NZ198641A - Alpha-(pyridyl-2-oxyphenoxy) propionic acid derivatives and herbicidal and plant growth regulating compositions - Google Patents

Alpha-(pyridyl-2-oxyphenoxy) propionic acid derivatives and herbicidal and plant growth regulating compositions

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NZ198641A
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New Zealand Paient Spedficaiion for Paient Number 1 98641 198641 Priority D.:i.. 1 Ccmp&is.£$aci*i!cat?on Fiiad: Patents Form No. 5 NEW ZEALAND PATENTS ACT 1953 COMPLETE SPECIFICATION "Novel a-(pyridyl-2-oxy-phenoxy)-propionic. acid derivatives, processes for producing them, and their use as herbicides and/or as regulators of plant growth" We,. CIBA—GEIGY AG, a Swiss Corporation, of Klybeckstrasse 141, 4002 Basle, Switzerland, hereby declare the invention, for which -I/we pray that a patent may be granted to we/us , and the method by which it is to be performed, to be particularly described in and by the following statement:- (followed by page I A ^ 198641 - lA- Case 5-13102/1+2 Novel a-(pyridyl-2-oxy-phenoxy)-propionic acid derivatives, processes for producing them, and their use as herbicides and/or as regulators of plant growth The invention relates to compounds of the formula I (I) wherein X is hydrogen, halogen or pseudo halogen, R^ is hydrogen or a C^-Cg-alkyl or phenyl group each of which is unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, hydroxyl or C-^-C^alkoxy, R_2 is a C^-Cg-alkyl, C2~Cg-alkenyl, C2-Cg-alkynyl or phenyl group, each of which is unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, hydroxyl or C-^-C^-alkoxy, or R^ and R2 together form a tetramethylene, pentamethylene or hexamethylene bridge, each of which is unsubstituted or substituted by C^-C^-alkyl, to_processes for producing the novel compounds, to compositions containing them as active ingredients, and to the use thereof as herbicides and/or as regulators of plant growth.
By alkyl or by alkyl moiety of another substituent are 1 98641 meant, depending on the given-number of carbon atoms, the following groups: methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl and hexyl, as well as isomers thereof, for example: iso-propyl, iso-butyl, sec-butyl, and so forth. Alkenyl is for example: propen-l-yl, allyl, buten-l-yl, buten-2-yl, buten-3-yl,°and the like. By alkynyl is meant especially propargyl. Here and in the following, halogen denotes: fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine, but preferably chlorine or bromine, particularly chlorine. And by pseudo-halogen groups are meant the cyano and thiocyano groups, in particular the cyano group.
The compounds of the formula I at room temperature are stable oils, resins or solids, which are characterised by very valuable herbicidal and plant-growth-regulating properties. They are preferably used therefore in the agricultural and allied fields for regulating plant growth in specific ways and/or for combating weeds.
Preferred groups of active substances of the formula I are formed by those compounds in which the substituent X is chlorine or bromine or also hydrogen, and and R2 have the meanings defined under the formula I.
Further preferred active substances of the formula I are those wherein R^ is hydrogen or C^-Cg-alkyl while is C,-C -alkyl, and X has the meanings defined under the 1 6 formula I.
Particularly preferred active' substances embraced by the formula I are those wherein X is chlorine, and R^ and R2 independently of one another are each C^-C^-alkyl.
The following individual compounds are especially preferred: a-[4-(3-chloro-5-trifluoromethyl-pyridyl-2-oxy)-phenoxy]-propionic acid acetoxime ester, 19864-1 a-[4-(3-chloro-5-trifluoramethyl-pyridyl-2-oxy)-phenoxy]-propionic acid methyl ethyl ketoxime ester, and a-[4- (3-chloro-5-tri£laoromethyl-pyridyl-2-oxy)-phenoxy]-propionic acid diethyl ketoxime ester.
