Heterocycle derivatives as pesticides

A process for preparing one or more compounds of formula (I)

• in which
• R1 represents (C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)cyanoalkyl, (C1-C6)hydroxyalkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)haloalkyl, (C2-C6)alkenyl, (C2-C6)haloalkenyl, (C2-C6)alkynyl, (C2-C6)haloalkynyl or (C3-C8)cycloalkyl,
• R2 is hydrogen, (C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)haloalkyl, (C1-C6)cyanoalkyl, (C1-C6)hydroxyalkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)haloalkoxy-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C2-C6)alkenyl, (C2-C6)alkenyloxy-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C2-C6)haloalkenyloxy-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C2-C6)haloalkenyl, (C2-C6)cyanoalkenyl, (C2-C6)alkynyl, (C2-C6)alkynyloxy-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C2-C6)haloalkynyloxy-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C2-C6)haloalkynyl, (C2-C6)cyanoalkynyl, (C3-C8)cycloalkyl, (C3-C8)cycloalkyl-(C3-C8)cycloalkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl-(C3-C8)cycloalkyl, halo(C3-C8)cycloalkyl, cyano(C3-C8)cycloalkyl, (C1-C6)alkylthio-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)haloalkylthio-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfinyl-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)haloalkylsulfinyl-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfonyl-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)haloalkylsulfonyl-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylcarbonyl-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)haloalkylcarbonyl-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxycarbonyl-(C1-C6)alkyl or (C1-C6)haloalkoxycarbonyl-(C1-C6)alkyl,
• R3 represents aryl which is optionally mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents or represents a saturated, partially saturated or heteroaromatic ring which is optionally mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents, where at least one carbon atom is replaced by a heteroatom, which may in each case contain at least one carbonyl group and/or where possible substituents are in each case as follows:
• cyano, carboxyl, halogen, nitro, acetyl, hydroxy, amino, SCN, tri-(C1-C6)alkylsilyl, (C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)haloalkyl, (C1-C6)cyanoalkyl, (C1-C6)hydroxyalkyl, hydroxycarbonyl-(C1-C6)alkoxy, (C1-C6)alkoxycarbonyl-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C2-C6)alkenyl, (C2-C6)haloalkenyl, (C2-C6)cyanoalkenyl, (C2-C6)alkynyl, (C2-C6)haloalkynyl, (C2-C6)cyanoalkynyl, (C3-C6)cycloalkyl, (C3-C6)cycloalkyl-(C3-C6)cycloalkyl, (C1-C4)alkyl-(C3-C6)cycloalkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy, (C1-C6)haloalkoxy, (C1-C6)cyanoalkoxy, (C1-C6)alkoxycarbonyl-(C1-C6)alkoxy, (C1-C6)alkoxy-(C1-C6)alkoxy, (C1-C6)alkoxyimino, —N═C(H)—O(C1-C6)alkyl, —C(H)═N—O(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)haloalkyl-(C1-C6)alkoxyimino, (C1-C6)alkylthio, (C1-C6)haloalkylthio, (C1-C6)alkoxy-(C1-C6)alkylthio, (C1-C6)alkylthio-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfinyl, (C1-C6)haloalkylsulfinyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy-(C1-C6)alkylsulfinyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfinyl-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfonyl, (C1-C6)haloalkylsulfonyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy-(C1-C6)alkylsulfonyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfonyl-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfonyloxy, (C1-C6)alkylcarbonyl, (C1-C6)haloalkylcarbonyl, (C1-C6)alkylcarbonyloxy, (C1-C6)alkoxycarbonyl, (C1-C6)haloalkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, (C1-C6)alkylaminocarbonyl, di-(C1-C6)alkyl-aminocarbonyl, (C2-C6)alkenylaminocarbonyl, di-(C2-C6)-alkenylaminocarbonyl, (C3-C8)cycloalkylaminocarbonyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfonylamino, (C1-C6)alkylamino, di-(C1-C6)alkylamino, aminosulfonyl, (C1-C6)alkylaminosulfonyl, di-(C1-C6)alkylaminosulfonyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfoximino, aminothiocarbonyl, (C1-C6)alkylaminothiocarbonyl, di-(C1-C6)alkylaminothiocarbonyl, (C3-C8)cycloalkylamino, (C1-C6)alkylcarbonylamino,
• V represents (C3-C6)cycloalkyl or aryl which are in each case optionally mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents or represents a saturated, partially saturated or heteroaromatic ring which is optionally mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents, where at least one carbon atom is replaced by a heteroatom, which may in each case contain at least one carbonyl group and/or where possible substituents are in each case as follows:
