Title of Invention

INDANYL- AND TETRAHYDRONAPHTHYL-AMINO-AZOLINE COMPOUNDS AND AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY COMPOSITION COMPRISING THEM

Abstract Indanyl- and Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compounds for combating animal pests The present invention relates to Indanyl- and Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compounds of formula I wherein the variables R1 and R2 are as defined in description. The invention relates also to methods of combating or controlling insects, arachnids or nematodes, to methods for protecting growing plants from attack or infestation by insects, arachnids or nematodes, to methods for the protection of seeds from soil insects and of the seedlings' roots and shoots from soil and foliar insects and to methods for treating, controlling, preventing or protecting animals against infestation or infection by parasites.
Full Text The present invention relates to Indanyl- or Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline
compounds, which are useful for combating animal pests. The present invention also
relates to methods for combating animal pests and to agricultural compositions for
combating animal pests.
Animal pests and in particular insects, arachnids and nematodes destroy growing and
harvested crops and attack wooden dwelling and commercial structures, causing large
economic loss to the food supply and to property. While a large number of pesticidal
agents are known, due to the ability of target pests to develop resistance to said
agents, there is an ongoing need for new agents for combating insects, arachnids and
nematodes.
Compounds similar to those of formula I have been described in DE-A1963192.
However, these compounds described in DE-A1963192 are limited in their activity or
with regard to the broadness of their activity spectrum.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide compounds having a good
pesticidal activity and showing a broad activity spectrum against a large number of
different anmimal pests, especially against difficult to control insects, arachnids and
nematodes.
which are also represented by the following two isomeric formulas:
It has been found that these objectives can be achieved by Indanyl- or
Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compounds of the formula I:



and wherein
n is 1 or 2;
m is 1,2,3 or 4, wherein when that m is greater than 1, the radicals R2 may
have the same or different meanings
X is O, S, NR3, wherein
R3 is selected from hydrogen, cyano, nitro, formyl, C(=O)R3c,C1-C6-alkyl,
C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkinyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy C2-C6-
alkynylamino, di(C2-C6-alkynyl)amino, (C1-C6-alkoxy)methylen, C1-C6-
alkylsulfinyl, C1-C6-alkylsulfenyl or C1-C6-alkylsulfonyl wherein the
carbon atoms in the aliphatic radicals of the aforementioned groups
may carry any combination of 1, 2 or 3 radicals, independently of one
another selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro,
hydroxy, mercapto, amino, carboxyl, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C2-C6-
alkenyloxy, C2-C6-alkynyloxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy and C1-C6-alkylthio, or
C(O)NR3aR3b, (SO2)NR3aR3b, phenyl, phenyloxy or benzyl, each of the
last three mentioned radicals may be unsubstituted or substituted with 1
to 5 radicals, independently of one another selected from the group
consisting of halogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C6-alkylthio, C1-
C6-haloalkylthio, C1-C6-alkoxy and C1-C6-haloalkoxy radicals; and
wherein
R3a and R3b are each independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C6-
alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, or C2-C6-alkynyl.
R3c is selected from hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-
alkinyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkylthio, C1-C6-alkoxy, (C1-
C6-alkyl)amino, di(C1-C6-alkyl)amino, phenyl and heteroaryl,
which can be a mono- or bicyclic 5 to 10 membered
heteroaromatic ring, which contains 1,2,3 or 4 heteroatoms
selected from O,S and N

R1 is selected from hydrogen, cyano, nitro, formyl, C(=O)R1c,C1-C6-alkyl,
C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkinyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, (C1-C6-
alkoxy)methyien, C1-C6-alkylsulfinyl, C1-C6-alkylsulfenyl or C1-C6-
alkylsulfonyl wherein the carbon atoms in the aliphatic radicals of the
aforementioned groups may carry any combination of 1, 2 or 3
radicals, independently of one another selected from the group
consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, mercapto, amino,
carboxyl, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C2-C6-alkenyloxy, C1-C6-
alkynyloxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy and C1-C6-alkylthio, or C(O)NR1aR1b,
(SO2)NR1aR1b, phenyl, phenyloxy or benzyl, each of the last three
mentioned radicals may be unsubstituted or substituted with 1 to 5
radicals, independently of one another selected from the group
consisting of halogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C6-alkylthio,
C1-C6-haloalkylthio, -C6-alkoxy and C1-C6-haloalkoxy; and wherein
R1a and R1bare each independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C6-
alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, or C2-C6-alkynyl.
R1c is selected from hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-
alkinyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkylthio, C1-C6-alkoxy, (C1-C6-
alkyl)amino, di(C1-C6-alkyl)amino, phenyl and heteroaryl, which
can be a mono- or bicyclic 5 to 10 membered heteroaromatic
ring, which contains 1,2,3 or 4 heteroatoms selected from O,S
and N
R2 is selected from halogen, OH, SH, NH2, SO3H, COOH, cyano, azido, nitro,
formyl, CONH2, CSNH2, CH=N-OH, CH=N-O-(C1-C6)-alkyl, C(=O)R2c,
C(=S)R2c, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkinyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-
alkoxy, C1-C6-alkylamino, di(C1-C6-alkyl)amino, C1-C8-alkylthio, C2-C6-
alkenyl, C2-C6-alkenyloxy, C2-C6-alkenylamino, C2-C6-alkenylthio, C2-C6-
aikynyi, C2-C6-a!kynyloxy, C2-C6-alkynylamino, C2-C6-alkynylthio, C1-C6-
alkylsulfonyl, C1-C6-alkylsulfoxyl, C2-C6-alkenylsulfonyl, C2-C6-
alkynylsulfonyl, (C1-C6-alkoxy)carbonyl, (C2-C6-alkenyloxy)carbonyl, (C2-C6-
alkynyloxy)-carbonyl, (C1-C6-alkyl)carbonyloxy, (C2-C6-alkenyl-)carbonyl-
oxy or (C2-C6-alkynyl-)carbonyloxy, (C2-C6-alkenyl)carbonyl-amino, wherein
the carbon atoms in the aliphatic radicals of the aforementioned groups
may carry any combination of 1, 2 or 3 radicals, independently of one
another selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro,
hydroxy, mercapto, amino, carboxyl, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C2-C6-
alkenyloxy, C2-C6-alkynyloxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy and C-i-C6-alkylthio;
C(O)NR2aR2b, (SO2)NR2aR2b, wherein
R2a and R2bare each independently selected from hydrogen, OH, NH2, C1-
C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl or C2-C6-alkynyl.

R2c is selected from hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-
alkinyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, (C1-C6-alkyl)amino,
di(C1-C6-alkyl)amino, hydrazino, (C1-C6-alkyl)hydrazino, di(C1-
C6-alkyl)hydrazino, phenyl and heteroaryl, which can be a
mono- or bicyclic 5 to 10 membered heteroaromatic ring, which
contains 1,2,3 or 4 heteroatoms selected from O,S and N;
a radical Y-Ar or a radical Y-Cy, wherein
Y is a single bond, oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, C1-C6-alkandiyI or C1-C6-
alkandiyloxy;
Ar is phenyl, naphthyl or a mono- or bicyclic 5- to 10-membered
heteroaromatic ring, which contains 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms
selected from 2 oxygen, 2 sulfur and 3 nitrogen atoms as ring
members, wherein Ar is unsubstituted or may carry any combination
of 1 to 5 radicals, independently of one another selected from the
group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, mercapto, amino,
carboxyl, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C2-C6-
alkenyloxy, C2-C6-alkynyloxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy and C1-C6-alkylthio;
Cy is C3-C12-cycloalkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1 to 5
radicals, independently of one another selected from the group
consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, mercapto, amino,
carboxyl, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C2-C6-
alkenyloxy, C2-C6-alkynyloxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy and C1-C6-alkylthio;
and wherein the radical R2 that are bound to adjacent carbon atoms of the
phenyl rings may form, together with said carbon atoms, a fused benzene
ring, a fused saturated or partially unsaturated 5-, 6-, or 7-membered
carbocycle or a fused 5-, 6- or 7-membered heterocycle, which contains 1,
2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms selected from two oxygen, two sulfur and three
nitrogen atoms as ring members, and wherein the fused ring is
unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2, 3 or 4 radicals, independently of one
another selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro,
hydroxy, mercapto, amino, carboxyl, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C2-C6-
alkenyloxy, C2-C6-alkynyloxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy and C1-C6-alkylthio;
or the enantiomers and/or the agriculturally and/or veterinary acceptable salts
thereof;
with the proviso that compound of formula I is not 2-(4-thio-tert-butyl-1-
indanylamino)-oxazoline.
Therefore, the present invention relates to Indanyl- or Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-
azoline compounds of the formula I, or their enantiomers and to the agriculturally or
veterinary acceptable salts thereof. These compounds have a high pesticidal activity

and are active against a broad spectrum of animal pests, especially against insects,
arachnids and nematodes.
The invention also relates to a method of combating animal pests, especially insects,
arachnids and nematodes, which comprises contacting the animal pests, their habit,
breeding ground, food supply, plant, seed, soil, area, material or environment in which
the animal pests are growing or may grow, or the materials, plants, seeds, soils,
surfaces or spaces to be protected from I attack or infestation by the animal pests,
especially insects, arachnids or nematodes, with a pesticidally effective amount of at
least one Indanyl- or Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compound of the formula I
and/or at least one agriculturally acceptable salt thereof.
Furthermore, the present invention provides a method for protecting crops from attack
or infestation by animal pests, especially insects, arachnids or nematodes, which
comprises contacting a crop with a pesticidally effective amount of at least one
Indanyl- or Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compound of the formula I and/or at
least one salt thereof.
Furthermore, the invention relates to agricultural compositions, preferably in the form
of directly sprayable solutions, emulsions, pastes oil dispersions, powders, materials
for scattering, dusts or in the form of granules, which comprise at least one Indanyl- or
Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compound of the formula I as defined above or a
salt thereof, admixed with one or more agronomically acceptable inert, solid or liquid
carrier(s) and, if desired, at least one surfactant.
Indanyl- orTetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline have been described for
pharmacological use in conventional art.
Wong, W.C. et al discloses a convenient synthesis of 2-amino-2-oxazolines and their
pharmacological evaluation at cloned human alpha-adrenergic receptors (Bioorg. &
Med. Chem. Lett, 4(19), 1994, p. 1217-22).
The hydrolytic degradation of oxamethazoline compounds is discussed by Yamana, T.
et al. (Yakuzaiguku (1967), 27(3). P. 203-5)
In US 3,296,077 the presence of 2-(1-tetrahydronaphthyl amino)-imidazolines
compounds can be found in shaving compositions. 2-(1-Tetrahydronaphthyl amino)-
imidazoline compounds are also described for their sympathomimetic effects in
Nippon Yakurigaku Zasshi (1965), 61(6), p. 479-89 for their vasoconstrictor effects in
US 4,520,014 or for their efficiency in nasal compositions in Arzneimittelforschung
1962,12, p. 975-8.

US 2,883,410, US 2,870,161 and US 2,870,159 describe 2-(1-indanyl amino)-
oxazolines as tranquilizing agents in pharmaceutical compositions, wherein first both
discloses 2-(4-thio-tert-butyl-1-indanylamino)-oxazoline. US 2,956,072 discloses 2-(1-
Tetrahydronaphthyl amino)-oxazolines for the same purpose.
2-(1-tetrahydronaphthyl amino)-derivatives or 2-(1-indanyl amino)-derivatives having a
thiazoline, oxazoline or imidazoline substitution can be found in US 3,636,219 and US
3,679,798, where there are described for their anticholinergic effect.
Aryl-amino-oxazolines or aryl-amino-thiazolines have been discussed as pesticides in
DE-A 1 963 192 or for crop protection in DE-B 1 954 584.
None of the latter two documents discloses derivatives, which reveal indanyl- or
tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azolines having a comparable substitution scheme, wherein
the aromatic part of the indanyl or tetrahydronapthyl ring system is substitued.
Preferably the indanyl- ortetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline is substituted at positions
A and/or C and/or D. Preferably the uncondensed part of the indanyl or
tetrahydronaphthyl ring system remains unsubstituted as well as the azoline ring
remains unsubstituted.
The compounds of the formula I may have one or more centers of chirality, in which
case they are present as mixtures of stereoisomers, such as enantiomers or
diastereomers. The present invention provides both the pure stereoisomers, e.g. the
pure enantiomes or diastereomers, and mixtures thereof. The compounds of the
formula I may also exist in the form of different tautomers. The invention comprises
the single tautomers, if seperable, as well as the tautomer mixtures.
Salts of the compounds of the formula I which are suitable for the use according to the
invention are especially agriculturally acceptable salts. They can be formed in a
customary method, e.g. by reacting the compound with an acid of the anion in
question if the compound of formula I has a basic functionality or by reacting an acidic
compound of formula I with a suitable base.
Suitable agriculturally useful salts are especially the salts of those cations or the acid
addition salts of those acids whose cations and anions, respectively, do not have any
adverse effect on the action of the compounds according to the present invention.
Suitable cations are in particular the ions of the alkali metals, preferably lithium,
sodium and potassium, of the alkaline earth metals, preferably calcium, magnesium
and barium, and of the transition metals, preferably manganese, copper, zinc and
iron, and also ammonium (NH4+) and substituted ammonium in which one to four of
the hydrogen atoms are replaced by C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-hydroxyalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C4
-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, hydroxy-C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, phenyl and/or benzyl.

Examples of substituded ammonium ions comprise methylammonium,
isopropylammonium, dimethylammonium, diisopropylammonium, trimethylammoniurn,
tetramethylammonium, tetraethylammonium, tetrabutylammonium, 2-
hydroxyethylammonium, 2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethylarnmonium, bis(2-
hydroxyethyl)ammonium, benzyltrimethylammonium and benzyltriethylammonium,
furthermore phosphonium ions, sulfonium ions, preferably tri(C1-C4-alkyl)sulfonium,
and sulfoxonium ions, preferably tri(C1-C4-alkyl)sulfoxonium.
Anions of useful acid addition salts are primarily chloride, bromide, fluoride, hydrogen
sulfate, sulfate, dihydrogen phosphate, hydrogen phosphate, phosphate, nitrate,
hydrogen carbonate, carbonate, hexafluorosilicate, hexafluorophosphate, benzoate,
and the anions of C1-C4-alkanoic acids, preferably formate, acetate, propionate and
butyrate. They can be formed by reacting a compound of formulae I with an acid of
the corresponding anion, preferably of hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, sulfuric
acid, phosphoric acid or nitric acid.
The organic moieties mentioned in the above definitions of the variables are - like the
term halogen - collective terms for individual listings of the individual group
members. The prefix Cn-Cm indicates in each case the possible number of carbon
atoms in the group.
The term halogen denotes in each case fluorine, bromine, chlorine or iodine, in
particular fluorine, chlorine or bromine.
Examples of other meanings are :
The term "C1-C6-alkyl" as used herein and in the alkyl moieties of C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-
alkylamino, di(C1-C6-alkyl)amino, C1-C6-alkylthio, C1-C6-alkylsulfonyl, C1-C6-
alkylsulfoxyl, C1-C6-alkylcarbonyl, C1-C6-alkoxycarbonyl, C1-C6-alkylthiocarbonyl, and
C1-C6-aikyicarbonyioxy refer to a saturated straight-chain or branched hydrocarbon
group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, especially 1 to 4 carbon groups, for example
methyl, ethyl, propyl, 1-methylethyl, butyl, 1-methylpropyl, 2-methylpropyl, 1,1-
dimethylethyl, pentyl, 1-methylbutyl, 2-methylbutyl, 3-methylbutyl, 2,2-dimethyIpropyl,
1-ethylpropyl, hexyl, 1,1-dimethylpropyl, 1,2-dimethylpropyl, 1-methylpentyl, 2-
methylpentyl, 3-methylpentyl, 4-methylpentyl, 1,1-dimethylbutyl, 1,2-dimethylbutyl,
1,3-dimethylbutyl, 2,2-dimethylbutyl, 2,3-dimethylbutyl, 3,3-dimethylbutyl, 1-ethylbutyl,
2-ethylbutyl, 1,1,2-trimethylpropyl, 1,2,2-trimethylpropyl, 1-ethyl-1-methylpropyl, 1-
ethyl-2-methylpropyl, heptyl, octyl, 2-ethylhexyl, nonyl and decyl and their isomers. C1-
C4-alkyl means for example methyl, ethyl, propyl, 1-methylethyl, butyl, 1-methylpropyl,
2-methylpropyl or 1,1-dimethylethyl.

