2-(2-imidazolin-2-yl)-pyridines and quinolines and use of said compounds as herbicidal agents

DETAILED DESCRIPTION I claim: 1.
A compound having the structure: ##STR279## wherein R.
sub.
1 is C.
sub.
1 -C.
sub.
4 alkyl; R.
sub.
2 is C.
sub.
1 -C.
sub.
4 alkyl or C.
sub.
3 -C.
sub.
6 cycloalkyl; and when R.
sub.
1 and R.
sub.
2 are taken together with the carbon to which they are attached they may represent C.
sub.
3 -C.
sub.
6 cycloalkyl optionally substituted with methyl; A is COOR.
sub.
3, CONHR.
sub.
6, CHO, CH.
sub.
2 CH, COCH.
sub.
3, COC.
sub.
6 H.
sub.
5, CN, CH.
sub.
3, CN.
dbd.
NOH, CH.
sub.
2 COOH, CONHOH, CH.
sub.
2 CH.
sub.
2 COOH, CHR.
sub.
8 OH, ##STR280## R.
sub.
3 is hydrogen, ##STR281## C.
sub.
1 -C.
sub.
12 alkyl optionally substituted with one of the following groups: C.
sub.
1 -C.
sub.
3 alkoxy, halogen, hydroxyl, C.
sub.
3 -C.
sub.
6 cycloalkyl, benzyloxy, furyl, phenyl, halophenyl, loweralkylphenyl, loweralkoxyphenyl, nitrophenyl, carboxyl, loweralkoxycarbonyl, cyano or triloweralkylammonium halide; C.
sub.
3 -C.
sub.
12 alkenyl optionally substituted with one of the following groups: C.
sub.
1 -C.
sub.
3 alkoxy, phenyl, halogen or loweralkoxycarbonyl or with two C.
sub.
1 -C.
sub.
3 alkoxy groups or two halogen groups; C.
sub.
3 -C.
sub.
6 cycloalkyl optionally substituted with one or two C.
sub.
1 -C.
sub.
3 alkyl groups; C.
sub.
3 -C.
sub.
6 alkynyl; or, A cation; R.
sub.
6 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, C.
sub.
3 -alkenyl, C.
sub.
3 -alkynyl or C.
sub.
1 -C.
sub.
4 alkyl optionally substituted with one hydroxyl or one chlorine group; B is H, COR.
sub.
4 or SO.
sub.
2 R.
sub.
5, provided that when B is COR.
sub.
4 or SO.
sub.
2 R.
sub.
5, A is CH.
sub.
3, CN, or COOR.
sub.
3 in which R.
sub.
3 is other than H or a cation; W is O; and Y and Z are not alkylamino, hydroxyl, or hydroxylower alkyl; R.
sub.
4 is C.
sub.
1 -C.
sub.
11 alkyl, chloromethyl or phenyl optionally, substituted with one chloro, one nitro or one methoxy group; R.
sub.
5 is C.
sub.
1 -C.
sub.
4 alkyl or phenyl optionally substituted with one methyl group; W is O or S; R.
sub.
8 is C.
sub.
1 -C.
sub.
4 -alkyl or phenyl; X is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl or methyl, with the proviso that when Y and Z are taken together to form a ring and YZ is represented by the structure: --(CH