Alkyl phenyl sulfide derivative and pest control agent

An alkyl phenyl sulfide derivative represented by the general formula [I] or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof

• wherein n is an integer of 0, 1 or 2,
• R1 is a C1-C6 haloalkyl group (the group excludes 2-bromoethyl group), a C2-C8 alkenyl group (the group excludes allyl group), a C2-C8 haloalkenyl group, a C2-C6 alkynyl group, a C2-C6 haloalkynyl group, a branched C4-C6 alkyl group (the group excludes isobutyl group), a C3-C6 cycloalkyl C1-C6 alkyl group or a C3-C6 halocycloalkyl C1-C6 alkyl group,
• R2 is a halogen atom, a C1-C6 alkyl group, a C1-C6 haloalkyl group, a C3-C6 cycloalkyl group, a C3-C6 halocycloalkyl group, a C1-C6 haloalkoxy group, a cyano group or a nitro group,
• R3 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C1-C6 alkyl group or a C1-C6 haloalkyl group,
• R4 is a C1-C12 alkyl group (the group may be mono- or poly-substituted with R5), a C3-C6 cycloalkyl group (the group may be mono- or poly-substituted with R5), a C2-C8 alkenyl group (the group may be mono- or poly-substituted with R5), a C2-C6 alkynyl group (the group may be mono- or poly-substituted with R5) or a benzoyl group (the group may be mono- or poly-substituted with R6),
• R5 is a halogen atom, a C1-C6 alkyl group, a C1-C6 haloalkyl group, a C3-C6 cycloalkyl group (the group may be mono- or poly-substituted with R6), a C3-C6 halocycloalkyl group, a hydroxyl group, a C1-C6 alkoxy group, a C1-C6 haloalkoxy group, a C3-C6 cycloalkoxy group, a C3-C6 halocycloalkoxy group, a C1-C6 alkoxy C1-C6 alkoxy group, a C1-C6 haloalkoxy C1-C6 alkoxy group, a C1-C6 haloalkoxy C1-C6 haloalkoxy group, a C1-C6 alkylsulfinyloxy group, a C1-C6 haloalkylsulfinyloxy group, a C3-C6 cycloalkylsulfinyloxy group, a C3-C6 halocycloalkylsulfinyloxy group, a C1-C6 alkylsulfonyloxy group, a C1-C6 haloalkylsulfonyloxy group, a C3-C6 cycloalkylsulfonyloxy group, a C3-C6 halocycloalkylsulfonyloxy group, a thiol group, a C1-C6 alkylthio group, a C1-C6 haloalkylthio group, a C2-C6 alkenylthio group, a C2-C6 haloalkenylthio group, a C3-C6 cycloalkylthio group, a C3-C6 halocycloalkylthio group, a C3-C6 cycloalkyl C1-C6 alkylthio group, a C3-C6 halocycloalkyl C1-C6 alkylthio group, a tri(C1-C6 alkyl)silyl C1-C6 alkylthio group, a C1-C6 alkylsulfinyl group, a C1-C6 haloalkylsulfinyl group, a C3-C6 cycloalkylsulfinyl group, a C3-C6 halocycloalkylsulfinyl group, a C1-C6 alkylsulfonyl group, a C1-C6 haloalkylsulfonyl group, a C3-C6 cycloalkylsulfonyl group, a C3-C6 halocycloalkylsulfonyl group, a C1-C6 alkylcarbonyl group, a C1-C6 haloalkylcarbonyl group, a formyl group, a C1-C6 alkylcarbonyloxy group, a C1-C6 haloalkylcarbonyloxy group, a formyloxy group, an amino group, a C1-C6 alkylcarbonylamino group (the amino group may be substituted with R9), a C1-C6 haloalkylcarbonylamino group (the amino group may be substituted with R9), a phenylcarbonylamino group (the phenyl group may be mono- or poly-substituted with R6, the amino group may be substituted with R9), a C1-C6 alkoxycarbonylamino group (the amino group may be substituted with R9), a C1-C6 haloalkoxycarbonylamino group (the amino group may be substituted with R9), a C1-C6 alkylaminocarbonylamino group (the amino group may be substituted with R9), a C1-C6 haloalkylaminocarbonylamino group (the amino group may be substituted with R9), a C1-C6 alkylsulfonylamino group (the amino group may be substituted with R9), a C1-C6 haloalkylsulfonylamino group (the amino group may be substituted with R9), a phenylsulfonylamino group (the phenyl group may be substituted with R6, the amino group may be substituted with R9), a C1-C6 alkylamino group (the amino group may be substituted with R9), a C1-C6 haloalkylamino group (the amino group may be substituted with R9), a C1-C6 alkylaminocarbonylthio group (the amino group may be substituted with R9), a C1-C6 haloalkylaminocarbonylthio group (the amino group may be substituted with R9), a C1-C6 alkylaminocarbonyl group (the