Amidine compounds and their use as pesticides

Abstract

The present invention provides novel amidine compounds and novel pesticides containing these amidine compounds as active ingredients. The amidine compounds are expressed by formula I: 1 wherein X and Y are the same or different and are independently halogen, nitro, cyano, or C1-C6 alkyl; Z is C1-C6 haloalkyl or C1-C6 haloalkoxy; R1 is hydrogen, halogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, C1-C6 haloalkoxy, or a group of formula: S(O)n—R5 (wherein R5 is C1-C6 alkyl or C1-C6 haloalkyl; and n is 0, 1, or 2); R2 and R3 are the same or different and are independently halogen or C1-C6 haloalkyl; and R4 is a group of formula: NR6R7 or N═CR8R9 (wherein R6 is hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, (C1-C6 alkoxy)-carbonyl, (C1-C6 alkoxy) C1-C6 alkyl, or C2-C6 acyl; R7 is hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, (C1-C6 alkoxy)carbonyl, or C2-C6 acyl; R8 is C1-C6 alkyl or hydrogen; and R9 is C1-C6 alkoxy, C1-C6 alkyl, or di(C1-C6 alkyl)amino).

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