N-SUBSTITUTED OXOBENZOTHIAZOLINE DERIVATIVES AND THEIR USE AS PLANT GROWTH REGULANTS

摘要

The present invention relates to compounds of the formula wherein X, Y and W represent independently oxygen or sulfur; T represents lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halo, CF3 or NO2; m is an integer of from 0 to 2; n is an integer of from 1 to 3; and R is selected from the group consisting of morpholino, pyrrolidyl, pyrrolidyl substituted by from 1 to 2 lower alkyl or lower alkoxy moieties and where a is an integer of from 5 to 8 inclusive; R1 represents lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, benzyl, phenyl or phenyl substituted by from 1 to 3 lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, lower alkenyl, CF3 or NO2 moieties; R2 represents hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkenyl moieties, with the proviso that when X is oxygen, R1 and R2 cannot equal methyl. The invention also relates to the use of said compounds in a method of regulating leguminous plant growth as well as to plant growth regulant compositions.