Tetrazolinone compound and use of same

A tetrazolinone compound represented by formula (1):

• wherein
• R1 and R2 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or a C1-C3 alkyl group;
• R3 represents a C1-C6 alkyl group, a C3-C6 cycloalkyl group, a halogen atom, a C1-C6 haloalkyl group, a C2-C6 alkenyl group, a C1-C6 alkoxy group, a C1-C6 alkylthio group, a C2-C6 alkynyl group, a nitro group, a cyano group, an aminocarbonyl group optionally substituted with a C1-C6 alkyl group, a C2-C6 haloalkenyl group, a C2-C6 haloalkynyl group, a C3-C6 halocycloalkyl group, a C1-C6 haloalkoxy group, a C1-C6 haloalkylthio group, a C3-C6 cycloalkyloxy group, a C3-C6 halocycloalkyloxy group, a C3-C6 cycloalkylthio group, a C3-C6 alkenyloxy group, a C3-C6 alkynyloxy group, a C3-C6 haloalkenyloxy group, a C3-C6 haloalkynyloxy group, a C3-C6 alkenylthio group, a C3-C6 alkynylthio group, a C3-C6 haloalkenylthio group, a C3-C6 haloalkynylthio group, a C2-C6 alkylcarbonyl group, a C2-C6 haloalkylcarbonyl group, a C2-C6 alkylcarbonyloxy group, a C2-C6 alkylcarbonylthio group, a C2-C6 alkoxycarbonyl group, a hydroxyl group, a thiol group, an amino group optionally substituted with a C1-C6 alkyl group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a C3-C9 trialkylsilyl group, a C5-C14 trialkylsilylethynyl group, a C1-C4 alkylsulfonyl group, a C1-C4 haloalkylsulfonyl group, a C1-C4 alkylsulfinyl group, a C1-C4 haloalkylsulfinyl group, a C2-C5 alkoxyalkyl group, or a C2-C5 alkylthioalkyl group;
• R4, R5, and R6 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C1-C4 alkyl group, a C1-C4 haloalkyl group, a C3-C5 cycloalkyl group, a C3-C5 halocycloalkyl group, a C1-C4 alkoxy group, or a C1-C4 haloalkoxy group;
• R7 represents a C1-C6 alkyl group, a hydrogen atom, a C1-C6 haloalkyl group, a C2-C6 alkenyl group, a C2-C6 haloalkenyl group, a C2-C6 alkoxyalkyl group, a C3-C6 cycloalkyl group, or a C3-C6 halocycloalkyl group;
• A represents a C6-C16 aryl group optionally substituted with one or more atoms or groups selected from Group P, a C3-C12 cycloalkyl group optionally substituted with one or more atoms or groups selected from Group P, a C2-C9 heterocyclyl group optionally substituted with one or more atoms or groups selected from Group P (provided that the C2-C9 heterocyclyl group has, as a ring-constituent atom, one or more atoms selected from the group consisting of a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom, and a sulfur atom and, when the C2-C9 heterocyclyl group has two or more atoms selected from the group consisting of a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom, and a sulfur atom, each atom may be the same as or different from at least one other group, and also the carbon or nitrogen atom constituting the ring of the C2-C9 heterocyclyl group is bound to Q), or a C3-C12 cycloalkenyl group optionally substituted with one or more atoms or groups selected from Group P (provided that the C6-C16 aryl group, the C3-C12 cycloalkyl group, the C2-C9 heterocyclyl group, and the C3-C12 cycloalkenyl group optionally have one or more atoms or groups selected from Group P and, when these groups have two or more atoms or groups selected from Group P, each atom or group may be the same as or different from at least one other atom or group);
• Q represents the following group Q1 {the symbol # represents a binding site for A, and the symbol • represents a binding site for an oxygen atom};
• R8, R9 and R10 each independently representing a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C1-C6 alkyl group optionally substituted with one or more atoms or groups selected from Group P1, a C3-C6 cycloalkyl group optionally substituted with one or more atoms or groups selected from Group P1, a C1-C6 alkoxy group, a C1-C6 haloalkoxy group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, a hydroxy group, a thiol group, a C2-C6 alkenyl group, a C2-C6 haloalkenyl group, a C2-C6 alkynyl group, a C2-C6 haloalkynyl group, an amino group optionally substituted with a C1-C6 alkyl group, an amino group optionally substituted with a C1-C6 haloalkyl 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 pentafluorosulfanyl group, a C3-C9 trialkylsilyl group, a C2-C6 alkylcarbonyl group, a C2-C6 alkoxycarbonyl group, or an aminocarbonyl group optionally substituted with a C1-C6 alkyl group;