The novel a-(pyridyl-2-oxy-phenoxy)-propionic acid derivatives of the formula I can be produced by the following methods known per se, whereby, in the formulae II to V, the substituents X, and have the meanings defined under the formula I, Hal and—Hfll '■ denotes a halogen atom, preferably chlorine or bromine, and M is hydrogen, or preferably an alkali metal cation or alkaline-earth metal cation, particularly a potassium or sodium cation.
One process for producing an active substance of the formula I comprises reacting a substituted acid halide of the formula II </x t cr3 o CF-S 0-. f O-CH-C^ (II) 3 W \„/ /\al with an oxime of the formula III HO-N-C^1 1 (III) • V A further procedure for producing a compound of the formula I consists in reacting a compound of the formula IV <*3-' °M <IV> •■if • with an a-halopropionic acid oxime ester of the formula V ch_ Hal -CH-COO-N=C 1 ' V (v) • n.z. patent orr'cg 16 JAN 1984 1 98641 Finally, a compound of the formula I is obtained by reacting a 2-halo-5-trifluoromethyl-pyridine of the formula VI In the above formulae, R^, R2 and X have the meanings defined under the formula I, Hal is a halogen atom, preferably chlorine or bromine, and M is hydrogen or an alkali metal cation or alkaline-earth metal cation.
These reactions are performed in an organic solvent inert to the reactants, advantageously in the presence of an acid-binding agent. Suitable acid-binding agents are organic and inorganic bases, for example tertiary amines, such as trialkylamine (trimethylamine, triethylamine, tripropylamine, and so forth), pyridine and pyridine bases (4-dimethylaminopyridine, 4-pyrrolidylaminopyridine, and the like), oxides and hydroxides, alcoholates, carbonates and hydrogen carbonates of alkali metals and alkaline-earth metals (KOH, NaOH, Na^CO^, and so forth), and also alkali salts of carboxylic acids (CH^COONa, and the like).
Formed hydrogen halide can in some cases be expelled from the reaction mixture by the passing through of inert gas, for example nitrogen, or can be adsorbed on a molecular sieve (pore size 3 A to 5 A) [1 k = 0.1 nm].
All the reactions are performed in the presence of solvents or diluents inert to the reactants. Suitable (VI) with the metal salt of a hydroquinone ether with a lactic acid oxime ester of the formula VII CH.
(VII) . 198641 in this respect are for example: aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons, such as benzene, toluene, xylenes, petroleum ether, cyclohexane and n-hexane; halogenated hydrocarbons, such as chlorobenzene, methylene chloride, ethylene chloride, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride or tetrachloro-ethylene; alcohols, especially aliphatic alcohols, such as methanol, ethanol, propanol and butanol; ethers and ethereal compounds, such as dialkyl ether (diethyl ether, diisopropyl ether, tert-butyl methyl ether, and so forth), anisole, dioxane or tetrahydrofuran; nitriles, such as acetonitrile, propionitrile, N,N-dialkylated amides, such as dimethylformamide; dimethyl sulfoxide; ketones, such as acetone, diethyl ketone or methyl ethyl ketone; and mixtures of solvents of this kind with one another. In some cases it is also possible for one of the reactants itself to act as solvent.
The reaction temperatures are usually between -5 and +200°C, preferably between 0 and 100°C; and the duration of the reaction is between a few minutes and several days, depending on the selected reaction temperature and the solvent. The reactions are performed as a rule under normal pressure or a slight excess pressure. The presence of a reaction catalyst, for example tetraalkylammonium chloride, potassium iodide and/or crown ether, can be of advantage.
The production process forms part of the invention.
The starting materials of the formulae II to VII are known, or can be produced by methods known per se.
Substituted acid halides of the formula II are obtainable for example by reaction of a compound of the formula VIII 9s3 •-O-CH-COOCH "3 (VIII) 198641 with a trifluoromethylpyridyl derivative IX CF3-( ).-CI (IX).
