CA1183701A - Herbicide antidotes - Google Patents

Abstract

ANTIDOTES FOR PYRROLIDONE HERBICIDES

Abstract of the Disclosure An herbicide antidote composition comprised of a pyrrolidone herbicide and an antidote for that pyrrolidone crop injury having one of the following formulas:

Description

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Field of the Invention m is invention relates to antidotes for pyrrolidone herbicides, and, more particularly to the fsllowing four antidotes: N-ethyl-N-~enzyl-dichloroacetamide; N,N-diallyldichloroacetamide;
and 2,2,2-trifluor oe thyl~N~p~chlorophenylcarba-mate~

An herbicide is a oompound which cDntrols or mLdifies plant groMth, e.g., kill~n~, retarding, defoliatinq, desiccating, regulating, stunting, tillering, stLmulating, and dwarfing. The term "plant" refers to all physical parts of a plant, including seeds, seedlings, saplings, roots, tubers, stems, stalks, foliage, and fruits~ "Plant growth"
includes all phases of develoFment from se~ germination to natural cr induced cessation of life.

Herbicides are generally used to oontrol or eradicate w~ed pests. Ihey have gained a high degree o~ mnercial success becau æ it has been shown that such control can increase crop yield and reduce hæ -vesting costs.

~ he most popular methods of herbicid~ application include: pre-plant incorporation into the ~il; in-furrow application to seeds and sur-rounding soil pre-emergence surface treatment of seeded soil; and post-emergen oe treatm~nt of the plant and soil.

A manufacturer cf an herbicide generally recommends a range ofapplication rates and concentrations calculated to maximize weed control.
The range of rates v2ries frcm approx~nately 0,01 to 50 pounds per acre (000112 to 56 kilogra~ per hectare (k/ha))~ and is usually in the range oE from 0.1 to 25 pounds per acre (0.112 to 28 k/ha). Ihe term "herbici-dally effective a~ount" describes ~he amount of an herbicide oo~pound which oontrols or modifies plant growth. Ihe actual amount used depends ,~

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upon several considerations, including particular weed susceptibility and overall cost limitations.

m e most important factor influencing the usefulness of a given herbicide is its selectivity towards crops. In some cases, a beneficial crop is susceptible to the effects of the herbicide. In additionr cer-tain herbicidal compounds are phytotoxic to some weed species but not to others. To be effective, an herbicide must cause minim~l damage (prefer-ably n~ damage) to the beneficial crop while maximizing damage to weed species which plague that crop.

Depending on the particL~ar formulation used, the pyrrolidone herbicide compounds of this invention have either of t~ different effects on crops and weeds. ~hen a pyrrolidone compound is formulated as an emul-sifiable concentrate and applied, bleaching of the crcp occurs in the early stages of ~rowth~ Bleaching is due to loss of pigmentation in a plant and is seen as a yellowing of the plant's leaves.

When a pyrrolidone compound is fa,rmulated as a microcapsule, bleaching of the crop is significantly lessened. However, weed control is also reduced.

Tb preserve the beneEicial aspects of herbicide use, i.e~, to maximize weed control, and to minimize cra~ damage, many herbicide anti-dotes have been prepared. Ihese antidotes reduce or el~ninate damaqe ~o the crop while maintaininq or increasing the damaging effect of the herb-icide on weed species; See, for example, U.SO Patent Nos. 3,959,304;
4,021,224 and 4,021,229 and Belgian Patent ~o. 846,894.

