Indanyl- and Tetrahydronaphthyl-Amino-Azoline Compounds for Combating Animal Pests

A tautomeric Indanyl- or Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compound of the formula I

• wherein
• n is 1 or 2;
• m is 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein when m is greater than 1, the radicals R2 may have the same or different meanings
• X is O, S, NR3
• wherein R3 is selected from hydrogen, cyano, nitro, formyl, C(═O)R3c, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkinyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy C2-C6-alkynylamino, di(C2-C6-alkynyl)amino, (C1-C6-alkoxy)methylen, C1-C6-alkylsulfinyl, C1-C6-alkylsulfenyl or C1-C6-alkylsulfonyl wherein the carbon atoms in the aliphatic radicals of the aforementioned groups may carry any combination of 1, 2 or 3 radicals, independently of one another selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, mercapto, amino, carboxyl, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C2-C6-alkenyloxy, C2-C6-alkynyloxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy and C1-C6-alkylthio, or C(O)NR3aR3b, (SO2)NR3aR3b, phenyl, phenyloxy or benzyl, each of the last three mentioned radicals may be unsubstituted or substituted with 1 to 5 radicals, independently of one another selected from the group consisting of halogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C6-alkylthio, C1-C6-haloalkylthio, C1-C6-alkoxy and C1-C6-haloalkoxy;
• and wherein
• R3a and R3b are each independently hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, or C2-C6-alkynyl.
• R3c is selected from hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkinyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkylthio, C1-C6-alkoxy, (C1-C6-alkyl)amino, di(C1-C6-alkyl)amino, phenyl and heteroaryl, which can be a mono- or bicyclic 5 to 10 membered heteroaromatic ring, which contains 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms selected from O, S and N;
• R1 is selected from hydrogen, cyano, nitro, formyl, C(═O)R1c, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkinyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, (C1-C6-alkoxy)methylen, C1-C6-alkylsulfinyl, C1-C6-alkylsulfenyl or C1-C6-alkylsulfonyl wherein the carbon atoms in the aliphatic radicals of the aforementioned groups may carry any combination of 1, 2 or 3 radicals, independently of one another selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, mercapto, amino, carboxyl, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C2-C6-alkenyloxy, C2-C6-alkynyloxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy and C1-C6-alkylthio, or C(O)NR1aR1b, (SO2)NR1aR1b, phenyl, phenyloxy or benzyl, each of the last three mentioned radicals may be unsubstituted or substituted with 1 to 5 radicals, independently of one another selected from the group consisting of halogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C6-alkylthio, C1-C6-haloalkylthio, C1-C6-alkoxy and C1-C6-haloalkoxy;
• and wherein
• R1a and R1b are each independently hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, or C2-C6-alkynyl.
• R1c is selected from hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkinyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkylthio, C1-C6-alkoxy, (C1-C6-alkyl)amino, di(C1-C6-alkyl)amino, phenyl and heteroaryl, which can be a mono- or bicyclic 5 to 10 membered heteroaromatic ring, which contains 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms selected from O, S and N;
• R2 is selected from halogen, OH, SH, NH2, SO3H, COOH, cyano, azido, nitro, formyl, CONH2, CSNH2, CH═N—OH, CH═N—O—(C1-C6)-alkyl, C(═O)R2c, C(═S)R2c, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkinyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-alkylamino, di(C1-C6-alkyl)amino, C1-C8-alkylthio, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkenyloxy, C2-C6-alkenylamino, C2-C6-alkenylthio, C2-C6-alkynyl, C2-C6-alkynyloxy, C2-C6-alkynylamino, C2-C6-alkynylthio, C1-C6-alkylsulfonyl, C1-C6-alkylsulfoxyl, C2-C6-alkenylsulfonyl, C2-C6-alkynylsulfonyl, (C1-C6-alkoxy)carbonyl, (C2-C6-alkenyloxy)carbonyl, (C2-C6-alkynyloxy)-carbonyl, (C1-C6-alkyl)carbonyloxy, (C2-C6-alkenyl-)carbonyl-oxy or (C2-C6-alkynyl)carbonyloxy, (C2-C6-alkenyl)carbonyl-amino, wherein the carbon atoms in the aliphatic radicals of the aforementioned groups may carry any combination of 1, 2 or 3 radicals, independently of one another selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, mercapto, amino, carboxyl, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C2-C6-alkenyloxy, C2-C6-alkynyloxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy and C1-C6-alkylthio;
• C(O)NR2aR2b, (SO2)NR2aR2b, wherein
• R2a, R2b are each independently selected from hydrogen, OH, NH2, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl or C2-C6-alkynyl.
• R2c is selected from hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkinyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, (C1-C6-alkyl)amino, di(C1-C6-alkyl)amino, hydrazino, (C1-C6-alkyl)hydrazino, di(C1-C6-alkyl)hydrazino, phenyl and heteroaryl, which can be a mono- or bicyclic 5 to 10 membered heteroaromatic ring, which contains 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms selected from O, S and N
• a radical Y—Ar or a radical Y-Cy, wherein
• Y is a single bond, oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, C1-C6-alkandiyl or C1-C6-alkandiyloxy;
• Ar is phenyl, naphthyl or a mono- or bicyclic 5- to 10-membered heteroaromatic ring, which contains 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms selected from two oxygen, two sulfur and three nitrogen atoms as ring members, wherein Ar is unsubstituted or may carry any combination of 1 to 5 radicals, independently of one another selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, mercapto, amino, carboxyl, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C2-C6-alkenyloxy, C2-C6-alkynyloxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy and C1-C6-alkylthio;
• Cy is C3-C12-cycloalkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1 to 5 radicals, independently of one another selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, mercapto, amino, carboxyl, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C2-C6-alkenyloxy, C2-C6-alkynyloxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy and C1-C6-alkylthio;
• and wherein the radical R2 that are bound to adjacent carbon atoms of the phenyl rings may form, together with said carbon atoms, a fused benzene ring, a fused saturated or partially unsaturated 5-, 6-, or 7-membered carbocycle or a fused 5-, 6- or 7-membered heterocycle, which contains 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms selected from 2 oxygen, 2 sulfur and 3 nitrogen atoms as ring members, and wherein the fused ring is unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2, 3 or 4 radicals, independently of one another selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, mercapto, amino, carboxyl, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C2-C6-alkenyloxy, C2-C6-alkynyloxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy and C1-C6-alkylthio;
• or the enantiomers and/or the agriculturally and/or veterinary acceptable salts thereof, with the proviso that compound of formula I is not 2-(4-thio-tert-butyl-1-indanylamino)-oxazoline.