Sulfilimines or sulfoximines containing fungicidal heterocyclic compounds

A compound of formula (I),

• wherein,
• E is selected from the group consisting of E-1 to E-3 and may be optionally substituted with one or more R1;
• wherein,
• # indicates the point of attachment;
• Hy is selected from the group consisting of Hy-1 and Hy-2;
• * indicates the point of attachment to piperidine;
• # indicates the point of attachment to A;
• K represents a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl ring containing one to three nitrogen heteroatoms;
• Rb is selected from atoms selected from C or N;
• Ra is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C1-C4 alkyl;
• R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, cyano, hydroxy, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, C1-C6 alkylthio, C1-C6 alkylsulfonyl, C1-C6 alkylsulfinyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, C1-C6 haloalkoxy, C2-C6 haloalkenyl, C2-C6 haloalkynyl and C3-C6 cycloalkyl;
• or
• two R1 together with the atom to which they are attached or together with further atoms selected from the group consisting of C, N, O, S and optionally including 1 to 3 ring members selected from the group consisting of C(═O), C(═S), S(O)m and Si(R′)2 may form a five to six membered ring, which for its part may be substituted by one or more groups selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C3 haloalkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 alkylthio;
• X1 is selected from the group consisting of —O—, —S(O)0-2—, —NR3;
• wherein, R3 is selected from the group consisting of cyano, hydroxy, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, and C3-C6 cycloalkyl, wherein C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, and C3-C6 cycloalkyl may optionally be substituted with one or more halogen;
• W1 is O or S;
• A is A1
• R2 is selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, hydroxy, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, C1-C6 alkylthio, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, C2-C6 haloalkenyl, C2-C6 haloalkynyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, C3-C6 halocycloalkyl, C1-C6 alkylsulfinyl, and C1-C6 alkylsulfonyl;
• n is an integer selected from 0 to 3;
• Q is selected from, —S(═O)0-1(R5)(═NR4) or —N═S(═O)0-1(R6)(R7);
• R4 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, cyano, hydroxy, C1-C4 alkyl and C3-C6 cycloalkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl-C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkyl carbonyl and C1-C4 haloalkyl carbonyl;
• R5 and R6 are independently selected from the group consisting of C1-C4 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl-C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 haloalkyl and C3-C6 halocycloalkyl;
• R7 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C4 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl-C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C3-C6 halocycloalkyl and phenyl;
• or
• R4 or R5 with the C atom contiguous to the C atom substituted with Q may form a 4- to 6-membered non-aromatic heterocyclic ring, which optionally contains one to three heteroatoms selected from N, O or S(O)0-2, and wherein the C atoms of the heterocyclic ring may be optionally replaced by C(═O) or C(═S);
• or
• R6 and R7 together with the S atom to which they are attached may form a 4-to 6-membered non-aromatic heterocyclic ring, which optionally contains one to three heteroatoms selected from N, O or S(O)0-2, and wherein the C atoms of the heterocyclic ring may be optionally replaced by C(═O) or C(═S);
• or
• R5 or R6 or R7 with the R2 may form a 4- to 6-membered non-aromatic heterocyclic ring which optionally contains one to three heteroatoms selected from N, O or S(O)0-2, and wherein the C atoms of the heterocyclic ring may be optionally replaced by C(═O) or C(═S);
• or
• R6 or R7 with the C atom contiguous to the C atom substituted with Q may form a 4- to 6-membered non-aromatic heterocyclic ring which optionally contains one to three heteroatoms selected from N, O or S(O)0-2, and wherein the C atoms of the heterocyclic ring may be optionally replaced by C(═O) or C(═S);
• wherein, said heterocyclic rings may be optionally substituted with the group consisting of halogen, cyano, C1-C4 alkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, C1-C4 haloalkyl and C3-C6 halocycloalkyl;
• or an agronomically acceptable salt, an N-oxide, or a stereoisomer thereof.