Sulfonylureas

1 . A compound of the formula (I) or salt thereof

in which

R is a hydrocarbon radical or hydrocarbonoxy radical which is unsubstituted or substituted and inclusive of substituents has 1 to 30 carbon atoms, or is a heterocyclyl radical or heterocyclyloxy radical which is unsubstituted or substituted,

or R is a radical OC(O)R 3 , S(O) n R 3 , OS(O) n R 3 , F, Br, I, OH, CN, NO 2 , NH 2 , SF 5 , NR 4 R 5 or Si(R 6 ) 3 , where n is 0, 1 or 2,

R 1 independently at each occurrence is halogen, OH, SH, a carbon-free, nitrogen-containing radical or a carbon-containing radical which has 1 to 30 carbon atoms,

p is 0, 1, 2 or 3,

R 2 is a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon radical which is unsubstituted or substituted and inclusive of substituents has 1 to 20 carbon atoms,

R 3 is a hydrocarbon radical or hydrocarbonoxy radical which is unsubstituted or substituted and inclusive of substituents has 1 to 30 carbon atoms, or is a heterocyclyl radical or heterocyclyloxy radical which is unsubstituted or substituted, or R 3 is a hydrogen atom, CN or NR 4 R 5 ,

R 4 is a group of the formula R 0 -Q 0 -, in which

R 0 is a hydrogen atom, an acyl radical, a hydrocarbon radical or a heterocyclyl radical, each of the last-mentioned two radicals being unsubstituted or substituted and inclusive of substituents having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, and

Q 0 is a direct bond or a divalent group of the formula —O— or —N(R # )—, R # being a hydrogen atom, an acyl radical or a hydrocarbon radical and the last-mentioned radical being unsubstituted or substituted and inclusive of substituents having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, or R 0 and R # form with one another a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring,

R 5 is a hydrogen atom, an acyl radical, a hydrocarbon radical or a heterocyclyl radical, each of the last-mentioned two radicals being unsubstituted or substituted and inclusive of substituents having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, or

R 4 and R 5 form with one another a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring,

R 6 is a hydrocarbon radical which is unsubstituted or substituted and inclusive of substituents has 1 to 30 carbon atoms, and

W is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom,

X and Y independently of one another are each a hydrogen atom, halogen, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy or (C 1 -C 6 )alkylthio, said (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy and (C 1 -C 6 )alkylthio being unsubstituted or substituted by one or more radicals selected from the group consisting of halogen, (C 1 -C 4 )alkoxy, (C 1 -C 4 )alkylthio, mono- or di[(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl]amino, (C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl, (C 2 -C 6 )alkynyl, (C 3 -C 6 )alkenyloxy and (C 3 -C 6 )alkynyloxy, and

V and Z independently of one another are each CH or N.

2 . A compound of the formula (I) or and/or salt thereof as claimed in claim 1 , in which

R is (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl, (C 2 -C 6 )alkynyl, (C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyl, (C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkenyl, (C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkynyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyloxy, (C 2 -C 6 )alkenyloxy, (C 2 -C 6 )alkynyloxy, (C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyloxy, phenyl, phenyloxy, F, Br, I, OH, CN, NO 2 , NH 2 , SF 5 , Si((C 1 -C 6 )alkyl) 3 , N((C 1 -C 6 )alkyl) 2 , NH(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, N((C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl) 2 , NH(C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl, N((C 2 -C 6 )alkynyl) 2 , NH(C 2 -C 6 )alkynyl, NH((C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyl) 2 , NH(C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyl, N(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl (C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyl, N(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl C(O)R 3 , NHC(O)R 3 , S(O) n (C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyl, S(O) n (C 1 -C 6 )alkenyl, S(O) n (C 1 -C 6 )alkynyl, OSO 2 (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, OSO 2 (C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyl, OSO 2 (C 1 -C 6 )alkenyl, OSO 2 (C 1 -C 6 )alkynyl, OS(O) n phenyl, OSO 2 N((C 1 -C 6 )alkyl) 2 , OSO 2 NH(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, OSO 2 N((C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyl) 2 , OSO 2 NH(C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyl, OSO 2 N((C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl) 2 , OSO 2 NH(C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl, OSO 2 N((C 2 -C 6 )alkynyl) 2 , OSO 2 NH(C 2 -C 6 )alkynyl, OC(O)R 3 or heterocyclyl, the stated radicals alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, cycloalkynyl, alkyloxy, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy, cycloalkoxy, phenyl, phenyloxy and heterocyclyl being unsubstituted or substituted,

R 1 is (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )haloalkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyloxy, (C 1 -C 6 )haloalkoxy or halogen,

p is 0, 1 or 2,

n is 0, 1 or 2,

R 2 is H or CH 3 ,

R 3 is H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl, (C 2 -C 6 )alkynyl, (C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyloxy, (C 2 -C 6 )alkenyloxy, (C 2 -C 6 )alkynyloxy, (C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyloxy, phenyl, heterocyclyl, CN, NH(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, N((C 1 -C 6 )alkyl) 2 , wherein said (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 alkenyl, (C 2 -C 6 )alkynyl, (C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyloxy, (C 2 -C 6 )alkenyloxy, (C 2 -C 6 )alkynyloxy, (C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyloxy, phenyl and heterocyclyl are unsubstituted or substituted,

W is an oxygen atom,

X and Y independently of one another are each (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkyloxy, each of the last-mentioned two radicals being unsubstituted or substituted by one or more halogen atoms, or are (C 1 -C 4 )alkylthio, halogen or NH(C 1 -C 4 )alkyl or N((C 1 -C 4 )alkyl) 2 , and

V and Z independently of one another are CH or N.

3 . A compound of the formula (I) or salt thereof as claimed in claim 1 , in which

R is (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, (C 2 -C 4 )alkenyl, (C 2 -C 4 )alkynyl, (C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkyloxy, (C 2 -C 4 )alkenyloxy, (C 2 -C 4 )alkynyloxy, (C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyloxy, phenyl, phenyloxy, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , NH 2 , N((C 1 -C 4 )alkyl) 2 , NH(C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, NH(C 2 -C 4 )alkenyl, NH(C 2 -C 4 )alkynyl, NH(C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyl, N(C 1 -C 4 )alkyl (C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyl, S(C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, S(C 2 -C 4 )alkenyl, S(C 2 -C 4 )alkynyl, S(C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyl, S(O)(C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, S(O)(C 1 -C 4 )alkenyl, S(O)(C 2 -C 4 )alkynyl, S(O)(C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyl, SO 2 (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, SO 2 (C 2 -C 4 )alkenyl, SO 2 (C 2 -C 4 )alkynyl, SO 2 (C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyl, SO 2 NH(C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, SO 2 N((C 1 -C 4 )alkyl) 2 , SO 2 NH(C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyl, OSO 2 (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, OSO 2 NH(C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, OSO 2 N((C 1 -C 4 )alkyl) 2 or NHC(O)R 3 , OC(O)R 3 , R 3 being H, (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, (C 2 -C 4 )alkenyl, (C 2 -C 4 )alkynyl, (C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkyloxy, (C 2 -C 4 )alkenyloxy, (C 2 -C 4 )alkynyloxy, (C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyloxy, (C 1 -C 4 )haloalkyl, NH(C 1 -C 4 )alkyl or N((C 1 -C 4 )alkyl) 2 , said (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, (C 2 -C 4 )alkenyl, (C 2 -C 4 )alkynyl, (C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkyloxy, (C 2 -C 4 )alkenyloxy, (C 2 -C 4 )alkynyloxy, (C 3 -C 6 )cycloalkyloxy, (C 1 -C 4 )haloalkyl, NH(C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, N((C 1 -C 4 )alkyl) 2 , phenyl and phenyloxy being unsubstituted or substituted,

R 1 is halogen, (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkyloxy, (C 1 -C 4 )haloalkyl or (C 1 -C 4 )haloalkyloxy,

p is 0 or 1, preferably 0,

R 2 is H or (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl,

W is an oxygen atom,

X and Y independently of one another are each (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 4 )haloalkyl, (C 1 -C 4 )alkyloxy, (C 1 -C 4 )haloalkyloxy, halogen, (C 1 -C 4 )alkylthio, NH(C 1 -C 4 )alkyl, N((C 1 -C 4 )alkyl) 2 , and

V is a nitrogen atom.

4 . A compound of the formula (I) or salt thereof as claimed in claim 1 , in which

R is CH 3 , CH 2 CH 3 , (CH 2 ) 2 CH 3 , CH(CH 3 ) 2 , C(CH 3 ) 3 , CH═CH 2 , C≡CH, CH 2 CH═CH 2 , CH 2 C≡CH, cyclopropyl, phenyl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , NH 2 , CH 2 OCH 3 , CF 3 , CHF 2 , NHCH 3 , N(CH 3 ) 2 , NH-cyclopropyl, N(CH 3 )-cyclopropyl, NHC(O)H, NHC(O)CH 3 , NHC(O)OCH 3 , OCH 3 , OCH 2 CH 3 , O(CH 2 ) 2 CH 3 , OCH(CH 3 ) 2 , O(CH 2 ) 3 CH 3 , OCH 2 CH(CH 3 ) 2 , OCH(CH 3 )CH 2 CH 3 , OC(CH 3 ) 3 , OCH═CH 2 , OC≡CH, OCH 2 CH═CH 2 , OCH 2 C≡CH, O-cyclopropyl, OCH 2 -cyclopropyl, O(CH 2 ) 2 Cl, O(CH 2 ) 3 Cl, OCH 2 OCH 3 , O-phenyl, OCH 2 phenyl, OCF 3 , OCHF 2 , OCH 2 F, OCH 2 CF 3 , OCH 2 CHF 2 , OCH(CH 3 )CF 3 , OCH 2 CF 2 CF 3 , SCH 3 , SCH 2 CH 3 , S(O)CH 3 , S(O)CH 2 CH 3 , SO 2 CH 3 , SO 2 CH 2 CH 3 , SO 2 NHCH 3 , SO 2 N(CH 3 ) 2 , SO 2 NHCF 3 , SO 2 NHCHF 2 , OSO 2 CH 3 , OSO 2 CF 3 , OSO 2 CHF 2 , OSO 2 N(CH 3 ) 2 , OSO 2 NHCF 3 , OSO 2 NHCHF 2 , OC(O)H, OC(O)CH 3 , OC(O)OCH 3 , OC(O)N(CH 3 ) 2 ,

