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A compound of formula (I), or an agrochemically or veterinarily acceptable salt, stereoisomer, tautomer, or N-oxide thereof

• wherein the variables in formula (I) have the following meaning,
• A is CH, N, or NH;
• E is N, O, S, NRE, or CRE;
• G, J are independently C or N;
• L is N or CRL;
• M is N or CRM;
• Q is N or CRQ;
• T is N or CRT;
• V is N or CRV;
• W is N or CRW;
• RE, RL, RM, RQ, RT, RV, and RW are independently selected from H, halogen, N3, CN, NO2, SCN, SF5, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C2-C6-alkenyl, tri-C1-C6-alkylsilyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C1-C6-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkoxy, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkoxy, C3-C6-cycloalkyl-C1-C4-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkoxyx-C1-C4-alkyl, which groups are unsubstituted or substituted with halogen;
• C(═O)OR1, NR2R3, C1-C6-alkylen-NR2R3, O—C1-C6-alkylen-NR2R3, C1-C6-alkylen-CN, NH—C1-C6-alkylen-NR2R3, C(═O)NR2R3, C(═O)R4, SO2NR2R3, S(═O)qR5, OR6, SR6, phenyl, and benzyl, wherein the phenyl ring g is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents R11;
• R1 is H, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C1-C6-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl-C1-C4-alkyl, or C3-C6-cycloalkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, which groups are unsubstituted or substituted with halogen;
• C1-C6-alkylen-NR2R3, C1-C6-alkylen-CN, or
• phenyl or benzyl, wherein the phenyl ring is unsubstituted, or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents R11;
• R11 is selected from halogen, N3, OH, CN, NO2, SCN, SF5,
• C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C1-C6-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkoxy, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkoxy, C3-C6-cycloalkyl-C1-C4-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, which groups are unsubstituted or substituted with halogen;
• R2 is H, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C1-C6-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl-C1-C4-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, which groups are unsubstituted, or substituted with one or more, same or different substituent selected from halogen, CN and HO;
• C(═O)R21, C(═O)OR21, C(═O)NR21, C1-C6-alkylen-CN, or phenyl or benzyl, wherein the phenyl ring is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents R11;
• R21 is H, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C1-C6-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl-C1-C4-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkoxy-C1-C4 alkyl, phenyl, or a saturated, partially-, or fully unsaturated 5- or 6-membered heterocycle, wherein the cyclic moieties are unsubstituted or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents R11;
• R3 is H, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C1-C6-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl-C1-C4-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, which groups are unsubstituted or substituted with halogen;
• C1-C6-alkylen-CN, or phenyl or benzyl, wherein the phenyl ring is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents R1;
• or
• NR2R3 may also form an N-bound, saturated 3- to 8-membered heterocycle, which in addition to the nitrogen atom may have 1 or 2 further heteroatoms or heteroatom moieties selected from 0, S(═O)q, NH, and N—C1-C6-alkyl, and wherein the N-bound heterocycle is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents selected from halogen, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy and C1-C4-haloalkoxy;
• R4 is H, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C1-C6-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl-C1-C4-alkyl, or C3-C6-cycloalkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, which groups are unsubstituted or substituted with one or more, same of different substituents selected from halogen, CN, and OH;
• phenyl or benzyl, wherein the phenyl ring unsubstituted, or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents R11;
