Aryl sulfide derivatives and aryl sulfoxide derivatives as acaricides and insecticides

A compound of formula (I)

• in which
• A and B together with the atoms to which they are attached represent;
• a substructure selected from the group consisting of
• wherein when substructure of formula (I-A), (I-B) or (I-D) is present then V1, V2 and V3 each independently of one another are oxygen;
• sulfur, an optionally substituted nitrogen or salts of an optionally substituted nitrogen;
• and
• wherein when substructure of formula (I-C) is present then V1, V2 and V3
• each independently of one another represent oxygen or sulfur,
• Q1 and Q2 each independently of one another
• represent oxygen, sulfur or an optionally substituted nitrogen;
• or
• represent an optionally substituted carbon atom;
• with the proviso, that Q1 does not represent an alkylcarbonylamino radical;
• R4, R5, R6 and R7 each independently of one another
• represent hydrogen, cyano, halogen or nitro;
• or
• represent alkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, haloalkyl, cyanoalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, aminoalkyl, alkoxycarbonylalkyl, alkylthioalkyl, haloalkylthioalkyl, alkoxyalkylthioalkyl, alkylsulfanylalkyl, alkylsulfinylalkyl, alkylsulfonylalkyl, haloalkylsulfanylalkyl, haloalkylsulfinylalkyl, haloalkylsulfonylalkyl, alkoxyalkylsulfanylalkyl, alkoxyalkylsulfinylalkyl, alkoxyalkylsulfonylalkyl, phenylalkyl, phenoxyalkyl, phenylsulfanylalkyl, phenylsulfinylalkyl, phenylsulfonylalkyl, hetarylalkyl, hetaryloxyalkyl or hetarylthioalkyl, where the aforementioned radicals may each be saturated or unsaturated and/or optionally substituted;
• or
• represent optionally substituted saturated or unsaturated cycloalkyl which may optionally be interrupted by one or more heteroatoms;
• or
• represent alkylcarbonyl, haloalkylcarbonyl, hydroxyalkylcarbonyl, alkoxyalkylcarbonyl, phenylcarbonyl, hetarylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, haloalkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, dialkylaminocarbonyl, cycloalkylaminocarbonyl, dicycloalkylaminocarbonyl, cycloalkyl(alkyl)aminocarbonyl, arylaminocarbonyl, diarylaminocarbonyl, alkyl(aryl)aminocarbonyl, cycloalkyl(aryl)aminocarbonyl, alkylaminothiocarbonyl, dialkylaminothiocarbonyl or aminothiocarbonyl, where the aforementioned radicals may each be saturated or unsaturated and/or optionally substituted, or represent carbonyl or carboxyl;
• or
• represent optionally substituted phenyl or optionally substituted hetaryl;
• represent alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkoxyalkoxy, aryloxy, arylalkyloxy, cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylalkyloxy or carbonyloxy, where the aforementioned radicals may be saturated or unsaturated and/or optionally substituted, or represent hydroxyl;
• or
• represent alkylamino, dialkylamino, haloalkylamino, dihaloalkylamino, cycloalkylamino, dicycloalkylamino, cycloalkyl(alkyl)amino, arylamino, diarylamino, hetarylamino, dihetarylamino, alkyl(aryl)amino, cycloalkyl(aryl)amino, alkylcarbonylamino, arylcarbonylamino, alkoxycarbonylamino, aryloxycarbonylamino, alkylcarbamoylamino, arylcarbamoylamino, alkylsulfonylamino, or arylsulfonylamino, where the aforementioned radicals may each be saturated or unsaturated and/or optionally substituted, or represent amino;
• or
• represent alkylsulfanyl, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfanyl, haloalkylsulfinyl, haloalkylsulfonyl, cycloalkylsulfanyl, cycloalkylsulfinyl, cycloalkylsulfonyl, cycloalkylalkylsulfanyl, cycloalkylalkylsulfinyl, cycloalkylalkylsulfonyl, arylsulfanyl, arylsulfinyl, arylsulfonyl, arylalkylsulfanyl, arylalkylsulfinyl, arylalkylsulfonyl, aminosulfonyl, alkylaminosulfonyl, dialkylaminosulfonyl or arylaminosulfonyl, where the aforementioned radicals may each be saturated or unsaturated and/or optionally substituted, or represent sulfanyl;
• or