amino group may be substituted with R9), a C1-C6 haloalkylaminocarbonyl group (the amino group may be substituted with R9), a C1-C6 alkoxycarbonyl group, a C1-C6 haloalkoxycarbonyl group, a tri(C1-C6 alkyl)silyl group, a phenyl group (the group may be mono- or poly-substituted with R6), a pyridyloxyphenyl group (the pyridyl group may be mono- or poly-substituted with R6), a phenoxy group (the group may be mono- or poly-substituted with R6), a phenyl C1-C6 alkoxy group (the phenyl group may be mono- or poly-substituted with R6), a phenylcarbonyloxy group (the phenyl group may be mono- or poly-substituted with R6), a phenylcarbonyl group (the phenyl group may be mono- or poly-substituted with R6), a benzoyl group (the group may be mono- or poly-substituted with R6), a benzoyloxy group (the group may be mono- or poly-substituted with R6), a phenylthio group (the group may be mono- or poly-substituted with R6), a phenylsulfonyl group (the group may be mono- or poly-substituted with R6), a phenylsulfinyl group (the group may be mono- or poly-substituted with R6), a phenyl C1-C6 alkylthio group (the phenyl group may be mono- or poly-substituted with R6), a phenyl C1-C6 alkylsulfinyl group (the phenyl group may be mono- or poly-substituted with R6), a phenyl C1-C6 alkylsulfonyl group (the phenyl group may be mono- or poly-substituted with R6), a —O—N═C(R7)(R8) group, an adamantyl group, a pyrrolyl group (the group may be mono- or poly-substituted with R6), a pyrazolyl group (the group may be mono- or poly-substituted with R6), an imidazolyl group (the group may be mono- or poly-substituted with R6), a triazolyl group (the group may be mono- or poly-substituted with R6), an oxazolyl group (the group may be mono- or poly-substituted with R6), an isoxazolyl group (the group may be mono- or poly-substituted with R6), a thiazolyl group (the group may be mono- or poly-substituted with R6), an isothiazolyl group (the group may be mono- or poly-substituted with R6), a pyridyl group (the group may be mono- or poly-substituted with R6 and the nitrogen atom of the group may be oxidized to form N-oxide), a pyrimidinyl group (the group may be mono- or poly-substituted with R6), a pyridyloxy group (the group may be mono- or poly-substituted with R6), a tetrahydrofuranyl group (the group may be mono- or poly-substituted with R6), 1,3-dioxoisoindolinyl group (the group may be mono- or poly-substituted with R6), a cyano group, a nitro group, a carboxyl group, a thiocyanato group or an aminoxy group,
• R6 is a halogen atom, a C1-C6 alkyl group, a C1-C6 haloalkyl group, a C3-C6 cycloalkyl group, a C3-C6 halocycloalkyl group, a C3-C6 cycloalkyl C1-C6 alkyl group, a C3-C6 halocycloalkyl C1-C6 alkyl group, a C1-C6 alkoxy group, a C1-C6 haloalkoxy group, a C1-C6 alkylthio group, a C1-C6 haloalkylthio group, a C1-C6 alkylsulfinyl group, a C1-C6 haloalkylsulfinyl group, a C1-C6 alkylsulfonyl group, a C1-C6 haloalkylsulfonyl group, a C1-C6 alkylthio C1-C6 alkyl group, a C1-C6 haloalkylthio C1-C6 alkyl group, a C1-C6 alkylsulfonyloxy group, a C1-C6 haloalkylsulfonyloxy group, a phenyl group (the group may be mono- or poly-substituted with halogen atom, alkyl group or haloalkyl group), a phenyl C1-C6 alkyl group, a phenyl C1-C6 alkoxy group, a cyano group or a nitro group,
• R7 and R8 may be the same or different, are each a hydrogen atom, a C1-C6 alkyl group, a C1-C6 haloalkyl group, a C3-C6 cycloalkyl group, a C3-C6 halocycloalkyl group or a phenyl group (the group may be mono- or poly-substituted with R6), and may form a 3- to 6-membered ring together with the carbon atom to which they bond, and
• R9 is a C1-C6 alkyl group, a C1-C6 haloalkyl group, a C3-C6 cycloalkyl group, a C3-C6 halocycloalkyl group, a C1-C6 alkylcarbonyl group, a C1-C6 haloalkylcarbonyl group, a C1-C6 alkoxycarbonyl group, a C1-C6 haloalkoxycarbonyl group, a C1-C6 alkylaminocarbonyl group, a C1-C6 haloalkylaminocarbonyl group or benzoyl group (the group may be mono- or poly-substituted with R6.