Fungicidal compositions containing (benzylidene)-azolylmethylcycloalkane

A (benzylidene)-azolylmethylcycloalkane or -alkene of formula:

• ##STR15## in which A is --CR.sub.6 R.sub.7 -- or --CR.sub.6 R.sub.7 CR.sub.8 R.sub.9 -- or --CR.sub.6 R.sub.7 CR.sub.8 R.sub.9 CR.sub.10 R.sub.11 --;
• A.sub.1 is CR.sub.7 .dbd., --CR.sub.6 R.sub.7 --CR.sub.9 .dbd. or --CR.sub.6 R.sub.7 --CR.sub.8 R.sub.9 --CR.sub.11 .dbd.;
• X is a halogen atom, or a cyano or nitro group, or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy group, optionally halogenated;
• n is a positive integer or zero, less than 6, it being possible for the groups X to be identical or different when n is greater than 1;
• W denotes a trivalent group consisting of a nitrogen atom .dbd.N--;
• R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, which may be identical or different, denote a hydrogen atom;
• a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl radical, optionally substituted with one or more atoms or radicals selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, mono- or polyhalo(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy), C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkenyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkynyl, mono- or polyhalo(C.sub. -C.sub.4 alkenyl) and mono- or polyhalo(C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkynyl) radicals;
• a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy radical optionally substituted with one or more atoms or radicals selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, mono- or polyhalo(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy), C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkenyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkynyl, mono- or polyhalo(C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkenyl) and mono- or polyhalo(C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkynyl) radicals;
• or C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 aryl or C.sub.7 -C.sub.11 aralkyl radicals, it being possible for these various radicals to e optionally substituted with one or more atoms or radicals selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl radicals, mono- or polyhalo(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl) radicals, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy radicals and mono- or polyhalo(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy) radicals;
• R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 together can form a C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 hydrocarbon chain making a ring with the carbon to which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are attached, this chain optionally being substituted as for the C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 aryl radicals mentioned above, or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 together can from a C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 dioxaolane hydrocarbon chain with the carbon to which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are attached, this chain optionally being substituted as for the C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 aryl radicals mentioned above;
• R.sub.3 and R.sub.6 to R.sub.11, which may be identical or different, denote a hydrogen atom;
• a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl radical optionally substituted with one or more atoms or radicals selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy and mono- or polyhalo(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy) radicals;
• or C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 aryl or C.sub.7 -C.sub.11 aralkyl radicals, it being possible for these various radicals to be optionally substituted with one or more atoms or radicals selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl radicals, mono- or polyhalo(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl) radicals, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy radicals and mono- or polyhalo(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy) radicals;
• or alternatively two adjacent radicals of the chain A, together with the atoms of A to which they are attached, form a benzene ring fused to the cycloalkane;
• R.sub.5 denotes a hydrogen atom;
• a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl radical, optionally substituted with one or more atoms or radicals selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, mono- or polyhalo(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy), C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkenyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkynyl, mono- or polyhalo(C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkenyl) and mono- or polyhalo(C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkynyl) radicals;
• or C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 aryl or C.sub.7 -C.sub.11 aralkyl radicals, it being possible for these various radicals to be optionally substituted with one or more atoms or radicals selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl radicals, mono- or polyhalo(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl) radicals, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy radicals and mono- or polyhalo(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy) radicals;
• or R.sub.5 denotes a group C(.dbd.O)--R.sub.13, R.sub.13 denoting a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl radical, optionally substituted with one or more atoms or radicals selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, mono- or polyhalo(C.sub.1 - C.sub.4 alkoxy), C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkenyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkynyl, mono- or polyhalo(C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkenyl) and mono- or polyhalo(C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkynyl) radicals;
• or C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 aryl or C.sub.7 -C.sub.11 aralkyl radicals, it being possible for these various radicals to be optionally substituted with one or more atoms or radicals selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl radicals, mono- or polyhalo(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl) radicals, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy radicals and mono- or polyhalo(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy) radicals;
• or a C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 ethynyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 acetynyl, mono- or polyhalo(C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 ethynyl) or mono- or polyhalo(C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 acetynyl) radical;
• R.sub.12 has one of the meanings or R.sub.5, with the exception of C(.dbd.O)--R.sub.13 ;
• and
• R.sub.4 denotes a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl radical, optionally substituted with one or more atoms or radicals selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, mono- or polyhalo(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy), C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkenyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkynyl, mono- or polyhalo(C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkenyl) and mono- or polyhalo(C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkynyl) radicals;
• or C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 aryl or C.sub.7 -C.sub.11 aralkyl radicals, it being possible for these various radicals to be optionally substituted with one or more atoms or radicals selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl radicals, mono- or polyhalo(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl) radicals, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy radicals and mono- or polyhalo(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy) radicals;
• and the agriculturally acceptable salified forms of these compounds.