Pyrimidine derivatives useful as nematicides

Abstract

The invention provides novel compounds of formula (I) having nematicidal, insecticidal, acaricidal and fungicidal properties, compositions comprising them and processes and intermediates for their preparation: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is --S(O).sub.n CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.dbd.CF.sub.2 ; n is selected from 0, 1 and 2; R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4 are independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, alkylcycloalkyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted arylalkyl, optionally substituted aryloxy, optionally substituted arylalkoxy, alkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkylthio, alkenylthio, alkynylthio, haloalkyl, haloalkenyl, haloalkynyl, haloalkoxy, haloalkenyloxy, haloalkynyloxy, haloalkylthio, haloalkenylthio, haloalkynylthio, halogen, hydroxy, cyano, nitro, --NR.sup.5 R.sup.6, --NR.sup.7 COR.sup.8, --NR.sup.9 SO.sub.2 R.sup.10, --N(SO.sub.2 --R.sup.11)(SO.sub.2 --R.sup.12), --COR.sup.13, --CONR.sup.14 R.sup.15, --COOR.sup.16, --OCOR.sup.17, --OSO.sub.2 R.sup.18, --SO.sub.2 NR.sup.19 R.sup.20, --SO.sub.2 R.sup.21, --SOR.sup.22, --CSNR.sup.23 R.sup.24, --SiR.sup.25 R.sup.26 R.sup.27, --OCH.sub.2 CO.sub.2 R.sup.28, --OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CO.sub.2 R.sup.29, --CONR.sup.30 SO.sub.2 R.sup.31, --SO.sub.2 Z, or an adjacent pair of R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 when taken together form a fused 5- or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring; R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7, R.sup.8, R.sup.9, R.sup.10, R.sup.11, R.sup.12, R.sup.13, R.sup.14, R.sup.15, R.sup.16, R.sup.17, R.sup.18, R.sup.19, R.sup.20, R.sup.21, R.sup.22, R.sup.23, R.sup.24, R.sup.25, R.sup.26, R.sup.27, R.sup.28, R.sup.29, R.sup.30 and R.sup.31 are independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, haloalkenyl, haloalkynyl, optionally substituted aryl and optionally substituted arylalkyl; and Z is halogen.

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