Substituted 5-(bicyclo[4.1.0]hept-3-en-2-yl)penta-2,4-dienes and 5-(bicyclo[4.1.0]hept-3-en-2-yl)pent-2-ene-4-ines as active agents against abiotic stresses in plants

A substituted 5-(bicyclo[4.1.0]hept-3-en-2-yl)penta-2,4-diene or 5-(bicyclo[4.1.0]hept-3-en-2-yl)pent-2-ene-4-ine of formula (I) and/or a salt thereof

• where
• [X—Y] represents the moieties
• Q represents the moieties Q-1 to Q-4
• where R6, R7, R8, R9, R10 and R11 are each as defined below and where the arrow represents a bond to the respective [X—Y] moiety;
• R1 and R2 independently of one another represent hydrogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, halogen, trialkylsilyl, nitro, cyano, aryl, alkoxycarbonyl, haloalkoxycarbonyl, alkylthio, arylthio,
• R3 and R4 independently of one another represent alkoxy, alkoxyalkoxy, cycloalkylalkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkylthio, haloalkylthio, arylalkoxy, arylalkylthio or together with the atom to which they are attached form an oxo group, hydroxyimino group, alkoxyimino group, cycloalkoxyimino group, cycloalkylalkoximino group, arylalkoxyimino group or a 5- to 7-membered heterocyclic ring which may optionally be substituted further,
• R5 represents hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkenylalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, heteroarylcarbonyl, cycloalkylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkenyloxycarbonyl, aryloxyalkyl, arylalkoxycarbonyl, arylalkoxyalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxyalkoxyalkyl, alkylthioalkyl, trialkylsilyl, alkyl(bisalkyl)silyl, alkyl(bisaryl)silyl, arylbis(alkyl)silyl, cycloalkyl(bisalkyl)silyl, halo(bisalkyl)silyl, trialkylsilylalkoxyalkyl, trialkylsilylalkyl,
• R6 and R7 independently of one another represent hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl,
• R8 represents halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, haloalkoxy, haloalkoxyalkyl, haloalkoxyhaloalkyl, alkoxyhaloalkyl, alkynyloxyhaloalkyl, alkenyloxyhaloalkyl, alkylthio, haloalkylthio, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, tris(alkyl)silyloxy, alkylaminoalkyl, bisalkylaminoalkyl, arylalkylaminoalkyl,
• R7 and R8 with the atoms to which they are bonded form a fully saturated 3- to 6-membered ring optionally interrupted by heteroatoms and optionally with further substitution,
• R9 represents hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, bisarylalkyl, trisarylalkyl, alkenyl, alkenylalkyl, cycloalkenylalkyl, alkynylalkyl, trialkylsilylalkoxyalkyl, alkoxyalkoxyalkyl, alkylthioalkyl, haloalkyl, arylsulfonylalkyl, trialkylsilyl, alkyl(bisaryl)silyl, alkyl(bisalkyl)silyl, bisalkylaminoalkyl,
• R10 represents hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, halogen, alkenylalkyl, alkynylalkyl, haloalkyl, alkynyl, alkenyl, cyanoalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, alkylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkenyloxycarbonyl, alkenylalkyloxycarbonyl, arylalkyloxycarbonyl, cycloalkoxycarbonyl, cycloalkylalkoxycarbonyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, cycloalkylsulfonyl, alkylsulfinyl, arylsulfinyl, cycloalkylsulfinyl, alkoxycarbonylalkyl, hydroxycarbonylalkyl, arylalkoxycarbonylalkyl, cycloalkylalkoxycarbonylalkyl, alkoxycarbonylcycloalkyl, hydroxycarbonylcycloalkyl, arylalkoxycarbonylcycloalkyl, alkenyloxycarbonylcycloalkyl, aminocarbonylcycloalkyl, alkylaminocarbonylcycloalkyl, cycloalkylaminocarbonylcycloalkyl, alkoxycarbonylcycloalkenyl, hydroxycarbonylcycloalkenyl, bis alkylaminoalkyl, hydroxycarbonylheterocyclyl, alkoxycarbonylheterocyclyl, alkenyloxycarbonylheterocyclyl, alkenylalkoxycarbonylheterocyclyl, arylalkoxycarbonylheterocyclyl, cycloalkoxycarbonylheterocyclyl, cycloalkylalkoxycarbonylheterocyclyl, aminocarbonylheterocyclyl, alkylaminocarbonylheterocyclyl, bisalkylaminocarbonylheterocyclyl, cycloalkylaminocarbonylheterocyclyl, arylalkylaminocarbonylheterocyclyl, alkenylaminocarbonylheterocyclyl, hydroxycarbonylheterocyclylalkyl, alkoxycarbonylheterocyclylalkyl, hydroxycarbonylcycloalkylalkyl, alkoxycarbonylcycloalkylalkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy,
• R11 represents hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, halogen, alkylalkenyl, halogenalkyl, alkynyl, alkenyl, cyanoalkyl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, alkylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, cycloalkylsulfonyl, alkylsulfinyl, arylsulfinyl, cycloalkylsulfinyl, alkoxycarbonylalkyl
• or
• R10 and R11 with the nitrogen to which they are attached form an optionally halogen-, alkyl-, haloalkyl-, alkoxy-, alkoxycarbonyl-, cycloalkoxycarbonyl-, cycloalkylalkoxycarbonyl-, alkenyloxycarbonyl-, hydroxycarbonyl-, aminocarbonyl-, alkylaminocarbonyl-, cycloalkylaminocarbonyl-, arylalkylaminocarbonyl-substituted three- to eight-membered ring which is optionally interrupted by O, S or N
• or
• R10 and R11 together are part of an optionally substituted sulfilimine or amidine group or form an iminophosphorane,
• except for (2Z,4E)-5-(2-hydroxy-1,3-dimethyl-5-oxobicyclo[4.1.0]hept-3-en-2-yl)-3-methylpenta-2,4-dienoic acid, (2E,4E)-5-(2-hydroxy-1,3-dimethyl-5-oxobicyclo[4.1.0]hept-3-en-2-yl)-3-methylpenta-2,4-dienoic acid, methyl (2Z,4E)-5-(2-hydroxy-1,3-dimethyl-5-oxobicyclo[4.1.0]hept-3-en-2-yl)-3-methylpenta-2,4-dienoate and methyl (2E,4E)-5-(2-hydroxy-1,3-dimethyl-5-oxobicyclo[4.1.0]hept-3-en-2-yl)-3-methylpenta-2,4-dienoate.