2-[3-(alkylsulfonyl)-2H-indazol-2-yl]-3H-imidazo[4,5-B]pyridine derivatives and similar compounds as pesticides

A compound of formula (Ia) or (Ib)

• where represent single bonds or double bonds,
• in which,
• if represent exclusively double bonds and hence Aa to Ad together with the carbon atoms adjacent to Aa and Ad in each case form an aromatic ring,
• Aa is nitrogen or C(R10),
• Ab is nitrogen or C(R11),
• Ac is nitrogen or C(R12), and
• Ad is nitrogen or C(R13),
• where not more than two of Aa, Ab, Ac and Ad are nitrogen,
• or, if represent exclusively single bonds,
• Aa is C(R10)(R14),
• Ab is C(R11)(R15),
• Ac is C(R12)(R16) and
• Ad is C(R13)(R17),
• R1 is (C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)haloalkyl, (C1-C6)cyanoalkyl, (C1-C6)hydroxyalkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)haloalkoxy-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C2-C6)alkenyl, (C2-C6)alkenyloxy-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C2-C6)haloalkenyloxy-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C2-C6)haloalkenyl, (C2-C6)cyanoalkenyl, (C2-C6)alkynyl, (C2-C6)alkynyloxy-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C2-C6)haloalkynyloxy-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C2-C6)haloalkynyl, (C2-C6)cyanoalkynyl, (C3-C8)cycloalkyl, (C3-C8)cycloalkyl-(C3-C8)cycloalkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl-(C3-C8)cycloalkyl, halo(C3-C8)cycloalkyl, amino, (C1-C6)alkylamino, di(C1-C6)alkylamino, (C3-C8)cycloalkylamino, (C1-C6)alkylcarbonylamino, (C1-C6)alkylthio-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)haloalkylthio-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfinyl-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)haloalkylsulfinyl-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfonyl-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)haloalkylsulfonyl-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy-(C1-C6)alkylthio-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy-(C1-C6)alkylsulfinyl-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy-(C1-C6)alkylsulfonyl-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylcarbonyl-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)haloalkylcarbonyl-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxycarbonyl-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)haloalkoxycarbonyl-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl sulfonylamino, aminosulfonyl-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylaminosulfonyl-(C1-C6)alkyl, di(C1-C6)alkylaminosulfonyl-(C1-C6)alkyl,
• or is in each case singly or multiply, identically or differently aryl-, hetaryl- or heterocyclyl-substituted (C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy, (C2-C6)alkenyl, (C2-C6)alkynyl, (C3-C8)cycloalkyl, where aryl, hetaryl or heterocyclyl may each optionally be mono- or polysubstituted identically or differently by halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxyl, amino, carboxyl, carbamoyl, aminosulfonyl, (C1-C6)alkyl, (C3-C6)cycloalkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy, (C1-C6)haloalkyl, (C1-C6)haloalkoxy, (C1-C6)alkylthio, (C1-C6)alkylsulfinyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfonyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfimino, (C1-C6)alkylsulfimino-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfimino-(C2-C6)alkylcarbonyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfoximino, (C1-C6)alkylsulfoximino-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfoximino-(C2-C6)alkylcarbonyl, (C1-C6)alkoxycarbonyl, (C1-C6)alkylcarbonyl, (C3-C6)trialkylsilyl or benzyl, or
• R1 is aryl, hetaryl or heterocyclyl, each optionally mono- or polysubstituted identically or differently by halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxyl, amino, carboxyl, carbamoyl, (C1-C6)alkyl, (C3-C8)cycloalkyl, (C1-C6)-alkoxy, (C1-C6)haloalkyl, (C1-C6)haloalkoxy, (C1-C6)alkylthio, (C1-C6)alkylsulfinyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfonyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfimino, (C1-C6)alkylsulfimino-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfimino-(C2-C6)alkylcarbonyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfoximino, (C1-C6)alkylsulfoximino-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfoximino-(C2-C6)alkylcarbonyl, (C1-C6)alkoxycarbonyl, (C1-C6)alkylcarbonyl, (C3-C6)trialkylsilyl, (═O) (in the case of heterocyclyl only) or (═O)2 (in the case of heterocyclyl only),
