Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.

Syngenta Participations Ag

Ciba-geigy Corporation

Sankyo Company, Limited

Syngenta Corporation

Novartis Crop Protection, Inc.

Merial Limited

Anthony Cornelius O'Sullivan

Thomas Pitterna

Marcel Senn

Peter Maienfisch

Henry Szczepanski

Thomas Rapold

Bruno Frei

Olivier Loiseleur

Andre Jeanguenat

Torsten Luksch

Kazuo Sato

Toshiaki Yanai

Ottmar Franz H&uuml;ter

Christoph Luethy

Ottmar Franz Huter

Thomas Gobel

Thomas G&ouml;bel

Gottfried Seifert

Akira Nishida

Stephan Trah

Christopher John Mathews

Tomas Smejkal

Edouard Godineau

Jurgen Harry Schaetzer

Toshimitsu Toyama

Raphael Dumeunier

Jürgen Harry Schaetzer

Keiji Tanaka

Takao Kinoto

Michel Muehlebach

Myriem El Qacemi

Jerome Yves Cassayre

Paul A Worthington

Laurenz Gsell

André Stoller

Daniel Stierli

Roger Graham Hall

Hugo Ziegler

André Jeanguenat

Jérôme Yves Cassayre

Jean-Claude Gehret

Noritoshi Kitano

William Lutz

Rene Zurfluh

Christoph Lüthy

Oreste Ghisalba

Regis Jean Georges Mondiere

David John Hughes

Rudolf Naef

Alison Clare Elliott

Vladimir Bobosik

Régis Jean Georges Mondiere

David John Wadsworth

Hans-Peter Schar

Gerado Ramos

Vijayagopal Raman Gopalsamuthiram

Juergen Harry Schaetzer

Allison Clare Elliott

Peter Mainenfisch

Michael Muehlebach

Ottmar Franz Hüter

Thomas Göbel

Anna Kickova

Brijnandan Premnath Mishra

Roman Staiger

Hari B Mereyala

Paul Anthony Worthington

Thomas Syngenta Crop Protection Ag Pitterna

William Syngenta Crop Protection Ag Lutz

Christophe Luethy

The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of enantiomerically and diastereomerically enriched cyclobutane amines and amides by reacting (a) cyclopropylcarbonitrile to a cyclopropylcarbaldehyde, (b) further reacting to a cyclobutanone, or (d') further reacting to an enamide, (c) further reacting to enantiomerically and diastereomerically enriched cyclobutane amines, or (d) further reacting to an enamide and (e) to an enantiomerically and diastereomerically enriched cyclobutylamide to obtain (f) an enantiomerically and diastereomerically enriched cyclobutane amine, and (g) further reacting to an enantiomerically and diastereomerically enriched cyclobutane amide.

Process for the preparation of enantiomerically and diastereomerically enriched cyclobutane amines and amides

Compounds of formula (I) wherein the substituents are as defined in claim, and the agrochemically acceptable salts salts, stereoisomers, enantiomers, tautomers and N-oxides of those compounds, and their uses as insecticides. 

Isoxazoline-substituted benzamides and analogues as insecticides

Compounds of the formula (I), in which the substituents are as defined in claim, are suitable for use as nematicides. 

4-membered ring carboxamides used as nematicides

Carboxamide compounds

A compound of formula (I) wherein R1 to R4 are, for example, each hydrogen, R5 is, for example, a substituted phenol; R6 is, for example, hydrogen; R7 is, for example, hydrogen, cyano, hydroxyl, formyl, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, C2-C4-alkenyl, or C2-C4-alkynyl; and A1 to A5 is, for example, A1 is N or C&#x2014;X, A3 is C&#x2014;X, and A2, A4 and A5 are C&#x2014;H, where X, is, for example, halogen; and its use as a pesticidal agent. 

Pesticidal compounds

Compounds

A compound of formula (I) wherein R1 to R4 are, for example, each hydrogen, R5 is pyridyl, which has two or more substituents selected, for example, from halogen, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C4-haloalkoxy, and cyano; R6 is, for example, hydrogen; R7 is, for example, hydrogen, cyano, hydroxyl, formyl, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, C2-C4-alkenyl, or C2-C4-alkynyl; and A1 to A5 are, independently selected, from, for example, N, and C&#x2014;H; and its use as a pesticidal agent. 

A compound of formula (I) (I), wherein R1 to R4 are, for example, each hydrogen, R5 is pyridyl, which has one or more substituents at least one of which is, for example, a 5 membered heterocycle; R7 is, for example, hydrogen, cyano, hydroxyl, formyl, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, C2-C4-alkenyl, or C2-C4-alkynyl; and A1 to A5 are, independently selected, from, for example, N, and C&#x2014;H; and its use as a pesticidal agent. 

The present invention relates to novel imidazoline derivatives and their use as insecticidal, acaricidal, molluscicidal and nematocidal agents. The invention also extends to insecticidal, acaricidal, molluscicidal and nematicidal compositions comprising such imidazoline derivatives, and to methods of using such derivatives and/or compositions to combat and control insect, acarine, mollusc and nematode pests. A compound of formula (I): and the salts and N-oxides thereof. 