The term "C1-C6-haloalkyl" as used herein refers to a straight-chain or branched
saturated alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms (as mentioned above), where some
or all of the hydrogen atoms in these groups may be replaced by halogen atoms as
mentioned above, for example C1-C4-haloalkyl, such as chloromethyl, bromomethyl,
dichloromethyl, trichloromethyl, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl,
chlorofluoromethyl, dichlorofluoromethyl, chlorodifluoromethyl, 1-chloroethyl, 1-
bromoethyl, 1-fluoroethyl, 2-fluoroethyl, 2,2-difluoroethyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl, 2-chloro-
2-fluoroethyl, 2-chloro-2,2-difluoroethyl, 2,2-dichloro-2-fluoroethyl, 2,2,2-trichloroethyl,
pentafluoroethyl and the like.
The term, "C1-C6-alkoxy" as used herein refers to a straight-chain or branched
saturated alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms (as mentioned above) which is
attached via an oxygen atom. Examples include C1-C6-alkoxy such as methoxy,
ethoxy, OCH2-C2H5, OCH(CH3)2, n-butoxy, OCH(CH3)-C2H5, OCH2- CH(CH3)2,
OC(CH3)3, n-pentoxy, 1-methylbutoxy, 2-methylbutoxy, 3-methylbutoxy, 1,1-
dimethylpropoxy, 1,2-dimethylpropoxy, 2,2-dimethyl-propoxy, 1-ethylpropoxy, n-
hexoxy, 1-methylpentoxy, 2-methylpentoxy, 3-methylpentoxy, 4-methylpentoxy,
1,1-dimethylbutoxy, 1,2-dimethylbutoxy, 1,3-dimethylbutoxy, 2,2-dimethylbutoxy,
2,3-dimethylbutoxy, 3,3-dimethylbutoxy, 1-ethylbutoxy, 2-ethylbutoxy,
1,1,2-trimethylpropoxy, 1,2,2-trimethylpropoxy, 1-ethyl-1-methylpropoxy, 1 -ethyl-2-
methylpropoxy and the like.
The term "C1-C6-haloalkoxy" as used herein refers to a C1-C6-alkoxy group as
mentioned above wherein the hydrogen atoms are partially or fully substituted by
fluorine, chlorine, bromine and/or iodine, i.e., for example, C1-C6-haloalkoxy such as
chloromethoxy, dichloromethoxy, trichloromethoxy, fluoromethoxy, difluoromethoxy,
trifluoromethoxy, chlorofluoromethoxy, dichlorofluoromethoxy, chlorodifluoromethoxy,
2-fluoroethoxy, 2-chloroethoxy, 2-bromoethoxy, 2-iodoethoxy, 2,2-difluoroethoxy,
2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy, 2-chloro-2-fluoroethoxy, 2-chloro-2,2-difluoroethoxy, 2,2-
dichloro-2-fluoroethoxy, 2,2,2-trichloroethoxy, pentafluoroethoxy, 2-fluoropropoxy, 3-
fluoropropoxy, 2,2-difluoropropoxy, 2,3-difluoropropoxy, 2-chloropropoxy, 3-
chloropropoxy, 2,3-dichloropropoxy, 2-bromopropoxy, 3-bromopropoxy, 3,3,3-
trifluoropropoxy, 3,3,3-trichloropropoxy, 2,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropoxy,
heptafluoropropoxy, 1-(fluoromethyl)-2-fluoroethoxy, 1-(chloromethyl)-2-chloroethoxy,
1-(bromomethyl)-2-bromoethoxy, 4-fluorobutoxy, 4-chlorobutoxy, 4-bromobutoxy,
nonafluorobutoxy, 5-fluoro- 1- pentoxy, 5-chloro-1-pentoxy, 5-bromo-1-pentoxy, 5-
iodo-1-pentoxy, 5,5,5-trichloro-1-pentoxy, undecafluoropentoxy, 6-fluoro-1-hexoxy, 6-
chloro-1-hexoxy, 6-bromo-1-hexoxy, 6-iodo-1-hexoxy, 6,6,6-trichloro-1-hexoxy or
dodecafluorohexoxy, in particular chloromethoxy, fluoromethoxy, difluoromethoxy,
trifluoromethoxy, 2-fluoroethoxy, 2-chloroethoxy or 2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy.

The term "C1-C6-alkoxy-C1-C6-alkyl" as used herein refers to C1-C6-alkyl wherein 1
carbon atom carries a C1-C6-alkoxy radical as mentioned above. Examples are CH2-
OCH3, CH2-OC2H5, n-propoxymethyl, CH2-OCH(CH3)2, n-butoxymethyl, (1-
methylpropoxy)methyl, (2-methylpropoxy)methyl, CH2-OC(CH3)3, 2-(methoxy)ethyl, 2-
(ethoxy)ethyl, 2-(n-propoxy)ethyl, 2-(1-methylethoxy)ethyl, 2-(n-butoxy)ethyl, 2-(1-
methylpropoxy)ethyl, 2-(2-methylpropoxy)ethyl, 2-(1,1-dimethylethoxy)ethyl, 2-
(methoxy)propyl, 2-(ethoxy)propyl, 2-(n-propoxy)propyl, 2-(1-methylethoxy)propyl, 2-
(n-butoxy)propyl, 2-(1-methylpropoxy)propyl, 2-(2-methylpropoxy)propyl, 2-(1,1-
dimethylethoxy)propyl, 3-(methoxy)propyl, 3-(ethoxy)propyl, 3-(n-propoxy)propyl, 3-(1-
methylethoxy)propyl, 3-(n-butoxy)propyl, 3-(1-methylpropoxy)propyl, 3-(2-
methylpropoxy)propyl, 3-(1,1-dimethylethoxy)propyl, 2-(methoxy)butyl, 2-(ethoxy)butyl,
2-(n-propoxy)butyl, 2-(1-methylethoxy)butyl, 2-(n-butoxy)butyl, 2-(1-
methylpropoxy)butyl, 2-(2-methylpropoxy)butyl, 2-(1,1-dimethylethoxy)butyl, 3-
(methoxy)butyl, 3-(ethoxy)butyl, 3-(n-propoxy)butyl, 3-(1-methylethoxy)butyl, 3-(n-
butoxy)butyl, 3-(1-methylpropoxy)butyl, 3-(2-methylpropoxy)butyl, 3-(1,1-
dimethylethoxy)butyl, 4-(methoxy)butyl, 4-(ethoxy)butyl, 4-(n-propoxy)butyl, 4-(1-
methylethoxy)butyl, 4-(n-butoxy)butyl, 4-(1-methylpropoxy)butyl, 4-(2-
methylpropoxy)butyl, 4-(1,1-dimethylethoxy)butyl and the like.
The term "(C1-C6-alkyl)carbonyl" as used herein refers to a straight-chain or branched
saturated alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms (as mentioned above) bonded via
the carbon atom of the carbonyl group at any bond in the alkyl group. Examples
include C1-C6-alkylcarbonyl such CO-CH3, CO-C2H5, n-propylcarbonyl, 1-
methylethylcarbonyl, n-butylcarbonyl, 1-methylpropylcarbonyl, 2-methylpropylcarbonyl,
1,1-dimethylethylcarbonyl, n-pentylcarbonyl, 1-methylbutylcarbonyl, 2-
methylbutylcarbonyl, 3-methylbutylcarbonyl, 1,1-dimethylpropylcarbonyl, 1,2-
dimethylpropylcarbonyl, 2,2-dimethylpropylcarbonyl, 1-ethylpropylcarbonyl, n-
hexylcarbonyl, 1-methylpentylcarbonyl, 2-methylpentylcarbonyl, 3-
methylpentylcarbonyl, 4-methylpentylcarbonyl, 1,1-dimethylbutylcarbonyl, 1,2-
dirnethylbutylcarbony!, 1,3-dirnethylbutylc3rbonyl, 2,2-dimethylbutylcarbonyl, 2,3-
dimethylbutylcarbonyl, 3,3-dimethylbutylcarbonyl, 1-ethylbutylcarbonyl, 2-
ethylbutylcarbonyl, 1,1,2-trimethylpropylcarbonyl, 1,2,2-trimethylpropylcarbonyl, 1-
ethyl-1-methylpropylcarbonyl or 1 -ethyl-2-methylpropylcarbonyl and the like.
The term "(C1-C6-alkoxy)carbonyl" as used herein refers to a straight-chain or
branched alkoxy group (as mentioned above) having 1 to 6 carbon atoms attached via
the carbon atom of the carbonyl group, for example CO-OCH3, CO-OC2H5, COO-CH2-
C2H5, CO-OCH(CH3)2, n-butoxycarbonyl, CO-OCH(CH3)-C2H5, CO-OCH2-CH(CH3)2,
CO-OC(CH3)3, n-pentoxycarbonyl, 1-methylbutoxycarbonyl, 2-methylbutoxycarbonyl,
3-methylbutoxycarbonyl, 2,2-dimethylpropoxycarbonyl, 1-ethylpropoxycarbonyl, n-
hexoxycarbonyl, 1,1-dimethylpropoxycarbonyl, 1,2-dimethylpropoxycarbonyl, 1-
methylpentoxycarbonyl, 2-methylpentoxycarbonyl, 3-methylpentoxycarbonyl, 4-

methylpentoxycarbonyl, 1,1-dimethylbutoxycarbonyl, 1,2-dimethylbutoxycarbonyl, 1,3-
dimethylbutoxycarbonyl, 2,2-dimethylbutoxycarbonyl, 2,3-dimethylbutoxycarbonyl, 3,3-
dimethylbutoxycarbonyl, 1-ethylbutoxycarbonyl, 2-ethylbutoxycarbonyl, 1,1,2-
trimethylpropoxycarbonyl, 1,2,2-trimethylpropoxycarbonyl, 1-ethyl-1-
methylpropoxycarbonyl or 1-ethyl-2-methylpropoxycarbonyl.
The term "(C1-C6-alkyl)carbonyloxy" as used herein refers to a straight-chain or
branched saturated alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms (as mentioned above)
bonded via the carbon atom of the carbonyloxy group at any bond in the alkyl group,
for example O-CO- CH3, O-CO- C2H5, n-propylcarbonyloxy, 1-
methylethylcarbonyloxy, n-butylcarbonyloxy, 1-methylpropylcarbonyloxy, 2-
methylpropylcarbonyloxy, 1,1-dimethylethylcarbonyloxy, n-pentylcarbonyloxy, 1-
methylbutylcarbonyloxy, 2-methylbutylcarbonyloxy, 3-methylbutylcarbonyloxy, 1,1-
dimethylpropylcarbonyloxy or 1,2-dimethylpropylcarbonyloxy.
The term "C1-C6-alkylthio (C1-C6-alkylsulfanyl: C1-C6-alkyl-S-)" as used herein refers to
a straight-chain or branched saturated alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms (as
mentioned above) which is attached via a sulfur atom, for example C1-C4-alkylthio
such as methylthio, ethylthio, propylthio, 1-methylethylthio, butylthio, 1-
methylpropylthio, 2-methylpropylthio, 1,1-dimethylethylthio, n-pentylthiocarbonyl, 1-
methylbutylthio, 2-methylbutylthio, 3-methylbutylthio, 2,2-dimethylpropylthio, 1-
ethylpropylthio, n-hexylthio, 1,1-dimethylpropylthio, 1,2-dimethylpropylthio, 1-
methylpentylthio, 2-methylpentylthio, 3-methylpentylthio, 4-methylpentylthio, 1,1-
dimethylbutylthio, 1,2-dimethylbutylthio, 1,3-dimethylbutythio, 2,2-dimethylbutylthio,
2,3-dimethylbutylthio, 3,3-dimethylbutylthio, 1-ethylbutlthio, 2-ethylbutylthio, 1,1,2-
trimethylpropylthio, 1,2,2-trimethylpropylthio, 1-ethyl-1-methylpropylthioor 1 -ethyl-2-
methylpropylthio.
The term "(C1-C6-alkylthio)carbonyl" as used herein refers to a straight-chain or
branched alkthio group (as mentioned above) having 1 to 6 carbon atoms attached
via the carbon atom of the carbonyl group. Examples include CO-SCH3, CO-SC2H5,
CO-SCH2-C2H5, CO-SCH(CH3)2, n-butylthiocarbonyl, CO-SCH(CH3)-C2H5, CO-SCH2-
CH(CH3)2, CO-SC(CH3)3, n-pentylthiocarbonyl, 1-methylbutylthiocarbonyl, 2-
methylbutylthiocarbonyl, 3-methylbutylthiocarbonyl, 2,2-dimethylpropylthiocarbonyl, 1-
ethylpropylthiocarbonyl, n-hexylthiocarbonyl, 1,1-dimethylpropylthiocarbonyl, 1,2-
dimethylpropylthiocarbonyl, 1-methylpentylthiocarbonyl, 2-methylpentylthiocarbonyl, 3-
methylpentylthiocarbonyl, 4-methylpentylthiocarbonyl, 1,1-dimethylbutylthiocarbonyl,
1,2-dimethylbutylthiocarbonyl, 1,3-dimethylbutythiocarbonyl, 2,2-
dimethylbutylthiocarbonyl, 2,3-dimethylbutylthiocarbonyl, 3,3-
dimethylbutylthiocarbonyl, 1-ethylbutlthioycarbonyl, 2-ethylbutylthiocarbonyl, 1,1,2-
trimethylpropylthiocarbonyl, 1,2,2-trimethylpropylthiocarbonyl, 1-ethyl-1-
methylpropylthiocarbonyl or 1-ethyl-2-methylpropylthiocarbonyl.

The term "C1-C6-alkylsulfinyl" (C1-C6-alkylsulfoxyl: C1-C6-alkyl-S(=O)-), as used herein
refers to a straight-chain or branched saturated hydrocarbon group (as mentioned
above) having 1 to 6 carbon atoms bonded through the sulfur atom of the sulfinyl
group at any bond in the alkyl group, for example SO-CH3, SO-C2H5, n-propylsulfinyl,
1-methylethylsulfinyl, n-butylsulfinyl, 1-methylpropylsulfinyl, 2-methylpropylsulfinyl, 1,1-
dimethylethylsulfinyl, n-pentylsulfinyl, 1-methylbutylsulfmyl, 2-methylbutylsulfinyl, 3-
methylbutylsulfinyl, 1,1-dimethylpropylsulfinyl, 1,2-dimethylpropylsulfinyl, 2,2-
dimethylpropylsulfinyl, 1-ethylpropylsulfinyl, n-hexylsulfinyl, 1-methylpentylsulfinyl, 2-
methylpentylsulfinyl, 3-methylpentylsulfinyl, 4-methylpentylsulfinyl, 1,1-
dimethylbutylsulfinyl, 1,2-dimethylbutylsulfinyl, 1,3-dimethylbutylsulfinyl, 2,2-
dimethylbutylsulfinyl, 2,3-dimethylbutylsulfinyl, 3,3-dimethylbutylsulfinyl, 1-
ethylbutylsulfinyl, 2-ethylbutylsulfinyl, 1,1,2-trimethylpropylsulfinyl, 1,2,2-
trimethylpropylsulfinyl, 1-ethyl-1-methylpropylsulfinyl or 1-ethyl-2-methyipropylsulfinyl.
The term "C1-C6-alkylamino" refers to a secondary amino group carrying one alkyl
group as defined above, e.g. methylamino, ethylamino, propylamino, 1-
methylethylamino, butylamino, 1-methylpropylamino, 2-methylpropylamino, 1,1-
dimethylethylamino, pentylamino, 1-methylbutylamino, 2-methylbutylamino, 3-
methylbutylamino, 2,2-dimethylpropylamino, 1-ethylpropylamino, hexylamino, 1,1-
dimethylpropylamino, 1,2-dimethylpropylamino, 1-methylpentylamino, 2-
methylpentylamino, 3-methylpentylamino, 4-methylpentylamino, 1,1-
dimethylbutylamino, 1,2-dimethylbutylamino, 1,3-dimethylbutylamino, 2,2-
dimethylbutylamino, 2,3-dimethylbutylamino, 3,3-dimethylbutylamino, 1-
ethylbutylamino, 2-ethylbutylamino, 1,1,2-trimethylpropylamino, 1,2,2-
trimethylpropylamino, 1-ethyl-1-methylpropylamino or 1-ethyl-2-methylpropylamino.
The term "di(C1-C6-alkyl)amino" refers to a tertiary amino group carrying two alkyl
radicals as defined above, e.g. dimethylamino, diethylamino, di-n-propylamino,
diisopropyiamino, N-ethyl-N-rnethylamino, N-(n-propy!)-N-methy!arnino, N-(isopropyl)-
N-methylamino, N-(n-butyi)-N-methylamino, N-(n-pentyl)-N-methylamino, N-(2-butyl)-
N-methylamino, N-(isobutyl)-N-methylamino, N-(n-pentyl)-N-methylamino, N-(n-
propyl)-N-ethylamino, N-(isopropyl)-N-ethylamino, N-(n-butyl)-N-ethylamino, N-(n-
pentyl)-N-ethylamino, N-(2-butyl)-N-ethylamino, N-(isobutyl)-N-ethylamino or N-(n-
pentyl)-N-ethylamino.
The term "C1-C6-alkylsuifonyl" (C1-C6-alkyl-S(=O)2-) as used herein refers to a straight-
chain or branched saturated alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms (as mentioned
above) which is bonded via the sulfur atom of the sulfonyl group at any bond in the
alkyl group, for example SO2-CH3, SO2-C2H5, n-propylsulfonyl, SO2-CH(CH3)2, n-
butylsulfonyl, 1-methylpropylsulfonyl, 2-methylpropylsulfonyl, SO2-C(CH3)3, n-
pentylsulfonyl, 1-methylbutylsulfonyl, 2-methylbutylsulfonyl, 3-methylbutylsulfonyl, 1,1-

dimethylpropylsulfonyl, 1,2-dimethylpropylsulfonyl, 2,2-dimethylpropylsulfonyl, 1-
ethylpropylsulfonyl, n-hexylsulfonyl, 1-methylpentylsulfonyl, 2-methylpentylsulfonyl, 3-
methylpentylsulfonyl, 4-methylpentylsulfonyl, 1,1-dimethylbutylsulfonyl, 1,2-
dimethylbutylsulfonyl, 1,3-dimethylbutylsulfonyl, 2,2-dimethylbutylsulfonyl, 2,3-
dimethylbutylsulfonyl, 3,3-dimethylbutylsulfonyl, 1-ethylbutylsulfonyl, 2-
ethylbutylsulfonyl, 1,1,2-trimethylpropylsulfonyl, 1,2,2-trimethylpropylsulfonyl, 1-ethyl-
1-methylpropylsulfonyl or 1-ethyl-2-methylpropylsulfonyl.
The term "C2-C6-alkenyl" as used herein and in the alkenyl moieties of C2-C6-
alkenyloxy, C2-C6-alkenylamino, C2-C6-alkenylthio, C2-C6-alkenylsulfonyl, (C2-C6-
alkenyl)carbonyl, (C2-C6-alkenyloxy)carbonyl and (C2-C6-alkenyl)carbonyloxy refers to
a straight-chain or branched unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 2 to 6 carbon
atoms and a double bond in any position, such as ethenyl, 1-propenyl, 2-propenyl, 1-
methyl-ethenyl, 1-butenyl, 2-butenyl, 3-butenyl, 1-methyl-1-propenyl, 2-methyl-1-
propenyl, 1-methyl-2-propenyl, 2-methyl-2-propenyl; 1-pentenyl, 2-pentenyl, 3-
pentenyl, 4-pentenyl, 1-methyl-1-butenyl, 2-methyl-1-butenyl, 3-methyl-1-butenyl, 1-
methyl-2-butenyl, 2-methyl-2-butenyl, 3-methyl-2-butenyl, 1-methyl-3-butenyl, 2-
methyl-3-butenyl, 3-methyl-3-butenyl, 1,1-dimethyl-2-propenyl, 1,2-dimethyM-
propenyl, 1,2-dimethyl-2-propenyl, 1-ethyl-1-propenyl, 1-ethyl-2-propenyl, 1-hexenyl,
2-hexenyl, 3-hexenyl, 4-hexenyl, 5-hexenyl, 1-methyl-1-pentenyl, 2-methyl-1-pentenyl,
3-methyl-1-pentenyl, 4-methyl-1-pentenyl, 1-methyl-2-pentenyl, 2-methyl-2-pentenyl,
3-methyl-2-pentenyl, 4-methyl-2-pentenyl, 1-methyl-3-pentenyl, 2-methyl-3-pentenyl,
3-methyl-3-pentenyl, 4-methyl-3-pentenyl, 1-methyl-4-pentenyl, 2-methyl-4-pentenyl,
3-methyl-4-pentenyl, 4-methyl-4-pentenyl, 1,1-dimethyl-2-butenyl, 1,1-dimethyl-3-
butenyl, 1,2-dimethyl-1-butenyl, 1,2-dimethyl-2-butenyl, 1,2-dimethyl-3-butenyl, 1,3-
dimethyl-1-butenyl, 1,3-dimethyl-2-butenyl, 1,3-dimethyl-3-butenyl, 2,2-dimethyl-3-
butenyl, 2,3-dimethyl-1-butenyl, 2,3-dimethyl-2-butenyl, 2,3-dimethyl-3-butenyl, 3,3-
dimethyl-1-butenyl, 3,3-dimethyl-2-butenyl, 1-ethyl-1-butenyl, 1-ethyl-2-butenyl, 1-
ethyl-3-butenyl, 2-ethyl-1-butenyl, 2-ethyl-2-butenyl, 2-ethyl-3-butenyl, 1,1,2-trimethyl-
2-propenyl, 1-ethyl-1-methyl-2-propenyl, 1-ethyl-2-methyl-1-propenyl and 1-ethyl-2-
methyl-2-propenyl.
The term, "C2-C6-alkenyloxy" as used herein refers to a straight-chain or branched
saturated alkenyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms (as mentioned above) which is
attached via an oxygen atom, such as vinyloxy, allyloxy (propen-3-yloxy),
methallyloxy, buten-4-yloxy, etc.
The term "C2-C6-alkenylthio" as used herein refers to a straight-chain or branched
saturated alkenyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms (as mentioned above) which is
attached via a sulfur atom, for example vinylsulfanyl, allylsulfanyl (propen-3-ylthio),
methallylsufanyl, buten-4-ylsulfanyl, etc.

