Patent ID: 7544637

Claim:
A 2-cyano-3-(halo)alkoxy-benzenesulfonamide compound of the formula I where Alk is C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy or C 1 -C 4 -haloalkoxy; R 1 is C 1 -C 6 -alkyl or C 2 -C 6 -alkenyl; R 2 is C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkinyl, C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl or C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, wherein the five last-mentioned radicals may be unsubstituted, partially or fully halogenated and/or may carry one, two or three radicals selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 4 -alkylthio, C 1 -C 4 -alkylsulfinyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkylsulfonyl, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkoxy, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkylthio, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxycarbonyl, cyano, amino, (C 1 -C 4 -alkyl)amino, di-(C 1 -C 4 -alkyl)amino, C 3 -C8-cycloalkyl and phenyl, it being possible for phenyl to be unsubstituted, partially or fully halogenated and/or to carry one, two or three substituents selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy and C 1 -C 4 -haloalkoxy; and R 3 , R 4 and R 5 are independently of one another selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 4 -alkylthio, C 1 -C 4 -alkylsulfinyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkylsulfonyl, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkoxy, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkylthio, C 2 -C 6 -alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkinyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxycarbonyl, amino, (C 1 -C 4 -alkyl)amino, di-(C 1 -C 4 -alkyl)amino, aminocarbonyl, (C 1 -C 4 -alkyl)aminocarbonyl and di-(C 1 -C 4 -alkyl)aminocarbonyl; and/or the agriculturally useful salts thereof.