• R5 is C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C1-C6-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl-C1-C4-alkyl, or C3-C6-cycloalkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, which groups are unsubstituted or substituted with halogen;
• C1-C6-alkylen-NR2R3, C1-C6-alkylen-CN, phenyl or benzyl, wherein the phenyl ring is unsubstituted, or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents R11;
• R6 is phenyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents R11;
• D is a moiety of formula
• wherein the “&”-symbol signifies the connection to the remainder of formula (I), wherein the dotted circle in the 5-membered ring means that the 5-membered ring may be saturated, partially unsaturated, or fully unsaturated;
• RX is C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl-C1-C4-alkyl, which are unsubstituted or substituted with halogen;
• or
• phenyl or benzyl, wherein the phenyl ring is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents R11;
• X is N, S, O, CR7, or NR8;
• Y and Z are independently C or N, wherein at least one of the variables selected from Y and Z is C;
• D* is a 5- or 6-membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or fully unsaturated carbo- or heterocycle, which carbo- or heterocycle includes the atoms Y and Z as ring members and is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents R9, and wherein said heterocycle comprises 0, 1, 2, or 3, same or different heteroatoms O, N, or S in addition to those that may be present as ring members Y and Z;
• R7 is H, halogen, OH, CN, NC, NO2, N3, SCN, NCS, NCO, SF5,
• C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C3-C6-cycloalkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, which groups are unsubstituted, or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents RG1;
• a 3- to 12-membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or fully unsaturated heterocyclic ring or ring system, wherein said heterocyclic ring or ring system comprises one or more, same or different heteroatoms O, N, or S, and is unsubstituted, or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents RH1, and wherein said N- and S-atoms are independently oxidized, or non-oxidized;
• phenyl, which is unsubstituted, or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents RJ1;
• ORK1, SRK1, OC(═O)RK1, OC(═O)ORK1, OC(═O)NRL1RM1, OC(═O)SRK1, OC(═S)NRL1RM1, OC(═S)SRK1, OS(═O)qRK1, OS(═O)qNRL1RM1, ONRL1RM1, ON═CRN1RO1, NRL1RM1, NORK1, ONRL1RM1, N═CRN1RO1, NNRL1, N(RL1)C(═O)RK1, N(RL1)C(═O)ORK1, S(═O)qRV1, SC(═O)SRK1, SC(═O)NRL1RM1, S(═O)qNRL1RM1, C(═O)RP1, C(═S)RP1, C(═O)NRL1RM1, C(═O)ORK1, C(═S)NRL1RM1, C(═S)ORK1, C(═S)SRK1, C(═NRL1)RM1, C(═NRL1)NRM1RR1, Si(RS1)2RT1;
• R8 is H, CN, C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C3-C6-cycloalkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, which groups are unsubstituted or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents RG1;
• a 3- to 12-membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or fully unsaturated heterocyclic ring or ring system, wherein said heterocyclic ring or ring system comprises one or more, same or different heteroatoms O, N, or S, and is unsubstituted, or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents RH1, and wherein said N- and S-atoms are independently oxidized, or non-oxidized;
• phenyl, which is unsubstituted, or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents RJ1;
• ORK1, SRK1, OC(═O)RK1, OC(═O)ORK1, OC(═O)NRL1RM1, OC(═O)SRK1, OC(═S)NRL1RM1, OC(═S)SRK1, OS(═O)qRK1, OS(═O)qNRL1RM1, ONRL1RM1, ON═CRN1RO1, NRL1RM1, NORK1, ONRL1RM1, N═CRN1RO1, NNRL1, N(RL1)C(═O)RK1, N(RL1)C(═O)ORK1, S(═O)qRV1, SC(═O)SRK1, SC(═O)NRL1RM1, S(═O)qNRL1RM1, C(═O)RP1, C(═S)RP1, C(═O)NRL1RM1, C(═O)ORK1, C(═S)NRL1RM1, C(═S)ORK1, C(═S)SRK1, C(═NRL1)RM1, C(═NRL1)NRM1RR1, or Si(RS1)2RT1;
• each R9 is independently H, halogen, OH, CN, NC, NO2, N3, SCN, NCS, NCO, SF5,
• C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C3-C6-cycloalkenyl, or C2-C6-alkynyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl-C1-C3-alkyl, which groups are unsubstituted, or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents RG1;