The term "C2-C6-alkenylamino" as used herein refers to a straight-chain or branched
saturated alkenyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms (as mentioned above) which is
attached via a sulfur atom, for example vinylamino, allylamino (propen-3-ylamino),
methallylamino, buten-4-ylamino, etc.
The term "C2-C6-alkenylsulfonyl" as used herein refers to a straight-chain or branched
saturated alkenyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms (as mentioned above) which is
attached via a sulfonyl (SO2) group, for example vinylsulfonyl, allylsulfonyl (propen-3-
ylsulfonyl), methallylsufonyl, bi:ten-4-ylsulfonyl, etc.
The term "C2-C6-alkynyl" as used herein and in the alkynyl moieties of C2-C6-
alkynyloxy, C2-C6-alkynylamino, C2-C6-alkynylthio, C2-C6-alkynylsulfonyl, C2-C6-
alkynylcarbonyl, C2-C6-alkynyloxycarbonyl and C1-C6-alkynylcarbonyloxy refers to a
straight-chain or branched unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 2 to 10 carbon
atoms and containing at least one triple bond, such as ethynyl, prop-1-yn-1-yl, prop-2-
yn-1-yl, n-but-1-yn-1-yl, n-but-1-yn-3-yl, n-but-1-yn-4-yl, n-but-2-yn-1-yl, n-pent-1-yn-1-
yl, n-pent-1-yn-3-yl, n-pent-1-yn-4-yl, n-pent-1-yn-5-yl, n-pent-2-yn-1-yl, n-pent-2-yn-4-
yl, n-pent-2-yn-5-yl, 3-methylbut-1-yn-3-yl, 3-methylbut-1-yn-4-yl, n-hex-1-yn-1-yl, n-
hex-1-yn-3-yl, n-hex-1-yn-4-yl, n-hex-1-yn-5-yl, n-hex-1-yn-6-yl, n-hex-2-yn-1-yl, n-hex-
2-yn-4-yl, n-hex-2-yn-5-yl, n-hex-2-yn-6-yl, n-hex-3-yn-1-yl, n-hex-3-yn-2-yl, 3-
methylpent-1-yn-1-yl, 3-methylpent-1-yn-3-yl, 3-methylpent-1-yn-4-yl, 3-methylpent-1-
yn-5-yl, 4-methylpent-1-yn-1-yl, 4-methylpent-2-yn-4-yl or 4-methylpent-2-yn-5-yl and
the like.
The term, "C2-C6-alkynyloxy" as used herein refers to a straight-chain or branched
saturated alkynyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms (as mentioned above) which is
attached via an oxygen atom, such as propargyloxy (propin-3-yloxy), butin-3-yloxy,
and butin-4-yloxy.
The term "C2-C6-alkynylthio" as used herein refers to a straight-chain or branched
saturated alkynyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms (as mentioned above) which is
attached via a sulfur atom, such as propargylsulfanyl (propin-3-ylthio), butin-3-
ylsufanyl and butin-4-ylsulfanyl.
The term "C2-C6-alkynylamino" as used herein refers to a straight-chain or branched
saturated alkynyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms (as mentioned above) which is
attached via a sulfur atom, such as propargylamino (propin-3-ylamino), butin-3-amino,
and butin-4-ylamino.
The term "C2-C6-alkynylsulfonyl" as used herein refers to a straight-chain or branched
saturated alkynyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms (as mentioned above) which is

attached via a sulfonyl (SO2) group, such as propargylsulfonyl (propin-3-yltsulfonyl),
butin-3-ylsufonyl and butin-4-ylsulfonyl.
The term "C3-C12-cycloalkyl" as used herein refers to a mono- or bi- or polycyclic
hydrocarbon radical having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, in particular 3 to 6 carbon atoms.
Examples of monocyclic radicals comprise cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl,
cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, cyclooctyl, cyclononyl and cyclodecyl. Examples of bicyclic
radicals comprise bicyclo[2.2.1]heptyl, bicyclo[3.1.1]heptyl, bicyclo[2.2.2]octyl and
bicyclo[3.2.1]nonyl. Examples of tricylcic radicals are adamantyl and homoadamantyl.
The term "mono- or bicylcic heteroaromatic ring" as used herein refers to a monocyclic
heteroaromatic radical which has 5 or 6 ring members, wich may comprise a fused 5,
6 or 7 membered ring thus having a total number of ring members from 8 to 10,
wherein in each case 1, 2, 3 or 4 of these ring members are heteroatoms selected,
independently from each other, from the group consisting of oxygen, nitrogen and
sulfur. The heterocyclic radical may be attached to the remainder of the molecule via
a carbon ring member or via a nitrogen ring member. The fused ring comprises C5-C7-
cycloalkyl, C5-C7-cycloalkenyl, or 5 to 7 membered heterocyclyl and phenyl.
Examples for monocyclic 5- to 6-membered heteroaromatic rings include triazinyl,
pyrazinyl, pyrimidyl, pyridazinyl, pyridyl, thienyl, furyl, pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl,
triazolyl, tetrazolyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, thiadiazolyl, oxadiazolyl, isothiazolyl and
isoxazolyl.
Examples for 5- to 6-membered heteroaromatic rings carrying a fused phenyl ring are
quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, indolyl, indolizinyl, isoindolyl, indazolyl, benzofuryl,
benzthienyl, benzo[b]thiazolyl, benzoxazolyl, benzthiazolyl, benzoxazolyl, and
benzimidazolyl. Examples for 5- to 6-membered heteroaromatic rings carrying a fused
cycloalkenyl ring are dihydroindolyl, dihydroindolizinyl, dihydroisoindolyl,
dihydrochinolinyl, dihydroisochinolinyl, chromenyl, chromanyl and the like.
The term "5 to 7 membered heterocyclyl" comprises monocyclic heteroaromatic rings
as defined above and nonaromatic saturated or partially unsaturated heterocyclic
rings having 5, 6 or 7 ring members. Examples for non-aromatic rings include
pyrrolidinyl, pyrazolinyl, imidazolinyl, pyrrolinyl, pyrazolinyl, imidazolinyl,
tetrahydrofuranyl, dihydrofuranyl, 1,3-dioxolanyl, dioxolenyl, thiolanyl, dihydrothienyl,
oxazolidinyl, isoxazolidinyl, oxazolinyl, isoxazolinyl, thiazolinyl, isothiazolinyl,
thiazolidinyl, isothiazolidinyl, oxathiolanyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, pyranyl,
dihydropyranyl, tetrahydropyranyl, dioxanyl, thiopyranyl, dihydrothiopyranyl,
tetrahydrothiopyranyl, morpholinyl, thiazinyl and the like.

As regards the pesticidal activity of the compounds of formula I, preference is given to
those compounds of formula I, in which the variables - independently of one another
or in combination with any of the other variables - have the following meanings:
An Indanyl- or Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compound of formula I, wherein
R1 is selected from hydrogen, cyano, C(=O)R1c,C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-
alkinyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, and wherein R1c is selected from hydrogen, C1-
C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkinyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, (C1-C6-
alkyl)amino, di(C1-C6-alkyl)amino, phenyl and heteroaryl, which can be a mono- or
bicyclic 5 to 10 membered heteroaromatic ring, which contains 1,2,3 or 4 heteroatoms
selected from O,S and N.
More preferably an Indanyl- or Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compound of
formula I, wherein R1 is hydrogen.
An Indanyl- orTetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compound of formula I, wherein R2is
selected from cyano, azido, halogen, OH, SH, NH2, CONH2, SO3H, COOH, C(=O)R2c,
C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkinyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, (C1-C6-
alkyl)amino, di(C1-C6-alkyl)amino, wherein the carbon atoms in the aliphatic radicals of
the aforementioned groups may carry any combination of 1, 2 or 3 radicals,
independently of one another selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano,
nitro, hydroxy, amino, carboxyl, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-aIkoxy, C2-C6-alkenyloxy, C2-C6-
alkynyloxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy and wherein R2c is selected from hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyI,
C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkinyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, (C1-C6-alkyl)amino, di(C1-C6-alkyl)
amino, phenyl and heteroaryl, which can be a mono- or bicyclic 5 to 10
membered heteroaromatic ring, which contains 1,2,3 or 4 heteroatoms selected from
O,S and N.
More preferably an Indanyl- or Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compound of
formula I, wherein R2 is selected from halogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-
alkinyl, C1-C6-alkoxy or C3-C8-cycloalkyl, wherein the radicals may be unsubstituted.
partially or fully halogenated.
An Indanyl- or Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compound of formula I, wherein m is
3 and R2 is substituted at positions A, C and D.
An Indanyl- or Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compound of formula I, wherein m is
2 and R2 is substituted at positions A and C.
An Indanyl- or Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compound of formula I, wherein m is
2 and R2 is substituted at positions C and D.
An Indanyl- or Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compound of formula I, wherein m is
1 and R2 is substituted at position A.

An Indanyl- or Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compound of formula I, wherein m is
1 and R2 is substituted at position C.
An Indanyl- or Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compound of formula I, wherein X is
S or O.
An Indanyl- or Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compound of formula I, wherein X is
S.
Preferred are Indanyl-amino-azoline compounds of formula 1, wherein n is 1.
The compound of the present invention can be e.g. prepared from the corresponding
amines II by the synthetic route outlined in the following scheme:

According to the method outlined in the scheme, an amine II is converted to the
corresponding isothiocaynate IV by conventional means, e.g. by reacting II with
thiophosgene (see e.g. Houben-Weyl, E4, "Methoden der Organischen Chemie",
chapter lic, pp. 837-842, Georg Thieme Verlag 1983. The isothiocyanate IV is then
reacted with aminoethanol, thereby obtaining the thiourea V.

The reaction of the aminoethanol with isothiocyanate IV can be performed in
accordance with standard methods of organic chemistry, see e.g. Biosci. Biotech.
Biochem. 56 (7), 1062-65 (1992).
The thus obtained thioureas V can be cyclized by conventional means thereby
obtaining the desired thiazoline compound of the formula Illa,b-S. Cyclization of
compound V can be achieved e.g. under acid catalysis or under dehydrating
conditions e.g. by Mitsunobu's reaction (see Tetrahedron Letters 1999, 40, 3125-
3128).
In our parallel US provisional application, which is filed simultanously, such
alternatives methods are described.
According to the method outlined in the scheme, an amine II can also be converted to
azolines Ill-X by reaction with 2-chloroethylisothiocyanate or 2-chloroethylisocyanate
e.g. as described in Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 1994, 4, 2317-22 and subsequent
cyclization in the presence or absence of base or under the conditions described
below.
Amines II are commercially available or known in the art or can be prepared by
methods familiar to an organic chemist and well known in the art e.g. EP 2812578
(indanyl type amines) or US 3 953 506 (tetrahydronaphthyl type amines).
1-Chloro-2-isothiocyanatoethane (CAS-reg.-no.: 6099-88-3) and 2-
chloroethylisocyanate (CAS-reg.-no.: 1943-83-5) are commercially available.
Compounds of the generell formula VI or VII can be obtained by reaction with a
suitable electrophile as outlined in the following scheme e.g. an alkylating or acylating
reagent e. g. as described in WO 2005063724.

The particular reaction mixtures are worked up, as a rule, by conventional methods,
for example by removing the solvent, distributing the residue in a mixture of water and
a suitable organic solvent and isolating the product from the organic phase.

The Indanyl- orTetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compounds I may be obtained in
the preparation as isomer mixtures, which however can, if desired, be separated into
the pure isomers by conventional methods, for example by crystallization or
chromatography (if necessary, over an optically active adsorbate). Pure optically
active isomers can be synthesized, for example, from corresponding optically active
starting materials.
In general, the Indanyl- or Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compounds of the
formula I can be prepared by the methods described above. However, in individual
cases, certain compounds I can also advantageously be prepared from other
compounds by other conventional methods as ester hydrolysis, amidation,
esterification, ether cleavage, olefination, reduction, oxidation etc.
Preferred examples of compounds of formula I of the present invention are
represented in the following:
1. Formula I-A
Amongst compounds of the formula I, preference is given to the following compounds
of the formula I-A, wherein n = 1, R1 = H with X being S:

wherein the variables m and R2 have the meanings given below. Examples of these
compounds are those where [R2]m has the meaning given in each line of table A
(Compounds I-A.1 to I-A.72).
Table A:





2. Formula I-B
Amongst compounds of the formula I, preference is given to the following compounds
of the formula I-B, wherein n = 1, R1 = H and X = O, and wherein the variables m and
R2 have the meanings given below.


Examples of these compounds are those where [R2]m has the meaning given in each
line of table B (Compounds I-B.1 to I-B.72).
Table B:





3. Formula I-C
Amongst compounds of the formula I, preference is given to the following compounds
of the formula I-C, wherein n = 1, R1 = H and X = N-CH3, and wherein the variables m
and R2 have the meanings given below.

Examples of these compounds are those where [R2]m has the meaning given in each
line of table C (Compounds I-C.1 to I-C.72).
Table C:





4. Formula I-D
Amongst compounds of the formula I, preference is given to the following compounds
of the formula I-D, wherein n = 2, R1 = H and X = S,:

wherein the variables m and R2 have the meanings given below.

Examples of these compounds are those where [R2]m has the meaning given in each
line of table D (Compounds I-D.1 to I-D.72).
Table D:




5. Formula I-E
Amongst compounds of the formula I, preference is given to the following compounds
of the formula I-E, wherein n = 2, R1 = H and X = O,:

wherein the variables m and R2 have the meanings given below. Examples of these
compounds are those where [R2]m has the meaning given in each line of table E
(Compounds I-E.1 to I-E.72).
Table E:





6. Formula I-F
Amongst compounds of the formula I, preference is given to the following compounds
of the formula I-F, wherein n = 2, R1 = H and X = N-CH3:

wherein the variables m and R2 have the meanings given below. Examples of these
compounds are those where [R2]m has the meaning given in each line of table F
(Compounds I-F.1 to I-F.72).
Table F:





7. Formula I-G
Amongst compounds of the formula I, preference is given to the following compounds
of the formula I-G, wherein n = 1, R1 = H3C-CO and X = S,


wherein the variables m and R2 have the meanings given below. Examples of these
compounds are those where [R2]m has the meaning given in each line of table G
(Compounds I-G.1 to I-G.72).
Table G:





8. Formula I-H
Amongst compounds of the formula I, preference is given to the following compounds
of the formula I-H, wherein n = 1, R1 = H3C and X = S

wherein the variables m and R2 have the meanings given below. Examples of these
compounds are those where [R2]m has the meaning given in each line of table H
(Compounds I-H.1 to I-H.72).
Table H:





9. Formula l-l
Amongst compounds of the formula I, preference is given to the following compounds
of the formula l-l, wherein n = 1, R1 = CN and X = S


wherein the variables m and R2 have the meanings given below. Examples of these
compounds are those where [R2]m has the meaning given in each line of table I
5 (Compounds 1-1.1 to I-I.72).
Table I:





10. Formula I-J
Amongst compounds of the formula I, preference is given to the following compounds
of the formula I-J, wherein n = 2, R1 = H3C-CO and X = S:

wherein the variables m and R2 have the meanings given below. Examples of these
compounds are those where [R2]m has the meaning given in each line of table J
(Compounds I-J.1 to I-J.72).
Table J:





11. Formula I-K
Amongst compounds of the formula I, preference is given to the following compounds
of the formula I-K, wherein n = 2, R1 = H3C and X = S:


wherein the variables m and R2 have the meanings given below. Examples of these
compounds are those where [R2]m has the meaning given in each line of table K
(Compounds I-K.1 to I-K.72).
Table K:





12. Formula I-L
Amongst compounds of the formula I, preference is given to the following compounds
of the formula I-L, wherein n = 2, R1 = CN and X = S:

wherein the variables m and R2 have the meanings given below. Examples of these
compounds are those where [R2]m has the meaning given in each line of table L
(Compounds I-L.1 to I-L.72).
Table L:





