Substituted cycloalkenes, process of preparing them and method of using them as pesticides

Process of preparing a compound of the formula (I) ##STR71## in which E represents nitrogen,

• G represents a single bond, represents oxygen, sulphur, or represents respectively optionally halogen-, hydroxyl-, alkyl-, halogenoalkyl- or cycloalkyl-substituted alkanediyl or alkynediyl or cyclaolkyl-substituted alkenediyl or one of the groupings below
• --Q--CQ--, --CQ--Q--, --CH.sub.2 --Q--, --Q--CH.sub.2 --, --CQ--Q--CH.sub.2 --, --CH.sub.2 --Q--CQ--, --O--CQ--CH.sub.2 --, --Q--CQ--Q--CH.sub.2 --, --N.dbd.N--, --S(O).sub.n --, --CH.sub.2 --S(O).sub.n --, --CQ--, --S(O).sub.n --CH.sub.2 --, --C(R.sup.1).dbd.N--O--, --C(R.sup.1).dbd.N--O--CH.sub.2 --, --N(R.sup.2)--, --CQ--N(R.sup.2)--, --N(R.sup.2)--CQ--, --Q--CQ--N(R.sup.2)--, --N.dbd.C(R.sup.1)--Q--CH.sub.2 --, --N(R.sup.2)--CQ--Q--, --CQ--N(R.sup.2)--CQ--Q--, --N(R.sup.2)--CQ--Q--CH.sub.2 --, --Q--C(R.sup.1).dbd.N--O--CH.sub.2 --, --N(R.sup.2)--C(R.sup.1).dbd.N--O--CH.sub.2 --, --O--CH.sub.2 --C(R.sup.1).dbd.N--O--CH.sub.2 --, --N.dbd.N--C(R.sup.1).dbd.N--O--CH.sub.2 --, --CH.sub.2 --O--N.dbd.C(R.sup.1)--, --T--Ar.sup.1 or --T--Ar.sup.1 --Q--, where
• Ar.sup.1 represents optionally substituted arylene, heteroarylene, or cycloalkylene or Ar.sup.1 represents an aliphatic ring which is doubly attached and in which one or more carbon atoms are replaced by hetero atoms, independently selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulphur and nitrogen,
• n represents the number 0, 1 or 2,
• Q represents oxygen or sulphur,
• R.sup.1 represents hydrogen, cyano or respectively optionally substituted alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, alkylamino, dialkylamino or cycloalkyl, and
• R.sup.2 represents hydrogen, hydroxyl, cyano or respectively optionally substituted alkyl, alkoxy or cycloalkyl and
• T represents a single bond, represents oxygen, sulphur, --CH.sub.2 --O--, CH.sub.2 --S-- or represents optionally substituted alkanediyl,
• m represents 0, 1 or 2,
• R represents alkylamino or dialkylamino,
• Y represents methylene, and
• Z represents respectively optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or heterocyclyl.
• comprising reacting an amide of the formula (XIV):
• ##STR72## in which E, G, m, Y and Z are each as defined above, with an alkylating agent of the general formula (XIII)
• R.sup.9 --X.sup.4 (XIII)
• in which
• R.sup.9 represents alkyl,
• X.sup.4 represents halogen or --O--SO.sub.2 --R.sup.10 and
• R.sup.10 represents --O--R.sup.9, aklyl or optionally substituted aryl,
• optionally in the presence of a diluent and optionally in the presence of an acid acceptor.