- N-(ortho-substituted benzyl)-dinitro-trifluoromethyl-anilines as plant growth regulants
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N-(ortho-substituted benzyl)-dinitro-trifluoromethyl-anilines of the formula STR1 in which R is hydrogen, lower alkyl or allyl, One of X and Y is nitro and the other is trifluoromethyl, Q1 is halogen, lower alkyl or methoxy, and Q2 is hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl or methoxy, Are useful as herbicides and plant growth regulating agents, in particular as agents for controlling the growth of tobacco suckers. Particularly useful are those compounds in which R is ethyl, X is nitro, Y is trifluoromethyl, Q1 is fluorine or chlorine, and Q2 is hydrogen, methyl, fluorine or chlorine in the 6-position.
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