Haloalkylsubstituted aryloxyalkylimidazolines for use as pesticides

The present invention relates to novel imidazoline derivatives and their use as insecticidal, acaricidal, molluscicidal and nematocidal agents. The invention also extends to insecticidal, acaricidal, molluscicidal and nematicidal compositions comprising such imidazoline derivatives, and to methods of using such derivatives and/or compositions to combat and control insect, acarine, mollusc and nematode pests. A compound of formula (I) and salts and N-oxides thereof, wherein: Ris Calkyl; Ris chloro, bromo or iodo; Ris Calkyl, Chaloalkyl, Chydroxyalkyl, Calkoxy-(C)-alkyl, di-(Calkoxy)-(C)-alkyl, Calkylthio-(C)-alkyl; Calkylsulfinyl-(C)alkyl; Calkenyl, Chaloalkenyl, Calkinyl, Ccycloalkyl, Ccycloalkenyl, hydroxy, Calkoxy, Chaloalkoxy, Calkylthio, Chaloalkylthio, formyl, cyano, bromo, or iodo; Z is hydrogen, hydroxy, nitro cyano, rhodano, formyl, G-, G-S&#x2014;, G-S&#x2014;S&#x2014;, G-A-, RRN&#x2014;, RRN&#x2014;S&#x2014;, RRN-A-, G-O-A-, G-S-A-, (RO)(RO)P(X)&#x2014;, (RO)(RS)P(X)&#x2014;, (RO)(R)P(X)&#x2014;, (RS)(RS)P(X)&#x2014;, (RO)(RRN)P(X)&#x2014;, (R)(RRN)P(X)&#x2014;, (RRN)(RRN)P(X)&#x2014;, G-N&#x2550;CH&#x2014;, G-O&#x2014;N&#x2550;CH&#x2014;, N&#x2261;C&#x2014;N&#x2550;CH&#x2014;, or Z is a group of formula (II), wherein B is S&#x2014;, S&#x2014;S&#x2014;, S(O)&#x2014;, C(O)&#x2014;, or (CH)&#x2014;; n is an integer from 1 to 6; and R, R, and Rare as defined above; and G is optionally substituted Calkyl, optionally substituted Calkenyl, optionally substituted Calkynyl, optionally substituted Ccycloalkyl, optionally substituted Ccycloalkenyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl or optionally substituted heterocyclyl; A is S(O), SO, C(O) or C(S). 

Halosubstituted aryloxyalkylimidazolines for use as pesticides

The use of a compound of formula I wherein  is a 5- or 6-membered aromatic or heteroaromatic ring; Rto Rare specified organic groups and n and is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; or salts or N-oxides thereof or compositions containing them in controlling insects, acarines, nematodes or molluscs. Novel compounds are also provided.

Chemical compounds

The present invention relates to imidazoline derivatives and their use as insecticidal, acaricidal, molluscicidal and nematocidal agents. The invention also extends to insecticidal, acaricidal, molluscicidal and nematicidal compositions comprising such imidazoline derivatives, and to methods of using such derivatives and/or compositions to combat and control insect, acarine, mollusc and nematode pests. In particular the present invention relates to imidazolines with alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl or heterocyclyl substituents.

Phenoxymethyl imidazoline derivatives and their use as pesticides

Compounds of formula I wherein the substituents are as defined in claim, and the agrochemically acceptable salts and all stereoisomers and tautomeric forms of the compounds of formula I can be used as agrochemical active ingredients and can be prepared in a manner known per se.

Insecticides

The invention relates to a process for the preparation of 2-chloro-5-chloromethyl-thiazole, which is employed as intermediate in the preparation of compounds having a pesticidal action, which process comprises reacting a compound of formula (II), in free form or in salt form, (III), (IV), (V) or (VI) with a chlorinating agent, where R and Mare as defined in claim; to the compounds of the formulae (III) and (IV), which are used in this process as intermediates; and to the use of, and a process for the preparation of, the compounds of formulae (III) and (IV).

Process for the preparation of 2-chloro-5-chloromethyl-thiazole

The use of a compound of formula (I) wherein X is (i), (ii) or (iii), formula (i), formula (ii), formula (iii) Y is O, S(O), NR, CRR, CRR&#x2014;CRR, O&#x2014;CRR, S(O)&#x2014;CRR, NR&#x2014;CRR, CRR&#x2014;O, CRR&#x2014;S(O), CRR&#x2014;NR, SO&#x2014;NR, NR&#x2014;SO, NR&#x2014;O or O&#x2014;NR; m is 0, 1, or 2; the ring (T) formula (T) is a 5- or 6-membered aromatic or heteroaromatic ring; Rto Rare specified organic groups and n and is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; or salts or N-oxides thereof or compositions containing them in controlling insects, acarines, nematodes or molluscs. Novel compounds are also provided. 

Method of combating and controlling insects

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Anthony Cornelius O'Sullivan