The precise mechanism by which an antidote reduces herbicidal crop injury has not been established. An antidote oompound may be a remedy, interferent, protectant, or anta~onist~ As used herein, "anti-dote" describes a compound which has the effect of establishing herbicide selectivity~ i.e., continued herbicidal phytotoxicity to weed species and reduced or non-phytotoxicity to cultivated crop species. The term "anti~
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which counteracts a phytotoxic response of a beneficial crcp to an herbi~
cide~

Description of the Invention Ihe following o~mp~unds ha~e now been discovered to be effective antidote~s for pyrroliZone herbicide in~ury to a wide variety of crops:
1. ~-e~hyl~N-benzyldichloroacetamide having the formula ~ C2H5 Cl2CHC-N
\ CH ~

2. 2t2,2-trifluoroethyl-~-p-chlorophenylcarbamate ha~ing ~he formula Cl~NEllCI OCH2CF3 and

3. N,N-diallyl-dichlorvacetamude havinq the formula Cl 11 ~ ~12-CH=CH~
H- IC~C-N
Cl \ CH2-CH=CH2 m~S invention embodies a two-part herbicidal system ccmprising:
(a) an herbicidally effective amount of a Fyrrolidone corpound of the formula ~. ~

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X O

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irl which X is hy~rogen, chlorine or methyl;
Y is hydrogen, chlorine or bromine;
Z is chlorine or bromine;
R is hydro~en, alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, inclusive, acetyl, ohlorine, brcmune, fluorine~ iodine, trifluoromethyl, nitro, oyano, alkoxy having 1 to 4 carbcn atom~, inclusive, alkylthio having 1 to

4 carbon atoms, inclusive, alkylsulfinyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, in-clusive, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, inclusive, trifluoro-methylthio, trifluorcmethylsulfinyl, trifluoromethylsulfonyl, Fentafluoro-propionamido, or 3-methylureido;
Rl is hydroqen, alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atans, inclusive, chlorine or trifluo~omethyl; and, R2 is alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atons, inclusive, or hydrogen;
and, (b) a non-phytotoxic antidotally effective amount of a oompound having one ~f the following f~rmulas:

l(b) C12C~C-N
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Cl CH2-CH-~H2 , ,, .. ,. - - - : ~

In a preferred embcdiment, X i.s hydrogen, Y is chlorine, Z is chlorine, R is m-trifluoromethyl, Rl is hy~rogen and R2 is hydrogen.

This inven~ion also includes the method o~ controlling undesir-able vegetation and at the same time reducinq herbicidal crop injury due to a pyrrolidone herbicide which ~om~rises applying to the locus where control is desixed a composition oo~prisin~:
(a) an herbicidally effective amount of a pyrrolidone compound of the fo~nula X O

Z ~H - ~ 2/ ~ ~l in which X is hydrogen, chlorine or methyl;
Y is hydrogen, chlorine or bromine;
Z is chlorine or bran.ine;
R is h~ldrogen, alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, inclusive, acetyl, chlorine, bromine, fluorine, iodine, trifluoromethyl, nitro, cyano, alkoxy having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, inclusive, alkylthio having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, inclusive, alkylsulEinyl havin~ 1 to 4 carbGn atoms, in-clusive~ alkylsulfonyl having 1 to 4 carkon atoms, inclusive, trifluoro-methylthio, trifluoromethylsulfinyl, trifluoromethylsulfonyl, pentafluoro-propion~nido, or 3-methylureidos Rl is hydrogen, alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, inclusivet chlorine or trifluoromethyl; and, R2 is alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, inclusivem or hydroqen;
and, (b) a non phytotoxic antidotally effective amount of a oompo-md having one of the following formulas:
Il / C2H5 1(b) C12~C-N
\ CH2~) 2(b) Cl- ~ lCOC~2CF3 , or Cl jl ~ CH2-CH=CH2 3(b) H-C~-C~N
Cl CH2-CH-CH2 r~he locus where herbicidal s21ectivity iS desired may include soil, seedq, seedlings and vegetation.

Preparation rLhe pyrrolidone compounds of the present inventior. can be pre-pared by the procedures described in U.S. Patent ~o. 4,110,105.

r~he N-ethyl-N-benzyldichloroacetamide compound of this invention may be prepared accordiny to the followin~ procedure. Fourteen and two-tenths ~rams ~14.2 g~ (0.105 mole) of N-ethylamine, 4.0 ~ (0.1 mole) of sodium hydroxide, 50 milliliters (ml) of water and 100 ml oE methylene chloride were added to a reaction flask. Fourteen and seven-tenths g of 2~2-dihloroacetyl chloride were added dr6pwise with dry ice coolin~ cver a period of 3 minutes. ~boling was rem wed and the mixture was stirred for an additional 18 minutes.

