N-(tetrazol-5-yl)- and n-(triazol-5-yl)arylcarboxylic thioamides and use thereof as herbicides

An N-(tetrazol-5-yl)- or N-(triazol-5-yl)arylcarboxylic acid thioamide of formula (I) and/or a salt thereof

• in which
• A represents N or CY,
• B represents N or CH,
• X represents nitro, halogen, cyano, formyl, thiocyanato, (C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C2-C6)-alkenyl, halo-(C2-C6)-alkenyl, (C2-C6)-alkynyl, halo-(C3-C6)-alkynyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, halo-(C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C3-C6)-cycloalkyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, COR1, COOR1, OCOOR1, NR1COOR1, C(O)N(R1)2, NR1C(O)N(R1)2, OC(O)N(R1)2, C(O)NR1OR1, OR1, OCOR1, OSO2R2, S(O)nR2, SO2OR1, SO2N(R1)2, NR1SO2R2, NR1COR1, (C1-C6)-alkyl-S(O)nR2, (C1-C6)-alkyl-OR1, (C1-C6)-alkyl-OCOR1, (C1-C6)-alkyl-OSO2R2, (C1-C6)-alkyl-CO2R1, (C1-C6)-alkyl-SO2OR1, (C1-C6)-alkyl-CON(R1)2, (C1-C6)-alkyl-SO2N(R1)2, (C1-C6)-alkyl-NR1COR1, (C1-C6)-alkyl-NR1SO2R2, NR1R2, P(O)(OR5)2, CH2P(O)(OR5)2, (C1-C6)-alkylheteroaryl or (C1-C6)-alkylheterocyclyl, where the two last-mentioned radicals are each substituted by s radicals from the group consisting of halogen, (C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C6)-alkyl, S(O)n—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C1-C6)-alkoxy and halo-(C1-C6)-alkoxy, and where heterocyclyl carries n oxo groups,
• Y represents hydrogen, nitro, halogen, cyano, thiocyanato, (C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C2-C6)-alkenyl, halo-(C2-C6)-alkenyl, (C2-C6)-alkynyl, halo-(C2-C6)-alkynyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkenyl, halo-(C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C3-C6)-cycloalkyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, COR1, COOR1, OCOOR1, NR1COOR1, C(O)N(R1)2, NR1C(O)N(R1)2, OC(O)N(R1)2, CO(NOR1)R1, CHNOR1, CH2ONC(R3)2, NR1SO2R2, NR1COR1, OR1, OSO2R2, S(O)nR2, SO2OR1, SO2N(R1)2 (C1-C6)-alkyl-S(O)nR2, NS(O)R6R7, S(O)R8NR9, (C1-C6)-alkyl-OR1, (C1-C6)-alkyl-OCOR1, (C1-C6)-alkyl-OSO2R2, (C1-C6)-alkyl-CO2R1, (C1-C6)-alkyl-CN, (C1-C6)-alkyl-SO2OR1, (C1-C6)-alkyl-CON(R1)2, (C1-C6)-alkyl-SO2N(R1)2, (C1-C6)-alkyl-NR1COR1, (C1-C6)-alkyl-NR1SO2R2, N(R1)2, P(O)(OR5)2, CH2P(O)(OR5)2, (C1-C6)-alkylphenyl, (C1-C6)-alkylheteroaryl, (C1-C6)-alkylheterocyclyl, phenyl, heteroaryl or heterocyclyl, where the six last-mentioned radicals are each substituted by s radicals from the group consisting of halogen, nitro, cyano, (C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, S(O)n—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C1-C6)-alkoxy, halo-(C1-C6)-alkoxy, (C1-C6)-alkoxy-(C1-C4)-alkyl and cyanomethyl, and where heterocyclyl carries n oxo groups,
• Z represents halogen, cyano, nitro, thiocyanato, halo-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C2-C6)-alkenyl, halo-(C2-C6)-alkenyl, (C2-C6)-alkynyl, halo-(C2-C6)-alkynyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, halo-(C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C3-C6)-cycloalkyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, COR1, COOR1, OCOOR1, NR1COOR1, C(O)N(R1)2, NR1C(O)N(R1)2, OC(O)N(R1)2, C(O)NR1OR1, OSO2R2, S(O)nR2, SO2OR1, SO2N(R1)2, NR1SO2R2, NR1COR1, (C1-C6)-alkyl-S(O)nR2, (C1-C6)-alkyl-OR1, (C1-C6)-alkyl-OCOR1, (C1-C6)-alkyl-OSO2R2, (C1-C6)-alkyl-CO2R1, (C1-C6)-alkyl-SO2OR1, (C1-C6)-alkyl-CON(R1)2, (C1-C6)-alkyl-SO2N(R1)2, (C1-C6)-alkyl-NR1COR1, (C1-C6)-alkyl-NR1SO2R2, N(R1)2, P(O)(OR5)2, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl or phenyl, where the three last-mentioned radicals are each substituted by s radicals from the group consisting of halogen, nitro, cyano, (C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, S(O)n—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C1-C6)-alkoxy and halo-(C1-C6)-alkoxy, and where heterocyclyl carries n oxo groups, or