Due to their excellent activity, the compounds of the formula I may be used for
controlling animal pests, in particular selected harmful insects, arachnids and
nematodes.
The compounds of the formula I and the pestidicidal compositions comprising them
are effective agents for controlling animal pests, selected from insects, arachnids and
nematodes. Animal pests controlled by the compounds of formula I include for
example:
Insects from the order of the lepidopterans (Lepidoptera), for example Agrotis ypsilon,
Agrotis segetum, Alabama argillacea, Anticarsia gemmatalis, Argyresthia conjugella,
Autographa gamma, Bupalus piniarius, Cacoecia murinana, Capua reticulana,

Cheimatobia brumata, Choristoneura fumiferana, Choristoneura occidentalis, Cirphis
unipuncta, Cydia pomonella, Dendrolimus pini, Diaphania nitidalis, Diatraea
grandiosella, Earias insulana, Elasmopalpus lignosellus, Eupoecilia ambiguella,
Evetria bouliana, Feltia subterranea, Galleria mellonella, Grapholitha funebrana,
Grapholitha molesta, Heliothis armigera, Heliothis virescens, Heliothis zea, Hellula
undalis, Hibernia defoliaria, Hyphantria cunea, Hyponomeuta malinellus, Keiferia
lycopersicella, Lambdina fiscellaria, Laphygma exigua, Leucoptera coffeella,
Leucoptera scitella, Lithocolletis blancardella, Lobesia botrana, Loxostege sticticalis,
Lymantria dispar, Lymantria monacha, Lyonetia clerkella, Malacosoma neustria,
Mamestra brassicae, Orgyia pseudotsugata, Ostrinia nubiialis, Panolis flammea,
Pectinophora gossypiella, Peridroma saucia, Phalera bucephala, Phthorimaea
operculella, Phyllocnistis citrella, Pieris brassicae, Plathypena scabra, Plutella
xylostella, Pseudoplusia includens, Rhyacionia frustrana, Scrobipalpula absoluta,
Sitotroga cerealella, Sparganothis pilleriana, Spodoptera frugiperda, Spodoptera
littoralis, Spodoptera litura, Thaumatopoea pityocampa, Tortrix viridana, Trichoplusia
ni and Zeiraphera canadensis;
beetles (Coleoptera), for example Agrilus sinuatus, Agriotes lineatus, Agriotes
obscurus, Amphimallus solstitialis, Anisandrus dispar, Anthonomus grandis,
Anthonomus pomorum, Atomaria linearis, Blastophagus piniperda, Blitophaga undata,
Bruchus rufimanus, Bruchus pisorum, Bruchus lentis, Byctiscus betulae, Cassida
nebulosa, C6rotoma trifurcata, C6uthorrhynchus assimilis, C6uthorrhynchus napi,
Chaetocnema tibialis, Conoderus vespertinus, Crioceris asparagi, Diabrotica
longicornis, Diabrotica 12-punctata, Diabrotica virgifera, Epilachna varivestis, Epitrix
hirtipennis, Eutinobothrus brasiliensis, Hylobius abietis, Hypera brunneipennis, Hypera
postica, Ips typographic, Lema bilineata, Lema melanopus, Leptinotarsa
decemlineata, Limonius californicus, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus, Melanotus communis,
Meligethes aeneus, Melolontha hippocastani, Melolontha melolontha, Oulema oryzae,
Ortiorrhynchus sulcatus, Otiorrhynchus ovatus, Phaedon cochleariae, Phyllotreta
chrysocephala, Phyllophaga sp., Phyllopertha horticola, Phyllotreta nemorum,
Phyllotreta striolata, Popillia japonica, Sitona lineatus and Sitophilus granaria;
dipterans (Diptera), for example Aedes aegypti, Aedes vexans, Anastrepha ludens,
Anopheles maculipennis, C6ratitis capitata, Chrysomya bezziana, Chrysomya
hominivorax, Chrysomya macellaria, Contarinia sorghicola, Cordylobia
anthropophaga, Culex pipiens, Dacus cucurbitae, Dacus oleae, Dasineura brassicae,
Fannia canicularis, Gasterophilus intestinalis, Glossina morsitans, Haematobia
irritans, Haplodiplosis equestris, Hylemyia platura, Hypoderma lineata, Liriomyza
sativae, Liriomyza trifolii, Lucilia caprina, Lucilia cuprina, Lucilia sericata, Lycoria
pectoralis, Mayetiola destructor, Musca domestica, Muscina stabulans, Oestrus ovis,
Oscinella frit, Pegomya hysocyami, Phorbia antiqua, Phorbia brassicae, Phorbia
coarctata, Rhagoletis cerasi, Rhagoletis pomonella, Tabanus bovinus, Tipula oleracea

and Tipula paludosa;
thrips (Thysanoptera), e.g. Dichromothrips corbetti, Frankliniella fusca, Frankliniella
occidentalis, Frankliniella tritici, Scirtothrips citri, Thrips oryzae, Thrips palmi and
Thrips tabaci;
hymenopterans (Hymenoptera), e.g. Athalia rosae, Atta cephalotes, Atta sexdens,
Atta texana, Hoplocampa minuta, Hoplocampa testudinea, Monomorium pharaonis,
Solenopsis geminata and Solenopsis invicta;
heteropterans (Heteroptera), e.g. Acrosternum hilare, Blissus leucopterus, Cyrtopeltis
notatus, Dysdercus cingulatus, Dysdercus intermedius, Eurygaster integriceps,
Euschistus impictiventris, Leptoglossus phyllopus, Lygus lineolaris, Lygus pratensis,
Nezara viridula, Piesma quadrata, Solubea insularis and Thyanta perditor;
homopterans (Homoptera), e.g. Acyrthosiphon onobrychis, Adelges laricis, Aphidula
nasturtii, Aphis fabae, Aphis forbesi, Aphis pomi, Aphis gossypii, Aphis grossulariae,
Aphis schneideri, Aphis spiraecola, Aphis sambuci, Acyrthosiphon pisum,
Aulacorthum solani, Bemisia argentifolii, Brachycaudus cardui, Brachycaudus
helichrysi, Brachycaudus persicae, Brachycaudus prunicola, Brevicoryne brassicae,
Capitophorus horni, C6rosipha gossypii, Chaetosiphon fragaefolii, Cryptomyzus ribis,
Dreyfusia nordmannianae, Dreyfusia piceae, Dysaphis radicola, Dysaulacorthum
pseudosolani, Dysaphis plantaginea, Dysaphis pyri, Empoasca fabae, Hyalopterus
pruni, Hyperomyzus lactucae, Macrosiphum avenae, Macrosiphum euphorbiae,
Macrosiphon rosae, Megoura viciae, Melanaphis pyrarius, Metopolophium dirhodum,
Myzodes persicae, Myzus ascalonicus, Myzus cerasi, Myzus persicae, Myzus varians,
Nasonovia ribis-nigri, Nilaparvata lugens, Pemphigus bursarius, Perkinsiella
saccharicida, Phorodon humuli, Psylla mali, Psylla piri, Rhopalomyzus ascalonicus,
Rhopalosiphum maidis, Rhopalosiphum padi, Rhopalosiphum insertum, Sappaphis
mala, Sappaphis mali, Schizaphis graminum, Schizoneura lanuginosa, Sitobion
avenae, Sogatella furcifera Trialeurodes vaporariorum, Toxoptera aurantiiand, and
Viteus vitifolii;
termites (Isoptera), e.g. Calotermes flavicollis, Leucotermes flavipes, Reticulitermes
flavipes, Reticulitermes lucifugus und Termes natalensis;
orthopterans (Orthoptera), e.g. Acheta domestica, Blatta orientalis, Blattella
germanica, Forficula auricularia, Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa, Locusta migratoria,
Melanoplus bivittatus, Melanoplus femur-rubrum, Melanoplus mexicanus, Melanoplus
sanguinipes, Melanoplus spretus, Nomadacris septemfasciata, Periplaneta
americana, Schistocerca americana, Schistocerca peregrina, Stauronotus

maroccanus and Tachycines asynamorus;
arachnoidea, such as arachnids (Acarina), e.g. of the families Argasidae, Ixodidae
and Sarcoptidae, such as Amblyomma americanum, Amblyomma variegatum, Argas
persicus, Boophilus annulatus, Boophilus decoloratus, Boophilus microplus,
Dermacentor silvarum, Hyalomma truncatum, Ixodes ricinus, Ixodes rubicundus,
Ornithodorus moubata, Otobius megnini, Dermanyssus gallinae, Psoroptes ovis,
Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, Rhipicephalus evertsi, Sarcoptes scabiei, and
Eriophyidae spp. such as Aculus schlechtendali, Phyllocoptrata oleivora and
Eriophyes sheldoni; Tarsonemidae spp. such as Phytonemus pallidus and
Polyphagotarsonemus latus; Tenuipalpidae spp. such as Brevipalpus phoenicis;
Tetranychidae spp. such as Tetranychus cinnabarinus, Tetranychus kanzawai,
Tetranychus pacificus, Tetranychus telarius and Tetranychus urticae, Panonychus
ulmi, Panonychus citri, and oligonychus pratensis;
siphonatera, e.g. Xenopsylla cheopsis, C6ratophyllus spp .
The compositions and compounds of formula I are useful for the control of
nematodes, especially plant parasitic nematodes such as root knot nematodes,
Meloidogyne hapla,
Meloidogyne incognita, Meloidogyne javanica, and other Meloidogyne species;
cyst-forming nematodes, Globodera rostochiensis and other Globodera species;
Heterodera avenae, Heterodera glycines, Heterodera schachtii, Heterodera trifolii, and
other Heterodera species; Seed gall nematodes, Anguina species; Stem and foliar
nematodes, Aphelenchoides species; Sting nematodes, Belonolaimus longicaudatus
and other Belonolaimus species; Pine nematodes, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and
other Bursaphelenchus species; Ring nematodes, Criconema species, Criconemella
species, Criconemoides species, Mesocriconema species; Stem and bulb nematodes,
Ditylenchus destructor, Ditylenchus dipsaci and other Ditylenchus species; Awl
nematodes, Dolichodorus species; Spiral nematodes, Heliocotylenchus multicinctus
and other Helicotylenchus species; Sheath and sheathoid nematodes,
Hemicycliophora species and Hemicriconemoides species; Hirshmanniella species;
Lance nematodes, Hoploaimus species; false rootknot nematodes, Nacobbus
species; Needle nematodes, Longidorus elongatus and other Longidorus species; Pin
nematodes, Paratylenchus species; Lesion nematodes, Pratylenchus neglectus,
Pratylenchus penetrans, Pratylenchus curvitatus, Pratylenchus goodeyi and other
Pratylenchus species; Burrowing nematodes, Radopholus similis and other
Radopholus species; Reniform nematodes, Rotylenchus robustus and other
Rotylenchus species; Scutellonema species; Stubby root nematodes, Trichodorus
primitivus and other Trichodorus species, Paratrichodorus species; Stunt nematodes,
Tylenchorhynchus claytoni, Tylenchorhynchus dubius and other Tylenchorhynchus
species; Citrus nematodes, Tylenchulus species; Dagger nematodes, Xiphinema

species; and otherplant parasitic nematode species.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention the compounds of formula I are used for
controlling insects or arachnids, in particular insects of the orders Lepidoptera,
Coleoptera and Homoptera and arachnids of the order Acarina. The compounds of
the formula I according to the present invention are in particular useful for controlling
insects of the order Lepidoptera and Homoptera.
Formulations
Accordingly, the invention further provides agriculturally compositions for combating
such animal pests, which comprises such an amount of at least one compound of the
formula I or at least an agriculturally useful salt of I and at least one inert liquid and/or
solid agronomically acceptable carrier that it has a pesticidal action and, if desired, at
least one surfactant.
Such a composition may contain a single active compound of the formula I or the
enatiomers thereof or a mixture of several active compounds I according to the
present invention. The composition according to the present invention may comprise
an individual isomer or mixtures of isomers as well as individual tautomers or mixtures
of tautomers.
For use in a method according to the present invention, the compounds I can be
converted into the customary formulations, e.g. solutions, emulsions, suspensions,
dusts, powders, pastes, granules and directly sprayable solutions. The use form
depends on the particular purpose and application method. Formulations and
application methods are chosen to ensure in each case a fine and uniform distribution
of the compound of the formula I according to the present invention.
The formulations are prepared in a known manner (see e.g. for review US 3,060,084,
EP-A 707 445 (for liquid concentrates), Browning, "Agglomeration", Chemical
Engineering, Dec. 4, 1967,147-48, Perry's Chemical Engineer's Handbook, 4th Ed.,
McGraw-Hill, New York, 1963, pages 8-57 and et seq. WO 91/13546, US 4,172,714,
US 4,144,050, US 3,920,442, US 5,180,587, US 5,232,701, US 5,208,030,
GB 2,095,558, US 3,299,566, Klingman, Weed Control as a Science, John Wiley and
Sons, Inc., New York, 1961, Hance et al., Weed Control Handbook, 8th Ed., Blackwell
Scientific Publications, Oxford, 1989 and Mollet, H., Grubemann, A., Formulation
technology, Wiley VCH Verlag GmbH, Weinheim (Germany), 2001, 2. D. A. Knowles,
Chemistry and Technology of Agrochemical Formulations, Kluwer Academic
Publishers, Dordrecht, 1998 (ISBN 0-7514-0443-8), for example by extending the .
active compound with auxiliaries suitable for the formulation of agrochemicals, such
as solvents and/or carriers, if desired emulsifiers, surfactants and dispersants,

preservatives, antifoaming agents, anti-freezing agents, for seed treatment
formulation also optionally colorants and/or binders and/or gelling agents.
Solvents/carriers, which are suitable, are e.g.:
solvents such as water, aromatic solvents (for example Solvesso products,
xylene and the like), paraffins (for example mineral fractions), alcohols (for example
methanol, butanol, pentanol, benzyl alcohol), ketones (for example cyclohexanone,
gamma-butyrolactone), pyrrolidones (N-metyhl-pyrrolidone (NMP),N-octylpyrrolidone
NOP), acetates (glycol diacetate), alkyl lactates, lactones such as g-butyrolactone,
glycols, fatty acid dimethylamides, fatty acids and fatty acid esters, triglycerides, oils of
vegetable or animal origin and modified oils such as alkylated plant oils. In principle,
solvent mixtures may also be used.
carriers such as ground natural minerals and ground synthetic minerals, such
as silica gels, finely divided silicic acid, silicates, talc, kaolin, attaclay, limestone, lime,
chalk, bole, loess, clay, dolomite, diatomaceous earth, calcium sulfate and
magnesium sulfate, magnesium oxide, ground synthetic materials, fertilizers, such as,
for example, ammonium sulfate, ammonium phosphate, ammonium nitrate, ureas and
products of vegetable origin, such as cereal meal, tree bark meal, wood meal and
nutshell meal, cellulose powders and other solid carriers.
Suitable emulsifiers are nonionic and anionic emulsifiers (for example polyoxyethylene
fatty alcohol ethers, alkylsulfonates and arylsulfonates).
Examples of dispersants are lignin-sulfite waste liquors and methylcellulose.
Suitable surfactants are alkali metal, alkaline earth metal and ammonium salts of
lignosulfonic acid, naphthalenesulfonic acid, phenolsulfonic acid,
dibutylnaphthalenesulfonic acid, alkylarylsulfonates, alkyl sulfates, alkylsulfonates,
fatty alcohol sulfates, fatty acids and sulfated fatty alcohol glycol ethers, furthermore
condensates of sulfonated naphthalene and naphthalene derivatives with
formaldehyde, condensates of naphthalene or of naphthalenesulfonic acid with
phenol and formaldehyde, polyoxyethylene octylphenyl ether, ethoxylated
isooctylphenol, octylphenol, nonylphenol, alkylphenyl polyglycol ethers, tributylphenyl
polyglycol ether, tristearylphenyl polyglycol ether, alkylaryl polyether alcohols, alcohol
and fatty alcohol/ethylene oxide condensates, ethoxylated castor oil, polyoxyethylene
alkyl ethers, ethoxylated polyoxypropylene, lauryl alcohol polyglycol ether acetal,
sorbitol esters,
Also anti-freezing agents such as glycerin, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol and
bactericides such as can be added to the formulation.

Suitable antifoaming agents are for example antifoaming agents based on silicon or
magnesium stearate.
Suitable preservatives are for example dichlorophen und benzyl alcohol hemiformal
Suitable thickeners are compounds, which confer a pseudoplastic flow behavior to the
formulation, i.e. high viscosity at rest and low viscosity in the agitated stage. Mention
may be made, in this context, for example, of commercial thickeners based on
polysaccharides, such as Xanthan Gum® (Kelzan® from Kelco), Rhodopol®23
(Rhone Poulenc) or Veegum® (from R.T. Vanderbilt), or organic phyllosilicates, such
as Attaclay® (from Engelhardt). Antifoam agents suitable for the dispersions
according to the invention are, for example, silicone emulsions (such as, for example,
Silikon® SRE, Wacker or Rhodorsil® from Rhodia), long-chain alcohols, fatty acids,
organofluorine compounds and mixtures thereof. Biocides can be added to stabilize
the compositions according to the invention against attack by microorganisms.
Suitable biocides are, for example, based on isothiazolones such as the compounds
marketed under the trademarks Proxel® from Avecia (or Arch) or Acticide® RS from
Thor Chemie and Kathon® MK from Rohm & Haas. Suitable antifreeze agents are
organic polyols, for example ethylene glycol, propylene glycol or glycerol. These are
usually employed in amounts of not more than 10% by weight, based on the total
weight of the active compound composition. If appropriate, the active compound
compositions according to the invention may comprise 1 to 5% by weight of buffer,
based on the total amount of the formulation prepared, to regulate the pH, the amount
and type of the buffer used depending on the chemical properties of the active
compound or the active compounds. Examples of buffers are alkali metal salts of
weak inorganic or organic acids, such as, for example, phosphoric acid, boronic acid,
acetic acid, propionic acid, citric acid, fumaric acid, tartaric acid, oxalic acid and
succinic acid.
Substances which are suitable for the preparation of directly sprayable solutions,
emulsions, pastes or oil dispersions are mineral oil fractions of medium to high boiling
point, such as kerosene or diesel oil, furthermore coal tar oils and oils of vegetable or
animal origin, aliphatic, cyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons, for example toluene,
xylene, paraffin, tetrahydronaphthalene, alkylated naphthalenes or their derivatives,
methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol, cyclohexanol, cyclohexanone, isophorone,
strongly polar solvents, for example dimethyl sulfoxide, N-methylpyrrolidone and
water.
Powders, materials for spreading and dusts can be prepared by mixing or
concomitantly grinding the active substances with a solid carrier.