The reaction mixture was separated and the organic phase was washed twi oe with dilute h~drochloric acid, twice with 5~ sodium carbon-ate~ dried over magnesium sulfate and stripped over water pump vacuum toyield 21~9 g of 2,2-dichlo~o-M-ethyl-N-benzylacetamide (residual liquid).
~D30 = 1.5449. Structure was oonfirmed by infrared spectrosopy.

~ he trifluoromethyl p-chlorophenylc~rbamate ooTpound of this i~vention m~y be prepared according to the following procedure~

Two and one-half qrams (2.5 g) (0.025 mole) of 2,2,2-trifluoro-ethanol, 25 mulliliters ~ml) of trichlor2methane, 3.8 g (0.025 mole) of p-chlorophenyliso~yanate, 3 drops of triethylamine and 1 ~rop o dibutyl tin dilaurate were combined, stirred at room temF~rature for 15 munutes, refluxed for t~3 hours, ccoled~a~d evaporated. Yield was 6 1 g of 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl p-chlorophenyl carbamate. m.p. = 5~-57C. Structure was confirmed by infrared spectroscopy.

m e N,N-diallyl dichloroacetamude ccmpound of this invention may be prepared acoording to the followin~ procedure. Three and seven-tenths grams ~3.7 g) (0.025 mole) of dichloroacetyl chloride were dissolved in -100 milliliters (ml~ of dichlor~methane and cooled to 5C in an ioe bath.
Four and nine-tenths g (4O9 9) (0.05 m~le) of diallylamine were added slowlyp and the temperature was maintained at about 10C.

Ihe reaction mixture was stirxed at rocm temperature for four hours, washed twice with water, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered ~nd stripped. Yield was 4.0 ~ of diallyl dlchloroacetamide. nD30 - 1~4990 Structure was confirm~d ky infrared and nuclear m~gnetic resonance spec-troscopy.

Testinq A stock solution of the pyrroli~one was prepared by d~lutinq the requisite am~unt of the herbicide in water cr in an acetone-water solution. Examples of solution compositions and application rates are su~marized in Table I.

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I~BLE I
Herbicide Stock Solutions Cc~p~sition ~
DR~IDlD7D~ SDl---7~5ob9~ pplication Herbicide Name ~m~)* (ml) (ml) ml/f~at** l~ e methylphenyl-3- 781 100 2.67 1.25 chloro-4-chloro-methyl-2- 122 20 20 2.73 0.5 pyrrolidone * The weight is measured in terms of mg of a 2E formulation of the herbi-cide, ~hat is, 2 lb of active in~redient per gallon of liquid fo~mula-tion.
** The flats measure 5.95 inches by 9.5 inches. Approximately four (4) m~/flat is equal to one (1) lb/acre.

In all cases, the herbicide was applied to the surface of the soil after planting the seeds and prior to emergen~e of the plants, that is, by pre-emergence surface application. m e herbicide is sprayed on the soil either in a tank-mix with the antidote or alone after pre-emergence surface application, pre-plant incorporation or in-furrow appli~ation of the antidote.

Stock solutions of the above named antidote compounds were pre-pare~ at the desired concentrations by diluting the requisite amount in acetone or in an acetone-water solution. Examples oE solution composi-tions, rates and application methcds are summarized in Table II.

T~BLE II
ntidote Stock Solutions Composition Water _ Application ml7~---t lb/acre Method __ - n. 30 1.00 IF**
- 1.50 5.00 IF
2.67 1.00 PES***
300 20 20 2.67 5.00 PFJS
* Antidote is ~t technical grade.
** IE' = In-~rrow surface application of antidote.
*** PES = Pre-emergent surface application.

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The antidote solutions were applied to the soil either by in-furrcw surface application, by pre-plant incorporation or by pre-ernerqence surface application usinq an atomizer or a linear spray table.

