Pesticidal 1-arylpyrazoles

A pesticidal composition comprising:

• (a) a compound of formula (I)
• wherein:
• X is —S(O)mR6 or R7,
• Y is hydrogen, C-3 to C-6 alkenyl, alkynyl, formyl, alkylcarbonyl, aroyl, arylalkylcarbonyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, haloalkylcarbonyl, aminoalkylcarbonyl, alkylaminoalkylcarbonyl, dialkylaminoalkylcarbonyl, alkoxyalkylcarbonyl, aryloxyalkylcarbonyl, alkylthioalkylcarbonyl, alkylsulfonylalkylcarbonyl, arylthioalkylcarbonyl, N-alkylcarbamoyl, N-arylcarbamoyl, N-alkylthiocarbamoyl, N-arylthiocarbamoyl, alpha-hydroxyarylalkylcarbonyl, hydroxyalkylcarbonyl, carboxyalkylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonylalkylcarbonyl, —P(═O)(O-Alkyl)2, —P(═S)(O-alkyl)2, —P(═O)(S-alkyl)2, —P(═S)(S-alkyl)2, trialkylsilyl, alkylcarbonylaminoalkylcarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxyalkylcarbonyl, aryl, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, —C(═O)S-alkyl, —C(═O)S-aryl, —C(═O)S-alkylaryl, alkoxyalkoxycarbonyl, alkylthioalkoxycarbonyl, alkylsulfonylalkoxycarbonyl, arylthioalkoxycarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl and aryloxycarbonylalkylcarbonyl;
• or alkyl or haloalkyl both of which are unsubstituted or substituted by alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, carboxy, cyano, aminocarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, dialkylaminocarbonyl, alkylthio, nitro, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, alkylcarbonyl, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, hydroxy, alkylcarbonylamino or alkylcarbonyloxy;
• Z is hydrogen, halogen, —C(O)R7—, —S(O)nR8, —C(O)OR9, alkyl, haloalkyl, —OR9, —N═C(R10)(R11), alkenyl, hydrazino, alkythiocarbonyl, 1H-pyrrol-1-yl or 1H-pyrazol-1-yl, —CHO, —CH═NOH, amino, R12NH— or R13R14N—;
• R1 is hydrogen, alkyl or —NR15R16;
• R2 is hydrogen or halogen;
• R3 and R5 are hydrogen, halogen or alkyl;
• R4 is halogen, haloalkyl, haloalkoxy, R17S(O)p— or SF5;
• R6 is alkyl or haloalkyl, alkenyl or haloalkenyl, alkynyl or haloalkynyl or cycloalkyl having 3 to 5 carbon atoms;
• R7 is alkyl or haloalkyl;
• R8 is R7 or phenyl;
• R9 and R10 are hydrogen, alkyl or haloalkyl;
• R11 is alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, or a phenyl group which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more groups selected from hydroxy, halogen, alkoxy, cyano, R7 or —S(O)qR7;
• R12, R13 and R14, which are identical or different, are R7S(O)r—, formyl, alkynyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylthiocarbonyl or aroyl;
• or alkyl, C-3 to C-6 alkenyl or —C(O)alkyl wherein the alkyl and alkenyl portions are unsubstituted or substituted by one or more R18;
• or
• R13 and R14 are joined so as together form a divalent radical having 4 to 6 atoms in the chain, this divalent radical being alkylene, alkyleneoxyalkylene or alkyleneaminoalkylene;
• R15 and R16 are independently hydrogen or alkyl;
• R17 is haloalkyl;
• R18 is cyano, nitro, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, —C(O)R7, R8S(O)s—, —C(O)OR9, aminocarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, dialkylaminocarbonyl, halogen, hydroxy, aminosulfonyl, alkylaminosulfonyl or dialkylaminosulfonyl;
• p1 m, n, p, q, r and s are independent of one another zero, one or two;
• M is C-halo, C—CH3, C—CH2F, C—CH2Cl, C—NO2, or N;
• or a geometric isomer, tautomeric form or pesticidally active salt thereof;
• and
• (b) an agriculturally acceptable inert carrier therefor.