• Z may also represent hydrogen, (C1-C6)-alkyl or (C1-C6)-alkoxy if Y represents the S(O)nR2 radical,
• W represents hydrogen, (C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C2-C6)-alkenyl, halo-(C2-C6)-alkenyl, (C2-C6)-alkynyl, halo-(C2-C6)-alkynyl, (C3-C7)-cycloalkyl, (C3-C7)-halocycloalkyl, (C1-C6)-alkoxy, (C1-C6)-haloalkoxy, S(O)n—(C1-C6)-alkyl, S(O)n—(C1-C6)-haloalkyl, (C1-C6)-alkoxy-(C1-C4)-alkyl, (C1-C6)-alkoxy-(C1-C4)-haloalkyl, halogen, nitro, NR3COR3 or cyano,
• R represents (C1-C8)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C2-C8)-alkenyl, halo-(C2-C8)-alkenyl, (C2-C8)-alkynyl or halo-(C2-C8)-alkynyl, where these six abovementioned radicals are each substituted by s radicals from the group consisting of hydroxy, nitro, cyano, SiR53, PO(OR5)2, S(O)n—(C1-C6)-alkyl, S(O)n—(C1-C6)-haloalkyl, (C1-C6)-alkoxy, halo-(C1-C6)-alkoxy, N(R3)2, COR3, COOR3, OCOR3, NR3COR3, NR3SO2R4, O(C1-C2)-alkyl-(C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl, phenyl, Q-heteroaryl, Q-heterocyclyl, Q-phenyl and Q-benzyl, where the seven last-mentioned radicals are each substituted by s radicals from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, methoxy, trifluoromethyl, cyano and halogen, and where heterocyclyl carries n oxo groups, or
• R represents (C3-C7)-cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl or phenyl, each of which is substituted by s radicals from the group consisting of halogen, nitro, cyano, (C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, S(O)n—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C1-C6)-alkoxy, halo-(C1-C6)-alkoxy and (C1-C6)-alkoxy-(C1-C4)-alkyl, where heterocyclyl carries n oxo groups,
• Q represents O, S or NR3,
• R1 represents hydrogen, (C1-C6)-alkyl, (C1-C6)-halo alkyl, (C2-C6)-alkenyl, (C2-C6)-haloalkenyl, (C2-C6)-alkynyl, (C2-C6)-haloalkynyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkenyl, (C3-C6)-halocycloalkyl, (C1-C6)-alkyl-O—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C3-C6)-cyclo alkyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, phenyl, phenyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, heteroaryl, (C1-C6)-alkylheteroaryl, heterocycl, (C1-C6)-alkylheterocycl, (C1-C6)-alkyl-O-hetero aryl, (C1-C6)-alkyl-O-heterocyclyl, (C1-C6)-alkyl-NR3-heteroaryl or (C1-C6)-alkyl-NR3-heterocyclyl, where the 21 last-mentioned radicals are each substituted by s radicals from the group consisting of cyano, halogen, nitro, thiocyanato, OR3, S(O)R4, N(R3)2, NR3OR3, COR3, OCOR3, SCOR4, NR3COR3, NR3SO2R4, CO2R3, COSR4, CON(R3)2 and (C1-C4)-alkoxy-(C2-C6)-alkoxycarbonyl, and where heterocyclyl carries n oxo groups,
