AZINE COMPOUNDS FOR COMBATING ANIMAL PESTS

摘要

The present invention relates to new azine compounds which are useful combating animal pests, in particular insects and nematodes and to the salts thereof. The invention also relates to a method for combating insects, nematodes and arachnids. The azine compounds of the invention are described by the general formula (I) wherein is absent or a covalent bond; n is 0 or 1, in paarticular 0; A is an optionally substituted cyclic radical selected from phenyl and a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic radical with 1, 2, 3, or 4 heteroatoms; Ar is an optionally substituted aromatic radical selected from phenyl, pyridyl, pyrimidyl, furyl and thienyl, x is selected from halogen, OR⁷, SR⁷, SOR⁷,SO₂R⁷, C₁-C₄-alkyl and C₁-C₄-haloalkyl; and wherein R¹ to R⁴ and R⁷ are as described in the claims and the specification.