•■N There is firstly formed, with the splitting-off of HCl, an intermediate of the formula X _/* _ ch cf_-< >-0-< >-0-ch-c00ch, 3 \.S 3 (x), the ester group of which can be saponified in the customary manner, for example in aii alkaline medium, to an acid group, and subsequently converted, for example with a suitable halogenating agent, such as S0Cl2» into an acid halide of the formula II. The symbol X in the formulae IX and X has the meanings defined under the formula I.
Compounds of the formula X exhibit herbicidal activity.
Compound VIII is obtainable from hydroquinone and 2-chloropropionic acid methyl ester in the presence of a base.
Substituted trifluoromethylpyridyloxy-parahydroxyphenyl ethers of the formula IV can be produced according to the U.K. Patent Specification No. 1,550,574 and the U.K. Patent Specifications Nos. 2,009,14'4 and 1,561,616.
The compounds of the formula I always have an asymmetrical carbon atom C* in a position adjacent to the methyl group of the propionic acid radical. cf^—f ^—0—f 0-c- co-on-c^" ) N.Z. PATENT OFFICE 16 JAN 1984 RECESy~:; 3 \=/ , V' (I,)* H 198641 The active substances of the formula I normally occur on synthesis as racemic mixtures, and can be separated in the customary manner into their optical antipodes, for example by fractional crystallisation. Alternatively, the synthesis of an optically pure compound of the formula I is possible if, in producing the compound, an optically pure 2-halopropionic acid is used as starting material. The optical antipodes of I exhibit a varying biocidal activity, the D-form being herbicidally more effective.
Independently of the stated isomerism, unsymmetrically substituted (R^ + R£) active substances of the formula I can occur in the syn or anti form.
Provided that no specific synthesis for the isolation of the pure isomers is performed, a product of the formula I is always obtained as a mixture of these possible isomeric forms.
It is already known that specific oxime esters of carboxylic acids can be used as herbicides (cp. the published European Patent Specification No. 2,246 and N.Z. Patent Specification No. 189414 or U.S. Patent Specification No. 4,200,587). The herbicidal effectiveness is however not always satisfactory, particularly against weeds which are difficult to control.
It has now been found that the trifluoromethylated novel pyridyloxy derivatives of the formula I according to the present invention surprisingly exhibit a herbicidal activity better than that of the cited compounds, and can be used as herbicides for pre-emergence application and for post-emergence application.
The active substances of the formula I according to the invention and the herbicidal compositions containing them as active ingredients are particularly applicable for selectively combating weeds difficult to control in crops 198641 of cultivated plants, especially in crops of cultivated dicotyledonous plants, such as soya-bean, and in all crops of leguminosae, cotton, sugar beet, sunflower, rape and further varieties of Brassica. The novel active substances can also be used to control wild grasses in perennial crops, such as grape-vines, in orchards (apples, pears, peaches, apricots, and so forth), in citrus crops, as well as in plantations of rubber trees and oil palms. The compounds according to the invention are thus compatible with many cultivated plants, and are very effective against wild grasses.
Furthermore, specific active substances according to the invention also have, when applied in suitable amounts, favourable growth-regulating effects (growth inhibition). They inhibit in particular the growth of dicotyledonous plants. Examples of the profitable application of the compounds according to the invention are for example: the reduction of vegetative growth in the case of soya-bean plants and similar leguminosae, an effect which leads to an increase in the yields of these cultivated crops; the reduction of the undesirable growth of side shoots on tobacco plants, the leading shoots of which have been cut, an effect which promotes the formation of larger and better leaves; and the reduction of the growth of dicotyledonous plants, such as fruit trees, ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges, for the purpose of economising in the amount of cutting work.
The novel compounds of the present invention have negligible toxicity to warm-blooded animalsand application of the compounds presents no problems. The amount applied is in general between 0.005 and 5 kg of active substance per hectare, preferably between 0.05 and 2 kg of active substance per hectare. 198641 As constituents of herbicidal compositions, the active substances of the formula I have, even in low applied amounts, an excellent herbicidal action with a high level of selectivity in crops of useful plants, particularly dicotyledonous plants, such as cotton, rape, soya-bean and sugar beet.
