N-substituted piperazines

1. A compound of the Formula (I)

wherein

X and Y are each independently selected from the group consisting of a direct bond, alkyl, carbonyl, carbonylalkyl, carbonylalkylether, carboxylalkyl, alkylcarbonyl, alkylcarboxyl, and alkylether;

with the proviso that both X and Y cannot be a direct bond; and when

either X or Y is a direct bond, then the R1 or R2 associated with that bond is not phenyl or optionally substituted phenyl; and

R1 and R2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of:

alkyl;

aryl, optionally substituted with cyano, alkoxy, halogen, alkylhalo, alkoxyhalo, carboxylalkyl, carbonylalkyl, benzyloxy, nitro, benzoyl, phenyl, carboxamido, or heteroaryl;

heteroaryl, optionally substituted with aryl, heteroaryl, alkyl, halogen, alkylhalo, alkoxy, cycloalkyl or cyano;

cycloalkyl, optionally substituted with alkyl or halogen; and

a heterocyclic ring, optionally substituted with alkyl.

2. The compound of claim 1 wherein X and Y are each independently selected from the group consisting of a direct bond, alkyl, and carbonyl.

3. The compound of claim 2 wherein R1 and R2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of:

alkyl;

aryl, optionally substituted with cyano, alkoxy, halogen, alkylhalo, alkoxyhalo, carboxylalkyl, carbonylalkyl, benzyloxy, nitro, benzoyl, phenyl, carboxamido, or heteroaryl; and

heteroaryl, optionally substituted with aryl, heteroaryl, alkyl, halogen, alkylhalo, alkoxy, cycloalkyl or cyano.

4. An insecticidal or fungicidal composition comprising the compound of claim 1 and a phytologically acceptable carrier.

5. A method of controlling insects comprising applying to a locus where control is desired an insect-inactivating amount of a compound of claim 1 .

6. A method for controlling fungal attack comprising applying to the soil, plant, roots, foliage, seed or locus of the fungus, or to a locus in which the infestation is to be controlled, a fungicidal effective amount of the compound of claim 1 .