• and
• X represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom:
• Group P:
• Group consisting of a halogen atom, a C1-C6 alkyl group, a C1-C6 haloalkyl group, a C2-C6 alkenyl group, a C2-C6 haloalkenyl group, a C2-C6 alkynyl group, a C2-C6 haloalkynyl group, a C3-C6 cycloalkyl group, a C3-C6 halocycloalkyl group, a C1-C6 alkoxy group, a C1-C6 haloalkoxy group, a C1-C6 alkylthio group, a C1-C6 haloalkylthio group, a C3-C6 cycloalkyloxy group, a C3-C6 halocycloalkyloxy group, a C3-C6 cycloalkylthio group, a C3-C6 alkenyloxy group, a C3-C6 alkynyloxy group, a C3-C6 haloalkenyloxy group, a C3-C6 haloalkynyloxy group, a C3-C6 alkenylthio group, a C3-C6 alkynylthio group, a C3-C6 haloalkenylthio group, a C3-C6 haloalkynylthio group, a C2-C6 alkylcarbonyl group, a C2-C6 haloalkylcarbonyl group, a C2-C6 alkylcarbonyloxy group, a C2-C6 alkylcarbonylthio group, a hydroxycarbonyl group, a formyl group, a C2-C6 alkoxycarbonyl group, a nitro group, a cyano group, a hydroxyl group, a C6-C16 aryl group, a C6-C16 haloaryl group, a C6-C16 aryloxy group, a C6-C16 haloaryloxy group, a C6-C16 arylthio group, a C6-C16 haloarylthio group, a C7-C18 aralkyl group, a C7-C18 haloaralkyl group, a C7-C18 arylalkoxy group, a C7-C18 haloarylalkoxy group, a thiol group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a C3-C12 trialkylsilyl group, a C5-C14 trialkylsilylethynyl group, a C1-C6 alkylsulfonyl group, a C1-C6 haloalkylsulfonyl group, a C6-C16 arylsulfonyl group, a C6-C16 haloarylsulfonyl group, a C1-C6 alkylsulfinyl group, a C1-C6 haloalkylsulfinyl group, a C6-C16 arylsulfinyl group, a C6-C16 haloarylsulfinyl group, an amino group optionally substituted with a C1-C6 alkyl group, an aminosulfonyl group optionally substituted with a C1-C6 alkyl group and/or a C6-C12 aryl group, and an aminocarbonyl group optionally substituted with a C1-C6 alkyl group;
• and
• Group P1:
• Group consisting of a halogen atom, a cyano group, a C3-C6 cycloalkyl group, a C3-C6 halocycloalkyl group, a C1-C4 alkoxy group, a C1-C4 haloalkoxy group, a C1-C4 alkylthio group, and a C1-C4 haloalkylthio group;
• and
• A is formula (4):
• wherein
• R42, R43, R44, and R45 each independently represents a halogen atom, a hydrogen atom, a C1-C6 alkyl group, a C1-C6 haloalkyl group, a C2-C6 alkenyl group, a C2-C6 haloalkenyl group, a C2-C6 alkynyl group, a C2-C6 haloalkynyl group, a C3-C6 cycloalkyl group, a C3-C6 halocycloalkyl group, a C1-C6 alkoxy group, a C1-C6 haloalkoxy group, a C1-C6 alkylthio group, a C1-C6 haloalkylthio group, a C3-C6 cycloalkyloxy group, a C3-C6 halocycloalkyloxy group, a C3-C6 cycloalkylthio group, a C3-C6 alkenyloxy group, a C3-C6 alkynyloxy group, a C3-C6 haloalkenyloxy group, a C3-C6 haloalkynyloxy group, a C3-C6 alkenylthio group, a C3-C6 alkynylthio group, a C3-C6 haloalkenylthio group, a C3-C6 haloalkynylthio group, a C2-C6 alkylcarbonyl group, a C2-C6 haloalkylcarbonyl group, a C2-C6 alkylcarbonyloxy group, a C2-C6 alkylcarbonylthio group, a hydroxycarbonyl group, a formyl group, a C2-C6 alkoxycarbonyl group, a nitro group, a cyano group, a hydroxyl group, a C6-C16 aryl group, a C6-C16 haloaryl group, a C6-C16 aryloxy group, a C6-C16 haloaryloxy group, a C6-C16 arylthio group, a C6-C16 haloarylthio group, a C7-C18 aralkyl group, a C7-C18 haloaralkyl group, a C7-C18 arylalkoxy group, a C7-C18 haloarylalkoxy group, a thiol group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a C3-C12 trialkylsilyl group, a C5-C14 trialkylsilylethynyl group, a C1-C6 alkylsulfonyl group, a C1-C6 haloalkylsulfonyl group, a C6-C16 arylsulfonyl group, a C6-C16 haloarylsulfonyl group, a C1-C6 alkylsulfinyl group, a C1-C6 haloalkylsulfinyl group, a C6-C16 arylsulfinyl group, a C6-C16 haloarylsulfinyl group, an aminosulfonyl group optionally substituted with a C1-C6 alkyl group and/or a C6-C12 aryl group, or an aminocarbonyl group optionally substituted with a C1-C6 alkyl group.

A tetrazolinone compound represented by formula (3):

• wherein
• R1 and R2 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or a C1-C3 alkyl group;
• R3 represents a C1-C6 alkyl group, a C3-C6 cycloalkyl group, a halogen atom, a C1-C6 haloalkyl group, a C2-C6 alkenyl group, a C1-C6 alkoxy group, a C1-C6 alkylthio group, a C2-C6 alkynyl group, a nitro group, a cyano group, an aminocarbonyl group optionally substituted with a C1-C6 alkyl group, a C2-C6 haloalkenyl group, a C2-C6 haloalkynyl group, a C3-C6 halocycloalkyl group, a C1-C6 haloalkoxy group, a C1-C6 haloalkylthio group, a C3-C6 cycloalkyloxy group, a C3-C6 halocycloalkyloxy group, a C3-C6 cycloalkylthio group, a C3-C6 alkenyloxy group, a C3-C6 alkynyloxy group, a C3-C6 haloalkenyloxy group, a C3-C6 haloalkynyloxy group, a C3-C6 alkenylthio group, a C3-C6 alkynylthio group, a C3-C6 haloalkenylthio group, a C3-C6 haloalkynylthio group, a C2-C6 alkylcarbonyl group, a C2-C6 haloalkylcarbonyl group, a C2-C6 alkylcarbonyloxy group, a C2-C6 alkylcarbonylthio group, a C2-C6 alkoxycarbonyl group, a hydroxyl group, a thiol group, an amino group optionally substituted with a C1-C6 alkyl group, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a C3-C9 trialkylsilyl group, a C5-C14 trialkylsilylethynyl group, a C1-C4 alkylsulfonyl group, a C1-C4 haloalkylsulfonyl group, a C1-C4 alkylsulfinyl group, a C1-C4 haloalkylsulfinyl group, a C2-C5 alkoxyalkyl group, or a C2-C5 alkylthioalkyl group;
• R4, R5, and R6 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C1-C4 alkyl group, a C1-C4 haloalkyl group, a C3-C5 cycloalkyl group, a C3-C5 halocycloalkyl group, a C1-C4 alkoxy group, or a C1-C4 haloalkoxy group;
• R7 represents a C1-C6 alkyl group, a hydrogen atom, a C1-C6 haloalkyl group, a C2-C6 alkenyl group, a C2-C6 haloalkenyl group, a C2-C6 alkoxyalkyl group, a C3-C6 cycloalkyl group, or a C3-C6 halocycloalkyl group;
• ZX represents a halogen atom;
• Q represents the following group Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, Q6, Q7, Q8, Q9, Q10, Q11, or Q12 {the symbol # represents a binding site for Zx, and the symbol • represents a binding site for an oxygen atom};
• R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, R18, R19, R20, R21, R22, R23, R24, R25, R26, R27, R28, R29, R30, R31, R32, R33, R34, R35, and R36 each independently representing a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C1-C6 alkyl group optionally substituted with one or more atoms or groups selected from Group P1, a C3-C6 cycloalkyl group optionally substituted with one or more atoms or groups selected from Group P1, a C1-C6 alkoxy group, a C1-C6 haloalkoxy group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, a hydroxy group, a thiol group, a C2-C6 alkenyl group, a C2-C6 haloalkenyl group, a C2-C6 alkynyl group, a C2-C6 haloalkynyl group, an amino group optionally substituted with a C1-C6 alkyl group, an amino group optionally substituted with a C1-C6 haloalkyl 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 pentafluorosulfanyl group, a C3-C9 trialkylsilyl group, a C2-C6 alkylcarbonyl group, a C2-C6 alkoxycarbonyl group, or an aminocarbonyl group optionally substituted with a C1-C6 alkyl group;
• and
• X represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom:
• Group P1:
• Group consisting of a halogen atom, a cyano group, a C3-C6 cycloalkyl group, a C3-C6 halocycloalkyl group, a C1-C4 alkoxy group, a C1-C4 haloalkoxy group, a C1-C4 alkylthio group, and a C1-C4 haloalkylthio group.