• R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16, R17 are independently hydrogen, cyano, halogen, nitro, hydroxyl, amino, tri(C1-C6)alkylsilyl, (C3-C8)cycloalkyl, (C3-C8)cycloalkyl-(C3-C8)cycloalkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl-(C3-C8)cycloalkyl, halo(C3-C8)cycloalkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)haloalkyl, (C1-C6)cyanoalkyl, (C1-C6)hydroxyalkyl, hydroxycarbonyl-(C1-C6)-alkoxy, (C1-C6)alkoxycarbonyl-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C2-C6)alkenyl, (C2-C6)haloalkenyl, (C2-C6)cyanoalkenyl, (C2-C6)alkynyl, (C2-C6)haloalkynyl, (C2-C6)cyanoalkynyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy, (C1-C6)haloalkoxy, (C1-C6)cyanoalkoxy, (C1-C6)alkoxycarbonyl-(C1-C6)alkoxy, (C1-C6)alkoxy-(C1-C6)alkoxy, (C1-C6)alkylhydroxyimino, (C1-C6)alkoxyimino, (C1-C6)alkyl-(C1-C6)alkoxyimino, (C1-C6)haloalkyl-(C1-C6)alkoxyimino, (C1-C6)alkylthio, (C1-C6)haloalkylthio, (C1-C6)alkoxy-(C1-C6)alkylthio, (C1-C6)alkylthio-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfinyl, (C1-C6)haloalkylsulfinyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy-(C1-C6)alkylsulfinyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfinyl-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfonyl, (C1-C6)haloalkylsulfonyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy-(C1-C6)alkylsulfonyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfonyl-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfonyloxy, (C1-C6)alkylcarbonyl, (C1-C6)alkylthiocarbonyl, (C1-C6)haloalkylcarbonyl, (C1-C6)alkylcarbonyloxy, (C1-C6)alkoxycarbonyl, (C1-C6)haloalkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, (C1-C6)alkylaminocarbonyl, (C1-C6)alkylaminothiocarbonyl, di(C1-C6)alkylaminocarbonyl, di(C1-C6)alkylaminothiocarbonyl, (C2-C6)alkenylaminocarbonyl, di(C2-C6)alkenylaminocarbonyl, (C3-C8)cycloalkylaminocarbonyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfonylamino, (C1-C6)alkylamino, di(C1-C6)alkylamino, aminosulfonyl, (C1-C6)alkylaminosulfonyl, di(C1-C6)alkylaminosulfonyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfoximino, aminothiocarbonyl, (C1-C6)alkylaminothiocarbonyl, di(C1-C6)alkylaminothiocarbonyl, (C3-C8)cycloalkylamino, (C1-C6)alkylcarbamoyl (including —NHCOO(C1-C6)alkyl, —N(C1-C6)alkylCOO(C1-C6)alkyl, —OCONH(C1-C6)alkyl or —OCON(C1-C6)dialkyl), (C1-C6)alkylcarbonylamino ((C1-C6)alkylCONH), (C1-C6)alkylurea (including —NHCONH(C1-C6)alkyl, and —NHCON(C1-C6)dialkyl) or
• is in each case optionally singly or multiply, identically or differently substituted aryl or hetaryl, where (in the case of hetaryl) at least one carbonyl group may optionally be present and where possible substituents in each case are as follows:
• cyano, carboxyl, halogen, nitro, hydroxyl, amino, tri-(C1-C6)alkylsilyl, (C3-C8)cycloalkyl, (C3-C8)cycloalkyl-(C3-C8)cycloalkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl-(C3-C8)cycloalkyl, halo(C3-C8)cycloalkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)haloalkyl, (C1-C6)cyanoalkyl, (C1-C6)hydroxyalkyl, hydroxycarbonyl-(C1-C6)-alkoxy, (C1-C6)alkoxycarbonyl-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C2-C6)alkenyl, (C2-C6)haloalkenyl, (C2-C6)cyanoalkenyl, (C2-C6)alkynyl, (C2-C6)haloalkynyl, (C2-C6)cyanoalkynyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy, (C1-C6)haloalkoxy, (C1-C6)cyanoalkoxy, (C1-C6)alkoxycarbonyl-(C1-C6)alkoxy, (C1-C6)alkoxy-(C1-C6)alkoxy, (C1-C6)alkylhydroxyimino, (C1-C6)alkoxyimino, (C1-C6)alkyl-(C1-C6)alkoxyimino, (C1-C6)haloalkyl-(C1-C6)alkoxyimino, (C1-C6)alkylthio, (C1-C6)haloalkylthio, (C1-C6)alkoxy-(C1-C6)alkylthio, (C1-C6)alkylthio-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfinyl, (C1-C6)haloalkylsulfinyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy-(C1-C6)alkylsulfinyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfinyl-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfonyl, (C1-C6)haloalkylsulfonyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy-(C1-C6)alkylsulfonyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfonyl-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfonyloxy, (C1-C6)alkylcarbonyl, (C1-C6)haloalkylcarbonyl, (C1-C6)alkylcarbonyloxy, (C1-C6)alkoxycarbonyl, (C1-C6)haloalkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, (C1-C6)alkylaminocarbonyl, di(C1-C6)alkylaminocarbonyl, (C2-C6)alkenylaminocarbonyl, di(C2-C6)-alkenylaminocarbonyl, (C3-C8)cycloalkylaminocarbonyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfonylamino, (C1-C6)alkylamino, di(C1-C6)alkylamino, aminosulfonyl, (C1-C6)alkylaminosulfonyl, di(C1-C6)alkylaminosulfonyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfoximino, aminothiocarbonyl, (C1-C6)alkylaminothiocarbonyl, di(C1-C6)alkylaminothiocarbonyl, (C3-C8)cycloalkylamino or (C1-C6)alkylcarbonylamino,