Granules, for example coated granules, impregnated granules and homogeneous
granules, can be prepared by binding the active ingredients to solid carriers.
Examples of solid carriers are mineral earths such as silica gels, silicates, talc, kaolin,
attaclay, limestone, lime, chalk, bole, loess, clay, dolomite, diatomaceous earth,
calcium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, magnesium oxide, ground synthetic materials,
fertilizers, such as, for example, ammonium sulfate, ammonium phosphate,
ammonium nitrate, ureas, and products of vegetable origin, such as cereal meal, tree
bark meal, wood meal and nutshell meal, cellulose powders and other solid carriers.
In general, the formulations comprise from 0.01 to 95% by weight, preferably from 0.1
to 90% by weight, of the active ingredient(s). The active ingredient(s) are employed in
a purity of from 90% to 100%, preferably 95% to 100% (according to NMR spectrum).
For seed treatment purposes, respective formulations can be diluted 2-10 fold leading
to concentrations in the ready to use preparations of 0.01 to 60% by weight active
compound by weight, preferably 0.1 to 40% by weight.
The compound of formula I can be used as such, in the form of their formulations or
the use forms prepared therefrom, for example in the form of directly sprayable
solutions, powders, suspensions or dispersions, emulsions, oil dispersions, pastes,
dustable products, materials for spreading, or granules, by means of spraying,
atomizing, dusting, spreading or pouring. The use forms depend entirely on the
intended purposes; they are intended to ensure in each case the finest possible
distribution of the active compounds according to the invention.
Aqueous use forms can be prepared from emulsion concentrates, pastes or wettable
powders (sprayable powders, oil dispersions) by adding water. To prepare emulsions,
pastes or oil dispersions, the substances, as such or dissolved in an oil or solvent, can
be homogenized in water by means of a wetter, tackifier, dispersant or emulsifier.
Alternatively, it is possible to prepare concentrates composed of active substance,
wetter, tackifier, dispersant or emulsifier and, if appropriate, solvent or oil, and such
concentrates are suitable for dilution with water.
The active ingredient concentrations in the ready-to-use products can be varied within
relatively wide ranges. In general, they are from 0.0001 to 10%, preferably from 0.01
to 1 % per weight.
The active ingredients may also be used successfully in the ultra-low-volume process
(ULV), it being possible to apply formulations comprising over 95% by weight of active
ingredient, or even to apply the active ingredient without additives.

The following are examples of formulations:
1. Products for dilution with water. For seed treatment purposes, such products may
be applied to the seed diluted or undiluted.
A) Water-soluble concentrates (SL, LS)
10 parts by weight of the active compound is dissolved in 90 parts by weight of water
or a water-soluble solvent. As an alternative, wetters or other auxiliaries are added.
The active compound dissolves upon dilution with water, whereby a formulation with
10 % (w/w) of active compound is obtained.
B) Dispersible concentrates (DC)
20 parts by weight of the active compound is dissolved in 70 parts by weight of
cyclohexanone with addition of 10 parts by weight of a dispersant, for example
polyvinylpyrrolidone. Dilution with water gives a dispersion, whereby a formulation with
20% (w/w) of active compounds is obtained.
C) Emulsifiable concentrates (EC)
15 parts by weight of the active compounds is dissolved in 7 parts by weight of xylene
with addition of calcium dodecylbenzenesulfonate and castor oil ethoxylate (in each
case 5 parts by weight). Dilution with water gives an emulsion, whereby a formulation
with 15% (w/w) of active compounds is obtained.
D) Emulsions (EW, EO, ES)
25 parts by weight of the active compound is dissolved in 35 parts by weight of xylene
with addition of calcium dodecylbenzenesulfonate and castor oil ethoxylate (in each
case 5 parts by weight). This mixture is introduced into 30 parts by weight of water by
means of an emulsifier machine (e.g. Ultraturrax) and made into a homogeneous
emulsion. Dilution with water gives an emulsion, whereby a formulation with 25%
(w/w) of active compound is obtained.
E) Suspensions (SC, OD, FS)
In an agitated ball mill, 20 parts by weight of the active compound is comminuted with
addition of 10 parts by weight of dispersants, wetters and 70 parts by weight of water
or of an organic solvent to give a fine active compound suspension. Dilution with
water gives a stable suspension of the active compound, whereby a formulation with
20% (w/w) of active compound is obtained.

F) Water-dispersible granules and water-soluble granules (WG, SG)
50 parts by weight of the active compound is ground finely with addition of 50 parts by
weight of dispersants and wetters and made as water-dispersible or water-soluble
granules by means of technical appliances (for example extrusion, spray tower,
fluidized bed). Dilution with water gives a stable dispersion or solution of the active
compound, whereby a formulation with 50% (w/w) of active compound is obtained.
G) Water-dispersible powders and water-soluble powders (WP, SP, SS, WS)
75 parts by weight of the active compound are ground in a rotor-stator mill with
addition of 25 parts by weight of dispersants, wetters and silica gel. Dilution with water
gives a stable dispersion or solution of the active compound, whereby a formulation
with 75% (w/w) of active compound is obtained.
H) Gel-Formulation (GF)
In an agitated ball mill, 20 parts by weight of the active compound is comminuted with
addition of 10 parts by weight of dispersants, 1 part by weight of a gelling agent
wetters and 70 parts by weight of water or of an organic solvent to give a fine active
compound suspension. Dilution with water gives a stable suspension of the active
compound, whereby a formulation with 20% (w/w) of active compound is obtained.
2. Products to be applied undiluted for foliar applications. For seed treatment
purposes, such products may be applied to the seed diluted or undiluted.
I) Dustable powders (DP, DS)
5 parts by weight of the active compound are ground finely and mixed intimately with
95 parts by weight of finely divided kaolin. This gives a dustable product having 5%
(w/w) of active compound.
J) Granules (GR, FG, GG, MG)
0.5 part by weight of the active compound is ground finely and associated with 95.5
parts by weight of carriers, whereby a formulation with 0.5% (w/w) of active compound
is obtained. Current methods are extrusion, spray-drying or the fluidized bed. This
gives granules to be applied undiluted for foliar use.
K) ULV solutions (UL)

10 parts by weight of the active compound is dissolved in 90 parts by weight of an
organic solvent, for example xylene. This gives a product having 10% (w/w) of active
compound, which is applied undiluted for foliar use.
Various types of oils, wetters, adjuvants, herbicides, fungicides, other pesticides, or
bactericides may be added to the active ingredients, if appropriate just immediately
prior to use (tank mix). These agents usually are admixed with the agents according
to the invention in a weight ratio of 1:10 to 10:1.
The compounds and compositions of the present invention compounds I may be
applied with other active ingredients, for example with other pesticides, insecticides,
herbicides, fertilizers such as ammonium nitrate, urea, potash, and superphosphate,
phytotoxicants and plant growth regulators, safeners and nematicides. These
additional ingredients may be used sequentially or in combination with the above-
described compositions, if appropriate also added only immediately prior to use (tank
mix). For example, the plant(s) may be sprayed with a composition of this invention
either before or after being treated with other active ingredients.
These additonal active agents can be admixed with the agents used according to the
invention in a weight ratio of 1:10 to 10:1. Mixing the compounds I, or the
compositions comprising them in the use form as pesticides with other pesticides
frequently results in a broader pesticidal spectrum of action
The following list M of pesticides together with which the compounds according to the
invention can be used and with which potential synergistic effects might be produced,
is intended to illustrate the possible combinations, but not to impose any limitation:
M.1. Organo(thio)phosphates: acephate, azamethiphos, azinphos-methyl,
chlorpyrifos, chlorpyrifos-methyl, chlorfenvinphos, diazinon, dichlorvos, dicrotophos,
dimethoate, disulfoton, ethion, fenitrothion, fenthion, isoxathion, malathion,
methamidophos, methidathion, methyl-parathion, mevinphos, monocrotophos,
oxydemeton-methyl, paraoxon, parathion, phenthoate, phosalone, phosmet,
phosphamidon, phorate, phoxim, pirimiphos-methyl, profenofos, prothiofos,
sulprophos, tetrachlorvinphos, terbufos, triazophos, trichlorfon;
M.2. Carbamates: alanycarb, aldicarb, bendiocarb, benfuracarb, carbaryl, carbofuran,
carbosulfan, fenoxycarb, furathiocarb, methiocarb, methomyl, oxamyl, pirimicarb,
propoxur, thiodicarb, triazamate;
M.3. Pyrethroids: allethrin, bifenthrin, cyfluthrin, cyhalothrin, cyphenothrin,
cypermethrin, alpha-cypermethrin, beta-cypermethrin, zeta-cypermethrin,
deltamethrin, esfenvalerate, etofenprox, fenpropathrin, fenvalerate, imiprothrin,

lambda-cyhalothrin, permethrin, prallethrin, pyrethrin I and II, resmethrin, silafluofen,
tau-fluvalinate, tefluthrin, tetramethrin, tralomethrin, transfluthrin, profluthrin,
dimefluthrin;
M.4. Growth regulators: a) chitin synthesis inhibitors: benzoylureas: chlorfluazuron,
diflubenzuron, flucycloxuron, flufenoxuron, hexaflumuron, lufenuron, novaluron,
teflubenzuron, triflumuron; buprofezin, diofenolan, hexythiazox, etoxazole,
clofentazine; b) ecdysone antagonists: halofenozide, methoxyfenozide, tebufenozide,
azadirachtin; c) juvenoids: pyriproxyfen, methoprene, fenoxycarb; d) lipid biosynthesis
inhibitors: spirodiclofen, spiromesifen, spirotetramat;
M.5. Nicotinic receptor agonists/antagonists compounds: clothianidin, dinotefuran,
imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, nitenpyram, acetamiprid, thiacloprid and AKD-1022;
M.6. GABA antagonist compounds: acetoprole, endosulfan, ethiprole, fipronil,
vaniliprole, pyrafluprole, pyriprole, the phenylpyrazole compound of formula r2

M.7. Macrocyclic lactone insecticides: abamectin, emamectin, milbemectin, lepimectin,
spinosad
M.8. METII compounds: fenazaquin, pyridaben, tebufenpyrad, tolfenpyrad,
flufenerim;
M.9. METI II and III compounds: acequinocyl, fluacyprim, hydramethylnon;
M.10. Uncoupler compounds: chlorfenapyr;
M.11. Oxidative phosphorylation inhibitor compounds: cyhexatin, diafenthiuron,
fenbutatin oxide, propargite;
M.12. Moulting disruptor compounds: cyromazine;
M.13. Mixed Function Oxidase inhibitor compounds: piperonyl butoxide;
M.14. Sodium channel blocker compounds: indoxacarb, metaflumizone,

M.15. Various: benclothiaz, bifenazate, cartap, flonicamid, pyridalyl, pymetrozine,
sulfur, thiocyclam, flubendiamide, cyenopyrafen, flupyrazofos, cyflumetofen,
amidoflumet, N-R'-2,2-dihalo-1-R"cyclo-propanecarboxamide-2-(2,6-dichloro-a ,a ,a ,
-tri-fluoro-p-tolyl)hydrazone or N-R'-2,2-di(R'")propionamide-2-(2,6-dichloro- a ,a ,a -
trifluoro-p-tolyl)-hydrazone, wherein R' is methyl or ethyl, halo is chloro or bromo, R" is
hydrogen or methyl and R'" is methyl or ethyl, anthranilamide compounds of formula
P
wherein A1 is CH3, Cl, Br, I, X is C-H, C-CI, C-F or N, Y' is F, Cl, or Br, Y" is F, Cl, CF3,
B1 is hydrogen, Cl, Br, I, CN, B2 is Cl, Br, CF3, OCH2CF3, OCF2H, and RB is hydrogen,
CH3 or CH(CH3)2, and malononitrile compounds as described in JP2002-284608,
WO02/89579, WO02/90320, WO02/90321, WO04/06677, WO04/20399, JP2004-
99597, WO2005068423, WO 2005068432 and WO 2005063694.
The commercially available compounds of the group M may be found in The Pesticide
Manual, 13th Edition, British Crop Protection Council (2003) among other publications.
Thiamides of formula r2 and their preparation have been described in WO 98/28279.
Lepimection is known from Agro Project, PJB Publications Ltd, November 2004.
Benclothiaz and its preparation have been described in EP-A1 454621. Methidathion
and Paraoxon and their preparation have been described in Farm Chemicals
Handbook, Volume 88, Meister Publishing Company, 2001. Acetoprole and its
preparation have been described in WO 98/28277. Metaflumizone and its preparation
have been described in EP-A1 462 456. Flupyrazofos has been described in Pesticide
Science 54, 1988, p.237-243 and in US 4822779. Pyrafluprole and its preparation
have been described in JP-A 2002-193709 and in WO 01/00614. Pyriprole and its
preparation have been described in WO 98/45274 and in US 6335357. Amidoflumet
and its preparation have been described in US 6221890 and in JP-A 21010907.
Flufenerim and its preparation have been described in WO 03/007717 and in WO
03/007718. Cyflumetofen and its preparation have been described in WO 04/080180.
Anthranilamides of formula r5 and their preparation have been described in WO
01/70671; WO 02/48137; WO 03/24222, WO 03/15518, WO 04/67528; WO
04/33468; and WO 05/118552.
Fungicidal mixing partners are those selected from the group F consisting of

F.1 acylalanines such as benalaxyl, metalaxyl, ofurace, oxadixyl;
F.2 amine derivatives such as aldimorph, dodine, dodemorph, fenpropimorph,
fenpropidin, guazatine, iminoctadine, spiroxamin, tridemorph;
F.3 anilinopyrimidines such as pyrimethanil, mepanipyrim or cyrodinyl;
F.4 antibiotics such as cycloheximid, griseofulvin, kasugamycin, natamycin, polyoxin
or streptomycin;
F.5 azoles such as bitertanol, bromoconazole, cyproconazole, difenoconazole,
dinitroconazole, epoxiconazole, fenbuconazole, fluquiconazole, flusilazole,
hexaconazole, imazalil, metconazole, myclobutanil, penconazole, propiconazole,
prochloraz, prothioconazole, tebuconazole, triadimefon, triadimenol, triflumizol,
triticonazole, flutriafol;
F.6 dicarboximides such as iprodion, myclozolin, procymidon, vinclozolin;
F.7 dithiocarbamates such as ferbam, nabam, maneb, mancozeb, metam, metiram,
propineb, polycarbamate, thiram, ziram, zineb;
F.8 heterocyclic compounds such as anilazine, benomyl, boscalid, carbendazim,
carboxin, oxycarboxin, cyazofamid, dazomet, dithianon, famoxadon, fenamidon,
fenarimol, fuberidazole, flutolanil, furametpyr, isoprothiolane, mepronil, nuarimol,
probenazole, proquinazid, pyrifenox, pyroquilon, quinoxyfen, silthiofam,
thiabendazole, thifluzamid, thiophanate-methyl, tiadinil, tricyclazole, triforine;
F.9 copper fungicides such as Bordeaux mixture, copper acetate, copper oxychloride,
basic copper sulfate;
F.10 nitrophenyl derivatives such as binapacryl, dinocap, dinobuton,
nitrophthalisopropyl;
F.11 phenylpyrroles such as fenpiclonil or fludioxonil;
F.12 strobilurins such as azoxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, fluoxastrobin, kresoxim-methyl,
metominostrobin, orysastrobin, picoxystrobin or trifloxystrobin;
F.13 sulfenic acid derivatives such as captafol, captan, dichlofluanid, folpet,
tolylfluanid;
F.14 cinnemamides and analogs such as dimethomorph, flumetover or flumorph;
F.15 sulfur, and other fungicides such as acibenzolar-S-methyl, benthiavalicarb,
carpropamid, chlorothalonil, cyflufenamid, cymoxanil, dazomet, diclomezin,
diclocymet, diethofencarb, edifenphos, ethaboxam, fenhexamid, fentin-acetate,
fenoxanil, ferimzone, fluazinam, fosetyl, fosetyl-aluminum, iprovalicarb,
hexachlorobenzene, metrafenon, pencycuron, propamocarb, phthalide, toloclofos-
methyl, quintozene, zoxamid.
Applications

The animal pest, i.e. the insects, arachnids and nematodes, the plant, soil or water in
which the plant is growing can be contacted with the present compound(s) I or
composition(s) containing them by any application method known in the art. As such,
"contacting" includes both direct contact (applying the compounds/compositions
directly on the animal pest or plant - typically to the foliage, stem or roots of the plant)
and indirect contact (applying the compounds/compositions to the locus of the animal
pest or plant).
The compounds of formula I or the pesticidal compositions comprising them may be
used to protect growing plants and crops from attack or infestation by animal pests,
especially insects, acaridae or arachnids by contacting the plant/crop with a
pesticidally effective amount of compounds of formula I. The term "crop" refers both to
growing and harvested crops.
Moreover, animal pests may be controlled by contacting the target pest, its food
supply, habitat, breeding ground or its locus with a pesticidally effective amount of
compounds of formula I. As such, the application may be carried out before or after
the infection of the locus, growing crops, or harvested crops by the pest.
The compounds of the invention can also be applied preventively to places at which
occurrence of the pests is expected.
The compounds of formula I may be also used to protect growing plants from attack or
infestation by pests by contacting the plant with a pesticidally effective amount of
compounds of formula I. As such, "contacting" includes both direct contact (applying
the compounds/compositions directly on the pest and/or plant - typically to the foliage,
stem or roots of the plant) and indirect contact (applying the compounds/compositions
to the locus of the pest and/or plant).
"Locus" means a habitat, breeding ground, plant, seed, soil, area, material or
environment in which a pest or parasite is growing or may grow.
In general, "pesticidally effective amount" means the amount of active ingredient
needed to achieve an observable effect on growth, including the effects of necrosis,
death, retardation, prevention, and removal, destruction, or otherwise diminishing the
occurrence and activity of the target organism. The pesticidally effective amount can
vary for the various compounds/compositions used in the invention. A pesticidally
effective amount of the compositions will also vary according to the prevailing
conditions such as desired pesticidal effect and duration, weather, target species,
locus, mode of application, and the like.