• R4 and R5 together with the atom to which they are attached may form an optionally substituted, saturated or unsaturated three- to eight-membered ring optionally interrupted by one or more heteroatoms which are selected independently from the group consisting of O, S and N;
• or
• R6 and R7 together with the atom to which they are attached may form an optionally substituted, saturated or unsaturated three- to eight-membered ring optionally interrupted by one or more heteroatoms which are selected independently from the group consisting of O, S and N;
• W represents hydrogen or halogen;
• V represents oxygen;
• sulfur, an optionally substituted nitrogen or salts of an optionally substituted nitrogen;
• X, Y and Z each independently of one another
• represent hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, amino, cyano, nitro, OCN, SCN, SF5;
• or
• represent trialkylsilyl, alkyl, haloalkyl, cyanoalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxycarbonylalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, cyanoalkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkynyl, cyanoalkynyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cyanoalkoxy, hydroxycarbonylalkoxy, alkoxycarbonylalkoxy, alkoxyalkoxy, alkylhydroxyimino, alkoxyimino, alkylalkoxyimino, haloalkylalkoxyimino, alkylthio, haloalkylthio, alkoxyalkylthio, alkylthioalkyl, alkylsulfinyl, haloalkylsulfinyl, alkoxyalkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfinylalkyl, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl, alkoxyalkylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonylalkyl, alkylsulfonyloxy, alkylcarbonyl, haloalkylcarbonyl, carboxyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, alkoxycarbonyl, haloalkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, dialkylaminocarbonyl, alkenylaminocarbonyl, dialkenylaminocarbonyl, cycloalkylaminocarbonyl, alkylsulfonylamino, aminosulfonyl, alkylaminosulfonyl, dialkylaminosulfonyl, alkylsulfoximino, aminothiocarbonyl, alkylaminothiocarbonyl or dialkylaminothiocarbonyl, where all the aforementioned radicals may optionally be substituted;
• or
• represent phenylalkyl, phenoxy, phenylalkyloxy, phenoxyalkyl, phenylthio, phenylthioalkyl, phenylsulfinyl, phenylsulfonyl, hetarylalkyl, hetaryloxy, hetarylalkyloxy, hetarylthio, hetarylsulfinyl or hetarylsulfonyl, where all the aforementioned radicals may optionally be substituted;
• or
• represent cycloalkylalkyl, cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylalkoxy, cycloalkylthio, cycloalkylalkylthio, cycloalkylsulfinyl, cycloalkylalkylsulfinyl, cycloalkylsulfonyl, cycloalkylalkylsulfonyl or cycloalkenyl, where all the aforementioned radicals may each optionally be substituted;
• or
• represent NR′R″,
• where R′ and R″ each independently of one another
• represent hydrogen, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, cyanoalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkylthioalkyl, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, cyanoalkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkynyl, cyanoalkynyl, acyl or alkoxycarbonyl;
• or
• R′ and R″ together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached may form an optionally substituted, saturated or unsaturated five- to eight-membered ring optionally interrupted by one or more heteroatoms which are selected independently from the group consisting of O, S and N;
• or
• represent a 3- to 6-membered saturated, partly saturated or aromatic ring which may optionally contain one to three heteroatoms which are selected independently from the group consisting of O, S and N, and which may optionally be substituted;
• or X and Z, or Y and Z, together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached, form a 5- or 6-membered ring which is optionally substituted and optionally interrupted by one or more heteroatoms which are selected independently from the group consisting of O, S, N and CO;
• and
• n represents the number 0, 1 or 2.