ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS 93.¹ PREPARATION, PROPERTIES AND HERBICIDAL ACTIVITY OF 2-SUBSTITUTED 5-PHENOXY- AND 5-PYRIDY LOXY-PHENYLAMINOALKYLPHOSPHONIC-AND-PHOSPHINIC ACILAS WELL AS-PHOSPHINE OXIDE DERIVATIVES*

Abstract

Interaction of 4-phenoxy and 4-pyridyloxy substituted 1.2-dinitrobenzenes and aminoalkylphosphonates,-phosphinates, and -phosphine oxides produces mainly 5-phenoxy- and 5-pyridyloxy substituted 2-nitrophenylaminoalkyIphosphonates. -phosphinates and -phosphine oxides (Table I to IV and Figure 1 to 5). some of which show high herbicidal and plant growth regulating activity. The herbicidal activity increases from pyridyloxy-phenylaminoalkylphosphonates to phenoxy-phenylaminoalkyl-phosphonates, -phosphinates, -phosphine oxides. Of all the compounds tested the phosphine oxide 4a was at all concentrations the most active compound.

Key Words:

• 5-Phenoxy- and 5-pyridyloxy-2-nitrophenylaminoalkylphosphonates, -phosphinates. and -phosphine oxides
• NMR-spectra
• PGR and herbicidal activity