• a 3- to 12-membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or fully unsaturated heterocyclic ring or ring system, wherein said heterocyclic ring or ring system comprises one or more, same or different heteroatoms O, N, or S, and is unsubstituted, or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents RH1, and wherein said N- and S-atoms are independently oxidized, or non-oxidized;
• phenyl, which is unsubstituted, or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents RJ1;
• ORK1, SRK1, OC(═O)RK1, OC(═O)ORK1, OC(═O)NRL1RM1, OC(═O)SRK1, OC(═S)NRL1RM1, OC(═S)SRK1, OS(═O)qRK1, OS(═O)qNRL1RM1, ONRL1RM1, ON═CRN1RO1, NRL1RM1, NORK1, ONRL1RM1, N═CRN1RO1, NNRL1, N(RL1)C(═O)RK1, N(RL1)C(═O)ORK1, S(═O)qRV1, SC(═O)SRK1, SC(═O)NRL1RM1, S(═O)qNRL1RM1, C(═O)RP1, C(═S)RP1, C(═O)NRL1RM1, C(═O)ORK1, C(═S)NRL1RM1, C(═S)ORK1, C(═S)SRK1, C(═NRL1)RM1, C(═NRL1)NRM1RR1, or Si(RS1)2RT1;
• or two substituents RG1 form, together with the ring members of ring D to which they are bound, a 5- or 6-membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or fully unsaturated carbo- or heterocycle, which carbo- or heterocycle is unsubstituted, or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents RJ1, and wherein said heterocycle comprises one or more, same or different heteroatoms O, N, or S;
• each RG1 is independently halogen, OH, CN, NC, NO2, C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkenyl, which groups are unsubstituted or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents selected from halogen, OH, CN, C1-C3-alkoxy, C1-C3-haloalkoxy, and C1-C3-alkyl-carbonyl;
• a 3- to 12-membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or fully unsaturated heterocyclic ring or ring system, wherein said heterocyclic ring or ring system comprises one or more, same or different heteroatoms O, N, or S, and is unsubstituted, or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents selected from halogen, OH, CN, C1-C3-alkoxy, C1-C3-haloalkoxy, and C1-C3-alkyl-carbonyl, and wherein said N- and S-atoms are independently oxidized, or non-oxidized;
• phenyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents selected from halogen, OH, CN, NO2, C1-C3-alkyl, C1-C3-haloalkyl, C1-C3-alkoxy, C1-C3-haloalkoxy, and C1-C3-alkyl-carbonyl;
• ORK1, SRK1, OC(═O)RK1, OC(═O)ORK1, OC(═O)NRL1RM1, OC(═O)SRK1, OC(═S)NRL1RM1, OC(═S)SRK1, OS(═O)qRK1, OS(═O)qNRL1RM1, ONRL1RM1, ON═CRN1RO1, NRL1RM1, NORK1, ONRL1RM1, N═CRN1RO1, NNRL1, N(RL1)C(═O)RK1, N(RL1)C(═O)ORK1, S(═O)qRV1, SC(═O)SRK1, SC(═O)NRL1RM1, S(═O)qNRL1RM1, C(═O)RP1, C(═S)RP1, C(═O)NRL1RM1, C(═O)ORK1, C(═S)NRL1RM1, C(═S)ORK1, C(═S)SRK1, C(═NRL1)RM1, C(═NRL1)NRM1RR1, Si(RS1)2RT1;
• each RH1 is independently halogen, CN, NC, NO2, SCN, NCS, NCO,
• C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkenyl, which groups are unsubstituted, or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents selected from halogen, OH, CN, C1-C10-alkoxy, C1-C3-haloalkoxy, and C1-C3-alkyl-carbonyl;
• phenyl, which is unsubstituted, or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents selected from halogen, OH, CN, NO2, C1-C3-alkyl, C1-C3-haloalkyl, ORK1, SRK1, OC(═O)RK1, OC(═O)ORK1, OC(═O)NRL1RM1, OC(═O)SRK1, OC(═S)NRL1RM1, OC(═S)SRK1, OS(═O)qRK1, OS(═O)qNRL1RM1, ONRL1RM1, ON═CRN1RO1, NRL1RM1, NORK1, ONRL1RM1, N═CRN1RO1, NNRL1, N(RL1)C(═O)RK1, N(RL1)C(═O)ORK1, S(═O)qRV1, SC(═O)SRK1, SC(═O)NRL1RM1, S(═O)qNRL1RM1, C(═O)RP1, C(═S)RP1, C(═O)NRL1RM1, C(═O)ORK1, C(═S)NRL1RM1, C(═S)ORK1, C(═S)SRK1, C(═NRL1)RM1, C(═NRL1)NRM1RR1, Si(RS1)2RT1;
• or
• two geminal substituents RH1 form together with the atom to which they are bound a group ═O, ═S, or ═NRL;
• each RJ1 is independently halogen, CN, NC, NO2, SCN, NCS, NCO, C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkenyl, which groups are unsubstituted, or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents selected from halogen, OH, CN, C1-C10-alkoxy, C1-C3-haloalkoxy, and C1-C3-alkyl-carbonyl;
• phenyl, which is unsubstituted, or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents selected from halogen, OH, CN, NO2, C1-C3-alkyl, C1-C3-haloalkyl, ORK1, SRK1, OC(═O)RK1, OC(═O)ORK1, OC(═O)NRL1RM1, OC(═O)SRK1, OC(═S)NRL1RM1, OC(═S)SRK1, OS(═O)qRK1, OS(═O)qNRL1RM1, ONRL1RM1, ON═CRN1RO1, NRL1RM1, NORK1, ONRL1RM1, N═CRN1RO1, NNRL1, N(RL1)C(═O)RK1, N(RL1)C(═O)ORK1, S(═O)qRV1, SC(═O)SRK1, SC(═O)NRL1RM1, S(═O)qNRL1RM1, C(═O)RP1, C(═S)RP1, C(═O)NRL1RM1, C(═O)ORK1, C(═S)NRL1RM1, C(═S)ORK1, C(═S)SRK1, C(═NRL1)RM1, C(═NRL1)NRM1RR1, Si(RS1)2RT1;