p is 0,

R 2 is H,

W is oxygen,

X and Y independently of one another are each CH 3 , CH 2 CH 3 , CF 3 , CHF 2 , CH 2 CF 3 , CH 2 CHF 2 , OCH 3 , OCH 2 CH 3 , OCF 3 , OCHF 2 , OCH 2 CF 3 , OCH 2 CHF 2 , F, Cl, Br, I, SCH 3 , NHCH 3 , N(CH 3 ) 2 , preferably CH 3 , OCH 3 , OCH 2 CH 3 , Cl, N(CH 3 ) 2 , and

V is N.

5 . A process for preparing a compound of the formula (I) or salt thereof, as defined in claim 1 , comprising

a) reacting a compound of the formula (II)

with a heterocyclic (thio)carbamate of the formula (III)

in which R* is a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 20 hydrocarbon radical,

or

b) reacting a sulfonyl(thio)carbamate of the formula (IV),

in which R** is a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 20 hydrocarbon radical with an aminoheterocycle of the formula (V)

or

c) reacting a sulfonyliso(thio)cyanate of the formula (VI)

with an aminoheterocycle of the formula (V), or

d) reacting a sulfonamide of the formula (II) with an iso(thio)cyanate of the formula (VII)

in the presence of a base, or

e) first reacting an aminoheterocycle of the formula (V), under base catalysis, with a carbonic ester and reacting the resulting intermediate in a one-pot reaction with a sulfonamide of the formula (II) (see version a), or

f) reacting a sulfonyl halide of the formula (VIII),

where Hal is a halogen atom with a (thio)cyanate to give an iso(thio)cyanate of the formula (VI) or a solvated (stabilized) derivative thereof, and then reacting this product with an aminoheterocycle of the formula (V),

the radicals, groups, and indices R, R 1 , R 2 , V, W, X, Y, Z and p in the formulae (II) to (VIII) being defined as in formula (I) as set forth in claim 1 .

6 . An agrochemical composition comprising a) at least one compound of the formula (I) or salt thereof, as defined in claim 1 , and b) at least one crop protection auxiliary or additive.

7 . An agrochemical composition comprising a) at least one compound of the formula (I) or salt thereof, as defined in claim 1 , and b) one or more active agrochemical substances other than component a), and optionally c) at least one crop protection auxiliary or additive.

8 . A method of controlling unwanted plants, seed of the unwanted plants or of regulating growth of wanted plants, comprising applying an effective amount of at least one compound of the formula (I) or salt thereof, as defined in claim 1 , to at least one of the wanted or unwanted plants, the seed, or an area on which the plants are growing.

9 . (canceled)

10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein said wanted plants are crop plants.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein said crop plants are transgenic or nontransgenic crop plants.

12 . A compound of formula (II*) or salt thereof

wherein Z*=NH 2 , NH-tert-butyl, NH—C(O)OR**, NH—C(S)OR**, NCO, NCS or halogen and R, R 1 , p and R** are defined in claim 5 .

13 . The compound of the formula (II*) as defined in claim 12 , with the exception of compounds in which Z*=NH 2 , p=0 and R is a radical NH 2 , NH—CO—CO—O—C 2 H 5 , O(CH 2 ) 2 F, or O(CH 2 ) 3 F, or in which Z*=NH 2 or chlorine and R=iodine, or in which Z*=Cl, I=0 and R=CF 3 .

14 . A compound of formula I:

wherein R is selected from the group consisting of N(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl S(O) n R 3 , NHS(O) n R 3 , S(O) n NHR 3 and S(O) n N(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl R 3 , wherein V, W, X, Y, Z, R 2 , R 3 , n and p are defined as in claim 1 .

15 . A compound of claim 14 , selected from the group consisting of NHSO 2 R 3 , NHSO 2 CH 3 , NHSO 2 CF 3 , and NHSO 2 CHF 2 .