Substituted phenylamidines and the use thereof as fungicides

1. A substituted phenylamidine of the formula (I)

in which

Y is O;

R 1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, and ethyl;

R 2 is methyl or ethyl;

R 3 is methyl or cyclopropyl;

or where

R 2 and R 3 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a piperidyl or pyrrolidyl radical;

R 4 and R 5 independently of one another are selected from the group consisting of Cl and F atoms and —CF 3 , —CF 2 H and methyl groups;

R 6 is, independently of R 7 , selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, and ethyl;

R 7 is selected from groups (i) to (iii) below:

(i) C 5-18 -aryl or C 7-19 -alkaryl groups of the formulae (II-f) to (II-j),

in which

m represents 0 or 1,

R 8 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, chlorine, fluorine, bromine; methyl, trifluoromethyl, t-butyl and phenoxy;

R 9 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, chlorine, fluorine, bromine; methyl, trifluoromethyl, t-butyl and phenoxy;

or in which R 8 and R 9 together with the atoms to which they are attached and, if appropriate, with further atoms selected from the group consisting of N, O and S may form a five- or six-membered ring;

R 10 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl;

(ii) 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl, ethyl, allyl, n-propyl, 3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl, but-2-ynyl, 3-phenylprop-2-en-1-yl, 2-methylethoxy)methyl, cyclopentyl, 1-methylprop-2-yn-1-yl and 2-methylprop-2-en-1-yl

(iii) radicals of the formula (III)

in which

p is 0 or 1,

R 11 is, independently of R 12 and R 13 , selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, cyclopropyl and triflouromethyl;

R 12 is, independently of R 10 and R 13 , selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, cyclopropyl and triflouromethyl;

R 13 is, independently of R 11 and R 12 , selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, cyclopropyl and triflouromethyl;

or a salt thereof.

