The present invention provides oxopyrazine derivatives or the salts thereof having excellent herbicidal activity and showing high safety to the useful crops.The present invention is related to oxopyrazine derivatives represented by formula (I) or the salts thereof:{wherein, X1represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; X2represents CH or N(O)m; m represents an integer of 0 or 1 ; R1represents a hydrogen atom, C1~C12alkyl etc. ; R2represents a halogen atom, a cyano group etc.; R3represents a hydroxyl group, a halogen atom etc.; A1represents C(R4R5) ; A2represents C(R6R7) or C=O ; A3represents C(R8R9) ; R4to R9represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group}; and an herbicidal agent containing these compounds.本發明係提供具有優越除草活性,且對有用作物等呈現高安全性的側氧基吡衍生物或其鹽、及含有其之除草劑。本發明係關於通式[I]所示之側氧基吡衍生物或其鹽:{式中,X1表示氧原子或硫原子;X2表示CH或N(O)m;m表示0或1的整數;R1表示氫原子、C1~C12烷基等;R2表示鹵原子、氰基等;R3表示羥基、鹵原子等;A1表示C(R4R5);A2表示C(R6R7)或C=O;A3表示C(R8R9);R4至R9表示氫原子或烷基},以及含有該等化合物的除草劑。