), cheatgrass ( Bromus Secalinus ), giant foxtail ( Setaria faberii ), wild oats ( Avena fatua ), velvetleaf ( Abutilon theophrasti ), morningglory ( Ipomoea spp. , cocklebur ( Xanthium pensylvanicum ), sorghum, corn, barley, soybean, sugarbeet, cotton, rice, wheat and purple nutsedge ( Cyperus rotundus ) tubers were planted and treated preemergence with the test chemicals dissolved in a non-phytotoxic solvent. At the same time, these crop and weed species were treated with a soil/foliage application. At the time of treatment, the plants ranged in height from 2 to 18 cm. Treated plants and controls were maintained in a greenhouse for sixteen days, after which all species were compared to controls and visually rated for response to treatment. The ratings, summarized in Table A, are based on a numerical scale extending from 0 = no injury, to 10 = complete kill. The accompany- ing descriptive symbols have the following meanings: B = burn; C = chlorosis/necrosis; D = defoliation; E = emergence inhibition; G = growth retardation; H = formative effect; U = unusual pigmentation; X = axillary stimulation; S = albinism; and 6Y = abscised buds or flowers.

Claims: A compound of the formula: wherein E is CH₂ or a single bond; W is O or S; R is H or CH₃; R₁ is F, Cl, Br, NO₂, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₂-C₄ alkenyl, C₂-C₄ haloalkenyl, C₂-C₄ alkynyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, OCH₂CH₂OCH₃, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, C₃-C₄ alkenyloxy, C₂-C₄ haloalkenyloxy, C₃-C₄ alkynyloxy, CO₂R₃, CONR₄R₅, SO₂NR₄R₅, SO₂N(OCH₃)CH₃, S(O) n R₆, OSO₂R₇, C₁-C₂ alkyl substituted with C₁-C₂ alkoxy, OH or C₁-C₂ alkylthio, CH₂CN, C₆H₅, R₂ is R₃ is C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₃-C₄ alkenyl, C₃-C₄ alkynyl, CH₂CH₂Cl, CH₂CH₂F, or C₁-C₂ , alkyl substituted with OCH₃ or SCH₃; R₄ is C₁-C₃ alkyl; R₅ is H or C₁-C₃ alkyl; R₄ and R₅ may be taken together to form (CH₂)₃ or (CH₂)₄; R₆ is C₁-C₃ alkyl, CH₂CH=CH₂ or CH₂C≡CH; R₇ is C₁-C₃ alkyl or N(CH₃)₂; R₈ is H, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₃-C₄ alkenyl, C₃-C₄ alkynyl, CH₂CH₂Cl, CH₂CH₂F, C₁-C₂ alkyl substituted with OCH₃ or SCH₃ and C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl; R₉ is C₁-C₂ alkyl; R₁₀ and R₁₁ are independently C₁-C₂ alkyl, C₁-C₂ alkoxy, C₁-C₂ alkylthio. NHCH₃ or N(CH₃)₂; R₁₂ and R₁₃ are independently H or C₁-C₂ alkyl; R₁₄ is C₁-C₃ alkyl; R₁₅ is H or CH₃; R₁₆ is H, C₁-C₂ alkyl or F; R₁₇ is H or C₁-C₂ alkyl; R₁₈ is C₁-C₂ alkyl; R₁₉ is H, Si(CH₃)₃ or C₁-C₂ alkyl; R₂₀ is H or C₁-C₂ alkyl; p is 1 or 2; n is 0, 1, or 2; A is X is H, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄ alkylthio, halogen, C₂-C₅ alkoxyalxyl, C₂-C₅ alkoxyalkoxy, amino, C₁-C₃ alkylamino or di(C₁-C₃ alkyl)amino; Y is H, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄ alkylthio, C₂-C₅ alkoxyalkyl, C₂-C₅ alkoxyalkoxy, amino, C₁-C₃ alkylamino, di(C₁-C₃ alkyl)amino, C₃-C₄ alkenyloxy, C₃-C₄ alkynyloxy, C₂-C₅ alkylthioalkyl, C₂-C₅ alkylsulfinylalkyl, C₂-C₅ alkylsulfonylalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₂-C₄ alkynyl, C₃-C₅ cycloalkyl, azido, cyano, or N(OCH₃)CH₃; m is 2 or 3; Q₁ and Q₂ are independently O or S; R a is H or C₁-C₃ alkyl; R b and R c are independently C₁-C₃ alkyl; Z is CH, N, CCH₃, CC₂H₅, CCl or CBr; Y₁ is O or CH₂; X₁ is CH₃; OCH₃, OC₂H₅ or OCF₂H; X₂ is CH₃, C₂H₅ or CH₂CF₃; Y₂ is OCH₃, OC₂H₅, SCH₃, SC₂H₅, CH₃ or CH₂CH₃; X₃ is CH₃ or OCH₃; Y₃ is H or CH₃; X₄ is CH₃, OCH₃, OC₂H₅, CH₂OCH₃ or Cl; Y₄ is CH₃, OCH₃, OC₂H₅ or Cl; and their agriculturally suitable salts; provided that 1) when X is halogen, then Z is CH and Y is OCH₃, OC₂H₅, NH₂, NHCH₃, N(CH₃)₂, OCF₂H or N(OCH₃)CH₃; 2) when X or Y is C₁ haloalkoxy, then Z is CH; 3) when W is S, then R is H, A is A-1, Z is CH or N, and Y is CH₃, OCH₃, OC₂H₅, CH₂OCH₃, C₂H₅, CF₃, SCH₃, OCH₂CH=CH₂, OCH₂C≡CH, OCH₂CH₂OCH₃, CH(OCH₃)₂ or 4) when the total number of carbon atoms of X and Y is greater than four, then the combined number of carbons of R₁ and R₂ is less than or equal to six; 5) when R₂ is C(O)R₁₇, then R₁ is other than C₁-C₄ haloalkyl or C₂ alkyl substituted with C₁-C₂ alkoxy, OH or C₁-C₂ alkylthio, and Y is other than cyclopropyl; 6) when Y is C₂-C₅ alkylthioalkyl, C₂-C₅ alkylsulfinylalkyl or C₂-C₅ alkylsulfonylalkyl, then R₂ is other than CH(R₁₇)NO₂; 7) X₄ and Y₄ are not simultaneously Cl; and 8) when R₂ is C(O)R₁₇ then R₁ is other than SO₂NR₄R₅ and SO₂N(OCH₃)CH₃. A compound of Claim 1 where W is O; and R is H. A compound of Claim 2 where E is a single bond; X is C₁-C₂ alkyl, C₁-C₂ alkoxy, Cl, F, Br, I, OCF₂H, CH₂F, CF₃, OCH₂CH₂F, OCH₂CHF₂, OCH₂CF₃, CH₂Cl or CH₂Br; and Y is H, C₁-C₂ alkyl, C₁-C₂ alkoxy, CH₂OCH₃, CH₂OCH₂CH₃, NHCH₃, N(OCH₃)CH₃, N(CH₃)₂, CF₃, SCH₃, OCH₂CH=CH₂, OCH₂C≡CH, OCH₂CH₂OCH₃, CH₂SCH₃, OCF₂H, SCF₂H, cyclopropyl, C≡CH or C≡CCH₃; Z is CH or N. A compound of Claim 3 where R₂ is CH₂CN, CH₂N₃, A compound of Claim 4 where A is A-1. A compound of Claim 5 where R₁ is F, Cl, Br, NO₂, C₁-C₃ alkyl, C₁-C₂ alkyl substituted with 1-3 F or Cl or 1 Br, C₂-C₃ alkenyl, C₂-C₃ alkenyl substituted with 1-3 F or Cl, C₁-C₂ alkoxy, C₁-C₂ alkoxy substituted with 1-3 F or Cl or 1-Br, allyloxy, propargyloxy, OC(Cl)=CHCl, CO₂CH₃, CO₂C₂H₅, CO₂CH₂CH=CH₂, CO₂CH₂CH₂Cl, CO₂CH₂CH₂OCH₃, CONH(C₁-C₂ alkyl), CONCH₃(C₁-C₂ alkyl, SO₂N(OCH₃)CH₃, SO₂NH(C₁-C₂ alkyl), SO₂N(C₁-C₂ alkyl)₂, S(O) n C₁-C₃ alkyl, OSO₂C₁-C₃ alkyl, C₁-C₂ alkyl substituted with OCH₃ or SCH₃, C₆H₅ and R₁-A, R₁-B, R₁-C, R₁-D, R₁-E, R₁-F, R₁-G, R₁-H, R₁-I,R₁-J, R₁-K, R₁-L, R₁-M, R₁-N, R₁-O, R₁-P, R₁-Q R₁-R, R₁-S, R₁-T, R₁-U, R₁-V or R₁-W. A compound of Claim 6 where X is CH₃, OCH₃, OCH₂CH₃, Cl, OCF₂H or OCH₂CF; and Y is CH₃, OCH₃, C₂H₅, CH₂OCH₃, NHCH₃ or CH(OCH₃)₂. A compound of Claim 7 where R₁ is F, Cl, Br, NO₂, CH₃, CF₃ C₁-C₂ alkoxy, allyloxy OC(Cl)=CHCl, CO₂CH₃, CO₂C₂H₅, CO₂NHCH₃, CO₂N(CH₃)₂, SO₂NHCH₃ SO₂N(CH₃)₂, SO₂CH₃, SO₂C₂H₅, OSO₂CH₃, OSO₂C₂H₅, R₁-A, R₁-B or R₁-C. The compound of Claim 1 which is 4-(cyanomethyl)-2-[[(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)aminocarbonyl]aminosulfonyl]benzoic acid, methyl ester. The compound of Claim 1 which is 4-(cyanomethyl)-2-[[(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)aminocarbonyl]aminosulfonyl]benzoic acid, methyl ester. A composition suitable for controlling the growth of undesired vegetation which comprises an effective amount of a compound of any of Claims 1 to 10 and at least one of the following: surfactant, solid or liquid diluent. A method for controlling the growth of undesired vegetation which comprises applying to the locus to be protected an effective amount of a compound of any of claims 1 to 10. A method for regulating the growth of plants which comprises applying to the locus of such plants an effective but substantially non-phytotoxic amount of a plant growth regulant selected from compounds of any of claims 1 to 10. A process for the preparation of a compound of claim 1, which comprises: (a) reacting a sulfonyl isocyanate or sulfonyl isothiocyanate of formula with an appropriate heterocyclic amine of formula (b) reacting a sulfonamide of formula with a methyl or phenyl carbamate of formula (c) reacting a phenyl carbamate of formula with said heterocyclic amine of formula wherein R, R₁, R₂, E, A and W are as defined in claim 1 and R' is CH₃ or Ph. Compounds of formulae JNCW, JNH₂ and wherein J is and R₁, R₂, E and W are as defined in claim 1, provided that for compounds of formula JNH₂, when R₂ is then R₁ is other than F, Cl, Br, OCH₃, C₁ haloalkyl or C₁-C₄ alkyl.

Inventors: ARTZ, STEVEN POWELL
Applicants: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
Application year: 1986
Main classification: C07D239
IPC codes: C07F9, A01N47, C07D521, A01N57