2. A substituted phenylamidine selected from the group consisting of N′-{4-[(E)-{[(2,4-dimethylbenzyl)oxy]imino}methyl]-2,5-dimethylphenyl}-N,N-dimethylimidoformamide (1), N′-{2,5-dimethyl-4-[(E)-({[3-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl]oxy}imino)methyl]phenyl}-N,N-dimethylimidoformamide (2), N′-(4-{(E)-[(benzyloxy)imino]methyl}-2,5-di-methylphenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide (3), N′-(4-{(E)-[(4H-1,3-benzodioxin-7-ylmethoxy)imino]methyl}-2,5-dimethylphenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide (4), N′-{4-[(E)-{[(2-chlorobenzyl)oxy]imino}methyl]-2,5-dimethylphenyl}-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide (5), N′-{2,5-dimethyl-4-[(E)-{[(2-methylprop-2-en-1-yl)oxy]imino}methyl]phenyl}-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide (6), N′-{4-[(E)-{[(2,4-dichlorobenzyl)oxy]imino}methyl]-2,5-dimethylphenyl}-N-ethyl-N-methyl-imidoformamide (7), N′-{4-[(E)-{[(3,5-dichlorobenzyl)oxy]imino}methyl]-2,5-dimethyl-phenyl}-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide (8), N-ethyl-N′-{4-[(1E)-N-tert-butoxyethanimidoyl]-2,5-dimethylphenyl}-N-methylimidoformamide (9), N-ethyl-N′-{4-[(1E)-N-isopropoxyethanimidoyl]-2,5-dimethylphenyl}-N-methylimidoformamide (10), N′-{2,5-dimethyl-4-[(1E)-N-phenoxyethanimidoyl]phenyl}-N-ethyl-N-methyl-imidoformamide (11), N′-(4-{(1E)-N-[(4-tert-butylbenzyl)oxy]ethanimidoyl}-2,5-dimethylphenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide (12), N-ethyl-N′-{4-[(1E)-N-isobutoxyethanimidoyl]-2,5-dimethylphenyl}-N-methylimidoformamide (13), N′-{4-[(1E)-N-(cyclopentyloxy)ethanimidoyl]-2,5-dimethylphenyl}-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide (14), N′-(2,5-dimethyl-4-{(1E)-N-[(1-methylprop-2-yn-1-yl)oxy]ethanimidoyl}phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide (15), N′-{4-[(1E)-N-(but-2-yn-1-yloxy)ethanimidoyl]-2,5-dimethylphenyl}-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide (16), N′-{2,5-dimethyl-4-[(1E)-N-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)ethanimidoyl]phenyl}-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide (17), N′-{2,5-dimethyl-4-[(1E)-1-methyl-3,5,8-trioxa-2-azanon-1-en-1-yl]phenyl}-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide (18), N′-{2,5-dimethyl-4-[(1E)-N-{[(2E)-3-phenylprop-2-en-1-yl]oxy}ethanimidoyl]phenyl}-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide (19), N′-{4-[(1E)-N-(dicyclopropylmethoxy)ethanimidoyl]-2,5-dimethylphenyl}-N-ethyl-N-methyl-imidoformamide (20), N′-(2,5-dimethyl-4-{(1E)-N-[(4-phenyl-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)meth-oxy]ethanimidoyl}phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide (21), N′-(2,5-dimethyl-4-{(1E)-N-[(3-phenoxybenzyl)oxy]ethanimidoyl}phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide (22), N-ethyl-N′-{4-[(1E)-N-ethoxyethanimidoyl]-2,5-dimethylphenyl}-N-methylimidoformamide (23), N-ethyl-N′-{4-[(1E)-N-methoxyethanimidoyl]-2,5-dimethylphenyl}-N-methylimidoformamide (24), N′-(4-{(1E)-N-[2-(4-chlorophenyl)-ethoxy]ethanimidoyl}-2,5-dimethylphenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide (25), N-ethyl-N′-{4-[(E)-{[(4-fluorobenzyl)oxy]ethanimidoyl]-2,5-dimethylphenyl}-N-methylimidoformamide (26), N′-(2,5-dimethyl-4-{(E)-[1-phenylethoxy]ethanimidoyl}-phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide (27), N′-(2,5-dimethyl-4-{(1E)-N-[1-(6-methylpyridin-2-yl)ethoxy]ethanimidoyl}phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide (28), N′-(4-{(1E)-N-[(2,6-dichlorobenzyl)oxy]ethanimidoyl}-2,5-dimethylphenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide (29), N′-(4-{(1E)-N-[(3,4-dichlorobenzyl)oxy]-ethanimidoyl}-2,5-dimethylphenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide (30), N′-(4-{(1E)-N-[benzyloxy]ethanimidoyl}-2,5-dimethylphenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide (31), N′-(4-{(1E)-N-[(6-chloropyridin-3-yl)methoxy]ethanimidoyl}-2,5-dimethylphenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide (32), N′-(2,5-dimethyl-4-{(1E)-N-[(3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl)oxy]ethanimidoyl}phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide (33), N′-{2,5-dimethyl-4-[(1E)-N-{2-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]ethoxy}ethanimidoyl]phenyl}-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide (34), N′-{4-[(1E)-N-(allyloxy)ethanimidoyl]-2,5-dimethylphenyl}-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide (35), N′-(4-{(1E)-N-[(3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)methoxy]ethanimidoyl}-2,5-dimethylphenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide (36), N′-{4-[(1E)-N-(n-propoxy)ethanimidoyl]-2,5-dimethyl-phenyl}-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide (37), N′-(4-{(1E)-N-[1-(4-chloro-phenyl)ethoxy]ethanimidoyl}-2,5-dimethylphenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide (38), N′-{4-[(E)-(tert-butoxyimino)methyl]-2,5-dimethylphenyl}-N-ethyl-N-methyl-imidoformamide (39), N-ethyl-N′-{4-[(E)-(isopropoxyimino)methyl]-2,5-dimethyl-phenyl}-N-methylimidoformamide (40), N′-(2,5-dimethyl-4-{(1E)-N-[2-(trimethylsilyl)-ethoxy]ethanimidoyl}phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide (41), N′-(4-{(E)-[(4-tert-butylphenoxy)imino]methyl}-2,5-dimethylphenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide (42), N′-{2,5-dimethyl-4-[(1E)-N-{2-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]ethoxy}-ethanimidoyl]phenyl}-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide (43), N′-(2,5-dimethyl-4-{(1E)-N-[2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy]ethanimidoyl}phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide (44) N′-(4-{(E)-[(cyclopropylmethoxy)imino]methyl}-2,5-dimethylphenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide (47), and N′-(4-{(E)-[(3,3-dimethylbutoxy)imino]methyl}-2,5-dimethylphenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide (48).

3. The substituted phenylamidine as claimed in claim 1 , which is selected from the group consisting of N′-(4-{(E)-[(benzyloxy)imino]methyl}-2,5-dimethylphenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide (3), N′-{2,5-dimethyl-4-[(1E)-N-phenoxyethanimidoyl]phenyl}-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide (11), and N-ethyl-N′-{4-[(E)-{[(4-fluorobenzyl)oxy]ethanimidoyl]-2,5-dimethylphenyl}-N-methylimidoformamide (26).

