Process for preparing halogenated bicyclic systems

Process for preparing compound of formula (II)

• Q-Hal (II)
• in which
• Q is a structural element
• where the symbol # indicates the bond to the rest of the molecule and
• Q1 is N or CR6,
• Q2 is N or CR6,
• Q3 is N or C,
• Q4 is O, S, N or NR7,
• Q5 is N or C,
• Q6 is N or CH,
• R6 is hydrogen, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)haloalkyl, (C1-C4)cyanoalkyl, (C1-C4)hydroxyalkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy-(C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)haloalkoxy-(C1-C4)alkyl, (C2-C4)alkenyl, (C2-C4)alkenyloxy-(C1-C4)alkyl, (C2-C4)haloalkenyloxy-(C1-C4)alkyl, (C2-C4)haloalkenyl, (C2-C4)cyanoalkenyl, (C2-C4)alkynyl, (C2-C4)alkynyloxy-(C1-C4)alkyl, (C2-C4)haloalkynyl, (C3-C6)cycloalkyl, (C3-C6)cycloalkyl-(C3-C6)cycloalkyl, (C1-C4)alkyl-(C3-C6)cycloalkyl, halo(C3-C6)cycloalkyl, (C1-C4)alkylthio-(C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkylsulphinyl-(C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkylsulphonyl-(C1-C4)alkyl or (C1-C4)alkylcarbonyl-(C1-C4)alkyl,
• R7 is (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)haloalkyl, (C1-C4)cyanoalkyl, (C1-C4)hydroxyalkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy-(C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)haloalkoxy-(C1-C4)alkyl, (C2-C4)alkenyl, (C2-C4)alkenyloxy-(C1-C4)alkyl, (C2-C4)haloalkenyloxy-(C1-C4)alkyl, (C2-C4)haloalkenyl, (C2-C4)cyanoalkenyl, (C2-C4)alkynyl, (C2-C4)alkynyloxy-(C1-C4)alkyl, (C2-C4)haloalkynyl, (C3-C6)cycloalkyl, (C3-C6)cycloalkyl-(C3-C6)cycloalkyl, (C1-C4)alkyl-(C3-C6)cycloalkyl, halo (C3-C6)cycloalkyl, (C1-C4)alkylthio-(C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkylsulphinyl-(C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkylsulphonyl-(C1-C4)alkyl or (C1-C4)alkylcarbonyl-(C1-C4)alkyl, and
• A is hydrogen, cyano, halogen, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)haloalkyl, (C2-C4)alkenyl, (C2-C4)haloalkenyl, (C2-C4)alkynyl, (C2-C4)haloalkynyl, (C3-C6)cycloalkyl, (C3-C6)cycloalkyl-(C3-C6)cycloalkyl, (C1-C4)alkyl-(C3-C6)cycloalkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy, (C1-C4)haloalkoxy, (C1-C4)alkoxyimino, (C1-C4)alkyl thio, (C1-C4)haloalkylthio, (C1-C4)alkylsulphinyl, (C1-C4)haloalkylsulphinyl, (C1-C4)alkylsulphonyl, (C1-C4)haloalkylsulphonyl, (C1-C4)alkylsulphonyloxy, (C1-C4)alkylcarbonyl, (C1-C4)haloalkylcarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, (C1-C4)alkylaminocarbonyl, di-(C1-C4)alkylaminocarbonyl, (C1-C4)alkylsulphonylamino, (C1-C4)alkylamino, di-(C1-C4)alkylamino, aminosulphonyl, (C1-C4)alkylaminosulphonyl or di-(C1-C4)alkylaminosulphonyl,
• or A is —O—CF2—O— and, together with Q1 and the carbon atom to which it is bonded, forms a five-membered ring where Q1 is carbon, and
• Hal is halogen,
• comprising a) reacting, a compound Q-H in which Q is as defined above
• with an organozinc base of the structure (NR3R4)—Zn—R2 or (NR3R4)2—Zn in which
• R2 is halogen or —O-pivaloyl and
• R3 and R4 together form a —(CH2)4—, —(CH2)5— or —(CH2)2O(CH2)2— group, where each of these groups may optionally be substituted by 1, 2, 3 or 4 R5 radicals and R5 is selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, n-propyl and i-propyl,
• to give a compound of formula (IIIa) or formula (IIIb)
• in which Q and R2 each have the definitions given above,
• and b) reacting said compound of formula (IIIa) or (IIIb) with a compound of the structure X-Hal in which X is halogen and Hal has the abovementioned definition to give the compound of formula (II).