Substituted cyano cycloalkyl penta-2,4-dienes, cyano cycloalkyl pent-2-en-4-ynes, cyano heterocyclyl penta-2,4-dienes and cyano heterocyclyl pent-2-en-4-ynes as active substances against abiotic plant stress

A cyanocycloalkylpenta-2,4-diene, cyanocycloalkylpent-2-en-4-yne, cyanoheterocyclylpenta-2,4-diene or cyanoheterocyclylpent-2-en-4-yne of formula (I) or salts thereof

• where
• [X-Y] represents the moieties
• Q represents the moieties
• where R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10 and R11 are each as defined below and where the arrow represents a bond to the respective [X-Y] moiety;
• R1 is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkynylalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, haloalkenyl, haloalkoxyalkyl, alkylthioalkyl, arylalkyl, heterocyclylalkyl, halocycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, alkoxyalkoxyalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, cycloalkenylalkyl, haloalkynyl, alkylsulphinylalkyl, alkylsulphonylalkyl, halocycloalkylalkyl, cycloalkylsulphinylalkyl, cycloalkylsulphonylalkyl, arylsulphinylalkyl, arylsulphonylalkyl, arylthioalkyl, cycloalkylthioalkyl, alkoxyhaloalkyl, or haloalkoxyhaloalkyl,
• R2 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxyalkoxyalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, heteroarylcarbonyl, cycloalkylcarbonyl, alkenylcarbonyl, heterocyclylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkenyloxycarbonyl, aryloxyalkyl, arylalkoxycarbonyl, cycloalkoxycarbonyl, cycloalkylalkoxycarbonyl, arylalkoxyalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxyalkoxyalkyl, alkylthioalkyl, trialkylsilyl, alkyl(bisalkyl)silyl, alkyl(bisaryl)silyl, aryl(bisalkyl)silyl, cycloalkyl(bisalkyl)silyl, halo(bisalkyl)silyl, trialkylsilylalkoxyalkyl, trialkylsilylalkyl, alkynyloxycarbonyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, aminocarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, bisalkylaminocarbonyl, cycloalkylaminocarbonyl, alkylsulphonyl, haloalkylsulphonyl, arylsulphonyl, heteroarylsulphonyl, or cycloalkylsulphonyl,
• A1, A2, V, W are each independently a CR3R4 group, oxygen or sulphur, where not more than 2 oxygen or 2 sulphur atoms are present in the ring formed by the A1, A2, V, W groups and the carbon atom to which they are bonded, and where the oxygen and sulphur atoms are not adjacent to one another,
• m is 0, 1, or 2,
• n is 0, 1, or 2,
• R3 and R4 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl, halogen, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, aryl, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, alkylthio, haloalkyl, haloalkyloxy, haloalkylthio, alkoxyalkyl, alkylthioalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclylalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, cycloalkenyl, alkynyl, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, haloalkynyl, alkylsulphinyl, alkylsulphonyl, cycloalkylsulphinyl, cycloalkylsulphonyl, arylsulphinyl, arylsulphonyl, alkoxyhaloalkyl, or haloalkoxyhaloalkyl, or
• R3 and R4 together with the atom to which they are bonded form a fully saturated 3- to 6-membered ring optionally interrupted by heteroatoms and optionally having further substitution,
• R5 and R6 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, or cycloalkylalkyl,
