Isoxazoline-substituted benzamides and analogues as insecticides

A compound of formula (I)

• wherein
• A1, A2, A3 and A4 are independently of one another C—H, C—R5, or nitrogen;
• R1 is hydrogen, C1-C8alkyl, C1-C8alkylcarbonyl-, C1-C8alkoxy, C1-C8alkoxy-C1-C8alkyl or C1-C8alkoxycarbonyl-;
• R2 is C1-C8alkyl, C1-C8alkyl substituted by one to three R6a, C1-C8haloalkyl, C1-C8haloalkyl substituted by one to three R6a, C3-C8cycloalkyl, C3-C8cycloalkyl substituted by one to three R6b, C3-C8cycloalkyl where one carbon atom is replaced by O, S, S(O) or SO2, C3-C8cycloalkyl-C1-C8alkyl, C3-C8cycloalkyl-C1-C8alkyl where one carbon atom in the cycloalkyl group is replaced by O, S, S(O) or SO2, C3-C8cycloalkyl-C1-C8haloalkyl, C2-C8alkenyl, C2-C8alkenyl substituted by one to three R6a, C2-C8haloalkenyl, C2-C8haloalkenyl substituted by one to three R6a, C2-C8alkynyl, C2-C8haloalkynyl, phenyl, phenyl substituted by one to three R7, phenyl-C1-C4alkyl, phenyl-C1-C4alkyl wherein the phenyl moiety is substituted by one to three R7, 5-6 membered heteroaryl, 5-6 membered heteroaryl substituted by one to three R7, 5-6 membered heteroaryl-C1-C4alkyl, 5-6 membered heteroaryl-C1-C4alkyl wherein the heteroaryl moiety is substituted by one to three R7, —N(R8)(R9), halogen or —OR10;
• R3 is C1-C8haloalkyl;
• R4 is aryl, aryl substituted by one to three R7, heteroaryl or heteroaryl substituted by one to three R7;
• R5 is independently halogen, cyano, nitro, C1-C8alkyl, C3-C8cycloalkyl, C1-C8haloalkyl, C2-C8alkenyl, C2-C8haloalkenyl, C2-C8alkynyl, C2-C8haloalkynyl, C1-C8alkoxy, C1-C8haloalkoxy, or C1-C8alkoxycarbonyl-, or two R5 on adjacent carbon atoms together form a —CH═CH—CH═CH— bridge or a —N═CH—CH═CH— bridge;
• R6a is independently cyano, nitro, amino, C1-C8alkylamino, N,N—C1-C8dialkylamino, hydroxy, C1-C8alkoxy, or C1-C8haloalkoxy;
• R6b is independently halogen, cyano, nitro, oxo, C1-C8alkyl, C1-C8haloalkyl, amino, C1-C8alkylamino, N,N—C1-C8dialkylamino, hydroxyl, C1-C8alkoxy, C1-C8haloalkoxy, phenyl, phenyl substituted by one to three R7, 5-6 membered heteroaryl, 5-6 membered heteroaryl substituted by one to three R7;
• R7 is independently halogen, cyano, nitro, C1-C8alkyl, C1-C8haloalkyl, C1-C8alkoxy, C1-C8haloalkoxy;
• R8 and R9 are independently hydrogen, cyano, cyano-C1-C8alkyl, C1-C8alkyl, C1-C8alkyl substituted by one to three R6a, C2-C8alkenyl, C2-C8alkenyl substituted by one to three R6a, C1-C8alkoxy, C1-C8haloalkoxy, C1-C8haloalkoxy substituted by one to three R6a, C1-C8alkoxy substituted by one to three R6a, C1-C8haloalkyl, C1-C8haloalkyl substituted by one to three R6a, C3-C8cycloalkyl, C3-C8cycloalkyl substituted by one to three R6b, C3-C8cycloalkyl where one carbon atom is replaced by O, S, S(O) or SO2, C3-C8cycloalkyl-C1-C8alkyl, C3-C8cycloalkyl-C1-C8alkyl where one carbon atom in the cycloalkyl group is replaced by O, S, S(O) or SO2, C3-C8cycloalkyl-C1-C8haloalkyl, C2-C8alkenyl, C2-C8alkenyl substituted by one to three R6a, C2-C8haloalkenyl, C2-C8haloalkenyl substituted by one to three R6a, C2-C8alkynyl, C2-C8haloalkynyl, phenyl, phenyl substituted by one to three R7, phenyl-C1-C4alkyl, phenyl-C1-C4alkyl wherein the phenyl moiety is substituted by one to three R7, 5-6 membered heteroaryl, 5-6 membered heteroaryl substituted by one to three R7, 5-6 membered heteroaryl-C1-C4alkyl, 5-6 membered heteroaryl-C1-C4alkyl wherein the heteroaryl moiety is substituted by one to three R7, —S(O)R10, —S(O)2R10, COR10, COOR10, or R8 and R9 together with the nitrogen atom can be linked through a C3-C8alkylene chain, a C3-C8alkylene chain substituted by one to three R6b or a C3-C8alkylene chain, where one carbon atom is replaced by O, S, S(O) or SO2;
• R10 is hydrogen, cyano-C1-C8alkyl, C1-C8alkyl, C1-C8alkyl substituted by one to three R6a, C1-C8haloalkyl, C1-C8haloalkyl substituted by one to three R6a, C3-C8cycloalkyl, C3-C8cycloalkyl substituted by one to three R6b, C3-C8cycloalkyl where one carbon atom is replaced by O, S, S(O) or SO2, C3-C8cycloalkyl-C1-C8alkyl, C3-C8cycloalkyl-C1-C8alkyl where one carbon atom in the cycloalkyl group is replaced by O, S, S(O) or SO2, C3-C8cycloalkyl-C1-C8haloalkyl, C2-C8alkenyl, C2-C8alkenyl substituted by one to three R6a, C2-C8haloalkenyl, C2-C8haloalkenyl substituted by one to three R6a, C2-C8alkynyl, C2-C8haloalkynyl, phenyl, phenyl substituted by one to three R7, phenyl-C1-C4alkyl, phenyl-C1-C4alkyl wherein the phenyl moiety is substituted by one to three R7, 5-6 membered heteroaryl, 5-6 membered heteroaryl substituted by one to three R7, 5-6 membered heteroaryl-C1-C4alkyl or 5-6 membered heteroaryl-C1-C4alkyl wherein the heteroaryl moiety is substituted by one to three R7;
• n is 1 or 2;
• or a tautomer, isomer, enantiomer, salt or N-oxide thereof.