Pesticidally active bi- or tricyclic heterocycles with sulfur containing substituents

A method, comprising:

• applying a compound of formula I,
• A-B (I),
• wherein A is
• wherein the arrow denotes the point of attachment to the radical B;
• and
• B is
• wherein the arrow denotes the point of attachment to the radical A;
• wherein
• L1 is a direct bond;
• V0 is CR5;
• V1 is nitrogen;
• V2 is CR21,
• G1 is CR31;
• G2 is CR32, wherein R32 is H;
• G3 is —NR35;
• G4 is nitrogen;
• G5 is nitrogen;
• R1 represents hydrogen, halogen, C1-C6alkyl or C1-C6haloalkyl;
• R3 is a C1-C6alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl or C2-C6 alkynyl group which can be mono- or polysubstituted by substituents selected from the group consisting of C1-C6alkoxy, C1-C6haloalkoxy, C2-C6alkenyloxy, C2-C6haloalkenyloxy, C2-C6alkynyloxy, C2-C6haloalkynyloxy, C1-C6alkylsulphanyl, C1-C6haloalkylsulphanyl, C1-C6alkylsulphinyl, C1-C6haloalkylsulphinyl, C1-C6alkylsulphonyl, C1-C6haloalkylsulphonyl, C2-C6alkylcarbonyl, C2-C6haloalkylcarbonyl, C2-C6alkoxycarbonyl, C2-C6haloalkoxycarbonyl, cyano, hydroxy, halogen, C3-C6cycloalkyl, said C3-C6cycloalkyl itself can be mono- or polysubstituted by substituents selected from halogen and C1-C3alkyl;
• and by a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic group, which can be mono- or polysubstituted by substituents selected from the group consisting of C1-C6alkyl, C1-C6haloalkyl, C1-C6alkoxy, C1-C6haloalkoxy, C1-C6alkylsulphanyl, C1-C6haloalkylsulphanyl, C1-C6alkylsulphinyl, C1-C6haloalkylsulphinyl, C1-C6alkylsulphonyl, C1-C6haloalkylsulphonyl, C2-C6alkylcarbonyl, C2-C6haloalkylcarbonyl, C2-C6alkoxycarbonyl, C2-C6haloalkoxycarbonyl, C1-C6alkylamino, C1-C6haloalkylamino, C2-C8dialkylamino, C2-C8halodialkylamino, halogen, cyano and nitro;
• or R3 is C3-C6cycloalkyl, which can be mono- or polysubstituted by substituents selected from the group consisting of C1-C6alkyl, C1-C6haloalkyl, C1-C6alkoxy, C1-C6haloalkoxy, C2-C6alkenyloxy, C2-C6haloalkenyloxy, C2-C6alkynyloxy, C2-C6haloalkynyloxy and halogen;
• or R3 is a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic group, which can be mono- or polysubstituted by substituents selected from the group consisting of C1-C6alkyl, C1-C6haloalkyl, C1-C6alkoxy, C1-C6haloalkoxy, C1-C6alkylsulphanyl, C1-C6haloalkylsulphanyl, C1-C6alkylsulphinyl, C1-C6haloalkylsulphinyl, C1-C6alkylsulphonyl, C1-C6haloalkylsulphonyl, C2-C6alkylcarbonyl, C2-C6haloalkylcarbonyl, C2-C6alkoxycarbonyl, C2-C6haloalkoxycarbonyl, C1-C6alkylamino, C1-C6haloalkylamino, C2-C8dialkylamino, C2-C8halodialkylamino, halogen, cyano and nitro;
• or R3 is —CO2R36, —C(O)R36 or hydrogen;
• R35 is hydrogen, C1-C6alkyl which can be mono- or polysubstituted by substituents selected from the group consisting of C1-C6alkoxy, C1-C6haloalkoxy, C2-C6alkenyloxy, C2-C6haloalkenyloxy, C2-C6 alkynyloxy, C2-C6haloalkynyloxy, C1-C6alkylsulphanyl, C1-C6haloalkylsulphanyl, C1-C6alkylsulphinyl, C1-C6haloalkylsulphinyl, C1-C6alkylsulphonyl, C1-C6haloalkylsulphonyl, C2-C6alkylcarbonyl, C2-C6alkoxycarbonyl, cyano, hydroxy, halogen and C3-C6cycloalkyl, said C3-C6cycloalkyl itself can be mono- or polysubstituted by substituents selected from halogen and C1-C3alkyl;
