Pesticidally active heterocyclic derivatives with sulfur containing substituents

A compound of formula (I)

• wherein
• G1 is C—R2a or N;
• R2 is halogen, C1-C6haloalkyl, C1-C4haloalkylsulfanyl, C1-C4haloalkylsulfinyl, C1-C4haloalkylsulfonyl, C1-C6 haloalkoxy, C1-C4haloalkylsulfonyloxy or C3-C6cycloalkyloxy;
• R2a is hydrogen or R2a forms, together with R2, the group —O—CF2—O—;
• Q is a radical selected from the group consisting of formula Qa, Qb, Qc, Qd and Qe
• wherein the arrow denotes the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom of the bi- or tricyclic ring;
• and wherein A represents CH or N;
• X is S, SO, or SO2;
• R1 is C1-C4alkyl, or C3-C6 cycloalkyl-C1-C4alkyl;
• Q1 is hydrogen, halogen, C1-C6 haloalkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, C3-C6cycloalkyl monosubstituted by cyano, C1-C6 cyanoalkyl, C1-C6 cyanoalkoxy, C1-C6haloalkoxy, —N(R4)2, —N(R4) C(═O) R5, —N(R4)CON(R4)2, (oxazolidin-2-one)-3-yl, or 2-pyridyloxy;
• or
• Q1 is a five- to six-membered aromatic ring system, linked via a ring carbon atom to the ring which contains the substituent A, said ring system is unsubstituted or is mono- or polysubstituted by substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4haloalkyl, C1-C4alkoxy, C1-C4haloalkoxy, C1-C4alkylsulfanyl, C1-C4alkylsulfinyl and C1-C4alkylsulfonyl;
• and said ring system can contain 1, 2 or 3 ring heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur, where said ring system may not contain more than one ring oxygen atom and not more than one ring sulfur atom;
• or
• Q1 is a five-membered aromatic ring system linked via a ring nitrogen atom to the ring which contains the substituent A, said ring system is unsubstituted or is mono- or polysubstituted by substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4haloalkyl, C1-C4alkoxy, C1-C4haloalkoxy, C1-C4alkylsulfanyl, C1-C4alkylsulfinyl and C1-C4alkylsulfonyl;
• and said ring system contains 1, 2 or 3 ring heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur, where said ring system contains at least one ring nitrogen atom and may not contain more than one ring oxygen atom and not more than one ring sulfur atom;
• R3 is hydrogen, halogen or C1-C4alkyl;
• each R4 independently is hydrogen, C1-C4alkyl or C3-C6cycloalkyl;
• R5 is C1-C6alkyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl or C3-C6 cycloalkyl;
• R6 is C1-C4alkyl;
• R7 is hydrogen, halogen, C1-C6alkyl, C1-C6haloalkyl, C3-C6cycloalkyl, C3-C6cycloalkyl monosubstituted by cyano, C1-C6cyanoalkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, C1-C6 haloalkoxy, —CO(NR4)2, —NR4COR5, C3-C6cycloalkyl-C1-C6 alkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl monosubstituted by cyano-C1-C6 alkyl, (oxazolidin-2-one)-3-yl, or 2-pyridyloxy;
• or
• R7 is a five- to six-membered saturated, partially saturated, or aromatic ring system, linked via a ring nitrogen atom to the imidazole ring which contains the substitutent R6, said ring system is unsubstituted or is mono- or polysubstituted by substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C6haloalkyl, C1-C4alkoxy, C1-C4haloalkoxy, C1-C4alkylsulfanyl, C1-C4alkylsulfinyl and C1-C4alkylsulfonyl;
• C3-C6cycloalkyl, C3-C6cycloalkyl monosubstituted by cyano, C1-C6 cyanoalkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl-C1-C6 alkyl, C3-C6cycloalkyl monosubstituted by cyano-C1-C6 alkyl, and said ring system contains 1, 2 or 3 ring heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur, where said ring system contains at least one ring nitrogen atom and may not contain more than one ring oxygen atom and may not contain more than one ring sulfur atom;
• or
• R7 is a five- to six-membered saturated, partially saturated, or aromatic ring system linked via a ring carbon atom to the imidazole ring which contains the substitutent R6, said ring system is unsubstituted or is mono- or polysubstituted by substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4haloalkyl, C1-C4alkoxy, C1-C4haloalkoxy, C1-C4alkylsulfanyl, C1-C4alkylsulfinyl and C1-C4alkylsulfonyl;