• each RK1 is independently H, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C1-C6-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl-C1-C4-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, which groups are unsubstituted or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents selected from halogen, CN, NRM1RN1;
• C(═O)NRM1RN1, C(═O)RT1;
• or
• phenyl or benzyl, wherein the phenyl ring is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents RX1;
• each RL1 is independently H, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C1-C6-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl-C1-C4-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, which groups are unsubstituted or substituted with halogen;
• C1-C6-alkylen-CN;
• phenyl and benzyl, which groups are unsubstituted or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents RX1;
• each RM1, RR1 is independently H, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C1-C6-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl-C1-C4-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, which groups are unsubstituted or substituted with halogen;
• C1-C6-alkylen-CN;
• or
• phenyl or benzyl, wherein the phenyl ring is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents RX1;
• each moiety NRM1RR1 or NRL1RM1 may also form an N-bound, saturated 5- to 8-membered heterocycle, which in addition to the nitrogen atom may have 1 or 2 further heteroatoms or heteroatom moieties selected from O, S(═O)q, and N—R′, wherein R′ is H or C1-C6-alkyl and wherein the N-bound heterocycle is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents selected from halogen, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy and C1-C4-haloalkoxy;
• each RN1 is independently H, halogen, CN, NO2, SCN, C1-C10-alkyl, C3-C5-cycloalkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C3-C6-cycloalkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, which groups are unsubstituted, or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents selected from halogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-haloalkyl, and C1-C6-haloalkoxy;
• a 3- to 12-membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or fully unsaturated heterocyclic ring or ring system, wherein said heterocyclic ring or ring system comprises one or more, same or different heteroatoms O, N, or S, and is unsubstituted, or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents selected from halogen, C1-C3-alkyl, C1-C3-alkoxy, C1-C3-haloalkyl, and C1-C3-haloalkoxy, and wherein said N- and S-atoms are independently oxidized, or non-oxidized;
• phenyl, which is unsubstituted, or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents selected from halogen, C1-C3-alkyl, C1-C3-alkoxy, C1-C3-haloalkyl, and C1-C3-haloalkoxy;
• each RO1 is independently H, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C6-cycloalkyl, C1-C2-alkoxy-C1-C2-alkyl, phenyl, or benzyl;
• each RP1 is independently H, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C1-C6-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl-C1-C4-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, which groups are unsubstituted or substituted with halogen;
• phenyl or benzyl, wherein the phenyl ring is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more, same or different substituents RX1;
• each RS1, RT1 is independently H, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-halocycloalkyl, C1-C4-haloalkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, or phenyl;
• each RV1 is independently C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl-C1-C4-alkyl, which are unsubstituted or substituted with halogen;
• or
• phenyl or benzyl, wherein the phenyl ring is unsubstituted or substituted with RX1;
• each RX1 is independently halogen, N3, OH, CN, NO2, SCN, SF5, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C1-C6-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkoxy, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkoxy, C3-C6-cycloalkyl-C1-C4-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, which groups are unsubstituted or substituted with halogen;
• the index m is 0, 1, or 2;
• the index q is 0, 1, or 2.