• or an N-oxide thereof;
• R4, R5, and R21 are the same or different and represents cyano, nitro, halogen, hydroxy, C1-C6alkenyloxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy, C3-C6cycloalkyl, —C(O)R36 or hydrogen;
• or
• C1-C6alkyl which can be mono- or polysubstituted by substituents selected from the group consisting of cyano, halogen, hydroxy, C1-C6alkoxy, C1-C6haloalkoxy, C2-C6alkenyloxy, C2-C6haloalkenyloxy, C2-C6alkynyloxy, C2-C6haloalkynyloxy, C1-C6alkylsulphanyl, C1-C6haloalkylsulphanyl, C1-C6 alkylsulphinyl, C1-C6haloalkylsulphinyl, C1-C6alkylsulphonyl, C1-C6haloalkylsulphonyl, C2-C6alkylcarbonyl, C2-C6haloalkylcarbonyl, C2-C6alkoxycarbonyl, C2-C6haloalkoxycarbonyl, cyano, hydroxy, halogen and C3-C6cycloalkyl, said cycloalkyl itself can be substituted by substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen and C1-C3alkyl;
• or represents
• a phenyl group which can be mono or polysubstituted by substituents selected from the group consisting of C1-C6alkyl, C1-C6haloalkyl, C1-C6alkoxy, C1-C6haloalkoxy, C1-C6alkylsulphanyl, C1-C6haloalkylsulphanyl, C1-C6alkylsulphinyl, C1-C6haloalkylsulphinyl, C1-C6alkylsulphonyl, C1-C6haloalkylsulphonyl, C2-C6alkylcarbonyl, C2-C6haloalkylcarbonyl, C2-C6alkoxycarbonyl, C2-C6haloalkoxycarbonyl, C1-C6alkylamino, C1-C6haloalkylamino, C2-C8dialkylamino, C2-C8halodialkylamino, halogen, cyano, and nitro;
• R7 represents C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, or hydrogen;
• R31 represents C1-C6alkyl, C1-C6haloalkyl, —OR7, —S(O)nR36, —NR36R37, —CO2R36,—C(O)R36, cyano, nitro, halogen or hydrogen;
• R36 and R37 are the same or different and represents hydrogen, C1-C6alkyl which can be mono- or polysubstituted by substituents selected from C1-C6alkoxy, C1-C6haloalkoxy, C2-C6 alkenyloxy, C2-C6haloalkenyloxy, C2-C6alkynyloxy, C2-C6haloalkynyloxy, C1-C6alkylsulphanyl, C1-C6haloalkylsulphanyl, C1-C6alkylsulphinyl, C1-C6haloalkylsulphinyl, C1-C6alkylsulphonyl, C1-C6haloalkylsulphonyl, C2-C6alkylcarbonyl, C2-C6haloalkylcarbonyl, C2-C6alkoxycarbonyl, C2-C6haloalkoxycarbonyl, cyano, hydroxy, halogen and C3-C6 cycloalkyl, wherein said C3-C6 cycloalkyl can be mono- or polysubstituted by substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen and C1-C3alkyl;
• or
• R36 and R37 are the same or different and represents
• a phenyl group which can be mono- or polysubstituted by substituents selected from the group consisting of C1-C6alkyl, C1-C6haloalkyl, 1-C6alkoxy, C1-C6haloalkoxy, C1-C6alkylsulphanyl, C1-C6haloalkylsulphanyl, C1-C6alkylsulphinyl, C1-C6haloalkylsulphinyl, C1-C6alkylsulphonyl, C1-C6haloalkylsulphonyl, C2-C6alkylcarbonyl, C2-C6haloalkylcarbonyl, C2-C6alkoxycarbonyl, C2-C6haloalkoxycarbonyl, C1-C6alkylamino, C1-C6haloalkylamino, C2-C8dialkylamino, C2-C8halodialkylamino, halogen, cyano, and nitro;
• each m independently represents 0, 1 or 2, and n represents 0, 1 or 2, with the proviso that:
• in —S(O)nR36, R36 is hydrogen when n is 0;
• or an agrochemically acceptable salt, enantiomer, diastereomer, tautomer, or N-oxide thereof, or a composition comprising the compound of formula (I), to an insect, a locus of an insect, or a plant susceptible to attack by an insect.