Ortho-substituted phenylacetamides

Abstract

Ortho-substituted phenylacetamides I ##STR1## (R.sup.1 =H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, phenylalkynyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxycarbonyl, phenyl, phenylalkyl, phenylalkenyl or phenoxyalkyl, 5- or 6-membered heterocycle with 1-3 hetero atoms to which a benzene ring or a 5- or 6-membered heterocycle can be fused; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 =H, CN, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy; R.sub.4 and R.sup.5 =H, alkyl and R.sup.4 or R.sup.5 =alkoxy; Y.dbd.O, S, SO, SO.sub.2, N.dbd.N, O--CO, CO--O, CO--O--CH.sub.2, alkylene or haloalkylene, alkenylene, alkynylene, oxy- alkylene, thio-alkylene, alkyleneoxy, carbonylalkylene or alkylenecarbonyl, W=alkoxyimino, alkoxymethylene or alkylthiomethylene), excepting compounds where R.sup.1 is hydrogen, phenyl or 2,2-dimethyl-3-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)cyclopropyl, R.sup.2 to R.sup.5 are each hydrogen, Y is carbonyloxymethylene and W is methoxymethylene or methylthiomethylene, are suitable as fungicides and for controlling pests.

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