The compounds of formula I are effective through both contact (via soil, glass, wall,
bed net, carpet, plant parts or animal parts), and ingestion (bait, or plant part).
For use against ants, termites, wasps, flies, mosquitos, crickets, or cockroaches,
compounds of formula I are preferably used in a bait composition.
The bait can be a liquid, a solid or a semisolid preparation (e.g. a gel). Solid baits can
be formed into various shapes and forms suitable to the respective application e.g.
granules, blocks, sticks, disks. Liquid baits can be filled into various devices to ensure
proper application, e.g. open containers, spray devices, droplet sources, or
evaporation sources. Gels can be based on aqueous or oily matrices and can be
formulated to particular necessities in terms of stickyness, moisture retention or aging
characteristics.
The bait employed in the composition is a product, which is sufficiently attractive to
incite insects such as ants, termites, wasps, flies, mosquitos, crickets etc. or
cockroaches to eat it. The attractiveness can be manipulated by using feeding
stimulants or sex pheromones. Food stimulants are chosen, for example, but not
exclusively, from animal and/or plant proteins (meat-, fish- or blood meal, insect parts,
egg yolk), from fats and oils of animal and/or plant origin, or mono-, oligo- or
polyorganosaccharides, especially from sucrose, lactose, fructose, dextrose, glucose,
starch, pectin or even molasses or honey. Fresh or decaying parts of fruits, crops,
plants, animals, insects or specific parts thereof can also serve as a feeding stimulant.
Sex pheromones are known to be more insect specific. Specific pheromones are
described in the literature and are known to those skilled in the art.
Formulations of compounds of formula I as aerosols (e.g in spray cans), oil sprays or
pump sprays are highly suitable for the non-professional user for controlling pests
such as flies, fleas, ticks, mosquitos or cockroaches. Aerosol recipes are preferably
composed of the active compound, solvents such as lower alcohols (e.g. methanol,
ethanol, propanol, butanol), ketones (e.g. acetone, methyl ethyl ketone), paraffin
hydrocarbons (e.g. kerosenes) having boiling ranges of approximately 50 to 250°C,
dimethylformamide, N-methylpyrrolidone, dimethyl sulphoxide, aromatic hydrocarbons
such as toluene, xylene, water, furthermore auxiliaries such as emulsifiers such as
sorbitol monooleate, oleyl ethoxylate having 3-7 mol of ethylene oxide, fatty alcohol
ethoxylate, perfume oils such as ethereal oils, esters of medium fatty acids with lower
alcohols, aromatic carbonyl compounds, if appropriate stabilizers such as sodium
benzoate, amphoteric surfactants, lower epoxides, triethyl orthoformate and, if
required, propellants such as propane, butane, nitrogen, compressed air, dimethyl
ether, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, or mixtures of these gases.

The oil spray formulations differ from the aerosol recipes in that no propellants are
used.
The compounds of formula I and its respective compositions can also be used in
i mosquito and fumigating coils, smoke cartridges, vaporizer plates or long-term
vaporizers and also in moth papers, moth pads or other heat-independent vaporizer
systems.
Methods to control infectious diseases transmitted by insects (e.g. malaria, dengue
i and yellow fever, lymphatic filariasis, and leishmaniasis) with compounds of formula I
and its respective compositions also comprise treating surfaces of huts and houses,
air spraying and impregnation of curtains, tents, clothing items, bed nets, tsetse-fly
trap or the like. Insecticidal compositions for application to fibers, fabric, knitgoods,
nonwovens, netting material or foils and tarpaulins preferably comprise a mixture
including the insecticide, optionally a repellent and at least one binder. Suitable
repellents for example are N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET), N,N-
diethylphenylacetamide (DEPA), 1-(3-cyclohexan-1-yl-carbonyl)-2-methylpiperine, (2-
hydroxymethylcyclohexyl) acetic acid lactone, 2-ethyl-1,3-hexandiol, indalone,
Methylneodecanamide (MNDA), a pyrethroid not used for insect control such as {(+/-)-
3-allyl-2-methyl-4-oxocyclopent-2-(+)-enyl-(+)-trans-chrysantemate (Esbiothrin), a
repellent derived from or identical with plant extracts like limonene, eugenol, (+)-
Eucamalol (1), (-)-i-epi-eucamalol or crude plant extracts from plants like Eucalyptus
maculata, Vitex rotundifolia, Cymbopogan martinii, Cymbopogan citratus (lemon
grass), Cymopogan nartdus (citronella). Suitable binders are selected for example
from polymers and copolymers of vinyl esters of aliphatic acids (such as such as vinyl
acetate and vinyl versatate), acrylic and methacrylic esters of alcohols, such as butyl
acrylate, 2-ethylhexylacrylate, and methyl acrylate, mono- and di-ethylenically
unsaturated hydrocarbons, such as styrene, and aliphatic diens, such as butadiene.
The impregnation of curtains and bednets is done in general by dipping the textile
material into emulsions or dispersions of the insecticide or spraying them onto the
nets.
The compounds of formula I and its compositions can be used for protecting wooden
materials such as trees, board fences, sleepers, etc. and buildings such as houses,
outhouses, factories, but also construction materials, furniture, leathers, fibers, vinyl
articles, electric wires and cables etc. from ants and/or termites, and for controlling
ants and termites from doing harm to crops or human being (e.g. when the pests
invade into houses and public facilities). The compounds of formula I are applied not
only to the surrounding soil surface or into the under-floor soil in order to protect
wooden materials but it can also be applied to lumbered articles such as surfaces of
the under-floor concrete, alcove posts, beams, plywoods, furniture, etc., wooden

articles such as particle boards, half boards, etc. and vinyl articles such as coated
electric wires, vinyl sheets, heat insulating material such as styrene foams, etc. In
case of application against ants doing harm to crops or human beings, the ant
controller of the present invention is applied to the crops or the surrounding soil, or is
directly applied to the nest of ants or the like.
In the case of soil treatment or of application to the pests dwelling place or nest, the
quantity of active ingredient ranges from 0.0001 to 500 g per 100 m2, preferably from
0.001 to 20 g per 100 m2.
Customary application rates in the protection of materials are, for example, from 0.01
g to 1000 g of active compound per m2 treated material, desirably from 0.1 g to 50 g
per m2.
Insecticidal compositions for use in the impregnation of materials typically contain
from 0.001 to 95 weight %, preferably from 0.1 to 45 weight %, and more preferably
from 1 to 25 weight % of at least one repellent and/or insecticide.
For use in bait compositions, the typical content of active ingredient is from 0.001
weight % to 15 weight %, desirably from 0.001 weight % to 5% weight % of active
compound.
For use in spray compositions, the content of active ingredient is from 0.001 to 80
weights %, preferably from 0.01 to 50 weight % and most preferably from 0.01 to 15
weight %.
For use in treating crop plants, the rate of application of the active ingredients of this
invention may be in the range of 0.1 g to 4000 g per hectare, desirably from 25 g to
600 g per hectare, more desirably from 50 g to 500 g per hectare.
Seed treatment
The compounds of formula I are also suitable for the treatment of seeds in order to
protect the seed from insect pest, in particular from soil-living insect pests and the
resulting plant's roots and shoots against soil pests and foliar insects.
The compounds of formula I are particularly useful for the protection of the seed from
soil pests and the resulting plant's roots and shoots against soil pests and foliar
insects. The protection of the resulting plant's roots and shoots is preferred. More
preferred is the protection of resulting plant's shoots from piercing and sucking
insects, wherein the protection from aphids is most preferred.

The present invention therefore comprises a method for the protection of seeds from
insects, in particular from soil insects and of the seedlings' roots and shoots from
insects, in particular from soil and foliar insects, said method comprising contacting
the seeds before sowing and/or after pregermination with a compound of the general
formula I or a salt thereof. Particularly preferred is a method, wherein the plant's roots
and shoots are protected, more preferably a method, wherein the plants shoots are
protected form piercing and sucking insects, most preferably aa method, wherein the
plants shoots are protected from aphids.
The term seed embraces seeds and plant propagules of all kinds including but not
limited to true seeds, seed pieces, suckers, corms, bulbs, fruit, tubers, grains, cuttings,
cut shoots and the like and means in a preferred embodiment true seeds.
The term seed treatment comprises all suitable seed treatment techniques known in
the art, such as seed dressing, seed coating, seed dusting, seed soaking and seed
pelleting.
The present invention also comprises seeds coated with or containing the active
compound.
The term "coated with and/or containing" generally signifies that the active ingredient
is for the most part on the surface of the propagation product at the time of
application, although a greater or lesser part of the ingredient may penetrate into the
propagation product, depending on the method of application. When the said
propagation product is (re)planted, it may absorb the active ingredient.
Suitable seed is seed of cereals, root crops, oil crops, vegetables, spices,
ornamentals, for example seed of durum and other wheat, barley, oats, rye, maize
(fodder maize and sugar maize / sweet and field corn), soybeans, oil crops, crucifers,
cotton, sunflowers, bananas, rice, oilseed rape, turnip rape, sugarbeet, fodder beet,
eggplants, potatoes, grass, lawn, turf, fodder grass, tomatoes, leeks,
pumpkin/squash, cabbage, iceberg lettuce, pepper, cucumbers, melons, Brassica
species, melons, beans, peas, garlic, onions, carrots, tuberous plants such as
potatoes, sugar cane, tobacco, grapes, petunias, geranium/pelargoniums, pansies
and impatiens.
In addition, the active compound may also be used for the treatment seeds from
plants, which tolerate the action of herbicides or fungicides or insecticides owing to
breeding, including genetic engineering methods.
For example, the active compound can be employed in treatment of seeds from
plants, which are resistant to herbicides from the group consisting of the

sulfonylureas, imidazolinones, glufosinate-ammonium or glyphosate-
isopropylammonium and analogous active substances (see for example, EP-A-
0242236, EP-A-242246) (WO 92/00377) (EP-A-0257993, U.S. Pat. No. 5,013,659) or
in transgenic crop plants, for example cotton, with the capability of producing Bacillus
thuringiensis toxins (Bt toxins) which make the plants resistant to certain pests (EP-A-
0142924, EP-A-0193259),
Furthermore, the active compound can be used also for the treatment of seeds from
plants, which have modified characteristics in comparison with existing plants consist,
which can be generated for example by traditional breeding methods and/or the
generation of mutants, or by recombinant procedures). For example, a number of
cases have been described of recombinant modifications of crop plants for the
purpose of modifying the starch synthesized in the plants (e.g. WO 92/11376, WO
92/14827, WO 91/19806) or of transgenic crop plants having a modified fatty acid
composition (WO 91/13972).
The seed treatment application of the active compound is carried out by spraying or
by dusting the seeds before sowing of the plants and before emergence of the plants.
Compositions which are especially useful for seed treatment are e.g.:
A Soluble concentrates (SL, LS)
D Emulsions (EW, EO, ES)
E Suspensions (SC, OD, FS)
F Water-dispersible granules and water-soluble granules (WG, SG)
G Water-dispersible powders and water-soluble powders (WP, SP, WS)
H Gel-Formulations (GF)
I Dustable powders (DP, DS)
Conventional seed treatment formulations include for example flowable concentrates
FS, solutions LS, powders for dry treatment DS, water dispersible powders for slurry
treatment WS, water-soluble powders SS and emulsion ES and EC and gel
formulation GF. These formulations can be applied to the seed diluted or undiluted.
Application to the seeds is carried out before sowing, either directly on the seeds or
after having pregerminated the latter
In a preferred embodiment a FS formulation is used for seed treatment. Typcially, a
FS formulation may comprise 1-800 g/l of active ingredient, 1-200 g/l Surfactant, 0 to
200 g/l antifreezing agent, 0 to 400 g/l of binder, 0 to 200 g/l of a pigment and up to 1
liter of a solvent, preferably water.

Especially preferred FS formulations of compounds of formula I for seed treatment
usually comprise from 0.1 to 80% by weight (1 to 800 g/l) of the active ingredient, from
0.1 to 20 % by weight (1 to 200 g/l) of at least one surfactant, e.g. 0.05 to 5 % by
weight of a wetter and from 0.5 to 15 % by weight of a dispersing agent, up to 20 %
by weight, e.g. from 5 to 20 % of an anti-freeze agent, from 0 to 15 % by weight, e.g.
1 to 15 % by weight of a pigment and/or a dye, from 0 to 40 % by weight, e.g. 1 to 40
% by weight of a binder (sticker /adhesion agent), optionally up to 5 % by weight, e.g.
from 0.1 to 5 % by weight of a thickener, optionally from 0.1 to 2 % of an anti-foam
agent, and optionally a preservative such as a biocide, antioxidant or the like, e.g. in
an amount from 0.01 to 1 % by weight and a filler/vehicle up to 100 % by weight.
Seed Treatment formulations may additionally also comprise binders and optionally
colorants.
Binders can be added to improve the adhesion of the active materials on the seeds
after treatment. Suitable binders are block copolymers EO/PO surfactants but also
polyvinylalcoholsl, polyvinylpyrrolidones, polyacrylates, polymethacrylates,
polybutenes, polyisobutylenes, polystyrene, polyethyleneamines, polyethyleneamides,
polyethyleneimines (Lupasol®, Polymin®), polyethers, polyurethans, polyvinylacetate,
tylose and copolymers derived from these polymers.
Optionally, also colorants can be included in the formulation. Suitable colorants or
dyes for seed treatment formulations are Rhodamin B, C.I. Pigment Red 112, C.I.
Solvent Red 1, pigment blue 15:4, pigment blue 15:3, pigment blue 15:2, pigment
blue 15:1, pigment blue 80, pigment yellow 1, pigment yellow 13, pigment red 112,
pigment red 48:2, pigment red 48:1, pigment red 57:1, pigment red 53:1, pigment
orange 43, pigment orange 34, pigment orange 5, pigment green 36, pigment green
7, pigment white 6, pigment brown 25, basic violet 10, basic violet 49, acid red 51,
acid red 52, acid red 14, acid blue 9, acid yellow 23, basic red 10, basic red 108.
Examples of a gelling agent is carrageen (Satiagel®)
In the treatment of seed, the application rates of the compounds I are generally from
0.1 g to 10 kg per 100 kg of seed, preferably from 1 g to 5 kg per 100 kg of seed,
more preferably from 1 g to 1000 g per 100 kg of seed and in particular from 1 g to
200 g per 100 kg of seed. For specific crops such as lettuce the rate can be higher.
The invention therefore also relates to seed comprising a compound of the formula I,
or an agriculturally useful salt of I, as defined herein. The amount of the compound I
or the agriculturally useful salt thereof will in general vary from 0.1 g to 10 kg per 100
kg of seed, preferably from 1 g to 5 kg per 100 kg of seed, in particular from 1 g to
1000 g per 100 kg of seed.

Animal health
The compounds of formula I or the enantiomers or veterinarily acceptable salts
thereof are in particular also suitable for being used for combating parasites in and on
animals.
An object of the present invention is therfore also to provide new methods to control
parasites in and on animals. Another object of the invention is to provide safer
pesticides for animals. Another object of the invention is further to provide pesticides
for animals that may be used in lower doses than existing pesticides. And another
object of the invention is to provide pesticides for animals, which provide a long
residual control of the parasites.
The invention also relates to compositions containing a parasiticidally effective
amount of compounds of formula I or the enantiomers or veterinarily acceptable salts
thereof and an acceptable carrier, for combating parasites in and on animals.
The present invention also provides a method for treating, controlling, preventing and
protecting animals against infestation and infection by parasites, which comprises
orally, topically or parenterally administering or applying to the animals a parasiticidally
effective amount of a compound of formula I or the enantiomers or veterinarily
acceptable salts thereof or a composition comprising it.
The invention also provides a process for the preparation of a composition for treating,
controlling, preventing or protecting animals against infestation or infection by
parasites which comprises a parasiticidally effective amount of a compound of formula
I or the enantiomers or veterinarily acceptable salts thereof or a composition
comprising it.
Activity of compounds against agricultural pests does not suggest their suitability for
control of endo- and ectoparasites in and on animals which requires, for example, low,
non-emetic dosages in the case of oral application, metabolic compatibility with the
animal, low toxicity, and a safe handling.
Surprisingly it has now been found that compounds of formula I are suitable for
combating endo- and ectoparasites in and on animals.
Compounds of formula I or the enantiomers or veterinarily acceptable salts thereof
and compositions comprising them are preferably used for controlling and preventing
infestations and infections animals including warm-blooded animals (including
humans) and fish. They are for example suitable for controlling and preventing

infestations and infections in mammals such as cattle, sheep, swine, camels, deer,
horses, pigs, poultry, rabbits, goats, dogs and cats, water buffalo, donkeys, fallow
deer and reindeer, and also in fur-bearing animals such as mink, chinchilla and
raccoon, birds such as hens, geese, turkeys and ducks and fish such as fresh- and
salt-water fish such as trout, carp and eels.
Compounds of formula I or the enantiomers or veterinarily acceptable salts thereof
and compositions comprising them are preferably used for controlling and preventing
infestations and infections in domestic animals, such as dogs or cats.
Infestations in warm-blooded animals and fish include, but are not limited to, lice,
biting lice, ticks, nasal bots, keds, biting flies, muscoid flies, flies, myiasitic fly larvae,
chiggers, gnats, mosquitoes and fleas.
The compounds of formula I or the enantiomers or veterinarily acceptable salts
thereof and compositions comprising them are suitable for systemic and/or non-
systemic control of ecto- and/or endoparasites. They are active against all or some
stages of development.
The compounds of formula I are especially useful for combating ectoparasites.
The compounds of formula I are especially useful for combating parasites of the
following orders and species, respectively:
fleas (Siphonaptera), e.g. Ctenocephalides felis, Ctenocephalides canis, Xenopsylla
cheopis, Pulex irritans, Tunga penetrans, and Nosopsyllus fasciatus,
cockroaches (Blattaria - Blattodea), e.g. Blattella germanica, Blattella asahinae,
Periplaneta americana, Periplaneta japonica, Periplaneta brunnea, Periplaneta
fuligginosa, Periplaneta australasiae. and Blatta orientalis,
flies, mosquitoes (Diptera), e.g. Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, Aedes vexans,
Anastrepha ludens, Anopheles maculipennis, Anopheles crucians, Anopheles
albimanus, Anopheles gambiae, Anopheles freeborni, Anopheles leucosphyrus,
Anopheles minimus, Anopheles quadrimaculatus, Calliphora vicina, Chrysomya
bezziana, Chrysomya hominivorax, Chrysomya macellaria, Chrysops discalis,
Chrysops silacea, Chrysops atlanticus, Cochliomyia hominivorax, Cordylobia
anthropophaga, Culicoides furens, Culex pipiens, Culex nigripalpus, Culex
quinquefasciatus, Culex tarsalis, Culiseta inornata, Culiseta melanura, Dermatobia
hominis, Fannia canicularis, Gasterophilus intestinalis, Glossina morsitans, Glossina
palpalis, Glossina fuscipes, Glossina tachinoides, Haematobia irritans, Haplodiplosis
equestris, Hippelates spp., Hypoderma lineata, Leptoconops torrens, Lucilia caprina,