• cyano, carboxyl, halogen, nitro, acetyl, hydroxy, amino, SCN, tri-(C1-C6)alkylsilyl, (C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)haloalkyl, (C1-C6)cyanoalkyl, (C1-C6)hydroxyalkyl, hydroxycarbonyl-(C1-C6)alkoxy, (C1-C6)alkoxycarbonyl-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C2-C6)alkenyl, (C2-C6)haloalkenyl, (C2-C6)cyanoalkenyl, (C2-C6)alkynyl, (C2-C6)haloalkynyl, (C2-C6)cyanoalkynyl, (C3-C6)cycloalkyl, (C3-C6)cycloalkyl-(C3-C6)cycloalkyl, (C1-C4)alkyl-(C3-C6)cycloalkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy, (C1-C6)haloalkoxy, (C1-C6)cyanoalkoxy, (C1-C6)alkoxycarbonyl-(C1-C6)alkoxy, (C1-C6)alkoxy-(C1-C6)alkoxy, (C1-C6)alkoxyimino, —N═C(H)—O(C1-C6)alkyl, —C(H)═N—O(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)haloalkyl-(C1-C6)alkoxyimino, (C1-C6)alkylthio, (C1-C6)haloalkylthio, (C1-C6)alkoxy-(C1-C6)alkylthio, (C1-C6)alkylthio-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfinyl, (C1-C6)haloalkylsulfinyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy-(C1-C6)alkylsulfinyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfinyl-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfonyl, (C1-C6)haloalkylsulfonyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy-(C1-C6)alkylsulfonyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfonyl-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfonyloxy, (C1-C6)alkylcarbonyl, (C1-C6)haloalkylcarbonyl, (C1-C6)alkylcarbonyloxy, (C1-C6)alkoxycarbonyl, (C1-C6)haloalkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, (C1-C6)alkylaminocarbonyl, di-(C1-C6)alkyl-aminocarbonyl, (C2-C6)alkenylaminocarbonyl, di-(C2-C6)-alkenylaminocarbonyl, (C3-C8)cycloalkylaminocarbonyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfonylamino, (C1-C6)alkylamino, di-(C1-C6)alkylamino, aminosulfonyl, (C1-C6)alkylaminosulfonyl, di-(C1-C6)alkylaminosulfonyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfoximino, aminothiocarbonyl, (C1-C6)alkylaminothiocarbonyl, di-(C1-C6)alkylaminothiocarbonyl, (C3-C8)cycloalkylamino, (C1-C6)alkylcarbonylamino,
• X represents a heteroaromatic 9-membered fused bicyclic ring system from the series Q1 to Q6,
• R4 represents hydrogen, (C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)haloalkyl, (C1-C6)cyanoalkyl, (C1-C6)hydroxyalkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)haloalkoxy-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C2-C6)alkenyl, (C2-C6)alkenyloxy-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C2-C6)haloalkenyloxy-(C1-C6)alkyl, (C2-C6)haloalkenyl, (C2-C6)cyanoalkenyl, (C2-C6)alkynyl, (C2-C6)haloalkynyl or (C3-C8)cycloalkyl,
• R5, R6 independently of one another represent hydrogen, cyano, halogen, (C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)haloalkyl, (C2-C6)alkenyl, (C2-C6)haloalkenyl, (C2-C6)alkynyl, (C2-C6)haloalkynyl, (C3-C8)cycloalkyl, (C3-C8)cycloalkyl-(C3-C8)cycloalkyl, (C1-C6)alkyl-(C3-C8)cycloalkyl, (C1-C6)haloalkyl-(C3-C8)cycloalkyl, cyano-(C3-C8)cycloalkyl, halo(C3-C8)cycloalkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy, (C1-C6)haloalkoxy, (C1-C6)alkoxyimino, (C1-C6)haloalkoxyimino, (C1-C6)alkylthio, (C1-C6)haloalkylthio, (C1-C6)alkylsulfinyl, (C1-C6)haloalkylsulfinyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfonyl, (C1-C6)haloalkylsulfonyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfonyloxy, (C1-C6)haloalkylsulfonyloxy, (C1-C6)alkylcarbonyl, (C1-C6)haloalkylcarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, (C1-C6)alkylaminocarbonyl, di(C1-C6)alkylaminocarbonyl, (C1-C6)alkylsulfonylamino, (C1-C6)alkylamino, di(C1-C6)alkylamino, aminosulfonyl, (C1-C6)alkylaminosulfonyl or di(C1-C6)alkylaminosulfonyl,
• n represents 0, 1 or 2,
• the process comprising
• a) conversion of a compound of formula II to a compound of formula III;
• b) conversion of the compound of formula III to a compound of formula IV;
• c) halogenation of the compound of formula IV to provide a compound of formula V;
• d) conversion of the compound of formula V to a compound of formula VI;
• e) conversion of the compound of formula VI to a compound of formula VII;
• f) reaction of the compound of formula VII with a compound of formula VIII to provide a compound of formula I wherein n is 0;
• and
• g) optionally oxidation of the compound of formula I wherein n is 0, to provide a compound of formula I, wherein n is 1 or 2: