Chemical compounds

A compound of the formula I:

• where
• W is N, NO, or C—R3;
• X is N, NO or C—R4;
• Y is N, NO, or C—R5;
• R1 and R6 together with the adjacent nitrogen form a 5-membered ring containing, in addition to nitrogen and carbon ring members, a sulfur atom or a group selected from SO and SO2,
• R2 is H, halogen, cyano, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy, C1-C6-alkylthio, C1-C6-alkylsulfinyl, C1-C6-alkylsulfonyl, C1-C6-haloalkylthio, C1-C6-haloalkylsulfinyl, C1-C6-haloalkylsulfonyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C2-C6-haloalkenyl, C2-C6-haloalkynyl, amino, (C1-C6-alkyl)amino, di(C1-C6-alkyl)amino, aminosulfonyl, aminosulfinyl, aminosulfenyl, or R9C(═O);
• provided that the C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy, C1-C6-alkylthio, C1-C6-alkylsulfinyl, C1-C6-alkylsulfonyl, C1-C6-haloalkylthio, C1-C6-haloalkylsulfinyl, C1-C6-haloalkylsulfonyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C2-C6-haloalkenyl, C2-C6-haloalkynyl, (C1-C6-alkyl)amino, di(C1-C6-alkyl)amino radicals may be unsubstituted, or may carry 1, 2 or 3 radicals, independently of one another, each selected from the group consisting of cyano, nitro, amino, OH, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-alkylthio, C1-C6-alkylsulfinyl, C1-C6-alkylsulfonyl, C1-C6-haloalkoxy, C1-C6-haloalkylthio, (C1-C6-alkoxy)carbonyl, (C1-C6-alkyl)amino, di(C1-C6-alkyl)amino, C3-C8-cycloalkyl and partially or fully unsaturated ring system;
• R3, R4 and R5, independently of each other, are H, halogen, cyano, azido, nitro, C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy, C1-C6-alkylthio, C1-C6-alkylsulfinyl, C1-C6-alkylsulfonyl, C1-C6-haloalkylthio, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C2-C6-haloalkenyl, C2-C6-haloalkynyl, amino, (C1-C6-alkyl)amino, di(C1-C6-alkyl)amino, aminosulfonyl, aminosulfinyl, aminosulfenyl, R9C(═O), aryl or heteroaryl, which heteroaryl may contain 1, 2 or 3 heteroatoms as ring members, independently of one another, selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur and said aryl or heteroaryl may carry 1, 2 or 3 substituents, independently of one another, selected from the group consisting of halogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy and C1-C6-haloalkoxy;
• each R9 independently is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, C1-C6-alkoxy, amino, (C1-C6-alkyl)amino, di(C1-C6-alkyl)amino , aryl, aryl-C1-C6-alkyl and C1-C6- alkyl,
• a 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl ring, wherein the heteroaryl ring contains as ring members 1, 2 or 3 heteroatoms or heteroatom groups, independently of one another, selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, SO, SO2 and N—Rn, wherein Rn is hydrogen or C1-C6-alkyl, and
• a 3- to 7-membered heterocyclyl ring, wherein the heterocyclic ring is saturated or partly unsaturated and contains 1, 2 or 3 heteroatoms or heteroatom groups, independently of one another, selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, group SO, SO2 and N—R8, wherein R8 is hydrogen or C1-C6-alkyl, and wherein the carbon atoms of the heterocyclic rings may be unsubstituted or substituted by 1 or 2 radicals, independently of one another, selected from halogen and C1-C6-alkyl, and provided that the R9C(═O) radical may be unsubstituted, or when R9 is C1-C6-alkoxy, (C1-C6-alkyl)amino, di(C1-C6-alkyl)amino, aryl, aryl-C1-C6-alkyl and C1-C6-alkyl, the alkyl moiety may carry one or more halogen atoms;
• or salts thereof.