The compositions containing active substances of the formula I can be applied either before emergence to the sown cultivated areas or, preferably, after emergence as contact herbicides on the emerged crops.
An excellent herbicidal action is thus obtained in soya-bean crops with pre-emergence application of compositions containing an active substance of the formula I.
The present invention relates therefore also to herbicidal and/or growth-regulating compositions containing as active substance a compound of the formula I, and to the production of these compositions, and to the use of the compositions or of the active substances for selectively combating weeds in crops of cultivated plants and/or for reducing vegetative plant growth.
The content of active substance in each commercial composition is between 0.1 and 95 per cent by weight, preferably between 1 and 80 per cent by weight. Applied concentrations can be diluted, depending on the problem presented, down to 0.001 per cent by weight.
The compositions according to the invention are produced in a manner known per se by the intimate mixing and grinding of active substances of the general formula I with suitable carriers and/or distributing agents, optionally with the addition of antifoaming, agents, wetting agents, dispersing agents and/or solvents, all inert to the active substances. The active substances can be obtained and used in the following forms: 198641 solid preparations: dusts, scattering agents, granules (coated granules, impregnated granules and homogeneous granules); water-dispersible concentrates of active substance: wettable powders, pastes, emulsions and emulsion concentrates; and liquid preparations: solutions.
The preferred form of preparation is the emulsion concentrate.
Other biocidal active substances or compositions can be added to the compositions according to the invention. For broadening their sphere of activity, the novel compositions can thus contain, besides the stated compounds of the general formula I, for example: insecticides, fungicides, bactericides, fungistatics, bacteriostatics or nematocides, or further herbicides.
The Examples which follow serve to further illustrate the invention without limiting its scope. Temperature values are given in degrees Centigrade, and percentages and parts are by weight. Except where otherwise stated, the racemic mixture is meant when reference is made to 'an active substance of the formula I1.
Production Examples Example 1: Production of /C1 ^3 ce-\ o-ch-coon=cT j ch3 a-[4-(3-Chloro-5-trifluoromethyl-pyridyl-2-oxy)-phenoxy]-propionic acid acetoxime ester a) Production of the intermediate: 198641 / ,ci ^ ^ 1 0-CH-C00CH3 q- [4- (3-Chloro-5-trifluoroiBethyl-pyridyl-2-oxy) -phenoxy ] -propionic acid methyl ester 53 g (0.27 mol) of a-(4-hydroxy-phenoxy)-propionic acid methyl ester and.47 g (0.34 mol) of potassium carbonate are stirred in 300 ml of ethyl methyl ketone for 1 hour at +40°C; there are subsequently added 2 g of benzyltriethylammonium chloride and 58.3 g (0.27 mol) of 2,3-dichloro-5-trifluoromethylpyridine, and the reaction mixture is refluxed for 10 hours. Salt which has formed is filtered off, and the filtrate is concentrated by evaporation. The yield is 85.5 g (85% of theory) of a-[4-(3-chloro-5-trifluoromethyl-pyridyl-2-oxy)-phenoxy]-propionic acid methyl ester. b) Production of a further intermediate: a-[4-(3-Chloro-5-trifluoromethyl-pyridyl-2-oxy)-phenoxy]-propionic acid 37.5 g of the ester produced according to a) are stirred in 120 ml of 2 N sodium hydroxide solution at +70°C for 2 hours. After cooling to room temperature, the mixture is acidified with concentrated hydrochloric acid and extracted with diethyl ether. The combined extracts are dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and the solvent is removed in vacuo to thus obtain 33 g (91.3% of theory) of q-[4-(3-chloro-5-trifluoromethyl-pyridyl-2-oxy)-phenoxy]-propionic acid, m.p. 104-106°C.
CH.
