Fluoralkylphenylamidines and the use thereof as fungicides

A fluoroalkylphenylamidine of the formula (I)

• in which
• x represents an integer selected from the group consisting of 1, 2 and 3;
• A is selected from the group consisting of O, NH, CH2, CHR8 and a single bond;
• R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen;
• straight-chain or branched C1-12-alkyl, C2-12-alkenyl, C2-12-alkynyl groups, cyclic C3-12-alkyl, C4-12-alkenyl or C4-12-alkynyl groups, where all of the groups mentioned above may be substituted by one or more groups selected from the group consisting of —R′, —X, —OR′, —SR′, —NR′2, —SiR′3, —COOR′, —CN and —CONR′2, where R′ may represent hydrogen or a C1-12-alkyl group, and where X may represent a halogen atom;
• —SH;
• —SR″, where R″ may represent a straight-chain or branched C1-12-alkyl group which may be substituted by one or more groups selected from the group consisting of —R′, —X, —OR′, —SR′, —NR′, —SiR′3, —COOR′, —CN and —CONR′2, where R′ has the above meanings;
• R2 is selected from the group consisting of straight-chain or branched C1-12-alkyl, C2-12-alkenyl, C2-12-alkynyl groups, cyclic C3-8-alkyl, C4-8-alkenyl, C4-8-alkynyl groups, C5-18-aryl, C7-19-aralkyl and C7-19-alkaryl groups, where all of the groups mentioned above may be substituted by one or more groups selected from the group consisting of —R′, —X, —OR′, —SR′, —NR′2, —SiR′3, —COOR′, —CN and —CONR′2, where R′ has the above meanings;
• R3 is selected from the group consisting of —CN, —SH, —SR″, —OR″, —(C═O)—R″, straight-chain or branched C1-12-alkyl, C2-12-alkenyl, C2-12-alkynyl groups, cyclic C3-8-alkyl, C4-8-alkenyl, C4-8-alkynyl groups, C5-18-aryl, C7-19-aralkyl and C7-19-alkaryl groups, where all of the groups mentioned above may be substituted by one or more groups selected from the group consisting of —R′, —X, —OR′, —SR′, —NR′2, —SiR′3, —COOR′, —CN and —CONR′2, where R′ and R″ have the above meanings;
• R4 is selected from the group consisting of —X, —CN, —SH, —SR″, —OR″, —(C═O)—R″, straight-chain or branched C1-12-alkyl, C2-12-alkenyl, C2-12-alkynyl groups, cyclic C3-8-alkyl, C4-8-alkenyl, C4-8-alkynyl groups, C5-18-aryl, C7-19-aralkyl and C7-19-alkaryl groups, where all of the groups mentioned above may be substituted by one or more groups selected from the group consisting of —R′, —X, —OR′, —SR′, —NR′2, —SiR′3, —COOR′, —CN and —CONR′2, where R′ and R″ have the above meanings;
• R5 is selected from the group consisting of C5-18-aryl, C7-19-aralkyl and C7-19-alkaryl groups, where all of the groups mentioned above may be substituted by one or more groups selected from the group consisting of —R′, —X, —OR′, —SR′, —NR′2, —SiR′3, —COOR′, —CN and —CONR′2, where R′ has the above meanings;
• and/or a salt thereof.