For in-furrow application, a one pint (473 cubic centimeters (cc)) sample of soil containin~ the previously incorporated herbicide was removed and retained fram each planting flat. After levelin~ and furrow-ing the soil, seeds of the crop or weed species were planted 1/2 inch deep (1027 centimeter). Each flat was divided in half by a wooden barrier. A
stock solution of the antidote was atomized directly onto the e~posed seeds and soil in the open furrow on one side of the barrierO The seeds in the entire flat were then covered with the previously removed 50il.
m e antidotally untreated sections of flats were cnrapared for observed differences which would ir~icate lateral movement of the antidote throu~h the soil.

A few of the antidotes in the followinq tests were combined with the soil prior to planting the seeds. Such application is called pre-plant incorporation. Stock solutions of t~le antidote were injected into the soil in a 5-gallon cement mixer and mixed in proportions necessary to achieve the desired rates. The soil with lhe antidote was then trans-ferred to flats, leveled and furrowed into rows 1/2 inch deep. Enough seeds were planted to obtain good stands in each treatment. ~he seeds were then c~vered with the antidote treated soil.

Control flats ~ontained crops tre~ted with herbicide only.
All flats were placed on greenhouse benches where temperature was main-tained between 70 and 9nF (21.1 to 32.2C). The flats were watered bysprinkling as needed to assure good plant growth~

All of the soil used in the tests described herein was loamy sand soil treated with 50 parts per million ~ppm) each of a ccmmercially available f~gicide, N-~(trichloromethyl)-thio]-4-cyclohexene 1,2-dicar-hoximide, and 18-18-18 fertilizer, which contains 18~ by weight equivalent each of nitrogen, phosphorus pentoxide, and potassium oxide.

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Injury ratings were taken four weeks after application of the antidote. The effectiveness of the antidote was determined by visual oom-parison of crop injury which occurr~d in the test flats to that which occurred in the control flatsO

'rhe treated crops initially screened for diminution of herbici~
dal injury were milo, wheat, cotton, rice, barley, corn and soybeans. The compounds were also tested on weed species. The weed species tested included watergrass (Echinochloa crusgalli~, Eoxtail (Setaria viridis), _ __ ___ _ _ wild oat (Avena fatua) and mustard (Brassica spp.) Herbicides l-m-TriEluoromethylphenyl-3-chloro-4-chloromethyl 2-pyrrolidone N~m-Cyanophenyl-3-chloro-4-chloromethyl-pyrrolidone-2 Applicatlo ethods IF = In furrcw surface application of antidote Isoil subsequently treated with herbicide only).
PPI = Pre-plant incorporation of the antidote.
PES = Pre-emergence surface application of herbicide or antidote.
TM ~ Tank-mi~ed solution of herbicide and antidote.

If no antidote was applied, the w~rd 'Inone" appears in the Anti-dote Rate columnO Ihe results shown on this line are the percent injuries sustained by each of the crops when treated wi~h the herbicide only at the rate specified.

All rates shown, for both herbicide and antidote, are in po~nds per acre.

I ury Ratings The injury to the crops (Tables III, V, VII, and IX) cr weeds (Tables IV, Vl, VIII and X) is shown as a percentage of damage done to the plants as compared to an evaluation of the overall undamaged state of the plants. '~he damage done to the plants is a function of the n~mber of plants injured ,~d the extent of in~ury to each plant. This rating is 1 ~37~

made four (4) weeks after applicaticn of ~he herbicide alone or of the herbicide in combination with the an~idote.

An asterisk (*) in Tables III, V, VII, and IX indicates that the antidote coTpound is active in reducing herbicidal in~ury to the cropO

~ables IV, VI, VIII and X show that the antidote compounds tested have no effect on weeds, i.e., herbicidal injury to the weeds is sustained even in the presence of the antidote compound.

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methylphenyl-3- 0.50 loOO IF lOO lOO
chloromethyl-2- 0.50 5~00 IF lOO lOO
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Test Results Ihe compositions of Fyrrolidone herbicides and antidote com-pounds were effective for the reduction of herbicidal in~ury to a wide variety of crops~ Use of the antidote oompounds did nDt result in a reduction of herbicidal iniury ~o weeds.