^ I ^ ^•-0-CH-C00H 198641 12 c) Production of the intermediate: \ / • a • •-O-CH-COCl a-[4-(3-Chloro-5-trifluoromethyl-pyridyl-2-oxy)-phenoxy1 -propionic acid chloride 18.1 g (0.05 mol) of the acid produced according to b) and 15 ml of thionyl chloride are stirred at +60°C for 5 hours. Unreacted thionyl chloride is removed in vacuo, and the residue is subsequently taken up in toluene and evaporated to dryness. The yield is 19.8 g of a-[4-(3-chloro-5-trifluoromethyl-pyridyl-2-oxy)-phenoxy]-propionic acid chloride in the form of yellow oil. d) Production of the final product: 11.8 g (0.03 mol) of the acid chloride produced according to c) are dissolved in 40 ml of toluene, and at 0°C is added dropwise a solution of 2.4 g (0.034 mol) of acetoxime and 4 g (0.04 mol) of triethylamine. The mixture is stirred for 2 hours at room temperature; the salt which has precipitated is filtered off, and the filtrate is concentrated by evaporation. The residue is taken up in ethyl acetate/hexane (1:1), and filtered through silica gel. The yield is 9.2 g (73% of theory) of a-[4-(3-chloro-5-trifluoromethyl-pyridyl-2-oxy)-phenoxy]-propionic acid acetoxime ester, melting point 59-62°C (compound No. 2).
The following compounds of the formula I can be produced in an analogous manner. 198641 Table 1: Compounds of the formula I Comp.No. x E2 1 ci h CI 2 ci cn -3 3 Br «3 0=3 4 ci h C2H5 CN ch3 ct3 6 ci C„H.
C„H_ 2 5 2 5 7 ci <*3 1 (n)C3H7 8 ci CH.
C„H_ 3 2 5 9 Br (i)C3H7 (i>c3s7 CN c^ (OCji. 11 ci h C6H5 12 ci h C6H4C1 (4) 13 ci (n)C3Hy (n)C H 14 ci CH % ci CH3 C6H4C1 (3) 16 Br CH3 C6a5 17 ci ch3 to)c4H9 18 ci ch3 -CH-CH-CH 19 ci ch3 -CH=C(CH )2 h h tert .C. H„ 21 h ch3 ch3 22 h chn c„h_ 3 2 5 23 h c-h_ c„h. 2 5 ' 2 5 24 ci ci ~(CH2)5~ 26 ci -(Ca2)6 27 h -(cVr t Physical constants m.p. 59-62°C n^5 x.5250 n^° 1.5220 nj 1.5620 n^° 1.5165 30 njj 1.5135 "85 °D 1.5320 1.5327 198641 Comp. No.
X *2 Physical constants — 28 F- <*3 ch3 29 F ca3 c2h5 F c2h5 c2h5 31 CI ch c(ch3)3 32 CI -3 ch2ch(ch3)2 -Formulation Examples Example 2: Emulsion concentrates The following substances are used to produce emulsion concentrates a), b) and c) having concentrations of active substance of 10%, 25% and 50%, respectively: a) b) c) active substance of the formula I % % 50% calcium dodecylbenzenesulfonate % 3% 4% castor oil polyethylene glycol ether (36 mols of ethylene oxide) % 7% - tributylphenoyL-polyethylene glycol ether (30 mols of ethylene oxide) — — 6% mineral oil having a high content of paraffin % — — cyclohexanone - - % xylene mixture 70% 65% % Emulsions of any required concentration can be produced from such concentrates by dilution" with water.
The novel 4-pyridyloxy-phenoxy-propionic acids and their derivatives of the formula I, as well as compositions containing them, have an excellent selective-herbicidal action against weeds in the various crops of cultivated plants. Some of these compounds likewise have an action 198641 regulating plant growth.
The novel active substances of the formula I are effective both with the pre-emergence and with the post-emergence forms of application, whereby the effect obtained with the pre-emergence application is excellent compared with that resulting from the use of many known phenoxy-phenoxy herbicides.
The novel active substances are preferably formulated for example as 50% and 25% emulsifiable concentrates and, diluted with water, applied to the crops after emergence, or directly to the soil or incorporated with it before emergence of the crops.
The following test methods serve to demonstrate the suitability of the novel active substances for use as herbicides (pre-emergence) and as growth inhibitors: Example 3 i Pre-emergence herbicidal action Immediately after sowing of the test plants in pots of 11 cm diameter in a greenhouse, the surface of the soil is treated with an aqueous suspension of the respective active substance, obtained from a 2570 emulsion concentrate. Two different concentration series are used, corresponding to 1 and 0.5 kg of active substance per hectare. The pots are left in the greenhouse at 22-25°C with 50-70% relative humidity, and the test is evaluated after 3 weeks, the results being assessed according to the following scale of ratings (9 ratings): 1 = plants have not germinated or have fully died off, 2-8 = intermediate stages of impairment of growth, 9 = plants unimpaired (as untreated control plants).
The test results are summarised in the Table which follows. 19864 T .Compound No. 2 a 21 22 applied amounts kg/hectare 1 0.5 1 0.5 1 0.5 1 0.5 -plant Avena fatua 2 2 1 2 7 9 3 9 Bromus tectorum 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 6 Xolium perenne 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 Alopecurus myosuroides 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 Digitaria sanguinalis 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 Echinochloa crus galli 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Sorghum halepense 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Rottboellia exaltata 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 soya bean 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 sugar, beet 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 cotton 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Example 4: Herbicidal action with application of the active substances after emergence of the plants (post-emergence) Various cultivated plants and weeds are grown from seeds in pots in a greenhouse until they have reached the 4- to 6-leaf stage. The plants are then sprayed with an aqueous active-substance emulsion, the amount corresponding to 0.25 kg per hectare. The plants are subsequently kept under optimum conditions with regard to light, watering, temperature (22-25°C) and relative humidity (50-70%). An evaluation of the test results is made 15 days after the treatment, the scale of ratings given in the foregoing being taken as a basis for assessment. The results are summarised in the following Table.

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19864 1 - 17 - Compound No. 2 8 21 2 plant Avena fatua 1 1 6 7 Bromus tectorum 2 2 3 4 Lolium perenne 1 1 3 3 Alopecurus myosuroides 1 1 4 2 Digitaria sanguinalis 1 1 2 1 Echinochlora crus galli 1 1 1 1 Sorghum halepense 1 1 1 1 Rottboellia exaltata 1 1 5 2 soya bean 9 9 9 9 sugar beet 7 8 9 9 cotton 9 9 9 9 Example 5: Increase la yield of soya beans Soya beans of the "Hark" variety are sown in a soil/peat/ sand mixture (6:3:1) in plastics containers in a controlled-atmosphere chamber. As a result of optimum choice of temperature, illumination, supply of fertiliser and watering, the plants are able to develop during about 5 weeks to the 5-6 trifoliate leaf-stage. The plants at this point of time are sprayed with the aqueous spray liquor of the active substance until they are fully wetted. The active-substance concentrations are 10, 50, 100 and 500 ppm of active substance. An evaluation is"made about 5 weeks after treatment. The compound No. 2 at concentrations of 50 and 500 ppm results in a slight reduction in the length of growth, whilst the pod setting increases by about 4-7% compared with that of control plants which have not been treated. 9864 - 18 - WHAT +/WE CLAIM IS> WHAT 13 CLAD1ED 10:
1. A compound of the formula I / C5* ^ /j\ /"% 1 3 y*! (I) ai~K ✓ "<**•( y-0-CH-COON-C } \-tr wherein X is hydrogen, halogen, cyano or thiocyano, R^ is hydrogen or a C^-Cg-alkyl or phenyl group each of which is unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, hydroxyl or C^-C^-alkoxy, R^ is a C^-C^-alkyl, C2~C^-alkenyl, C2"C6-alkynyl or phenyl group, each of which is unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, hydroxyl or C^-C^-alkoxy, or R^ and R2 together form a tetramethylene, pentamethylene or hexamethylene bridge, each of which is unsubstituted or substituted by C^-C^-alkyl.
