Dowelanco

Michael J Ricks

Yulan C Tong

James T Pechacek

Kevin L McLaren

Mark B Hertlein

James M Renga

Laura L Karr

3,4,N-triaryl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-1-carboxamide compounds having an aryl moiety in the 4-position that is an optionally substituted pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl, pyrazinyl, or quinolinyl moiety and aryl moieties in the 3-position and the N-position that are optionally substituted phenyl, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl, pyrazinyl, or quinolinyl moieties, such as N-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-(5-trifluoromethyl-2-p yridinyl)-1H-pyrazole-1-carboxamide, were prepared and found to possess insecticidal utility. 1,2-Diarylethanone compounds were converted to 1,2-diaryl-2-propen-1-one compounds by treatment with bis(dimethylamino)methane, the 1,2-diaryl-2-propen-1-one compounds were converted to 3,4-diaryl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole compounds by treatment with hydrazine, and the 3,4-diaryl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole compounds were converted to the insecticidal subject compounds by treatment with an aryl isocyanate.

3,4,N-trisubstituted-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-1-carboxamides and their

3,4,N-Trisubstituted-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-1-carboxamide compounds wherein the substituent in the 4-position is a 5-membered heterocyclic ring moiety containing one ring oxygen or sulfur atom and one or two ring nitrogen atoms and the substituents in the 3-posit ion and the N-position are optionally substituted phenyl moieties, such as 4,5-dihydro-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-N-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-4-(2-trifluorom ethyl-5-thiazolyl)-1H-pyrazole-1-carboxamide were prepared from appropriate 3,4-disubstituted-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole compounds, such as 4,5-dihydro-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-(2-trifluoromethyl-5-thiazolyl)-1H-pyrazo le and phenyl is ocyanates and isothiocyanates, such as 4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl isocyanate. The compounds are insecticidal.

3,4,N-Trisubstituted-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-1-carboxamide compounds wherein the substituent in the 4-position is a 5-membered heterocyclic ring moiety containing one ring oxygen or sulfur atom and one or two ring nitrogen atoms and the substituents in the 3-position and the N-position are optionally substituted phenyl moieties, such as 4,5-dihydro-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-N-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-4-(2-trifluorom ethyl-5-thiazolyl)-1H-pyrazole-1-carboxamide were prepared from appropriate 3,4-disubstituted-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole compounds, such as 4,5-dihydro-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-(2-trifluoromethyl-5-thiazolyl)-1H-pyrazo le and phenyl isocyanates and isothiocyanates, such as 4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl isocyanate. The compounds are insecticidal.

3,4-N,trisubstituted-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-1-carboxamides and their

3,4-Diaryl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole compounds having a selected 5- or 6-membered aromatic heterocyclic moiety in the 4-position and an optionally substituted phenyl moiety in the 3-position, such as 4,5-dihydro-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-(5-trifluoromethyl-2-pyridinyl)-1H-pyrazo le were prepared as intermediates in the preparation of insecticidal 3,4,N-triaryl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-1-carboxamide compounds. The 3,4-diaryl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole compounds can be prepared from appropriate 1,2-diarylethanone compounds by successive treatments with N,N,N',N'-tetramethyldiaminomethane in dichloromethane in the presence of acetic anhydride (to form a Mannich adduct) and hydrazine in the presence of a catalytic amount of trifluoroacetic acid.

3,4-disubstituted-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazoles and a method of preparation

3,4,N-triaryl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-1-carboxamide compounds having an aryl moiety in the 4-position that is an optionally substituted pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl, pyrazinyl, or quinolinyl moiety and aryl moieties in the 3-position and the N-position that are optionally substituted phenyl, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl, pyrazinyl, or quinolinyl moieties, such as N-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,5- -dihydro-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-(5-trifluoromethyl-2- -pyridinyl)-1H-pyrazole-1-carboxamide, were prepared and found to possess insecticidal utility. 1,2-Diarylethanone compounds were converted to 1,2-diaryl-2-propen-1-one compounds by treatment with bis(dimethylamino)methane, the 1,2-diaryl-2-propen-1-one compounds were converted to 3,4-diaryl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole compounds by treatment with hydrazine, and the 3,4-diaryl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole compounds were converted to the insecticidal subject compounds by treatment with an aryl isocyanate.

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