Fonnulations A fonn~llation is the incorporation of a fo~nulant in a form which is directly usable on crops and weeds. As defined herein, a "fonnu-lant" is the material which is to ke formulated. The fonnulant rnay beeither an antidote o~mpound alone or an herbicide and antidote composi~
tion. The purpose of th.e fonnulation is to apply the forrnulant to the locus ~lere it is desired to establish herb.icidal selectivity by a conven-lent method~ me "locus" may .include soil, seeds, seedlings and vegeta-tion.

The formulations are commonly dusts, wettable powders, granules,solutions or emulsifiable concentratesO

Dusts are free Elowing powd~r co~positions containing the formu-lant impregnated on a particulate carrier. The particle si.ze of the car-riers is usually in the approxlmate ran~e o~ 30 to 50 mic~ons. Examplesof suitable carriers are talc, bentonite, diatomaceous ear~h, and pyro-phyllite. The oo~position generally contains up to 50% of fonmulant.
Anti-cakinq and anti-static agents may also be added. ~usts may be applied by spraying ~rom bcom and hand sprayers on airplanes.

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Wettable pcwders are finely divided compositions oomprising a particulate carrier impreqnated with the formulant and additionally ~on~
taining one or mor~ surface active a~ents. '~he surface active aqent pro-motes rapid disper~ic,n of the pcwder in an aqueous medium to form stable,

5 sprayable suspensions. A wide vclriety of surface active aqents can be used, for example, long chain fatty alcohols and alkali metal salts of the sulfated fatty alcohols; salts of sulonic acid; esters of long chain fatty acids, and polyhydric alcohols, in which the alcohol group6 are free, omegasubstituted polyethylene glycols of relatively long chain length. A list of surface active agents suitable fcr use Ln agriculture formulations can be found in ~ade Van Valkenburq~ Pesticide Formulations ~Marcel Dekker, Inc., N.Y., 1973) at pages 79-84.

Grc~nules comprise ~he formulcant impregnated on a particulate inert carrier having a p2rticle size of about 1 to 2 millimeters (~m) in diameter. Ihe granules can be maAe by spraying a solution of the formu-lant in a volatile solvent onto the granular carrierO Exa~ples of suit able carriers for the preparation of granules ind ude clay, vermiculite saw~ust, and granular carbon.

Emulsifiable concentrates consist o an oil solution of the formulant plus an emulsifying agent. Pric,r to use the concentrate is diluted with water to form a suspended emulsion of oil droplets. The emulsifiers used are usually a mixture of anionic and nonionic surfac-tants. Other additives~ such as suspending agents and ~hickeners, may in d u~ed in the emulsifiable cDncentrate.

~hen the formulant is an antidote and herbicide oonposition, the proportion of antidote compound to herbicide oompound generally ran~es from approx~mately 0.00l to 30 parts by weight of the antidote compound per weight of the herbicide compound.

Formulations generally oontain several additives in addition to the formulant and carrier or agent. Among these are inert ingredients, diluent carriers~ organic solvents, water, oil and water, water in oil emulsions, carriers of dusts and granules, and surface active wetting, dispersiny a~d emulsifying agents. Fertilizers, e.~., ammonium nitrate 24 ~i3~

urea and superphosphate, may be included. Aids to rcotin~ and growth~
e.g., oompost, manure, humus and sand, may also be included.

Alternatively, the antidote compounds and herbicide and anti-dote compositions of this invention can be applied to a crop by addition of the formulant to irrigation water supplied to the field to be treated.
This method of application permits the penetration of the compositions into the soil as the water is absorbed.

As another alternative, the formulant can be applied to the 50il in the form of a solution in a suitable solvent. 501vents frequent ly used in these formulations include kerosene, fuel oil, xylene, petrol-eum fractions with boilin~ ranges above xylene and aromatic petroleum fractions rich in methylated naphthalenes. Iiquid solutions, like dusts, may be applied by spraying frcm boom and hand sprayers on airplanes.

