Substituted 2-[phenoxy-phenyl]-1-[1,2,4]triazol-1-yl-ethanol Compounds and Their Use as Fungicides

A compound of formula I

• wherein:
• R1 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C2-chloroalkyl, C(CH3)3, 1-(C2-C6)-alkenyl, 1-(C2-C6)-alkynyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, and C3-C8-cycloalkyl-C1-C4-alkyl
• R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl-C1-C4-alkyl, phenyl, phenyl-C1-C4-alkyl, phenyl-C2-C4-alkenyl and phenyl-C2-C4-alkynyl;
• wherein the aliphatic groups R1 and/or R2 may carry one, two, three or up to the maximum possible number of identical or different groups R12a which independently of one another are selected from the group consisting of:
• R12a is selected from the group consisting of OH, halogen, CN, nitro, C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C4-halogenalkoxy, C3-C8-cycloalkyl and C3-C8-halocycloalkyl;
• wherein the cycloalkyl and/or phenyl moieties of R1 and/or R2 may carry one, two, three, four, five or up to the maximum number of identical or different groups R12b which independently of one another are selected from the group consisting of:
• R12b is selected from the group consisting of OH, halogen, CN, nitro, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C4-halogenalkyl, C1-C4-halogenalkoxy, C3-C8-cycloalkyl and C3-C8-halocycloalkyl;
• R4 is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, CN, NO2, OH, SH, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyloxy, NH2, NH(C1-C4-alkyl), N(C1-C4-alkyl)2, NH(C3-C6-cycloalkyl), N(C3-C6-cycloalkyl)2, S(O)p(C1-C4-alkyl), C(═O)(—C1-C4-alkyl), C(═O)OH, C(═O)(—O—C1-C4-alkyl), C(═O)—NH(C1-C4-alkyl), C(═O)—N(C1-C4-alkyl)2, C(═O)—NH(C3-C6-cycloalkyl) and C(═O)—N(C3-C6-cycloalkyl)2;
• wherein each of R4 is unsubstituted or further substituted by one, two, three or four R4a;
• wherein
• R4a is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, CN, NO2, OH, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C3-C8-halocycloalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy and C1-C4-haloalkoxy;
• m is an integer and is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5;
• and the N-oxides and the agriculturally acceptable salts thereof;
• with the proviso that the compounds of the formula Ia
• is excluded.