Zeneca Limited

Alison Mary Smith

Roger Salmon

Michael Drysdale Turnbull

Steven Fitzjohn

Harjinder Singh Bansal

Nigel James Willetts

Michael Peter Robinson

Prafula Govind Kholia

Robin Taylor

A process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I):

Process for the preparation of fluoroalkenylthio heterocyclic derivatives

A compound having the formula R--S(O).sub.n CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.dbd.CF.sub.2, wherein R is a phenyl group or a heterocyclic group selected from furyl, thienyl, isoxazolyl, isothiazolyl, oxazolyl, thiazolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, 1,2,4-oxadiazolyl, 1,2,4-thiadiazolyl, 1,3,4-oxadiazolyl, 1,3,4-thidiazolyl, tetrazolyl, pyridyl, pyridazinyl, pyrazinyl, 1,2,3-triazinyl, 1,3,4-triazinyl, and 1,3,5-triazinyl groups, said phenyl or heterocyclic group being optionally substituted by optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, alkylcycloalkyl, alkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted arylalkyl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl, optionally substituted aryloxy, optionally substituted arylalkoxy, optionally substituted aryloxyalkyl, optionally substituted heteroaryloxy, optionally substituted heteroarylalkoxy, optionally substituted heteroaryloxyalkyl, haloalkyl, haloalkenyl, haloalkynyl, haloalkoxy, haloalkenyloxy, haloalkynyloxy, halogen, hydroxy, cyano, nitro, --NR7R8, --NR7COR8, --NR7CSR8, --NR7SO2R8, --N(SO2R7)(SO2R8), --COR7, --CONR7R8, -alkylCONR7R8, --CR7NR8, --COOR7, --OCOR7, --SR7, --SOR7, --SO2R7, -alkylSR7, -alkylSOR7, -alkylSO2R7, --OSO2R7, --SO2NR7R8, --CSNR7R8, --SiR7R8R9, --OCH2CO2R7, --OCH2CH2CO2R7, --CONR7SO2R8, -alkylCONR7SO2R8, --NHCONR7R8, --NHCSNR7R8, or an adjacent pair of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 when taken together form a fused 5- or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring;

Oxazoles and their agricultural compositions

The invention provides compounds of formula (I) having nematicidal, insecticidal, acaricidal and fungicidal properties, compositions comprising them and processes and intermediates for their preparation: ##STR1## wherein: X is oxygen or sulphur;

Heterocyclic compounds

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