Bis[pyrimidyloxy(thio)]benzene derivatives

US4248619A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• ICI Australia Limited · AU

Inventors

• Alexander Serban · Melbourne, AU
• Keith G. Watson · Melbourne, AU
• Richard B. Warner · Ringwood, AU

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 23, 1979
• Grant date: Feb 3, 1981
• Expiry date: Jul 23, 1999

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C07D239/34
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention concerns novel compounds of the formula I ##STR1## wherein W and X are independently chosen from oxygen and sulfur. The compounds are herbicides and in further embodiments the invention provides: herbicidal compositions containing as active ingredient a compound of formula I; processes for severely damaging or killing unwanted plants by applying to the plants or to the growth medium of the plants an effective amount of a compound of formula I; and processes for the synthesis of compounds of formula I.