Insecticidal arylpyrrolines

Arylpynoline compounds of formula (I)

• wherein
• Q stands for a pyridyl or a phenyl group, each group may be substituted with at least one substituent X or X1;
• X and X1 each independently stand for fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, C1-12haloalkyl, nitro, C1-12alkyl, or C1-12alkoxyl, cyano, C1-12haloalkoxyl, C1-12alkylsulfenyl, C1-12alkylsulfinyl, C1-12alkylsulfonyl, C1-12haloalkylsulfenyl, C1-12haloalkylsulfinyl, or C1-12haloalkylsulfonyl, hydroxyl, thiol, amino, C1-12acylamino, C1-12alkoxy-carbonylamino, C1-12haloalkoxycarbonylamino, C1-12alkoxyimino, C1-12haloalkoxyimino, or C1-12alkylsulfonylamino, or sulfur pentafluoride;
• A1, A2, A3 and A4 each independently stand for a carbon atom which may be substituted by a substituent Y, and whereas two adjacent substituents Y together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached may form a 5- or 6-membered aromatic ring, or
• A1, A2, A3 and A4 each independently stand for a nitrogen atom, under the proviso that only 2 of the chemical groups A1, A2, A3 and A4 stand at the same time for nitrogen;
• Y stands for fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, C1-12haloalkyl, nitro, C1-12alkyl, C3-8cycloalkyl, C3-8cyclohaloalkyl, cyano, C1-12haloalkoxyl, C1-12alkylsulfenyl, C1-12alkylsulfinyl, C1-12alkylsulfonyl, C1-12haloalkylsulfenyl, C1-12haloalkylsulfinyl, C1-12haloalkylsulfonyl, C1-12alkylsulfonyloxy, C1-12haloalkylsulfonyloxy, C1-12alkylaminosulfonyl, C1-12haloalkylaminosulfonyl, di(C1-12)alkylaminosulfonyl, or di((C1-12)haloalkyl)aminosulfonyl, hydroxyl, thiol, amino, C1-12alkylamino, di(C1-12)alkylamino, C1-12acylamino, C1-12alkoxycarbonylamino, C1-12haloalkoxycalbonylamino, C1-12alkylsulfonylamino, C1-12haloalkylsulfonylamino, C1-12trialkylsilyl, C1-12alkoxyimino, C1-12 haloalkoxyimino, C1-12alkoxyiminoalkyl, C1-12haloalkoxyimino(C1-12)alkyl, C1-12alkylsulfinylimino, C1-12alkylsulfinylimino(C1-12)alkyl, C1-12alkylsulfinylimino(C1-12)alkylcarbonyl, C1-12alkylsulfoxyimino, C1-12alkylsulfoxyimino(C1-12)alkyl, C1-12alkoxycarbonyl, C1-12alkylcarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, C1-12alkylaminocarbonyl, aminothiocarbonyl, C1-12alkylaminothiocarbonyl, di(C1-12)alkylaminocarbonyl, or di(C1-12)alkylaminothiocarbonyl;
• G stands for a heterocyclic group G1 to G9 having the following formula
• which may be substituted by a substituent Z which is selected among fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, C1-6 haloalkyl, nitro, C1-6alkoxy, cyano, C1-6haloalkoxy, C1-6alkylsulfenyl, C1-6alkylsulfinyl, C1-6alkylsulfonyl, C1-6haloalkylsulfenyl, C1-6haloalkylsultinyl, C1-6haloalkylsulfonyl, hydroxyl and thiol,
• or represents a chemical group G10 characterized by the following formula:
• wherein
• R1 and R2 each independently stand for hydrogen, C1-12alkyl, C3-8cycloalkyl, C1-12haloalkyl, C3-8 cyclohaloalkyl, C2-12alkenyl, C2-12alkynyl, C2-12haloalkenyl, C2-12haloalkynyl, cyano, C1-12alkoxycarbonyl, or C1-12 alkoxythiocarbonyl, or R1 and R2, together with the carbon atom to which they are attached, form a 3 to 6-membered carbocyclic ring;
• R3 represents hydrogen, amino, hydroxyl, C1-12alkoxy, C1-12alkylcarbonylamino, C1-12alkylimino, C1-12alkyl, C3-8cycloalkyl, or C1-12haloalkyl, cyano, or C2-12alkenyl, C2-12alkynyl, or C1-12alkylcarbonyl, or is selected from the following groups CH2—R5,C(═O)R5, C(═S)R5,
• R4 represents a chemical group selected among hydrogen, cyano, carbonyl, thiocarbonyl, C1-12alkylcarbonyl, C1-12alkylthiocarbonyl, C1-12haloalkylcarbonyl, C1-12haloalkylthiocarbonyl, C1-12 alkylaminocarbonyl, C1-12alkylaminothiocarbonyl, di(C1-12)alkylaminocarbonyl, di(C1-12)alkylaminothiocarbonyl, C1-12alkoxyaminocarbonyl, C1-12alkoxyaminothiocarbonyl, C1-12alkoxycarbonyl, C1-12alkoxythiocarbonyl, C1-12thioalkoxycarbonyl, C1-12thioalkoxythiocarbonyl, C1-12alkylsulfonyl, C1-12haloalkylsulfonyl, C3-8cycloalkylcarbonyl, C2-12alkenylcarbonyl, C2 -12alkynylcarbonyl, C3-8cycloalkyl-(C1-12)alkylcarbonyl, C1-12alkylsulfenyl(C1-12)alkylcarbonyl, C1-12alkylsulfinyl(C1-12)alkylcarbonyl, C1-12alkylsulfonyl(C1-12)alkylcarbonyl, C1-12alkylcarbonyl(C1-12)alkylcarbonyl,C3-8cyclalkylaminocarbonyl, C2-12 alkenylaminocarbonyl, C2-12alkynylaminocarbonyl, C1-12alkoxy(C1-12)alkyl, or is selected from the groups C(═O)R5 and C(═S)R5, or
• R3 and R4, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bound, form a 3- to 6-membered heterocyclic ring which may be substituted with a substituent X or X1 , or may be substituted with a keto, thioketo or nitroimino group;
• and
• R5 represents optionally substituted phenyl, or an optionally substituted heterocyclic ring.