Phosphoramide derivatives

A compound of general formula I:

• wherein:
• each R1 independently represents hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 haloalkyl, phenyl, heteroaryl or phenylC1-3 alkyl, where all phenyl and heteroaryl rings can be optionally substituted with one or more halogen, C1-4 alkyl or C1-4 alkoxy groups, or both substituents R1 may be taken together to form a saturated or partially unsaturated 5- or 6-membered ring, which can be optionally fused to a benzene ring;
• A represents an imidazole, pyrazole, isoxazole or oxazole, where the substituents L and D are placed on adjacent atoms of ring A, and where additionally A can be optionally substituted with one or more substituents R2;
• L represents a single bond, —O—, —S— or —NR3—;
• B represents C1-6 alkyl or a ring selected from phenyl, heteroaryl and C3-7 cycloalkyl, where all said rings can be optionally substituted with one or more substituents R4;
• D represents phenyl or pyridine, each of which can be optionally substituted with one or more halogens;
• the groups A and —SO2NHP(O) (OR1)2 are placed on ring D in para position with respect to one another;
• each R2 independently represents halogen, cyano, nitro, carboxy, C1-4 alkyl, C2-4 alkenyl, C2-4 alkynyl, C1-4 haloalkyl, hydroxy, C1-4 hydroxyalkyl, C1-4 alkoxy, C1-4 haloalkoxy, C1-4 alkylthio, amino, C1-4 alkylamino, C1-4 dialkylamino, formyl, C1-4 alkylcarbonyl, C1-4 alkoxycarbonyl, C1-4 haloalkoxycarbonyl, C1-4 alkoxyC1-3 alkyl, C1-4 alkylcarbonyloxyC1-3 alkyl, C3-7 cycloalkylC1-4 alkoxyC1-3 alkyl or C3-7 cycloalkoxyC1-3 alkyl, or two substituents R2 on the same carbon atom can be taken together to form an oxo group;
• R3 represents hydrogen or C1-4 alkyl;
• each R4 independently represents halogen, cyano, nitro, carboxy, C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 haloalkyl, hydroxy, C1-4 hydroxyalkyl, C1-4 alkoxy, C1-4 haloalkoxy, C1-4 alkylthio, amino, C1-4 alkylamino, C1-4 dialkylamino, formyl, C1-4 alkylcarbonyl, C1-4 alkoxycarbonyl or C1-4 haloalkoxycarbonyl, or two substituents R4 on the same carbon atom can be taken together to form an oxo group, and additionally one of the substituents R4 can represent a saturated, unsaturated or partially unsaturated 5- or 6-membered ring which can optionally contain from 1 to 3 heteroatoms selected from N, O and S and which can be optionally substituted with one or more substituents R5;
• each R5 independently represents halogen, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, amino, C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 haloalkyl, C1-4 alkoxy or C1-4 alkylcarbonyl, or two substituents R5 on the same carbon atom can be taken together to form an oxo group;
• and
• heteroaryl in the above definitions represents pyridine, pyrazine, pyrimidine or pyridazine;
• or a salt thereof.