Lucilia cuprina, Lucilia sericata, Lycoria pectoralis, Mansonia spp., Musca domestica,
Muscina stabulans, Oestrus ovis, Phlebotomus argentipes, Psorophora columbiae,
Psorophora discolor, Prosimulium mixtum, Sarcophaga haemorrhoidalis, Sarcophaga
sp., Simulium vittatum, Stomoxys calcitrans, Tabanus bovinus, Tabanus atratus,
Tabanus lineola, and Tabanus similis,
lice (Phthiraptera), e.g. Pediculus humanus capitis, Pediculus humanus corporis,
Pthirus pubis, Haematopinus eurysternus, Haematopinus suis, Linognathus vituli,
Bovicola bovis, Menopon gallinae, Menacanthus stramineus and Solenopotes
capillatus.
ticks and parasitic mites (Parasitiformes): ticks (Ixodida), e.g. Ixodes scapularis,
Ixodes holocyclus, Ixodes pacificus, Rhiphicephalus sanguineus, Dermacentor
andersoni, Dermacentor variabilis, Amblyomma americanum, Ambryomma
maculatum, Ornithodorus hermsi, Ornithodorus turicata and parasitic mites
(Mesostigmata), e.g. Ornithonyssus bacoti and Dermanyssus gallinae,
Actinedida (Prostigmata) und Acaridida (Astigmata) e.g. Acarapis spp., Cheyletiella
spp., Ornithocheyletia spp., Myobia spp., Psorergates spp., Demodex spp.,
Trombicula spp., Listrophorus spp., Acarus spp., Tyrophagus spp., Caloglyphus spp.,
Hypodectes spp., Pterolichus spp., Psoroptes spp., Chorioptes spp., Otodectes spp.,
Sarcoptes spp., Notoedres spp.,Knemidocoptes spp., Cytodites spp., and
Laminosioptes spp,
Bugs (Heteropterida): Cimex lectularius, Cimex hemipterus, Reduvius senilis,
Triatoma spp., Rhodnius ssp., Panstrongylus ssp. and Arilus critatus,
Anoplurida, e.g. Haematopinus spp., Linognathus spp., Pediculus spp., Phtirus spp.,
and Solenopotes spp,
Mallophagida (suborders Amblycerina and Ischnocerina), e.g. Trimenopon spp.,
Menopon spp., Trinoton spp., Bovicola spp., Werneckiella spp., Lepikentron spp.,
Trichodectes spp., and Felicola spp,
Roundworms Nematoda:
Wipeworms and Trichinosis (Trichosyringida), e.g. Trichinellidae (Trichinella spp.),
(Trichuridae) Trichuris spp., Capillaria spp,
Rhabditida, e.g. Rhabditis spp, Strongyloides spp., Helicephalobus spp,

Strongylida, e.g. Strongylus spp., Ancylostoma spp., Necator americanus,
Bunostomum spp. (Hookworm), Trichostrongylus spp., Haemonchus contortus.,
Ostertagia spp. , Cooperia spp., Nematodirus spp., Dictyocaulus spp., Cyathostoma
spp., Oesophagostomum spp., Stephanurus dentatus, Ollulanus spp., Chabertia spp.,
Stephanurus dentatus , Syngamus trachea, Ancylostoma spp., Uncinaria spp.,
Globocephalus spp., Necator spp., Metastrongylus spp., Muellerius capillaris,
Protostrongylus spp., Angiostrongylus spp., Parelaphostrongylus spp.
Aleurostrongylus abstrusus, and Dioctophyma renale,
Intestinal roundworms (Ascaridida), e.g. Ascaris lumbricoides, Ascaris suum, Ascaridia
galli, Parascaris equorum, Enterobius vermicularis (Threadworm), Toxocara canis,
Toxascaris leonine, Skrjabinema spp., and Oxyuris equi,
Camallanida, e.g. Dracunculus medinensis (guinea worm)
Spirurida, e.g. Thelazia spp. Wuchereria spp., Brugia spp., Onchocerca spp., Dirofilari
spp.a, Dipetalonema spp., Setaria spp., Elaeophora spp., Spirocerca lupi, and
Habronema spp.,
Thorny headed worms (Acanthocephala), e.g. Acanthocephalus spp.,
Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus and Oncicola spp,
Pianarians (Plathelminthes):
Flukes (Trematoda), e.g. Faciola spp., Fascioloides magna, Paragonimus spp.,
Dicrocoelium spp., Fasciolopsis buski, Clonorchis sinensis, Schistosoma spp.,
Trichobilharzia spp., Alaria alata, Paragonimus spp., and Nanocyetes spp,
C6rcomeromorpha, in particular C6stoda (Tapeworms), e.g. Diphyllobothrium spp.,
Tenia spp.. Echinococcus spp., Dipylidium caninum, Multiceps spp., Hymenolepis
spp., Mesocestoides spp., Vampirolepis spp., Moniezia spp., Anoplocephala spp.,
Sirometra spp., Anoplocephala spp., and Hymenolepis spp.
The compounds of formula I and compositions containing them are particularly useful
for the control of pests from the orders Diptera, Siphonaptera and Ixodida.
Moreover, the use of the compounds of formula I and compositions containing them
for combating mosquitoes is especially preferred.
The use of the compounds of formula I and compositions containing them for
combating flies is a further preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Furthermore, the use of the compounds of formula I and compositions containing
them for combating fleas is especially preferred.
The use of the compounds of formula I and compositions containing them for
combating ticks is a further preferred embodiment of the present invention.
The compounds of formula I also are especially useful for combating endoparasites
(roundworms nematoda, thorny headed worms and planarians).
Administration can be carried out both prophylactically and therapeutically.
Administration of the active compounds is carried out directly or in the form of suitable
preparations, orally, topically/dermally or parenterally.
For oral administration to warm-blooded animals, the formula I compounds may be
formulated as animal feeds, animal feed premixes, animal feed concentrates, pills,
solutions, pastes, suspensions, drenches, gels, tablets, boluses and capsules. In
addition, the formula I compounds may be administered to the animals in their
drinking water. For oral administration, the dosage form chosen should provide the
animal with 0.01 mg/kg to 100 mg/kg of animal body weight per day of the formula I
compound, preferably with 0.5 mg/kg to 100 mg/kg of animal body weight per day.
Alternatively, the formula I compounds may be administered to animals parenterally,
for example, by intraruminal, intramuscular, intravenous or subcutaneous injection.
The formula I compounds may be dispersed or dissolved in a physiologically
acceptable carrier for subcutaneous injection. Alternatively, the formula I compounds
may be formulated into an implant for subcutaneous administration. In addition the
formula I compound may be transdermally administered to animals. For parenteral
administration, the dosage form chosen should provide the animal with 0.01 mg/kg to
100 mg/kg of animal body weight per day of the formula I compound.
The formula I compounds may also be applied topically to the animals in the form of
dips, dusts, powders, collars, medallions, sprays, shampoos, spot-on and pour-on
formulations and in ointments or oil-in-water or water-in-oil emulsions. For topical
application, dips and sprays usually contain 0.5 ppm to 5,000 ppm and preferably 1
ppm to 3,000 ppm of the formula I compound. In addition, the formula I compounds
may be formulated as ear tags for animals, particularly quadrupeds such as cattle and
sheep.
Suitable preparations are:

- Solutions such as oral solutions, concentrates for oral administration after dilution,
solutions for use on the skin or in body cavities, pouring-on formulations, gels;
- Emulsions and suspensions for oral or dermal administration; semi-solid
preparations;
- Formulations in which the active compound is processed in an ointment base or in
an oil-in-water or water-inoil emulsion base;
- Solid preparations such as powders, premixes or concentrates, granules, pellets,
tablets, boluses, capsules; aerosols and inhalants, and active compound-containing
shaped articles.
Compositions suitable for injection are prepared by dissolving the active ingredient in
a suitable solvent and optionally adding further ingredients such as acids, bases,
buffer salts, preservatives, and solubilizers. The solutions are filtered and filled sterile.
Suitable solvents are physiologically tolerable solvents such as water, alkanols such
as ethanol, butanol, benzyl alcohol, glycerol, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycols,
N-methyl-pyrrolidone, 2-pyrrolidone, and mixtures thereof.
The active compounds can optionally be dissolved in physiologically tolerable
vegetable or synthetic oils which are suitable for injection.
Suitable solubilizers are solvents which promote the dissolution of the active
compound in the main solvent or prevent its precipitation. Examples are
polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol, polyoxyethylated castor oil, and
polyoxyethylated sorbitan ester.
Suitable preservatives are benzyl alcohol, trichlorobutanol, p-hydroxybenzoic acid
esters, and n-butanol.
Oral solutions are administered directly. Concentrates are administered orally after
prior dilution to the use concentration. Oral solutions and concentrates are prepared
according to the state of the art and as described above for injection solutions, sterile
procedures not being necessary.
Solutions for use on the skin are trickled on, spread on, rubbed in, sprinkled on or
sprayed on.

Solutions for use on the skin are prepared according to the state of the art and
according to what is described above for injection solutions, sterile procedures not
being necessary.
Further suitable solvents are polypropylene glycol, phenyl ethanol, phenoxy ethanol,
ester such as ethyl or butyl acetate, benzyl benzoate, ethers such as alkyleneglycol
alkylether, e.g. dipropylenglycol monomethylether, ketons such as acetone,
methylethylketone, aromatic hydrocarbons, vegetable and synthetic oils,
dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, transcutol, solketal, propylencarbonate, and
mixtures thereof.
It may be advantageous to add thickeners during preparation. Suitable thickeners are
inorganic thickeners such as bentonites, colloidal silicic acid, aluminium
monostearate, organic thickeners such as cellulose derivatives, polyvinyl alcohols and
their copolymers, acrylates and methacrylates.
Gels are applied to or spread on the skin or introduced into body cavities. Gels are
prepared by treating solutions which have been prepared as described in the case of
the injection solutions with sufficient thickener that a clear material having an
ointment-like consistency results. The thickeners employed are the thickeners given
above.
Pour-on formulations are poured or sprayed onto limited areas of the skin, the active
compound penetrating the skin and acting systemically.
Pour-on formulations are prepared by dissolving, suspending or emulsifying the active
compound in suitable skin-compatible solvents or solvent mixtures. If appropriate,
other auxiliaries such as colorants, bioabsorption-promoting substances, antioxidants,
light stabilizers, adhesives are added.
Suitable solvents which are: water, alkanols, glycols, polyethylene glycols,
polypropylene glycols, glycerol, aromatic alcohols such as benzyl alcohol,
phenylethanol, phenoxyethanol, esters such as ethyl acetate, butyl acetate, benzyl
benzoate, ethers such as alkylene glycol alkyl ethers such as dipropylene glycol
monomethyl ether, diethylene glycol mono-butyl ether, ketones such as acetone,
methyl ethyl ketone, cyclic carbonates such as propylene carbonate, ethylene
carbonate, aromatic and/or aliphatic hydrocarbons, vegetable or synthetic oils, DMF,
dimethylacetamide, n-alkylpyrrolidones such as methylpyrrolidone, n-butylpyrrolidone
or n-octylpyrrolidone, N-methylpyrrolidone, 2-pyrrolidone, 2,2-dimethyl-4-oxy-
methylene-1,3-diox- olane and glycerol formal.

Suitable colorants are all colorants permitted for use on animals and which can be
dissolved or suspended.
Suitable absorption-promoting substances are, for example, DMSO, spreading oils
such as isopropyl myristate, dipropylene glycol pelargonate, silicone oils and
copolymers thereof with polyethers, fatty acid esters, triglycerides, fatty alcohols.
Suitable antioxidants are sulfites or metabisulfites such as potassium metabisulfite,
ascorbic acid, butylhydroxytoluene, butylhydroxyanisole, tocopherol.
Suitable light stabilizers are, for example, novantisolic acid.
Suitable adhesives are, for example, cellulose derivatives, starch derivatives,
polyacrylates, natural polymers such as alginates, gelatin.
Emulsions can be administered orally, dermally or as injections.
Emulsions are either of the water-in-oil type or of the oil-in-water type.
They are prepared by dissolving the active compound either in the hydrophobic or in
the hydrophilic phase and homogenizing this with the solvent of the other phase with
the aid of suitable emulsifiers and, if appropriate, other auxiliaries such as colorants,
absorption-promoting substances, preservatives, antioxidants, light stabilizers,
viscosity-enhancing substances.
Suitable hydrophobic phases (oils) are:
liquid paraffins, silicone oils, natural vegetable oils such as sesame oil, almond oil,
castor oil, synthetic triglycerides such as caprylic/capric biglyceride, triglyceride
mixture with vegetable fatty acids of the chain length C8-C12 or other specially selected
natural fatty acids, partial glyceride mixtures of saturated or unsaturated fatty acids
possibly also containing hydroxyl groups, mono- and diglycerides of the C8-C10to fatty
acids,
fatty acid esters such as ethyl stearate, di-n-butyryl adipate, hexyl laurate, dipropylene
glycol perlargonate, esters of a branched fatty acid of medium chain length with
saturated fatty alcohols of chain length C16-C18, isopropyl myristate, isopropyl
palmitate, caprylic/capric acid esters of saturated fatty alcohols of chain length C12-
C18, isopropyl stearate, oleyl oleate, decyl oleate, ethyl oleate, ethyl lactate, waxy fatty
acid esters such as synthetic duck coccygeal gland fat, dibutyl phthalate, diisopropyl
adipate, and ester mixtures related to the latter, fatty alcohols such as isotridecyl
alcohol, 2-octyldodecanol, cetylstearyl alcohol, oleyl alcohol, and fatty acids such as
oleic acid and mixtures thereof.

Suitable hydrophilic phases are: water, alcohols such as propylene glycol, glycerol,
sorbitol and mixtures thereof.
Suitable emulsifiers are:
non-ionic surfactants, e.g. polyethoxylated castor oil, polyethoxylated sorbitan
monooleate, sorbitan monostearate, glycerol monostearate, polyoxyethyl stearate,
alkylphenol polyglycol ether;
ampholytic surfactants such as di-sodium N-lauryl-p-iminodipropionate or lecithin;
anionic surfactants, such as sodium lauryl sulfate, fatty alcohol ether sulfates,
mono/dialkyl polyglycol ether orthophosphoric acid ester monoethanolamine salt;
cation-active surfactants, such as cetyltrimethylammonium chloride.
Suitable further auxiliaries are: substances which enhance the viscosity and stabilize
the emulsion, such as carboxymethylcellulose, methylcellulose and other cellulose
and starch derivatives, polyacrylates, alginates, gelatin, gum arabic,
polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol, copolymers of methyl vinyl ether and maleic
anhydride, polyethylene glycols, waxes, colloidal silicic acid or mixtures of the
substances mentioned.
Suspensions can be administered orally or topically/dermally. They are prepared by
suspending the active compound in a suspending agent, if appropriate with addition of
other auxiliaries such as wetting agents, colorants, bioabsorption-promoting
substances, preservatives, antioxidants, light stabilizers.
Liquid suspending agents are all homogeneous solvents and solvent mixtures.
Suitable wetting agents (dispersants) are the emulsifiers given above.
Other auxiliaries which may be mentioned are those given above.
Semi-solid preparations can be administered orally or topically/dermally. They differ
from the suspensions and emulsions described above only by their higher viscosity.
For the production of solid preparations, the active compound is mixed with suitable
excipients, if appropriate with addition of auxiliaries, and brought into the desired form.
Suitable excipients are all physiologically tolerable solid inert substances. Those used
are inorganic and organic substances. Inorganic substances are, for example, sodium
chloride, carbonates such as calcium carbonate, hydrogencarbonates, aluminium
oxides, titanium oxide, silicic acids, argillaceous earths, precipitated or colloidal silica,

or phosphates. Organic substances are, for example, sugar, cellulose, foodstuffs and
feeds such as milk powder, animal meal, grain meals and shreds, starches.
Suitable auxiliaries are preservatives, antioxidants, and/or colorants which have been
mentioned above.
Other suitable auxiliaries are lubricants and glidants such as magnesium stearate,
stearic acid, talc, bentonites, disintegration-promoting substances such as starch or
crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone, binders such as starch, gelatin or linear
polyvinylpyrrolidone, and dry binders such as microcrystalline cellulose.
In general, "parasiticidally effective amount" means the amount of active ingredient
needed to achieve an observable effect on growth, including the effects of necrosis,
death, retardation, prevention, and removal, destruction, or otherwise diminishing the
occurrence and activity of the target organism. The parasiticidally effective amount
can vary for the various compounds/compositions used in the invention. A
parasiticidally effective amount of the compositions will also vary according to the
prevailing conditions such as desired parasiticidal effect and duration, target species,
mode of application, and the like.
The compositions which can be used in the invention can comprise generally from
about 0.001 to 95% of the compound of formula I.
Generally it is favorable to apply the compounds of formula I in total amounts of 0.5
mg/kg to 100 mg/kg per day, preferably 1 mg/kg to 50 mg/kg per day.
Ready-to-use preparations contain the compounds acting against parasites,
preferably ectoparasites, in concentrations of 10 ppm to 80 per cent by weight,
preferably from 0.1 to 65 per cent by weight, more preferably from 1 to 50 per cent by
weight, most preferably from 5 to 40 per cent by weight.
Preparations which are diluted before use contain the compounds acting against
ectoparasites in concentrations of 0.5 to 90 per cent by weight, preferably of 1 to 50
per cent by weight.
Furthermore, the preparations comprise the compounds of formula I against
endoparasites in concentrations of 10 ppm to 2 per cent by weight, preferably of 0.05
to 0.9 per cent by weight, very particularly preferably of 0.005 to 0.25 per cent by
weight.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the compositions comprising the
compounds of formula I them are applied dermally / topically.