• R2 represents (C1-C6)-alkyl, (C1-C6)-haloalkyl, (C2-C6)-alkenyl, (C2-C6)-haloalkenyl, (C2-C6)-alkynyl, (C2-C6)-haloalkynyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkenyl, (C3-C6)-halocycloalkyl, (C1-C6)-alkyl-O—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, phenyl, phenyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, heteroaryl, (C1-C6)-alkylheteroaryl, heterocyclyl, (C1-C6)-alkylheterocyclyl, (C1-C6)-alkyl-O-heteroaryl, (C1-C6)-alkyl-O-heterocyclyl, (C1-C6)-alkyl-NR3-heteroaryl or (C1-C6)-alkyl-NR3-heterocyclyl, where the 21 last-mentioned radicals are each substituted by s radicals from the group consisting of cyano, halogen, nitro, thiocyanato, OR3, S(O)R4, N(R3)2, NR3OR3, COR5, OCOR3, SCOR4, NR3COR3, NR3SO2R4, CO2R3, COSR4, CON(R3)2 and (C1-C4)-alkoxy-(C2-C6)-alkoxycarbonyl, and where heterocyclyl carries n oxo groups,
• R3 represents hydrogen, (C1-C6)-alkyl, (C2-C6)-alkenyl, (C2-C6)-alkynyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl or phenyl,
• R4 represents (C1-C6)-alkyl, (C2-C6)-alkenyl, (C2-C6)-alkynyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl or phenyl,
• R5 represents (C1-C4)-alkyl,
• R6 and R7 each independently of one another represent (C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C2-C6)-alkenyl, halo-(C2-C6)-alkenyl, (C2-C6)-alkynyl, halo-(C3-C6)-alkynyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, halo-(C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C3-C6)-cycloalkyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C1-C6)-alkoxy-(C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C6)-alkoxy-(C1-C6)-alkyl, phenyl, heteroaryl or heterocyclyl, where the three last-mentioned radicals are each substituted by s radicals from the group consisting of nitro, halogen, cyano, thiocyanato, (C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, R1O(O)C, (R1)2N(O)C, R1O, (R1)2N, R2(O)nS, R1O(O)2S, (R1)2N(O)2S and R1O—(C1-C6)-alkyl, and where heterocyclyl carries n oxo groups, or
• R6 and R7 together with the sulfur atom to which they are bonded form a 3- to 8-membered unsaturated, semisaturated or saturated ring which contains, apart from the carbon atoms and apart from the sulfur atom of the sulfoximino group, in each case m ring members from the group consisting of N(R1), O and S(O)n, and where this ring in each case is substituted by s radicals from the group consisting of nitro, halogen, cyano, thiocyanato, (C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, R1O(O)C, (R1)2N(O)C, R1O, (R1)2N, R2(O)nS, R1O(O)2S, (R1)2N(O)2S and R1O—(C1-C6)-alkyl, and where this ring bears n oxo groups,
• R8 represents (C1-C6)-alkyl, (C2-C6)-alkenyl or (C2-C6)-alkynyl, each of which is substituted by s radicals from the group consisting of nitro, halogen, cyano, thiocyanato, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, R1(O)C, R1(R1ON═)C, R1O(O)C, (R1)2N(O)C, R1(R1O)N(O)C, R2(O)2S(R1)N(O)C, R1O(O)2S(R1)N(O)C, (R1)2N(O)2S(R1)N(O)C, R1S(O)C, R1O, R1(O)CO, R2(O)2SO, R2O(O)CO, (R1)2N(O)CO, (R1)2N, R1O(R1)N, R1(O)C(R1)N, R2(O)2S(R1)N, R2O(O)C(R1)N, (R1)2N(O)C(R1)N, R1O(O)2S(R1)N, (R1)2N(O)2S(R1)N, R2(O)nS, R1C(O)S, R1O(O)2S, (R1)2N(O)2S, R1(O)C(R1)N(O)2S, R2O(O)C(R1)N(O)2S, (R1)2N(O)C(R1)N(O)2S and (R5O)2(O)P,
• or
