Pesticidally active polycyclic derivatives with sulfur containing substituents

A compound of formula I,

• wherein
• A represents CH, N or the N-oxide;
• A1 is CH, N or the N-oxide;
• Q is phenyl which can be mono- or polysubstituted by substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4haloalkyl, C1-C4haloalkoxy, C1-C4alkoxy, C1-C4haloalkylsulfanyl, C1-C4haloalkylsulfinyl, C1-C4haloalkylsulfonyl and —C(O)C1-C4haloalkyl;
• or
• Q is a five- to ten-membered monocyclic or fused bicyclic ring system linked via a carbon atom to the ring which contains the group A, said ring system can be aromatic, partially saturated or fully saturated and contains 1 to 4 hetero atoms selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur,
• with the proviso that each ring system cannot contain more than 2 oxygen atoms and more than 2 sulfur atoms, said five- to ten-membered ring system can be mono- to polysubstituted by substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4haloalkyl, C1-C4haloalkoxy, C1-C4alkoxy, C1-C4alkylsulfanyl, C1-C4alkylsulfinyl, C1-C4alkylsulfonyl, —C(O)C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4haloalkylsulfanyl, C1-C4haloalkylsulfinyl, C1-C4haloalkylsulfonyl and —C(O)C1-C4haloalkyl;
• or
• Q is a five- to six-membered, aromatic, partially saturated or fully saturated ring system linked via a nitrogen atom to the ring which contains the group A, said ring system can be mono- or polysubstituted by substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4haloalkyl, C1-C4haloalkoxy, C1-C4alkoxy, C1-C4alkylsulfanyl, C1-C4alkylsulfinyl, C1-C4alkylsulfonyl, —C(O)C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4haloalkylsulfanyl, C1-C4haloalkylsulfinyl, C1-C4haloalkylsulfonyl and —C(O)C1-C4haloalkyl;
• and said ring system contains 1, 2 or 3 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen and sulphur, with the proviso that said ring system cannot contain more than one oxygen atom and more than one sulfur atom;
• or
• Q is C3-C6cycloalkyl, or C3-C6cycloalkyl mono- or polysubstituted by substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, CONH2, carboxyl, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4haloalkyl, C3-C6cycloalkyl and phenyl, wherein said phenyl can be mono- or polysubstituted by substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4haloalkyl, C1-C4haloalkoxy, C1-C4alkoxy, C1-C4haloalkylsulfanyl, C1-C4halo-alkylsulfinyl, C1-C4haloalkylsulfonyl and —C(O)C1-C4haloalkyl;
• or
• Q is C2-C6alkenyl, or C2-C6alkenyl mono- or polysubstituted by substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4haloalkyl, C3-C6cycloalkyl and phenyl, wherein said phenyl can be mono- or polysubstituted by substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4haloalkyl, C1-C4haloalkoxy, C1-C4alkoxy, C1-C4haloalkylsulfanyl, C1-C4haloalkylsulfinyl, C1-C4haloalkylsulfonyl and —C(O)C1-C4haloalkyl;
• or
• Q is C2-C6alkynyl, or C2-C6alkynyl mono- or polysubstituted by substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4haloalkyl, C3-C6cycloalkyl, tri(C1-C4alkyl)silyl and phenyl, wherein said phenyl can be mono- or polysubstituted by substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4haloalkyl, C1-C4haloalkoxy, C1-C4alkoxy, C1-C4halo-alkylsulfanyl, C1-C4haloalkylsulfinyl, C1-C4haloalkylsulfonyl and —C(O)C1-C4haloalkyl;
• or
• Q is C1-C6alkyl, or C1-C6alkyl mono- or polysubstituted by substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4haloalkyl, C3-C6cycloalkyl, tri(C1-C4alkyl)silyl and phenyl, wherein said phenyl can be mono- or polysubstituted by substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4haloalkyl, C1-C4haloalkoxy, C1-C4alkoxy, C1-C4halo-alkylsulfanyl, C1-C4haloalkylsulfinyl, C1-C4haloalkylsulfonyl and —C(O)C1-C4haloalkyl;
• X is S, SO or SO2;
• R1 is C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4haloalkyl, C3-C6cycloalkyl, C3-C6cycloalkyl-C1-C4alkyl;
• or
• R1 is C3-C6cycloalkyl-C1-C4alkyl mono- or polysubstituted by substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano and C1-C4alkyl;
• or
• R1 is C2-C6alkenyl, C2-C6haloalkenyl or C2-C6alkynyl;
• R2 is halogen, cyano, C1-C6haloalkyl or C1-C6haloalkyl substituted by one or two substituents selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, methoxy and cyano;
• or
• R2 is C1-C4haloalkylsulfanyl, C1-C4haloalkylsulfinyl, C1-C4haloalkylsulfonyl, O(C1-C4haloalkyl), or
• —C(O)C1-C4haloalkyl;
• or
• R2 is C3-C6cycloalkyl which can be mono- or polysubstituted by substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano and C1-C4alkyl;
• X1 is NR5, wherein R5 is hydrogen, C1-C4alkyl, C2-C6alkenyl, C2-C6alkynyl, C1-C4alkoxy-C1-C4alkyl or C3-C6cycloalkyl;
• or
• X1 is oxygen or sulfur;
• R3 is hydrogen or C1-C2-alkyl;
• R4 is hydrogen, halogen or C1-C3haloalkyl;
• or an agrochemically acceptable salt, a stereoisomer, an enantiomer, or a tautomer of one of those compounds.