Thien-2-one compounds with an alkylidene or imino group in the 5-position of the ring

A thienone compound of the formula ##STR119## where R.sup.1 is cyano, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxycarbonyl, carbamoyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -monoalkylcarbamoyl or -dialkylcarbamoyl,

• R.sup.2 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl, unsubstituted phenyl or phenyl substituted with C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, chlorine, bromine or nitro, furyl, thienyl or halogen,
• X is nitrogen or CR.sup.4 where R.sup.4 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxycarbonyl, cyano or unsubstituted phenyl or phenyl substituted with C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, chlorine, bromine or nitro, and
• R.sup.3 is a radical of the formula ##STR120## where the ring A is phenyl or naphthyl, Y is NR.sup.5 R.sup.6 or OR.sup.8 where R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are identical or different and each is independently of the other hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxyl, chlorine, cyano, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkanoyloxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxycarbonyloxy or phenyl, allyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.7 -cycloalkyl or phenyl or together with the nitrogen atom joining them are a 5- or 6-membered saturated heterocyclic ring selected from the group consisting of pyrrolidino, piperidino, morpholino, piperazino and N-(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl) piperazino and R.sup.8 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl or phenyl,
• the R.sup.7 s are independently of one another hydrogen, chlorine, bromine, hydroxyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, unsubstituted or chlorine-, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy- or phenoxy-substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkanoylamino, benzoylamino, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -mono- or -dialkylaminosulfonylamino, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkanoyloxy or phenylsulfonyloxy,
• R.sup.9 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -dialkylamino or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy,
• R.sup.10 is hydrogen or cyano,
• R.sup.11 is hydrogen, chlorine, bromine or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl,
• R.sup.12 is hydrogen, chlorine, bromine, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl, unsubstituted phenyl or phenyl substituted with C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, chlorine, bromine or nitro, or thienyl,
• W is NR.sup.5 R.sup.6 or ##STR121## where R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7, Y and the ring A are each as defined above,
• Z is nitrogen or CR.sup.1 where R.sup.1 is as defined above and
• n is 1, 2, 3 or 4 with the proviso that if R.sup.1 is cyano, X is CH and R.sup.3 is 4-dimethylaminophenyl or styryl, then R.sup.2 is not methyl or phenyl and that if R.sup.1 is cyano, X is CH and R.sup.3 is phenyl or 4-methoxyphenyl, then R.sup.2 is not phenyl.