Acylated Aminopyridine and Aminopyridazine Insecticides

A compound of the general formula (I),

• in which
• R1 is hydrogen or is optionally singly or multiply and identically or differently substituted C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl or C3-C6-cycloalkyl, it being possible for the substituents to be selected independently of one another from halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxyl, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-haloalkoxy, C1-C6-alkylthio, aryl, hetaryl, arylalkyl and hetarylalkyl,
• it being possible for the substituents aryl, hetaryl, arylalkyl, and hetarylalkyl to be optionally substituted singly or multiply and identically or differently by halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxyl, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C6-haloalkoxy or C1-C6-alkylthio,
• X is CH or N,
• Q is an aromatic 5-6-membered ring, wherein said ring is optionally substituted by 1 to 3 heteroatoms chosen from the series N, S and O and wherein said ring is optionally, independently substituted by the radicals R2-R4 or and the radical A-Y,
• with the proviso that when X is N:
• Q is an aromatic 6-membered ring, wherein said ring is optionally substituted by 1 to 3 heteroatoms chosen from N, S and O and wherein said ring is independently, optionally substituted by the radicals R2-R4 or the radical A-Y;
• or is an aromatic 5-membered ring, wherein said ring which is optionally substituted by 1 to 3 heteroatoms chosen from N, S and O, not more than one of the heteroatoms being N, and wherein said ring is optionally, independently substituted by the radicals R2-R4 or the radical A-Y;
• or is a ring system selected from the group consisting of Q8a, Q8b, Q8c, and Q8d
• with the proviso that when X is CH:
• W is O or S,
• R2 and R3 independently of one another are hydrogen, hydroxyl, halogen or nitro, or are optionally singly or multiply, identically or differently substituted amino, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-alkoxy-C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl or C3-C6-cycloalkyl,
• it being possible for the substituents to be selected independently of one another from halogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkylcarbonyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkylcarbonyl, cyano, nitro, hydroxyl, C1-C6-alkylthio, C1-C6-alkylsulphinyl, C1-C6-alkylsulphonyl, (C1-C6-alkoxy)carbonyl, C1-C6-alkylamino, C3-C6-cycloalkylamino, (C1-C6-alkyl)C3-C6-cycloalkylamino, aryl, or hetaryl,
• which may optionally be singly or multiply and identically or differently substituted by halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxyl, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy, C1-C6-alkylthio, C1-C6-alkylsulphinyl and C1-C6-alkylsulphonyl, or
• R2 and R3 taken together form a 5- to 7-membered heteroaromatic ring which contains 1-3 heteroatoms chosen from the series N, S and O and wherein said ring is optionally substituted by one or more C1-C6-alkyl,
• R4 is hydrogen or is optionally singly or multiply, identically or differently substituted C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy-C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, aryl or hetaryl,
• it being possible for the substituents to be selected independently of one another from halogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkylcarbonyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkylcarbonyl, cyano, nitro, hydroxyl, C1-C6-alkylthio, C1-C6-alkylsulphinyl, C1-C6-alkylsulphonyl, (C1-C6-alkoxy)carbonyl, C1-C6-alkylamino, C3-C6-cycloalkylamino, (C1-C6-alkyl)C3-C6-cycloalkylamino, aryl, and hetaryl,
• which may optionally be singly or multiply and identically or differently substituted by halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxyl, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy, C1-C6-alkylthio, C1-C6-alkylsulphinyl, or C1-C6-alkylsulphonyl,
• A is a direct bond or is C1-C6-alkylene, C1-C6-alkyleneoxy, oxy(C1-C6)-alkylene, thio(C1-C6)-alkylene, C1-C6-alkylenethio, —O—, —S—, C1-C4-alkylenecarboxy, carboxy(C1-C4)-alkylene, —NRS, C1-C4-alkylenecarbamido, carbamido(C1-C4)-alkylene, —NR5(C═O)O—, NR5(SO2)—, —NR5(C═O)NR5— or —(SO2)—,
• R5 is C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl or hydrogen, and
• Y is hydrogen, optionally singly or multiply, identically or differently substituted C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, an optionally singly or multiply, identically or differently substituted, 5-10-membered, optionally fused ring system containing 0-4 heteroatoms, it being possible for the heteroatoms to be selected from the series N, S and O,
• it being possible for the substituents to be selected from halogen, nitro, cyano, from optionally singly or multiply, identically or differently substituted amino, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-alkoxy-C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, aryl, hetaryl, C1-C6-arylalkyl, C1-C6-hetarylalkyl, aryloxy, hetaryloxy, sulphonyl, C1-C6-thioalkyl, and C1-C6-carboxyalkyl,
• it being possible for the substituents to be selected independently of one another from halogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkylcarbonyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkylcarbonyl, cyano, nitro, C1-C6-alkylthio, C1-C6-alkylsulphinyl, C1-C6-alkylsulphonyl, (C1-C6-alkoxy)carbonyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C1-C6-alkylamino, C3-C6-cycloalkylamino, (C1-C6-alkyl)C3-C6-cycloalkylamino, and di(C1-C4)alkylamino,
• or a salt thereof.