• where only one or two of the R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16 and R17 radicals are a substituent other than hydrogen,
• and, if any of R10 and R14, R11 and R15, R12 and R16 or R13 and R17 are both not hydrogen, R14, R15, R16 and R17 are each independently only cyano, halogen, (C3-C8)cycloalkyl, (C3-C8)cycloalkyl-(C3-C8)cycloalkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl-(C3-C8)cycloalkyl, halo(C3-C8)cycloalkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)haloalkyl or (C1-C6)cyanoalkyl,
• Q is a partly saturated or saturated heterocyclic or heteroaromatic 8-, 9-, 11- or 12-membered fused bicyclic or tricyclic ring system, where at least one carbonyl group may optionally be present and where the ring system may optionally be mono- or polysubstituted identically or differently, and where the substituents may independently be selected from cyano, halogen, nitro, hydroxyl, amino, tri(C1-C6)alkylsilyl, (C3-C8)cycloalkyl, (C3-C8)cycloalkyl-(C3-C8)cycloalkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl-(C3-C8)cycloalkyl, halo(C3-C8)cycloalkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl, C1-C6)haloalkyl, (C1-C6)cyanoalkyl, (C1-C6)hydroxyalkyl, hydroxycarbonyl-(C1-C6)-alkoxy, (C1-C6)alkoxycarbonyl-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C2-C6)alkenyl, (C2-C6)haloalkenyl, (C2-C6)cyanoalkenyl, (C2-C6)alkynyl, (C2-C6)alkynyloxy-(C1-C4)alkyl, (C2-C6)haloalkynyl, (C2-C6)cyanoalkynyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy, (C1-C6)haloalkoxy, (C1-C6)haloalkoxy-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C2-C6)alkenyloxy-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C2-C6)haloalkenyloxy-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)cyanoalkoxy, (C1-C6)alkoxycarbonyl-(C1-C6)alkoxy, (C1-C6)alkoxy-(C1-C6)alkoxy, (C1-C6)alkylhydroxyimino, (C1-C6)alkoxyimino, (C1-C6)alkyl-(C1-C6)alkoxyimino, (C1-C6)haloalkyl-(C1-C6)alkoxyimino, (C1-C6)alkylthio, (C1-C6)haloalkylthio, (C1-C6)alkoxy-(C1-C6)alkylthio, (C1-C6)alkylthio-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl sulfinyl, (C1-C6)haloalkyl sulfinyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy-(C1-C6)alkylsulfinyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfinyl-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl sulfonyl, (C1-C6)haloalkyl sulfonyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy-(C1-C6)alkylsulfonyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfonyl-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfonyloxy, (C1-C6)alkylcarbonyl, (C1-C6)alkylcarbonyl-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylthiocarbonyl, (C1-C6)haloalkylcarbonyl, (C1-C6)alkylcarbonyloxy, (C1-C6)alkoxycarbonyl, (C1-C6)haloalkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, (C1-C6)alkylaminocarbonyl, (C1-C6)alkylaminothiocarbonyl, di(C1-C6)alkylaminocarbonyl, di(C1-C6)alkylaminothiocarbonyl, (C2-C6)alkenylaminocarbonyl, di(C2-C6)alkenylaminocarbonyl, (C3-C8)cycloalkylaminocarbonyl, (C1-C6)alkyl sulfonylamino, (C1-C6)alkylamino, di(C1-C6)alkylamino, aminosulfonyl, (C1-C6)alkylaminosulfonyl, di(C1-C6)alkylaminosulfonyl, (C1-C6)alkyl sulfoximino, aminothiocarbonyl, (C1-C6)alkylaminothiocarbonyl, di(C1-C6)alkylaminothiocarbonyl, (C3-C8)cycloalkylamino or (C1-C6)alkylcarbonylamino
• or where the substituents may independently be selected from phenyl or a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring, where phenyl or the ring may optionally be mono- or polysubstituted identically or differently by C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C2-C6-haloalkenyl, C2-C6-haloalkynyl, C3-C6-halocycloalkyl, halogen, CN, C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C4-haloalkoxy,
• n is 0, 1 or 2.