Amide compound and its production and use

An amide compound represented by the formula of ##STR142## wherein R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group of 1-4 carbons or a haloalkyl group of 1-4 carbons;

• R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 independently are a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group of 1-6 carbons, a cycloalkyl group of 3-6 carbons, a haloalkyl group of 1-6 carbons, a phenyl group or an alkoxy group of 1-6 carbons,
• R.sup.4 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group of 1-4 carbons or a group represented by the formula of
• --S(O).sub.m R.sup.11 ;
• R.sup.5 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group of 1-4 carbons or a cyano group;
• R.sup.6 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group of 1-4 carbons;
• R.sup.7 is a same or different, a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or an alkyl group of 1-4 carbons;
• A is the group represented by the formula of ##STR143## R.sup.8 is a halogen atom, an alkyl group of 1-8 carbons, a haloalkyl group of 1-8 carbons, a haloalkoxy group of 1-8 carbons, an alkylthio group of 1-8 carbons, a haloalkylthio group of 1-8 carbons, an alkenylthio group of 2-8 carbons, a haloalkenylthio group of 2-8 carbons, an alkynylthio group of 2-8 carbons, an alkylsulfinyl group of 1-8 carbons, an alkylsulfonyl group of 1-8 carbons;
• R.sup.9 is a haloalkoxy group of 1-8 carbons, an alkylthio group of 1-8 carbons, a haloalkylthio group of 1-8 carbons, an alkenylthio group of 2-8 carbons, a haloalkenylthio group of 2-8 carbons, an alkynylthio group of 2-8 carbons, an alkylsulfinyl group of 1-8 carbons, an alkylsulfonyl group of 1-8 carbons,
• Each R.sup.10 is a same or different, a halogen atom, an alkyl group of 1-8 carbons, a haloalkyl group of 1-8 carbons;
• provided that R.sup.8 and R.sup.10 may be linked at their ends, when they are adjacent each other, to form a saturated five-membered ring which contains 0-2 oxygen atom therein;
• R.sup.11 is is an alkyl group of 1-18 carbons, a haloalkyl group of 1-18 carbons, or a group represented by the formula of ##STR144## or the formula of ##STR145## R.sup.12 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group of 1-4 carbons or a haloalkyl group of 1-4 carbons;
• R.sup.13 is a same or different, a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group of 1-4 carbons, a haloalkyl group of 1-4 carbons, an alkoxy group of 1-4 carbons, a haloalkoxy group of 1-4 carbons, an alkythio group of 1-4 carbons, a haloalkylthio group of 1-4 carbons, an alkylsulfinyl group of 1-4 carbons, a haloalkylsulfinyl group of 1-4 carbons, an alkylsulfonyl group of 1-4 carbons, a haloalkylsulfony group of 1-4 carbons, an alkylsulfonyloxy group of 1-4 carbons, a haloalkylsulfonyloxy group of 1-4 carbons, nitro or cyano group;
• R.sup.14 is an alkyl group of 1-8 carbons, a haloalkyl group of 1-8 carbons, an alkoxyalkyl group of 3-8 total carbons or a (haloalkoxy)alkyl group of 3-8 total carbons;
• R.sup.15 is an alkyl group of 1-8 carbons, a haloalkyl group of 1-8 carbons, an alkoxyalkyl group of 3-8 total carbons, a (haloalkoxy)alkyl group of 3-8 total carbons or a group represented by the formula of ##STR146## provided that R.sup.14 and R.sup.15 may be linked at their ends to form a saturated or unsaturated five- or six-membered ring which contains 0-2 oxygen or sulfur atoms therein and may be substituted with a halogen atom, an alkyl group of 1-4 carbons, an alkoxy group of 1-4 carbons or an alkylthio group of 1-4 carbons;
• R.sup.16 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group of 1-8 carbons, a haloalkyl group of 1-8 carbons, an alkoxyalkyl group of 2-8 total carbons or a (haloalkoxy)alkyl group of 2-8 total carbons;
• R.sup.17 is an alkyl group of 1-18 carbons, a haloalkyl group of 1-18 carbons, an alkoxyalkyl group of 3-18 total carbons, a (haloalkoxy)-alkyl group of 3-18 total carbons, an alkoxyhaloalkyl group of 3-18 total carbons, an alkylthioalkyl group of 3-18 total carbons, a (haloalkylthio)alkyl group of 3-18 total carbons, a cycloalkyl group of 3-8 carbons which may be substituted with an alkyl group of 1-10 carbons, a cycloalkyl group of 3-8 carbons substituted with a haloalkyl group of 1-10 carbons, a halocycloalkyl group of 3-8 carbons which may be substituted with an alkyl group of 1-10 carbons, a cycloalkyl group of 3-8 carbons substituted with an alkoxy group of 1-10 carbons, or a cycloalkyl group of 3-8 carbons substituted with a haloalkoxy group of 1-10 carbons;
• W is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a sulfinyl group or single bond;
• l is an integer of 1 or 2;
• m is an integer of 0-2;
• n is an integer of 1-4;
• p is an integer of 1-5;
• q is an integer of 0-10;
• X is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom;
• Y is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a sulfinyl, sulfonyl or methylene group.