Dicyano Alkanoic Acid Amides for Combating Animal Pests

摘要

Dicyano alkanoic acid amides of formula (I), wherein R¹ is H, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, alkynyl, or haloalkynyl; R² is H, CN, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkynyl, cycloalkyl, halocycloalkyl, alkoxy, or haloalkoxy; R³ and R⁴ are H, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkynyl, cycloalkyl, halocycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, halocycloalkenyl, or R³ and R⁴ together can be alkylene, haloalkylene, alkenylene or haloalkenylene; X is O or S; R⁵ and R⁶ are H, alkyl, optionally substituted with 1 to 3 groups CN, NO₂, OH, NR⁷R⁸, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkylthio, haloalkylthio, cycloalkyl, halocycloalkyl and optionally substituted phenyl; or haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, halocycloalkyl, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkynyl, alkylsulfinyl, haloalkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl, NR⁷R⁸, alkoxycarbonyl, haloalkoxycarbonyl, alkenyloxycarbonyl, haloalkenyloxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyl, haloalkylcarbonyl, R⁷R⁸N-C(-O)-, phenylcarbonyl, benzylcarbonyl or phenyl wherein phenylcarbonyl, benzylcarbonyl and phenyl are optionally substituted; or R⁵ and R⁶ are a saturated, partially unsaturated or unsaturated 5- to 6-membered heterocyclic radical which may contain 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur and which radical may be bonded via a carbonyl (C(-O)) linkage, and which radical is optionally substituted; R⁷, R⁸ are H, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkylcarbonyl, haloalkylcarbonyl, benzyl, phenyl, phenylcarbonyl, alkylsulfonyl, or haloalkylsulfonyl; or the enantiomers or diastereomers or salts thereof, processes for the preparation of compounds of formula (I), use of compounds of formula (I) for combating insects, acarids, or nematodes, and a method for treating, controlling, preventing or protecting animals against infestation or infection by parasites using compounds of formula (I).