Phenoxy acetic acid derivatives

A compound of Formula (I)

• wherein:
• R1 is H, Hal, A, CN, NO2, OA, CF3, OCF3, Ar or Het,
• Q is Ar, Het,
• n is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4,
• m is 0, 1 or 2 wherein n+m is not 0,
• Z is phenyl, naphthyl or pyridinyl,
• A is branched or linear alkyl having 1 to 12 C-atoms, wherein one or more, preferably 1 to 7 H-atoms may be replaced by Hal, OR3, CN or N(R3)2 and wherein one or more, preferably 1 to 7 non-adjacent CH2-groups may be replaced by O, NR3 or S and/or by CH═CH— or —C≡C— groups, or denotes cycloalkyl or cycloalkylalkylen having 3 to 7 ring C atoms,
• Hal is F, Cl, Br or I,
• Ar denotes a monocyclic or bicyclic, unsaturated or aromatic carbocyclic ring having 6 to 14 carbon atoms which may be unsubstituted or monosubstituted, disubstituted or trisubstituted or tetrasubstituted by Hal, A, —CH2OA, —CH2SO2A, —CH2OR3, —OR3, CF3, —N(R3)2, NO2, —CN, —NR3COA, —NR3COAr′, —NR3SO2A, —COR3, CON(R3)2, COHet, —SO2N(R3)2, —SOA, —SO2A, Het, or by SO2T, SOT, or Ar′,
• T denotes —(CH2)p—Ar′ or —(CH2)p-Het′,
• p is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4,
• Ar′ denotes a monocyclic or bicyclic, unsaturated or aromatic carbocyclic ring having 6 to 14 carbon atoms which may be unsubstituted or monosubstituted, disubstituted or trisubstituted by Hal, A, —CH2OA, —CH2OR3, —OR3, —CF3, or —OCF3, Het′ denotes a monocyclic or bicyclic, saturated, unsaturated or aromatic heterocyclic ring, having 1 to 4 N, O and/or S atoms, which may be unsubstituted or monosubstituted, disubstituted or trisubstituted by Hal, A, CH2OA, OR3, CF3, or OCF3,
• Het denotes a monocyclic or bicyclic or tricyclic, saturated, unsaturated or aromatic heterocyclic ring, having 1 to 4 N, O, S atoms, and/or 1 SO2 and/or CO groups and/or NO groups, which may be unsubstituted or monosubstituted, disubstituted or trisubstituted or tetrasubstituted by Hal, A, CH2OA, OR3, CF3, OCF3, N(R3)2, NO2, CN, NR3COA, NR3SO2A, COR3, SO2N(R3)2, SOA, SO2A, or SO2T,
• R3 is H or A,
• Rx, Ry independently denote H, a linear or branched alkyl having 1 to 8 carbon atoms optionally substituted with OH, Hal, CN, or Rx and Ry together form a carbocyclic ring having 3 to 7 carbon atoms, optionally substituted by OH, Hal, or CN;
• and esters, geometrical isomers, optically active enantiomers, racemates or tautomers thereof.