Nihon Tokushu Noyaku Seizo K.k.

Nihon Bayer Agrochem, K.k.

Ikuro Honda

Yumi Hattori

Koichi Moriya

Katsuhiko Shibuya

Shinichi Tsuboi

Kozo Shiokawa

Sakae Murata

Sinichi Tsuboi

Shiokawa Kozo

Insecticidal heterocyclic compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein A represents a five-membered or six-membered heteroaryl group containing one to three hetero atoms selected from the group consisting of S, O and N, said heteroaryl group being unsubstituted or substituted by a halogen atom or C.sub.1-4 alkyl group, Z represents a three-membered straight chain, each member being selected from the group consisting of CH.sub.2 --, O, S and N--R.sup.2 with at least one of said three members being O, S or N--R.sup.2, E represents CH.sub.2, O, S or N--R.sup.2, wherein R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1-4 alkyl group, a C.sub.1-4 alkoxy group or the group ##STR2## wherein R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom or halogen atom, X represents CH or N, Y represents a nitro group or cyano group, and R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or methyl group.

Insecticidal heterocyclic compounds

A cyano compound useful as an insecticide, of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein the radicals are defined in the claims.

Insecticidally active cyano compounds

Insecticidal nitro-substituted heterocyclic compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents hydrogen, cyano or C.sub.1-4 alkyl,

Nitro-substituted heterocyclic compounds

Insecticidal novel nitro compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are hydrogen or C.sub.1-4 alkyl,

Insecticidally active nitro pyridyl compounds

Insecticidally active nitro compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen, cyano or alkyl,

Insecticidally active nitro compounds

A method of combating termites comprising combating termites and/or their habit with an effective termite combating amount of at least one active compound of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1-4 alkyl group, R.sup.2 represents --S--CH.sub.3 or ##STR2## wherein R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each represent hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1-4 alkyl group,

Formicidal agent for combating termites

A method of combating termites comprising combating termites and/or their habit with an effective termite combating amount of at least one active compound of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1-4 alkyl group,

Insecticidally active nitro guanidine compounds

A cyano compound useful as an insecticide, of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen, cyano or C.sub.1-4 alkyl, m is 0 or 1,

Pyridyl insecticidally active cyano compounds

Insecticidal novel nitro compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are hydrogen or C.sub.1-4 alkyl, R.sup.3 is --S--R.sup.4 or ##STR2## in which R.sup.4 is C.sub.1-4 alkyl, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are hydrogen or C.sub.1-4 alkyl,

Insecticidal heterocyclic compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein A represents a five-membered or six-membered heteroaryl group containing one to three hetero atoms selected from the group consisting of S, O and N, said heteroaryl group being unsubstituted or substituted by a hologen atom or C.sub.1-4 alkyl group, Z represents a three-membered straight chain, each member being selected from the group consisting of CH.sub.2 -, O, S and N-R.sup.2 with at least one of said three members being O, S or N-R.sup.2, E represents CH.sub.2, O, S or N-R.sup.2, wherein R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1-4 alkyl group, a C.sub.1-4 alkoxy group or the group ##STR2## wherein R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom or halogen atom, X represents CH or N, Y represents a nitro group or cyano group, and R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or methyl group.

Insecticidal heterocyclic compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein A represents a five-membered or six-membered heteroaryl group containing one to three hetero atoms selected from the group consisting of S, O and N, said heteroaryl group being unsubstituted or substituted by a halogen atom or C.sub.1-4 alkyl group, Z represents a three-membered straight chain, each member being selected from the group consisting of CH.sub.2 --, O, S and N--R.sup.2 with at least one of said three members being O, S or N--R.sup.2, E represents CH.sub.2, O, S or N--R.sup.2 wherein R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1-4 alkyl group, a C.sub.1-4 alkoxy group or the group ##STR2## wherein R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom or halogen atom, X represents CH or N, Y represents a nitro group or cyano group, and R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or methyl group.

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Ikuro Honda