4. The substituted phenylamidine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

R 7 is selected from groups (i) to (iii) below:

(i) C 5-18 -aryl or C 7-19 -alkaryl group of the formulae (II-f)

in which

m represents 0 or 1,

R 8 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, chlorine, fluorine, bromine; methyl, trifluoromethyl, t-butyl and phenoxy;

R 9 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, chlorine, fluorine, bromine; methyl, trifluoromethyl, t-butyl and phenoxy;

or in which R 8 and R 9 together with the atoms to which they are attached and, if appropriate, with further atoms selected from the group consisting of N, O and S may form a five- or six-membered ring;

R 10 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl;

(ii) 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl, ethyl, allyl, n-propyl, 3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl, but-2-ynyl, 3-phenylprop-2-en-1-yl, 2-methylethoxy)methyl, cyclopentyl, 1-methylprop-2-yn-1-yl and 2-methylprop-2-en-1-yl

(iii) radicals of the formula (III)

in which

p is 0 or 1,

R 11 is, independently of R 12 and R 13 , selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, cyclopropyl and trifluoromethyl;

R 12 is, independently of R 10 and R 13 , selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, cyclopropyl and trifluoromethyl;

R 13 is, independently of R 11 and R 12 , selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, cyclopropyl and trifluoromethyl;

or a salt thereof.

5. The substituted phenylamidine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

R 7 is a

(i) C 5-18 -aryl or C 7-19 -alkaryl group of the formulae (II-f)

in which

m represents 0 or 1,

R 8 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, chlorine, fluorine, bromine; methyl, trifluoromethyl, t-butyl and phenoxy;

R 9 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, chlorine, fluorine, bromine; methyl, trifluoromethyl, t-butyl and phenoxy;

or in which R 8 and R 9 together with the atoms to which they are attached and, if appropriate, with further atoms selected from the group consisting of N, O and S may form a five- or six-membered ring; and

R 10 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl.

6. A composition for controlling phytopathogenic fungi, comprising at least one substituted phenylamidine as claimed in claim 1 .

7. A composition for controlling phytopathogenic fungi, comprising at least one substituted phenylamidine as claimed in claim 2 .

8. Seed treated with at least one substituted phenylamidine and/or salt thereof as claimed in claim 1 .

9. A method for controlling phytopathogenic fungi, comprising applying a substituted phenylamidine and/or a salt thereof as claimed in claim 1 to the microorganisms and/or a habitat thereof.

10. A method for treating seed comprising treating seed with a substituted phenylamidine and/or a salt thereof according to claim 1 .

11. A method for treating transgenic plants comprising treating a transgenic plant with a substituted phenylamidine and/or a salt thereof according to claim 1 .

12. A method of claim 10 , wherein said seed is seed of transgenic plants.

13. A method for protecting seed against phytopathogenic fungi by using seed treated with at least one substituted phenylamidine as claimed in claim 1 .

14. A process for preparing a substituted phenylamidine as claimed in claim 1 which comprises at least one of the following steps (a) to (f):

(a) reaction of nitrobenzaldehydes or nitrobenzoketones of the formula (IV) with amines of the formula (V) according to the reaction scheme below:

(b) reaction of aminobenzaldehydes or aminobenzoketones of the formula (VII) with amines of the formula (V) according to the reaction scheme below:

(c) reduction of the nitroaromatics of the formula (VI) to anilines of the formula (VIII) according to the reaction scheme below:

(d) reaction of the anilinoxime ethers of the formula (VIII) with

(i) aminoacetals of the formula (XIII) or

(ii) with amides of the formula (XIV) or

(iii) with amines of the formula (XV) in the presence of ortho esters of the formula (XVI)

according to the reaction scheme below:

(e) reaction of the aminobenzaldehydes or aminobenzoketones of the formula (VII) with

(i) aminoacetals of the formula (XIII) or

(ii) with amides of the formula (XIV) or

(iii) with amines of the formula (XV) in the presence of ortho esters of the formula (XVI)

according to the reaction scheme below:

(f) reaction of amidines of the formula (X) with amines of the formula (V) according to the reaction scheme below:

where in the above schemes

Y, R 1 to R 13 have the above meanings;

R 14 and R 15 independently of one another are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1-12 -alkyl, C 2-12 -alkenyl, C 2-12 -alkynyl or C 5-18 -aryl or C 7-19 -arylalkyl groups and together with the oxygen atoms to which they are attached may form a five-, six- or seven-membered ring;

R 16 , R 17

and R 18 independently of one another are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1-12 -alkyl, C 2-12 -alkenyl, C 2-12 -alkynyl or C 5-18 -aryl or C 7-19 -arylalkyl, C 7-19 -alkylaryl groups and in each case R 10 with R 12 , R 10 with R 11 or R 11 with R 12 together with the oxygen atoms to which they are attached may form a five-, six- or seven-membered ring.