A study of the phytotoxicity of N-substituted 2-chloroacetamides has shown that many of them possess outstanding effectiveness and selectivity for the control of annual grasses.'The synthesis of those 2-chloroacetamides and intermediates which were prepared during the course of this study but not previously reported is presented here. The 2-chloroacetamides listed in Table I were prepared from the appropriate amine and chloroacetyl chloride by ...
