Aryl sulfide derivatives and aryl sulfoxide derivatives as acaricides and insecticides

A compound of formula (I)

• in which
• A and B together with the atoms to which they are attached represent an optionally substituted five-membered ring which may optionally be interrupted by a further carbonyl group, thiocarbonyl group, an optionally substituted imino group and/or by one or more heteroatoms;
• W represents hydrogen or halogen;
• V represents oxygen;
• sulfur, an optionally substituted nitrogen or salts of an optionally substituted nitrogen;
• X, Y and Z each independently of one another
• represent hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, amino, cyano, nitro, OCN, SCN, SF5;
• or
• represent trialkylsilyl, alkyl, haloalkyl, cyanoalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxycarbonylalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, cyanoalkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkynyl, cyanoalkynyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cyanoalkoxy, hydroxycarbonylalkoxy, alkoxycarbonylalkoxy, alkoxyalkoxy, alkylhydroxyimino, alkoxyimino, alkylalkoxyimino, haloalkylalkoxyimino, alkylthio, haloalkylthio, alkoxyalkylthio, alkylthioalkyl, alkylsulfinyl, haloalkylsulfinyl, alkoxyalkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfinylalkyl, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl, alkoxyalkylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonylalkyl, alkylsulfonyloxy, alkylcarbonyl, haloalkylcarbonyl, carboxyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, alkoxycarbonyl, haloalkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, dialkylaminocarbonyl, alkenylaminocarbonyl, dialkenylaminocarbonyl, cycloalkylaminocarbonyl, alkylsulfonylamino, aminosulfonyl, alkylaminosulfonyl, dialkylaminosulfonyl, alkylsulfoximino, aminothiocarbonyl, alkylaminothiocarbonyl or dialkylaminothiocarbonyl, where all the aforementioned radicals may optionally be substituted;
• or
• represent phenylalkyl, phenoxy, phenylalkyloxy, phenoxyalkyl, phenylthio, phenylthioalkyl, phenylsulfinyl, phenylsulfonyl, hetarylalkyl, hetaryloxy, hetarylalkyloxy, hetarylthio, hetarylsulfinyl or hetarylsulfonyl, where all the aforementioned radicals may optionally be substituted;
• or
• represent cycloalkylalkyl, cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylalkoxy, cycloalkylthio, cycloalkylalkylthio, cycloalkylsulfinyl, cycloalkylalkylsulfinyl, cycloalkylsulfonyl, cycloalkylalkylsulfonyl or cycloalkenyl, where all the aforementioned radicals may each optionally be substituted;
• or
• represent NR′R″,
• where R′ and R″ each independently of one another
• represent hydrogen, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, cyanoalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkylthioalkyl, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, cyanoalkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkynyl, cyanoalkynyl, acyl or alkoxycarbonyl;
• or
• R′ and R″ together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached may form an optionally substituted, saturated or unsaturated five- to eight-membered ring optionally interrupted by one or more heteroatoms which are selected independently from the group consisting of O, S and N;
• or
• represent a 3- to 6-membered saturated, partly saturated or aromatic ring which may optionally contain one to three heteroatoms which are selected independently from the group consisting of O, S and N, and which may optionally be substituted;
• or X and Z, or Y and Z, together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached, form a 5- or 6-membered ring which is optionally substituted and optionally interrupted by one or more heteroatoms which are selected independently from the group consisting of O, S, N and CO;
• and
• n represents the number 0, 1 or 2.