• (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkenyl, phenyl, phenyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, heteroaryl, heteroaryl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, phenyl-O—(C1-C6)-alkyl, heteroaryl-O—(C1-C6)-alkyl, heterocyclyl-O—(C1-C6)-alkyl, phenyl-N(R1)—(C1-C6)-alkyl, heteroaryl-N(R1)—(C1-C6)-alkyl, heterocyclyl-N(R1)—(C1-C6)-alkyl, phenyl-S(O)n—(C1-C6)-alkyl, heteroaryl-S(O)n—(C1-C6)-alkyl or heterocyclyl-S(O)n—(C1-C6)-alkyl, each of which is substituted in the cyclic moiety by s radicals from the group consisting of nitro, halogen, cyano, thiocyanato, (C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, R1(O)C, R1(R1ON═)C, R1O(O)C, (R1)2N(O)C, R1(R1O)N(O)C, R2(O)2S(R1)N(O)C, R1O(O)2S(R1)N(O)C, (R1)2N(O)2S(R1)N(O)C, R1S(O)C, R1O, R1(O)CO, R2(O)2SO, R2O(O)CO, (R1)2N(O)CO, (R1)2N, R1O(R1)N, R1(O)C(R1)N, R2(O)2S(R1)N, R2O(O)C(R1)N, (R1)2N(O)C(R1)N, R1O(O)2S(R1)N, (R1)2N(O)2S(R1)N, R2(O)nS, R1C(O)S, R1O(O)2S, (R1)2N(O)2S, R1(O)C(R1)N(O)2S, R2O(O)C(R1)N(O)2S, (R1)2N(O)C(R1)N(O)2S, (R5O)2(O)P and R1O—(C1-C6)-alkyl, and where heterocyclyl carries n oxo groups,
• R9 represents hydrogen, nitro, halogen, cyano, (C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C3-C6)-alkenyl, halo-(C3-C6)-alkenyl, (C2-C6)-alkynyl, halo-(C3-C6)-alkynyl, (C3-C6)-Cycloalkyl, halo-(C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C3-C6)-cycloalkyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1(O)C, R2O(O)C, (R1)2N(O)C, R2S(O)C, (R1)2N(S)C, R1(R1O)N(O)C, R2(O)2S(R1)N(O)C, (R1)2N(O)2S(R1)N(O)C, R1O, (R1)2N, R2(O)nS, (R2)3Si—(C1-C6)-alkyl-(O)nS, R1O(O)2S, (R1)2N(O)2S, R1(O)C(R1)N(O)2S, R2O(O)C(R1)N(O)2S, (R1)2N(O)C(R1)N(O)2S, R2(O)2S(R1)N(O)2S, (R5O)2(O)P, (R2)3Si, R1(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1O(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1O)(R1)N(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R2(O)2S(R1)N(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1O(O)2S(R1)N(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N(O)2S(R1)N(O)C—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1O—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1(O)CO—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R2(O)2SO—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R2O(O)CO—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N(O)CO—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1(O)C(R1)N—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R2(O)2S(R1)N—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R2O(O)C(R1)N—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N(O)C(R1)N—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1O(O)2S(R1)N—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N(O)2S(R1)N—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R2(O)nS—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1O(O)2S—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N(O)2S—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R1(O)C(R1)N(O)2S—(C1-C6)-alkyl, R2O(O)C(R1)N(O)2S—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R1)2N(O)C(R1)N(O)2S—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R5O)2(O)P—(C1-C6)-alkyl, (R2)3Si—(C1-C6)-alkyl,
• or
• phenyl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl, phenyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, heteroaryl-(C1-C6)-alkyl or heterocyclyl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, each of which is substituted in the cyclic moiety by s radicals from the group consisting of nitro, halogen, cyano, thiocyanato, (C1-C6)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C6)-alkyl, (C3-C6)-cycloalkyl, R1O(O)C, (R1)2N(O)C, R1O, (R1)2N, R2(O)nS, R1O(O)2S, (R1)2N(O)2S and R1O—(C1-C6)-alkyl, and where heterocyclyl carries n oxo groups,
• m represents 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4,
• n represents 0, 1 or 2,
• s represents 0, 1, 2 or 3.