Use of substituted dihydrooxindolylsulfonamides, or the salts thereof, for increasing the stress tolerance of plants

A compound comprising a substituted dihydrooxindolylsulfonamide or salt thereof

• capable of being used for increasing stress tolerance in plants to abiotic stress, and/or for increasing plant yield,
• wherein
• R1 represents hydrogen, (C1-C10)-alkyl, (C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, (C1-C10)-haloalkyl, (C3-C8)-halocycloalkyl, (C2-C8)-alkenyl, (C2-C8)-haloalkenyl, (C1-C8)-alkoxy-(C1-C8)-haloalkyl, (C2-C8)-alkynyl, aryl, aryl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, heteroaryl, heteroaryl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C3-C8)-cycloalkyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C2-C8)-haloalkynyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C1-C8)-alkoxy-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C1-C8)-alkylcarbonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, hydroxycarbonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C1-C8)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C2-C8)-alkenyloxy carbonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C2-C8)-alkynyloxycarbonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, aryl-(C1-C8)-alkoxy carb onyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C3-C8)-cycloalkoxy c arb onyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C3-C8)-cycloalkyl-(C1-C8)-alkoxy carbonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, aminocarbonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C1-C8)-alkylaminocarbonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C3-C8)-cycloalkylaminocarbonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, aryl-(C1-C8)-alkylaminocarbonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, heteroaryl-(C1-C8)-alkylaminocarbonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C1-C8)-alkylthio-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C3-C8)-cycloalkylthio-(C1-C8)-alkyl, arylthio-(C1-C8)-alkyl, heterocyclylthio-(C1-C8)-alkyl, heteroarylthio-(C1-C8)-alkyl, aryl-(C1-C8)-alkylthio-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C1-C8)-alkylsulfinyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C1-C8)-alkylsulfonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, arylsulfinyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, arylsulfonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C3-C8)-cycloalkylsulfinyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C3-C8)-cycloalkylsulfonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C1-C8)-alkoxy-(C1-C8)-alkoxy-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C1-C8)-alkylcarbonyl, (C1-C8)-haloalkylcarbonyl, (C3-C8)-cycloalkylcarbonyl, (C1-C8)-alkoxy carbonyl, aryl-(C1-C8)-alkoxy carbonyl, arylcarbonyl, heteroarylcarbonyl, heterocyclylcarbonyl, aryl-(C1-C8)-alkylcarbonyl, (C1-C8)-alkylaminocarbonyl, (C3-C8)-cycloalkylaminocarbonyl, arylaminocarbonyl, aryl-(C1-C8)-alkyl aminocarbonylheteroarylaminocarbonyl, heterocyclylaminocarbonyl, heteroaryl-(C1-C8)-alkyl aminocarbonyl, heterocyclyl-(C1-C8)-alkylamino carb onyl, (C1-C8)-alkylsulfonyl, (C3-C8)-cycloalkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, aryl-(C1-C8)-alkyl sulfonyl, heteroarylsulfonyl, heterocyclylsulfonyl, cyano-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C4-C8)-cyclo alkenyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, nitro-(C1-C8)-alkyl, halo-(C1-C8)-alkoxy-(C1-C8)-alkyl, bis-[(C1-C8)-alkyl]aminocarbonyl, (C3-C8)-cycloalkyl-[(C1-C8)-alkyl]aminocarbonyl, aryl-[(C1-C8)-alkyl]aminocarbonyl, aryl-(C1-C8)-alkyl-[(C1-C8)-alkyl]aminocarbonyl, (C2-C8)-alkenylaminocarbonyl, (C2-C8)-alkynylaminocarbonyl, (C1-C8)-alkylamino