• R7 is hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, haloalkoxy, haloalkoxyalkyl, haloalkoxyhaloalkyl, alkoxyhaloalkyl, alkynyloxyhaloalkyl, alkenyloxyhaloalkyl, alkylthio, haloalkylthio, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, alkoxy, hydroxyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, arylcarbonyloxy, cycloalkylcarbonyloxy, trisalkylsilyloxy, bisalkyl(alkyl)silyloxy, alkyl(bisaryl)silyloxy, aryl(bisalkyl)silyloxy, cycloalkyl(bisalkyl)silyloxy, halo(bisalkyl)silyloxy, trialkylsilylalkoxyalkyloxy, trialkylsilylalkyloxy, alkylsulphinyl, alkylsulphonyl, cycloalkylsulphinyl, cycloalkylsulphonyl, arylsulphinyl, arylsulphonyl, cycloalkyl, or cycloalkylalkyl, or
• R6 and R7 together with the atoms to which they are bonded form a fully saturated 3- to 6-membered ring optionally interrupted by heteroatoms and optionally having further substitution,
• R8 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, bisarylalkyl, trisarylalkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenylalkyl, alkynylalkyl, trialkylsilylalkoxyalkyl, alkoxyalkoxyalkyl, alkylthioalkyl, haloalkyl, arylsulphonylalkyl, trialkylsilyl, alkyl(bisaryl)silyl, alkyl(bisalkyl)silyl, bisalkylaminoalkyl, heterocyclylalkyl, alkynyl, cyanoalkyl, heterocyclyl, or cycloalkenyl,
• R9 is hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, halogen, alkynylalkyl, haloalkyl, alkynyl, alkenyl, cyanoalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, alkylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkenyloxycarbonyl, alkenylalkyloxycarbonyl, arylalkyloxycarbonyl, cycloalkoxycarbonyl, cycloalkylalkoxycarbonyl, alkylsulphonyl, arylsulphonyl, cycloalkylsulphonyl, alkylsulphinyl, arylsulphinyl, cycloalkylsulphinyl, alkoxycarbonylalkyl, hydroxycarbonylalkyl, arylalkoxycarbonylalkyl, cycloalkylalkoxycarbonylalkyl, alkoxycarbonylcycloalkyl, hydroxycarbonylcycloalkyl, arylalkoxycarbonylcycloalkyl, alkenyloxycarbonylcycloalkyl, aminocarbonylcycloalkyl, alkylaminocarbonylcycloalkyl, cycloalkylaminocarbonylcycloalkyl, alkoxycarbonylcycloalkenyl, hydroxycarbonylcycloalkenyl, bisalkylaminoalkyl, hydroxycarbonylheterocyclyl, alkoxycarbonylheterocyclyl, alkenyloxycarbonylheterocyclyl, alkenylalkoxycarbonylheterocyclyl, arylalkoxycarbonylheterocyclyl, cycloalkoxycarbonylheterocyclyl, cycloalkylalkoxycarbonylheterocyclyl, aminocarbonylheterocyclyl, alkylaminocarbonylheterocyclyl, bisalkylaminocarbonylheterocyclyl, cycloalkylaminocarbonylheterocyclyl, arylalkylaminocarbonylheterocyclyl, alkenylaminocarbonylheterocyclyl, hydroxycarbonylheterocyclylalkyl, alkoxycarbonylheterocyclylalkyl, hydroxycarbonylcycloalkylalkyl, alkoxycarbonylcycloalkylalkyl, hydroxyl, alkoxy, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, aryl, cycloalkenyl, or cycloalkenylalkyl,
• R10 is hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, halogen, haloalkyl, alkynyl, alkenyl, cyanoalkyl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, alkylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylsulphonyl, arylsulphonyl, cycloalkylsulphonyl, alkylsulphinyl, arylsulphinyl, cycloalkylsulphinyl, or alkoxycarbonylalkyl
• or
• R9 and R10 with the nitrogen to which they are attached form an optionally halogen-, alkyl-, haloalkyl-, alkoxy-, alkoxycarbonyl-, cycloalkoxycarbonyl-, cycloalkylalkoxycarbonyl-, alkenyloxycarbonyl-, hydroxycarbonyl-, aminocarbonyl-, alkylaminocarbonyl-, cycloalkylaminocarbonyl-, or arylalkylaminocarbonyl-substituted three- to eight-membered ring which is optionally interrupted by O, S or N
• or
• R9 and R10 together are part of an optionally substituted sulphilimine or amidine group or form an iminophosphorane and
• R11 is hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, or alkylthioalkyl.