PYRIDYLOXYALKANOIC ACID AMIDE DERIVATIVES USEFUL AS FUNGICIDES

摘要

wherein X and Y are independently H, halo, C1-8 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, C1-8 alkoxy, C 1-8 alkylthio, nitro, amino, mono- or di-(C1-6)alkylamino, mono- or di-(C2-6)alkenylamino, mono- or di-(C2-6) alkynylamino, formylamino, C1-4 alkyl(formyl)amino, C1-4 alkylcarbonylamino, C1-4 alkyl(C1-4 alkylcarbonyl) amino, cyano, formyl, C1-4 alkylcarbonyl, C1-4 alkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, mono- or di-(C1-4) alkylaminocarbonyl, carboxy, C1-4 alkylcarbonyloxy, aryl(C1- 4)alkylcarbonyloxy, C1-4 alkylsulphinyl, C1-4 alkylsulphonyl, C1-4 alkylsulphonyloxy, aryl, heteroaryl, aryloxy, arylthio, heteroaryloxy or heteroarylthio wherein any of the foregoing alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, groups or moieties are optionally substituted; R1 is phenyl, cyano, C1-4 alkyl, C2-4 alkenyl or C2-4 alkynyl in which the alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl groups are optionally substituted on their terminal carbon atom with one, two or three halogen atoms, with a cyano group, with a C1-4 alkylcarbonyl group, with a C1- 4 alkoxycarbonyl group or with a hydroxy group, or R1 is alkoxyalkyl, alkylthioalkyl, alkylsulphinylalkyl or alkylsulphonylalkyl in which the total number of carbon atoms is 2 or 3; R2 is H, C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 alkoxymethyl or benzyloxymethyl in which the phenyl ring of the benzyl moiety is optionally substituted with C1-4 alkoxy; R3 and R4 are independently H, C1-3 alkyl, C2-3 alkenyl or C2-3 alkynyl provided that both are not H and that when both are other than H their combined total of carbon atoms does not exceed 4, or R3 and R 4 join with the carbon atom to which they are attached to form a 3 or 4 membered carbocyclic ring optionally containing one O, S or N atom and optionally substituted with halo or C1-4 alkyl; and R 5 is halo, C1-4 alkyl or C3-4 cycloalkyl in which the alkyl or cycloalkyl group is optionally substituted with halo, hydroxy, C1-6 alkoxy, C1-6 alkylthio, cyano, C1- 4 alkylcarbonyloxy, aminocarbonyloxy, mono- or di(C1-4) alkylaminocarbonyloxy, or tri(C1-4)alkylsilyloxy. The compounds and compositions containing them are especially useful for combating fungal infections of plants.