Claims (9)

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:

1. A composition comprising:
(a) an herbicidally effective amount of a pyrrolidone compound of the formula in which X is hydrogen, chlorine or methyl;
Y is hydrogen, chlorine or bromine:
Z is chlorine or bromine;
R is hydrogen, alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, inclusive acetyl, chlorine, bromine, fluorine, iodine, trifluoromethyl, nitro cyano, alkoxy having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, inclusive, alkylthio having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, inclusive, alkylsulfinyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, in-clusive, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, inclusive, trifluoro-methylthio, trifluoromethylsulfinyl, trifluoromethylsulfonyl, pentafluoro-propionamido, or 3-methylureido;
R1 is hydrogen, alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, inclusive, chlorine or trifluoromethyl; and, R2 is alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, inclusive, or hydrogen;
and, (b) a non-phytotoxic antidotally effective amount of a compound having one of the following formulas:

1(b) 2(b) 3(b)

2. A composition as defined in Claim 1 wherein X is hydrogen, Y
is chlorine, Z is chlorine, R is m-trifluoromethyl, R1 is hydrogen, and R2 is hydrogen.

3. A composition as defined in either of Claims 1 or 2 wherein the pyrrolidone compound is formulated as an emulsifiable concentrate.

4. A composition as defined in either of Claims 1 or 2 wherein the pyrrolidone compound is formulated as a microcapsule.

5. A method of controlling undesirable vegetation and reducing pyrrolidone herbicidal crop injury which comprises applying to the locus where control is desired a composition comprising:
(a) an herbicidally effective amount of a pyrrolidone compound of the formula in which X is hydrogen, chlorine or methyl;
Y is hydrogen, chlorine or bromine;
Z is chlorine or bromine;
R is hydrogen, alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, inclusive, acetyl, chlorine, bromine, fluorine, iodine, trifluoromethyl, nitro, cyano, alkoxy having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, inclusive, alkylthio having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, inclusive, alkylsulfinyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, inclusive, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, inclusive, trifluoro-methylthio, trifluoromethylsulfinyl, trifluoromethylsulfonyl, pentafluoro-propionamido, or 3-methylureido;
R1 is hydrogen, alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, inclusive, chlorine or trifluoromethyl; and, R2 is alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, inclusive, or hydrogen;
and, (b) a non-phytotoxic antidotally effective amount of a compound having one of the following formulas:
1(b) 2(b) 3(b)

6. A method as defined in Claim 5 wherein X is hydrogen, Y is chlorine, Z is chlorine, R is m-trifluoromethyl, R1 is hydrogen, and R2 is hydrogen.

7. A method as defined in either of Claims 5 or 6 wherein the pyrrolidone compound is formulated as an emulsifiable concentrate.

8. A method as defined in either of Claims 5 or 6 wherein the pyrrolidone compound is formulated as a microcapsule.

9. The process for preparing an antidote herbicidal composition comprising the admixing of:
(a) an herbicidally effective amount of a pyrrolidone compound of the formula in which X is hydrogen, chlorine or methyl;
Y is hydrogen, chlorine, or bromine;
Z is chlorine or bromine;
R is hydrogen, alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, inclusive, acetyl, chlorine, bromine, fluorine, iodine, trifluoromethyl, nitro, cyano, alkoxy having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, inclusive, alkylthio having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, inclusive, alkylsulfinyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, in-clusive, alkylsulfonyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, inclusive, trifluoro-methylthio, trifluoromethylsulfinyl, trifluoromethylsulfonyl, pentafluoro-propionamido, or 3-methylureido;
R1 is hydrogen, alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, inclusive, chlorine or trifluoromethyl; and, R2 is alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, inclusive, or hydrogen;
with (b) a non-phytotoxic antidotally effective amount of a compound corresponding to one of the following formulas-1(b) 2(b) 3(b) in a weight ratio of the pyrrolidone herbicide to said antidote from 0.01:1 to 30:1.