sulfonyl, bis-[(C1-C8)-alkyl]aminosulfonyl, heterocyclylsulfinyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, heteroarylsulfinyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, aryl-(C1-C8)-alkylsulfinyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, heterocyclylsulfonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, heteroarylsulfonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, aryl-(C1-C8)-alkylsulfonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, bis-[(C1-C8)-alkyl]aminocarbonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C3-C8)-cycloalkyl-[(C1-C8)-alkyl]aminocarbonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, aryl-[(C1-C8)-alkyl]amino c arb onyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, aryl-(C1-C8)-alkyl-[(C1-C8)-alkyl]amino c arb onyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C2-C8)-alkenylaminocarbonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C2-C8)-alkyny laminocarbonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C1-C8)-alkylamino, bis-[(C1-C8)-alkyl]amino, (C3-C8)-cycloalkyl[(C1-C8)-alkyl]amino,
• R2, R3, R4 independently of one another represent hydrogen, halogen, (C1-C8)-alkoxy, (C1-C8)-alkyl, (C1-C8)-haloalkyl, (C1-C8)-haloalkoxy, (C1-C8)-alkylthio, (C1-C8)-haloalkylthio, aryl, aryl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, heteroaryl, heteroaryl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, nitro, amino, hydroxy, (C1-C8)-alkyl amino, bis-[(C1-C8)-alkyl]amino, hydrothio, (C1-C8)-alkylcarbonylamino, (C3-C8)-cycloalkylcarbonylamino, arylcarbonylamino, heteroarylcarbonylamino, heterocyclylcarbonylamino, formyl, hydroxyiminomethyl, (C1-C8)-alkoxyiminomethyl, (C3-C8)-cycloalkoxyiminomethyl, aryloxyiminomethyl, (C3-C8)-cycloalkyl-(C1-C8)-alkoxyiminomethyl, thiocyanato, isothiocyanato, aryloxy, heteroaryloxy, (C3-C8)-cycloalkoxy, (C3-C8)-cycloalkyl-(C1-C8)-alkoxy, aryl-(C1-C8)-alkoxy, (C2-C8)-alkynyl, (C2-C8)-alkenyl, aryl-(C1-C8)-alkynyl, tris-[(C1-C8)-alkyl]silyl-(C2-C8)-alkynyl, bis-[(C1-C8)-alkyl](aryl)silyl-(C2-C8)-alkynyl, bis-aryl[(C1-C8)-alkyl]silyl-(C2-C8)-alkynyl, (C3-C8)-cycloalkyl-(C2-C8)-alkynyl, aryl-(C2-C8)-alkenyl, heteroaryl-(C2-C8)-alkenyl, (C3-C8)-cycloalkyl-(C2-C8)-alkenyl, (C3-C8)-cycloalkyl-(C2-C8)-alkyl, (C2-C8)-haloalkynyl, (C2-C8)-haloalkenyl, (C4-C8)-cycloalkenyl, (C1-C8)-alkoxy-(C1-C8)-alkoxy-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C1-C8)-alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, heteroarylsulfonyl, (C1-C8)-alkylsulfonylamino, arylsulfonylamino, aryl-(C1-C8)-alkylsulfonylamino, heteroarylsulfonylamino, heteroaryl-(C1-C8)-alkylsulfonylamino, bis-[(C1-C8)-alkyl]aminosulfonyl, (C4-C8)-cycloalkenyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C1-C8)-alkylsulfinyl, arylsulfinyl, heteroarylsulfinyl,
• R5 represents amino, (C1-C8)-alkyl, (C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, (C3-C8-cycloalkyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C1-C8)-haloalkyl, (C3-C8)-halocycloalkyl, (C4-C8)-cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl, aryl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, heteroaryl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, heterocyclyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C1-C8)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, aryl-(C1-C8)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C3-C8)-cycloalkoxycarbonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C3-C8)-cycloalkyl-(C1-C8)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, heteroaryl-(C1-C8)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, aminocarbonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C1-C8)-alkylaminocarbonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C3-C8)-cycloalkylaminocarbonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, aryl-(C1-C8)-alkylaminocarbonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C1-C8)-alkylamino, arylamino, (C3-C8)-cycloalkylamino, aryl-(C1-C8)-alkylamino, heteroaryl-(C1-C8)-alkylamino, heteroarylamino, heterocyclylamino, aryloxy-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C1-C8)-alkoxy-(C1-C8)-alkyl, heteroaryloxy-