Intermediate for pesticidal aminomethylheterocyclic compounds

A substituted heterocyclic compound of the formula ##STR298## in which E.sup.1 represents halogen, or represents alkylsulphonyloxy which is optionally substituted by halogen, or represents arylsulphonyloxy which is optionally substituted by alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms,

• R represents cycloalkyl having 3 to 7 carbon atoms or represents aryl which has 6 to 10 carbon atoms and is optionally substituted by one or more identical or different straight-chain or branched alkyl radicals having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, or represents the radical ##STR299## R.sup.3 represents hydrogen, or represents straight-chain or branched alkyl having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, or represents aryl which has 6 to 10 carbon atoms and is optionally substituted by one or more identical or different straight-chain or branched alkyl radicals having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and
• R.sup.4 represents straight-chain or branched alkyl having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, or represents cycloalkyl having 3 to 7 carbon atoms, or represents aryl which has 6 to 10 carbon atoms and is optionally substituted by one or more identical or different straight-chain or branched alkyl radicals having 1 to 12 carbon atoms,
• but wherein R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may not simultaneously represent methyl.