In a further preferred embodiment, the topical application is conducted in the form of
compound-containing shaped articles such as collars, medallions, ear tags, bands for
fixing at body parts, and adhesive strips and foils.
Generally it is favorable to apply solid formulations which release compounds of
formula I in total amounts of 10 mg/kg to 300 mg/kg, preferably 20 mg/kg to 200
mg/kg, most preferably 25 mg/kg to 160 mg/kg body weight of the treated animal in
the course of three weeks.
For the preparation of the shaped articles, thermoplastic and flexible plastics as well
as elastomers and thermoplastic elastomers are used. Suitable plastics and
elastomers are polyvinyl resins, polyurethane, polyacrylate, epoxy resins, cellulose,
cellulose derivatives, polyamides and polyester which are sufficiently compatible with
the compounds of formula I. A detailed list of plastics and elastomers as well as
preparation procedures for the shaped articles is given e.g. in WO 03/086075.
The present invention is now illustrated in further detail by the following examples.
P. Preparation examples
Example P.1: (4-Chloro-indan-1-yl)-(4,5-dihydrothiazol-2-yl)-amine (Example 4)
To a solution of 4-chloro-indan-1-ylamine (390 mg) in diethyl ether (20 ml) was added
1-chloro-2-isothiocyanatoethane (283 mg) at 0°C and the solution stirred for 2h at the
same temperature. The reaction mixture was quenched with diluted sodium hydroxide
solution and extracted with diethyl ether. The residue was purified on silica gel to yield
240 mg of the product (41%).
Example P.2: (5-Chloro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-naphthalen-1 -yl)-(4,5-dihydro-thiazol-2-yl)-
amine (Example 9)
To a solution of 5-chloro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-naphthalen-1-ylarnine (200 mg) in diethyl
ether (5 ml) was added a solution of 1-chloro-2-isothiocyanatoethane (134 mg) in
diethyl ether (5 ml) at 0 °C and the solution stirred for 4 h at the same temperature.
The reaction mixture was quenched with diluted sodium hydroxide solution and
extracted with diethyl ether. The residue was purified on silica gel to yield 171 mg of
the product (52%).
C. Compound examples of formula I:




B. Examples of action against pests
The action of the compounds I against pests was demonstrated by the following
experiments:
B.1 Cotton Aphid (Aphis gossypii)
Cotton plants in the cotyledon stage (variety 'Delta Pine1) are infested with
approximately 100 laboratory-reared aphids by placing infested leaf sections on top of
the test plants. The leaf sections are removed after 24 hr. The cotyledons of the intact
plants are dipped into gradient solutions of the test compound. Aphid mortality on the
treated plants, relative to mortality on check plants, is determined after 5 days.
In this test, compound examples nos 1-6, 9, 12, 13, 15, 21 and 24 at 300 ppm
showed over 80% mortality in comparison with untreated controls.
B.2 Green Peach Aphid (Myzus persicae)
Pepper plants in the 2nd leaf-pair stage (variety "California Wonder') are infested with
approximately 40 laboratory-reared aphids by placing infested leaf sections on top of
the test plants. The leaf sections are removed after 24 hr. The leaves of the intact
plants are dipped into gradient solutions of the test compound. Aphid mortality on the
treated plants, relative to mortality on check plants, is determined after 5 days.
In this test, compound examples nos 1-6, 9, 10,12, 13,15, 20, 21 and 24 at 300 ppm
showed over 80% mortality in comparison with untreated controls.

Claims:
1. A tautomeric Indanyl- or Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compound of the
formula I

wherein
n is 1 or 2;
m is 1,2,3 or 4, wherein when m is greater than 1, the radicals R2 may have
the same or different meanings
X is O, S, NR3
wherein R3 is selected from hydrogen, cyano, nitro, formyl, C(=O)R3c,d-
C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkinyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C1-C6
-alkoxy C2-C6-alkynylamino, di(C2-C6-alkynyl)amino, (d-
C6-alkoxy)methylen, C1-C6-alkylsulfinyl, C1-C6-alkylsulfenyl
or C1-C6-alkylsulfonyl wherein the carbon atoms in the
aliphatic radicals of the aforementioned groups may carry
any combination of 1, 2 or 3 radicals, independently of one
another selected from the group consisting of halogen,
cyano, nitro, hydroxy, mercapto, amino, carboxyl, C1-C6-
alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C2-C6-alkenyloxy, C2-C6-alkynyloxy, C1-C6
-haloalkoxy and C1-C6-alkylthio, or C(O)NR3aR3b,
(SO2)NR3aR3b, phenyl, phenyloxy or benzyl, each of the last
three mentioned radicals may be unsubstituted or substituted
with 1 to 5 radicals, independently of one another selected
from the group consisting of halogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-
haloalkyl, d-C1-C6 alkylthio, C1-C6-haloalkylthio, C1-C6-alkoxy
and C1-C6-haloalkoxy; and wherein

R3a and R3b are each independently hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl,
C1-C6-haloalkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, or C2-C6-
alkynyl.
R3cis selected from hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-
C6-alkinyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkylthio, C1-C6-alkoxy,
(C1-C6-alkyl)amino, di(C1-C6-alkyl)amino, phenyl and
heteroaryl, which can be a mono- or bicyclic 5 to 10
membered heteroaromatic ring, which contains 1,2,3 or 4
heteroatoms selected from O,S and N;
R1 is selected from hydrogen, cyano, nitro, formyl, C(=O)R1c,C1-C6-alkyl, C2-
C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkinyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, (C1-C6-
alkoxy)methylen, C1-C6-alkylsulfinyl, C1-C6-alkylsulfenyl or C1-C6-
alkylsulfonyl wherein the carbon atoms in the aliphatic radicals of the
aforementioned groups may carry any combination of 1, 2 or 3 radicals,
independently of one another selected from the group consisting of
halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, mercapto, amino, carboxyl, d-C6-alkyl, d-
C6-alkoxy, C2-C6-alkenyloxy, C2-C6-alkynyloxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy and C1-C6-
alkylthio, or C(O)NR1aR1b, (SO2)NR1aR1b, phenyl, phenyloxy or benzyl, each
of the last three mentioned radicals may be unsubstituted or substituted
with 1 to 5 radicals, independently of one another selected from the group
consisting of halogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C6-alkylthio, C1-C6-
haloalkylthio, C1-C6-alkoxy and C1-C6-haloalkoxy; and wherein
R1a and R1b are each independently hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl,
C2-C6-alkenyl, or C2-C6-alkynyl.
R1c is selected from hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkinyl,
C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkylthio, C1-C6-alkoxy, (C1-C6-alkyl)amino,
di(C1-C6-alkyl)amino, phenyl and heteroaryl, which can be a mono- or
bicyclic 5 to 10 membered heteroaromatic ring, which contains 1,2,3
or 4 heteroatoms selected from O,S and N;
R2 is selected from halogen, OH, SH, NH2, SO3H, COOH, cyano, azido, nitro,
formyl, CONH2, CSNH2, CH=N-OH, CH=N-O-(C1-C6)-alkyl, C(=O)R2c,
C(=S)R2c, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkinyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-
alkoxy, C1-C6-alkylamino, di(C1-C6-alkyl)amino, C1-C8-alkylthio, C2-C6-
alkenyl, C2-C6-alkenyloxy, C2-C6-alkenylamino, C2-C6-alkenylthio, C2-C6-
alkynyl, C2-C6-alkynyloxy, C2-C6-alkynylamino, C2-C6-alkynylthio, C1-C6-
alkylsulfonyl, d-C6-alkylsulfoxyl, C2-C6-alkenylsulfonyl, C2-C6-
alkynylsulfonyl, (C1-C6-alkoxy)carbonyl, (C2-C6-alkenyloxy)carbonyl, (C2-C6-
alkynyloxy)-carbonyl, (C1-C6-alkyl)carbonyloxy, (C2-C6-alkenyl-)carbonyl-
oxy or (C2-C6-alkynyl-)carbonyloxy, (C2-C6-alkenyl)carbonyl-amino, wherein
the carbon atoms in the aliphatic radicals of the aforementioned groups

may carry any combination of 1, 2 or 3 radicals, independently of one a-
nother selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy,
mercapto, amino, carboxyl, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C2-C6-alkenyloxy, C2-
C6-alkynyloxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy and C1-C6-alkylthio;
C(O)NR2aR2b, (SO2)NR2aR2b, wherein
R2a, R2b are each independently selected from hydrogen, OH, NH2, C1-
C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl or C2-C6-alkynyl.
R2c is selected from hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-
alkinyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, (C1-C6-alkyl)amino,
di(C1-C6-alkyl)amino, hydrazino, (C1-C6-alkyl)hydrazino, di(C1-
C6-alkyl)hydrazino, phenyl and heteroaryl, which can be a
mono- or bicyclic 5 to 10 membered heteroaromatic ring, which
contains 1,2,3 or 4 heteroatoms selected from O,S and N
a radical Y-Ar or a radical Y-Cy, wherein
Y is a single bond, oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, C1-C6-alkandiyl or C1-C6-
alkandiyloxy;
Ar is phenyl, naphthyl or a mono- or bicyclic 5- to 10-membered
heteroaromatic ring, which contains 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms selected
from two oxygen, two sulfur and three nitrogen atoms as ring
members, wherein Ar is unsubstituted or may carry any combination
of 1 to 5 radicals, independently of one another selected from the
group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, mercapto, amino,
carboxyl, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C2-C6-alkenyloxy,
C2-C6-alkynyloxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy and C1-C6-alkylthio;
Cy is C3-C12-cycloalkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1 to 5
radicals, independently of one another selected from the group
consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, mercapto, amino,
carboxyl, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C2-C6-alkenyloxy,
C2-C6-alkynyloxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy and C1-C6-alkylthio;
and wherein the radical R2 that are bound to adjacent carbon atoms of the
phenyl rings may form, together with said carbon atoms, a fused benzene
ring, a fused saturated or partially unsaturated 5-, 6-, or 7-membered
carbocycle or a fused 5-, 6- or 7-membered heterocycle, which contains 1,
2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms selected from 2 oxygen, 2 sulfur and 3 nitrogen atoms
as ring members, and wherein the fused ring is unsubstituted or may carry
1, 2, 3 or 4 radicals, independently of one another selected from the group
consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, mercapto, amino, carboxyl, d-
C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C2-C6-alkenyloxy, C2-C6-alkynyloxy, C1-C6-
haloalkoxy and C1-C6-alkylthio;

or the enantiomers and/or the agriculturally and/or veterinary acceptable salts
thereof, with the proviso that compound of formula I is not 2-(4-thio-tert-butyl-1-
indanylamino)-oxazoline.
2. An Indanyl- or Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compound of formula I,
according to claim 1, wherein
R1 is selected from hydrogen, cyano, C(=O)R1c,C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-
C6-alkinyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, and wherein
R1c is selected from hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkinyl,
C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, (C1-C6-alkyi)amino, di(C1-C6-
alkyl)amino, phenyl and heteroaryl, which can be a mono- or bicyclic
5 to 10 membered heteroaromatic ring, which contains 1,2,3 or 4
heteroatoms selected from O,S and N
3. An Indanyl- or Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compound of formula I
according to claim 1, wherein R1 is hydrogen
4. An Indanyl- or Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compound of formula I
according to claim 1, wherein
R2 is selected from cyano, azido, halogen, OH, SH, NH2, CONH2, SO3H,
COOH, C(=O)R2c, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkinyl, C3-C8-
cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, (C1-C6-alkyl)amino, di(C1-C6-alkyl)amino, wherein
the carbon atoms in the aliphatic radicals of the aforementioned groups
may carry any combination of 1, 2 or 3 radicals, independently of one
another selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro,
hydroxy, amino, carboxyl, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C2-C6-alkenyloxy, C2-
C6-alkynyloxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy and wherein
R2c is selected from hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkinyl,
C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, (C1-C6-alkyl)amino, di(C1-C6-
alkyl)amino, phenyl and heteroaryh which can be a mono- or bicyclic
5 to 10 membered heteroaromatic ring, which contains 1,2,3 or 4
heteroatoms selected from O,S and N
5. An Indanyl- or Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compound of formula I
according to claim 1, wherein
R2 is selected from halogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkinyl, C1-C6-
alkoxy or C3-C8-cycloalkyl, wherein the radicals may be unsubstituted,
partially or fully halogenated
6. An Indanyl- or Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compound of formula I
according to claim 1, wherein m is 3 and R2 is substituted at positions A, C and
D.

7. An Indanyl- or Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compound of formula I
according to claim 1, wherein m is 2 and R2 is substituted at positions A and C
8. An Indanyl- or Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compound of formula I,
according to claim 1, wherein m is 2 and R2 is substituted at positions C and D.
9. An Indanyl- or Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compound of formula I
according to claim 1, wherein m is 1 and R2 is substituted at position A.
10. An Indanyl- or Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compound of formula I
according to claim 1, wherein m is 1 and R2 is substituted at position C.
11. An Indanyl-amino-azoline compound of the formula I according to claim 1,
wherein n is 1.
12. An Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compound of the formula I according to
claim 1, wherein n is 2
13. An Indanyl- or Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compound of formula I
according to claim 1, wherein m is 2 or 1
14. An Indanyl- or Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compound of formula I
according to claim 1, wherein X is S or O
15. An Indanyl- or Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compound of formula I
according to claim 1, wherein X is S
16. An agricultural or veterinary composition comprising at least one Indanyl- or
Tetrahydronaphthyi-amino-azoline compound of formuia i as defined in any one
of claims 1 to 15 or the enantiomers and/or at least one agriculturally or
veterinary useful salt thereof and at least one inert liquid and/or solid
agronomically acceptable carrier and, if desired, at least one surfactant.
17. The use of an Indanyl- or Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compound of
formula I as defined in any one of claims 1 to 15 or the enantiomers or an
agricultural or veterinary acceptable salt thereof for combating animal pests.
18. A method of combating animal pests which comprises contacting the animal
pests, their habit, breeding ground, food supply, plant, seed, soil, area, material
or environment in which the animal pests are growing or may grow, or the
materials, plants, seeds, soils, surfaces or spaces to be protected from animal

attack or infestation with a pesticidally effective amount of at least one Indanyl- or
Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compound of formula I as defined in any one
of claims 1 to 15 or the enantiomers or at least one agriculturally or veterinary
acceptable salt thereof.
19. A method for protecting crops from attack or infestation by animal pests, which
comprises contacting a crop with a pesticidally effective amount of at least one
Indanyl- or Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compound of formula I as defined
in any one of claims 1 to 15 or the enantiomers or at least one agricultural
acceptable salt thereof.
20. The method as defined in claim 18 or 19, wherein the animal pests are insects,
arachnids or nematodes
21. The method as defined in claim 18 or 19, wherein the animal pest are insects like
Homoptera, Lepidoptera or Coleoptera or arachnids of the order of Acarina
22. A method for the protection of seeds from soil insects and of the seedlings'
roots and shoots from insects comprising contacting the seeds before sowing
and/or after pregermination with an Indanyl- or Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-
azoline compound of formula I as defined in any one of claims 1 to 15 or the
enantiomers and/or at least one agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, as defined
in claims 1 to 15, in pesticidally effective amounts.
23. The method according claim to 22, wherein the Indanyl- or Tetrahydronaphthyl-
amino-azoline compound is applied in an amount of from 0,1 g to 10 kg per 100
kg of seeds.
24. A method according to claim 22 or 23, wherein of the resulting plant's roots and
shoots are protected.
25. A method according to claim 22 to 24, wherein the resulting plant's shoots are
protected from aphids.
26. Seed comprising an Indanyl- or Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compound of
the formula I as defined in any one of claims 1 to 15 or the enantiomers and/or
an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof in an amount of from 0.1 g to 10 kg per
100 kg of seed.
27. The use of Indanyl- or Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compounds of formula I
as defined in any one of claim 1 to 15 or the enantiomers or veterinary
acceptable salts thereof, for combating parasites in and on animals.

28. A method for treating, controlling, preventing or protecting animals against
infestation or infection by parasites which comprises orally, topically or
parenterally administering or applying to the animals a parasiticidally effective
amount of an Indanyl- or Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compound of
formula I as defined in any one of claims 1 to 15 or the enantiomers and/or an
veterinary acceptable salt thereof.
29. A process for the preparation of a composition for treating, controlling, preventing
or protecting animals against infestation or infection by parasites which
comprises a parasiticidally effective amount of an Indanyl- or
Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compound of formula I as defined in any one
of claim 1 to 15 or the enantiomers and/or an veterinary acceptable salt thereof.

Indanyl- and Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline compounds for combating animal pests
The present invention relates to Indanyl- and Tetrahydronaphthyl-amino-azoline
compounds of formula I

wherein the variables R1 and R2 are as defined in description.
The invention relates also to methods of combating or controlling insects, arachnids or
nematodes, to methods for protecting growing plants from attack or infestation by
insects, arachnids or nematodes, to methods for the protection of seeds from soil
insects and of the seedlings' roots and shoots from soil and foliar insects and to
methods for treating, controlling, preventing or protecting animals against infestation or
infection by parasites.

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Patent Number 256841
Indian Patent Application Number 1858/KOLNP/2008
PG Journal Number 32/2013
Publication Date 09-Aug-2013
Grant Date 01-Aug-2013
Date of Filing 08-May-2008
Name of Patentee BASF SE
Applicant Address 67056 LUDWIGSHAFEN
Inventors:
# Inventor's Name Inventor's Address
1 CULBERTSON DEBORAH L 6400 VINTAGE RIDGE LANE, FUQUAY VARINA, NC 27526
2 KORDES MARKUS ROXHEIMERSTRASSE 39, 67240 BOBENHEIM-ROXHEIM
3 KORADIN CHRISTOPHER RIEDLANGSTR. 15, 67067 LUDWIGSHAFEN
PCT International Classification Number C07D 233/50
PCT International Application Number PCT/EP2006/068482
PCT International Filing date 2006-11-15
PCT Conventions:
# PCT Application Number Date of Convention Priority Country
1 60/739730 2005-11-25 U.S.A.