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C2-C8)-alkenyl, (C2-C8)-alkynyl, (C2-C8)-alkenylamino, (C2-C8)-alkynylamino, bis-[(C1-C8)-alkyl]amino, aryloxy, bis-[(C1-C8)-alkyl]amino, aryl-(C2-C8)-alkenyl, heteroaryl-(C2-C8)-alkenyl, heterocyclyl-(C2-C8)-alkenyl, aryloxycarbonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, heteroaryloxycarbonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, bis[(C1-C8)-alkyl]aminocarbonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C1-C8)-alkylthio-(C1-C8)-alkyl, cyano-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C1-C8)-alkoxy-(C1-C8)-alkoxy-(C1-C8)-alkyl,
• R6 represents hydrogen, (C1-C8)-alkyl, (C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, cyano-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C3-C8)-cycloalkyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C1-C8)-alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, heteroarylsulfonyl, (C3-C8)-cycloalkylsulfonyl, heterocyclylsulfonyl, aryl-(C1-C8)-alkylsulfonyl, (C1-C8)-alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, heteroarylcarbonyl, (C3-C8)-cycloalkylcarbonyl, heterocyclylcarbonyl, (C1-C8)-alkoxycarbonyl, aryl-(C1-C8)-alkoxycarbonyl, (C1-C8)-haloalkylcarbonyl, (C2-C8)-alkenyl, (C2-C8)-alkynyl, (C1-C8)-haloalkyl, halo-(C2-C8)-alkynyl, halo-(C2-C8)-alkenyl, (C1-C8)-alkoxy-(C1-C8)-alkyl,
• W represents oxygen, sulfur and
• X, Y independently of one another represent hydrogen, (C1-C8)-alkyl, halogen, (C2-C8)-alkenyl, (C2-C8)-alkynyl, (C1-C8)-haloalkyl, hydroxy-(C1-C8)-alkyl, cyano-(C1-C8)-alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, (C3-C8)-cycloalkyl, (C4-C8)-cycloalkenyl, heterocyclyl, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, (C1-C8)-alkoxy, (C1-C8)-alkylthio, (C1-C8)-alkoxy-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C1-C8)-alkylthio-(C1-C8)-alkyl, aryloxy, aryl-(C1-C8)-alkoxy, (C1-C8)-haloalkoxy, (C1-C8)-haloalkylthio, (C1-C8)-alkylamino, bis-[(C1-C8)-alkyl]amino, (C1-C8)-alkoxy-(C1-C8)-alkoxy, amino-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C1-C8)-alkylamino-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C3-C8)-cycloak lamino-(C1-C8)-alkyl, aryl-(C1-C8)-alkylamino-(C1-C8)-alkyl, heteroaryl-(C1-C8)-alkylamino-(C1-C8)-alkyl, heterocyclyl-(C1-C8)-alkylamino-(C1-C8)-alkyl, heterocyclylamino-(C1-C8)-alkyl, heteroarylamino-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C1-C8)-alkoxycarbonylamino-(C1-C8)-alkyl, acylamino-(C1-C8)-alkyl, aryl-(C1-C8)-alkoxy carbonylamino-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C3-C8)-cyclo alkoxy carbonylamino-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C3-C8)-cyclo alkyl-(C1-C8)-alkoxy c arb onylamino-(C1-C8)-alkyl, heteroaryl-(C1-C8)-alkoxy carbonylamino-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C1-C8)-alkylcarbonylamino-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C3-C8)-cycloak lcarb ony lamino-(C1-C8)-alkyl, arylcarbony lamino-(C1-C8)-alkyl, heteroarylcarbonylamino-(C1-C8)-alkyl, heterocyclylcarbony lamino-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C2-C8)-alkenyloxycarbonylamino-(C1-C8)-alkyl, aryl-(C2-C8)-alkenylamino-(C1-C8)-alkyl, arylsulfonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, heteroarylsulfonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C1-C8)-alkylsulfonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C3-C8)-cycloalkylsulfonyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, arylsulfinyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, heteroarylsulfinyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C1-C8)-alkylsulfinyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, (C3-C8)-cycloalkylsulfinyl-(C1-C8)-alkyl, bis[(C1-C8)-alkyl]amino-(C1-C8)-alkyl or
• X and Y with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a fully saturated or partially saturated 3- to 7-membered monocyclic or bicyclic ring which is optionally interrupted by heteroatoms and optionally substituted further.