• C3-C6cycloalkyl, C3-C6cycloalkyl monosubstituted by cyano, C1-C6 cyanoalkyl, (C3-C6) cycloalkyl-(C1-C6)alkyl-, (C3-C6) cycloalkyl monosubstituted by cyano-(C1-C6)alkyl-, and said ring system can contain 1, 2 or 3 ring heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur, where said ring system may not contain more than one ring oxygen atom and may not contain more than one ring sulfur atom;
• R8 and R9 are, independently from each other, hydrogen, halogen, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C6haloalkyl, C3-C6cycloalkyl, C3-C6cycloalkyl monosubstituted by cyano, C1-C6 cyanoalkyl, C1-C6cyanoalkoxy, cyano, C1-C4alkoxy, C1-C6haloalkoxy, —N(R4)2, or —N(R4)C(—O) R5, —N(R4)CON(R4)2, (oxazolidin-2-one)-3-yl, or 2-pyridyloxy, or
• R8 and R9 are, independently from each other, hydrogen or a five- to six-membered aromatic ring system, linked via a ring carbon atom to the imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine ring Qd, said ring system is unsubstituted or is mono- or polysubstituted by substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4haloalkyl, C1-C4alkoxy, C1-C4haloalkoxy, C1-C4alkylsulfanyl, C1-C4alkylsulfinyl and C1-C4alkylsulfonyl;
• and said ring system can contain 1, 2 or 3 ring heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur, where said ring system may not contain more than one ring oxygen atom and not more than one ring sulfur atom, and wherein one of R8 or R9 is hydrogen;
• or
• R8 and R9 are, independently from each other, hydrogen or a five-membered aromatic ring system linked via a ring nitrogen atom to the imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine ring Qd, said ring system is unsubstituted or is mono- or polysubstituted by substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4haloalkyl, C1-C4alkoxy, C1-C4haloalkoxy, C1-C4alkylsulfanyl, C1-C4alkylsulfinyl and C1-C4alkylsulfonyl;
• and said ring system contains 1, 2 or 3 ring heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur, where said ring system contains at least one ring nitrogen atom and may not contain more than one ring oxygen atom and not more than one ring sulfur atom, and wherein one of R8 or R9 is hydrogen;
• R10 and R11 are, independently from each other, hydrogen, halogen, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C6haloalkyl, C3-C6cycloalkyl, C3-C6cycloalkyl monosubstituted by cyano, C1-C6 cyanoalkyl, C1-C6cyanoalkoxy, cyano, C1-C4alkoxy, C1-C6 haloalkoxy, —N(R4)2, or —N(R4)C(—O) R5, —N(R4)CON(R4)2, (oxazolidin-2-one)-3-yl or 2-pyridyloxy;
• or
• R10 and R11 are, independently from each other, hydrogen or a five- to six-membered aromatic ring system, linked via a ring carbon atom to the pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine ring Qe, said ring system is unsubstituted or is mono- or polysubstituted by substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4haloalkyl, C1-C4alkoxy, C1-C4haloalkoxy, C1-C4alkylsulfanyl, C1-C4alkylsulfinyl and C1-C4alkylsulfonyl;
• and said ring system can contain 1, 2 or 3 ring heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur, where said ring system may not contain more than one ring oxygen atom and not more than one ring sulfur atom, and wherein one of R10 or R11 is hydrogen;
• or
• R10 and R11 are, independently from each other, hydrogen or a five-membered aromatic ring system linked via a ring nitrogen atom to the pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine ring Qe, said ring system is unsubstituted or is mono- or polysubstituted by substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4haloalkyl, C1-C4alkoxy, C1-C4haloalkoxy, C1-C4alkylsulfanyl, C1-C4alkylsulfinyl and C1-C4alkylsulfonyl;
• and said ring system contains 1, 2 or 3 ring heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur, where said ring system contains at least one ring nitrogen atom and may not contain more than one ring oxygen atom and not more than one ring sulfur atom, and wherein one of R10 or R11 is hydrogen;
• or an agrochemically acceptable salt, stereoisomer, enantiomer, tautomer or N-oxide of a compound of formula I.