2. A compound of the formula I according to Claim 1, wherein X is chlorine or bromine, and R^ and R2 have the meanings defined under the formula I.
3. A compound of the formula I according to Claim 1, wherein X is hydrogen, and R^ and R2 have the meanings defined under the formula I.
4. A compound of the formula I according to Claim 1, wherein X is chlorine, and R^ and R2 independently of one another are each C^-C3~alkyl.
5. a-[4-(3-Chloro-5-trifluoromethyl-pyridyl-2-oxy)-phenoxy]-propionic acid acetoxime ester, according to Claim 1. n.z. PATENT office 16 JAN 1984 RECEIVED 198641 - 19 -
6. a-[4-(3-Chloro-5-trifluoromethyl-pyridyl-2-oxy)-phenoxy]-propionic acid methyl ethyl ketoxime ester, according to Claim 1.
7. a-[4-(3-Chloro-5-trifluoromethyl-pyridyl-2-oxy)-phenoxy]-propionic adid diethyl ketoxime ester, according to Claim 1.
8. A process for producing a compound of the formula I, Claim 1, which process comprises reacting in an Inert organic solvent, optionally in the presence of an acid-binding agent, a substituted acid halide of the formula II cr wherein X has the meaning defined in Claim 1 and Hal is a halogen atom, with an oxime of the formula III \ ; (in) • 2 - ' wherein and have the meaning defined in Claim 1.
9. A process for producing a compound of the formula I, Claim 1, which process comprises reacting in an inert organic solvent, optionally in the presence of an acid-binding agent, a compound of the formula IV rv ^ \ 2~ /'~°M (IV), • mm wherein X has the meaning defined in Claim 1, and M is hydrogen or an alkali metal cation or alkaline-earth metal cation, with an a-halopropionic acid oxime ester of the formula V - 20 (V). wherein R^ and have the meanings defined in Claim 1 and Hal is a halogen atom.
10. A process for producing a compound of the formula I, Claim 1, which process comprises reacting in an inert organic solvent, optionally in the presence of an acid-binding agent, a compound of the formula VI wherein X has the meaning given in Claim 1, and Hal is a halogen atom, with the metal salt of a hydroquinorie ether with a.lactic acid oxime ester of the formula VII wherein and R£ have the meanings defined in Claim 1, and M is hydrogen or an alkali metal cation or alkaline-earth metal cation.
11. A process as claimed in any one of Claims 8 to 10, wherein, in the formulae II, V and VI, Hal is chlorine or bromine, and M in the formulae IV and VII is a sodium or potassium cation.
12. A process according to Claim 11, wherein the reaction is performed at temperatures of -5°C to +200°C. (VI) (VII)
13. A herbicidal and/or plant-growth-regulating 198641 - 21 - composition which contains, as active ingredient, a pyridyl-phenoxypropionic acid derivative of the formula I according to Claim 1.
14. A method of selectively combating weeds in crops of cultivated plants, which method comprises applying thereto or to the locus thereof a herbicidally effective amount of a pyridyloxy-phenoxy-alkanecarboxylic acid derivative of the formula I according to Claim 1, or of a composition containing it.
15. A method of selectively combating weeds in cultivated crops of soya-bean and sugar beet, which method comprises applying thereto or to the locus thereof a herbicidally effective amount of a pyridyloxy-phenoxy-propionic acid derivative of the formula I, Claim 1, or of a composition containing it.
16. A method of increasing the yields in cultivated crops of soya-bean, which method comprises applying thereto or to the locus thereof an effective amount of a pyridyl-oxy-phenoxy-propionic acid derivative of the formula I, Claim 1, or of a composition containing it.
17. A method of selectively combating weeds in crops of cultivated plants, which method comprises applying 0.005 to 5 kg of an active substance of the formula I, Claim 1, per hectare of the cultivated area.
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