Insecticidal anthranilamides

A method for controlling arthropods comprising contacting the arthropods or their environment with an arthropodicidally effective amount of a compound of Formula 1, its N-oxide or agriculturally suitable salts

• wherein
• A and B are independently O or S;
• each J is independently a 5-membered heteroaromatic ring wherein each ring is optionally substituted with 1 to 4 R7;
• n is 1 to 4;
• R1 is H;
• or C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl or C3-C6 cycloalkyl each optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, CN, NO2, hydroxy, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 alkylthio, C1-C4 alkylsulfinyl, C1-C4 alkylsulfonyl, C2-C4 alkoxycarbonyl, C1-C4 alkylamino, C2-C8 dialkylamino and C3-C6 cycloalkylamino;
• or
• R1 is C2-C6 alkylcarbonyl, C2-C6 alkoxycarbonyl, C2-C6 alkylaminocarbonyl, C3-C8 dialkylaminocarbonyl or C(═A)J;
• R2 is H, C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 alkylamino, C2-C8 dialkylamino, C3-C6 cycloalkylamino, C2-C6 alkoxycarbonyl or C2-C6 alkylcarbonyl;
• R3 is H;
• G;
• C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, each optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, G, CN, NO2, hydroxy, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 haloalkoxy, C1-C4 alkylthio, C1-C4 alkylsulfinyl, C1-C4 alkylsulfonyl, C2-C6 alkoxycarbonyl, C2-C6 alkylcarbonyl, C3-C6 trialkylsilyl, and a phenyl, phenoxy or 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring, each ring optionally substituted with one to three substituents independently selected from the group consisting of C1-C4 alkyl, C2-C4 alkenyl, C2-C4 alkynyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C2-C4 haloalkenyl, C2-C4 haloalkynyl, C3-C6 halocycloalkyl, halogen, CN, NO2, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 haloalkoxy, C1-C4 alkylthio, C1-C4 alkylsulfinyl, C1-C4 alkylsulfonyl, C1-C4 alkylamino, C2-C8 dialkylamino, C3-C6 cycloalkylamino, C3-C6 (alkyl)cycloalkylamino, C2-C4 alkylcarbonyl, C2-C6 alkoxycarbonyl, C2-C6 alkylaminocarbonyl, C3-C8 dialkylaminocarbonyl and C3-C6 trialkylsilyl;
• C1-C4 alkoxy;
• C1-C4 alkylamino;
• C2-C8 dialkylamino;
• C3-C6 cycloalkylamino;
• C2-C6 alkoxycarbonyl or C2-C6 alkylcarbonyl;
• G is a 5- or 6-membered nonaromatic carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, optionally including one or two ring members selected from the group consisting of C(═O), SO or S(O)2 and optionally substituted with 1 to 4 substituents selected from the group consisting of C1-C2 alkyl, halogen, CN, NO2 and C1-C2 alkoxy;
• each R4 is independently H, C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, C2-C6 haloalkenyl, C2-C6 haloalkynyl, C3-C6 halocycloalkyl, halogen, CN, NO2, hydroxy, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 haloalkoxy, C1-C4 alkylthio, C1-C4 alkylsulfinyl, C1-C4 alkylsulfonyl, C1-C4 haloalkylthio, C1-C4 haloalkylsulfinyl, C1-C4 haloalkylsulfonyl, C1-C4 alkylamino, C2-C8 dialkylamino, C3-C6 cycloalkylamino, or C3-C6 trialkylsilyl;
• or
• each R4 is independently phenyl, benzyl or phenoxy, each optionally substituted with C1-C4 alkyl, C2-C4 alkenyl, C2-C4 alkynyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C2-C4 haloalkenyl, C2-C4 haloalkynyl, C3-C6 halocycloalkyl, halogen, CN, NO2, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 haloalkoxy, C1-C4 alkylthio, C1-C4 alkylsulfinyl, C1-C4 alkylsulfonyl, C1-C4 alkylamino, C2-C8 dialkylamino, C3-C6 cycloalkylamino, C3-C6 (alkyl)cycloalkylamino, C2-C4 alkylcarbonyl, C2-C6 alkoxycarbonyl, C2-C6 alkylaminocarbonyl, C3-C8 dialkylaminocarbonyl or C3-C6 trialkylsilyl;
• each R7 is independently H, C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, C2-C6 haloalkenyl, C2-C6 haloalkynyl, C3-C6 halocycloalkyl, halogen, CN, CO2H, CONH2, NO2, hydroxy, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 haloalkoxy, C1-C4 alkylthio, C1-C4 alkylsulfinyl, C1-C4 alkylsulfonyl, C1-C4 haloalkylthio, C1-C4 haloalkylsulfinyl, C1-C4 haloalkylsulfonyl, C1-C4 alkylamino, C2-C8 dialkylamino, C3-C6 cycloalkylamino, C2-C6 alkylcarbonyl, C2-C6 alkoxycarbonyl, C2-C6 alkylaminocarbonyl, C3-C8 dialkylaminocarbonyl, or C3-C6 trialkylsilyl;
• or
• each R7 is independently a phenyl, benzyl, benzoyl, phenoxy, 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring or an aromatic 8-, 9- or 10-membered fused heterobicyclic ring system, each ring optionally substituted with one to three substituents independently selected from the group consisting of C1-C4 alkyl, C2-C4 alkenyl, C2-C4 alkynyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C2-C4 haloalkenyl, C2-C4 haloalkynyl, C3-C6 halocycloalkyl, halogen, CN, NO2, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 haloalkoxy, C1-C4 alkylthio, C1-C4 alkylsulfinyl, C1-C4 alkylsulfonyl, C1-C4 alkylamino, C2-C8 dialkylamino, C3-C6 cycloalkylamino, C3-C6 (alkyl)cycloalkylamino, C2-C4 alkylcarbonyl, C2-C6 alkoxycarbonyl, C2-C6 alkylaminocarbonyl, C3-C8 dialkylaminocarbonyl and C3-C6 trialkylsilyl;
• provided that
• J is other than an optionally substituted 1,2,3-thiadiazole.