摘要 |
N-Substituted benzothiazolines have been found to be effective herbicides and plant growth regulants. Said benzothiazolines are substituted with thiol esters and are compounds characterized in that they have the formula …<CHEM>… wherein R is selected from alkyl having from one to five carbon atoms; alkenyl having from one to five carbon atoms; hydroxyalkyl having from one to five carbon atoms; haloalkyl having from one to five carbon atoms; haloalkenyl having from one to five carbon atoms; benzyl, quinolyl, and …<CHEM>… wherein R1 and R2 are independently selected from hydrogen and halo; R3 is selected from hydrogen, halo, amino, nitro, trifuloromethyl, alkyl having from one to five carbon atoms, alkoxy having from one to five carbon atoms, phthalimido and COOR4; wherein R4 is hydrogen or alkyl having from one to five carbon atoms; X is halo, and n is zero or one. |