Chemical compounds

A compound of the formula I or II

• where
• W is C-R3;
• X is C-R4;
• Y is C-R5;
• R1 is hydrogen
• R2 is halogen;
• R3, R4 and R5, independently of each other, are H, halogen, cyano, nitro, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, OD or aryl;
• where D is C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, or aryl;
• and where the aryl, whenever mentioned, independent of each other, may be unsubstituted, have one or more halogen atoms and/or carry 1, 2 or 3 substituents, independently of one another, selected from the group consisting of cyano, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy and C1-C6-haloalkoxy;
• and
• R6 is, for formula I, OH, CN, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl-C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-haloalkenyl, C2-C6-alkenyloxy, C2-C6-alkynyl, C2-C6-haloalkynyl, C2-C6-alkynyloxy, C1-C3-alkyl, or C1-C6-alkoxy,
• wherein the C1-C3-alkyl radical and the C1-C6-alkoxy radical, independent of each other, may be unsubstituted, have one or more halogen atoms and/or may carry 1, 2 or 3 radicals, independently of one another, each selected from the group consisting of cyano, nitro, amino, OH, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy, C1-C6-alkylthio, C1-C6-alkylsulfinyl, C1-C6-alkylsulfonyl, C1-C6-haloalkylthio, (C1-C6-alkoxy)carbonyl, (C1-C6-alkyl)amino, di-(C1-C6-alkyl)amino, C1-C6-alkylcarbonyloxy, arylcarbonyloxy, aryl and heterocyclyl;
• the aryl group, independent of attachment, may be unsubstituted, have one or more halogen atoms and/or carry 1, 2 or 3 substituents, independently of one another, selected from the group consisting of C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy, cyano, and nitro;
• the heterocyclyl group is a 4-7 membered heterocycle, which may be saturated, partially unsaturated or aromatic, which may contain 1, 2, or 3 heteroatom and/or heteroatom group as ring members, independently of one another, selected from C(═O), O, S, and N and may be unsubstituted or substituted with one or two substituents selected from halogen, C1-C6-(halo)alkyl, and C1-C6-(halo)alkoxy;
• provided that the alkyl radical in the instance it is C2-alkyl is not substituted with a chlorine atom, or
• R6 is, for formula II, CN, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl-C1-C4-alkyl, which may have one or more halogen atoms on the alkyl group and/or cycloalkyl group, C2-C6-alkynyl, C2-C6-haloalkenyl, C2-C6-haloalkynyl, aryl-C1-C4-alkyl, heterocyclyl-C1-C4-alkyl or C3-C6-alkyl, wherein the C3-C6-alkyl radical may be unsubstituted, have one or more halogen atoms and/or may carry 1, 2 or 3 radicals, independently of one another, each selected from the group consisting of cyano, nitro, amino, OH, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy, C1-C6-alkylthio, C1-C6-alkylsulfinyl, C1-C6-alkylsulfonyl, C1-C6-haloalkoxy, C1-C6-haloalkylthio, (C1-C6-alkoxy)carbonyl, (C1-C6-alkyl)amino, di-(C1-C6-alkyl)amino, the aryl group may be unsubstituted, have one or more halogen atoms and/or carry 1, 2 or 3 substituents, independently of one another, selected from the group consisting of C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy, cyano, and nitro;
• and the heterocyclyl group is a 4-7 membered saturated, partially unsaturated or aromatic heterocycle which may contain 1, 2, or 3 heteroatom and/or heteroatom group as ring members, independently of one another, selected from C(═O), O, S, and N and may be unsubstituted or substituted with one or two substituents selected from halogen, C1-C6-(halo)alkyl, and C1-C6-(halo)alkoxy;
• and/or salts thereof.