Fungicide hydroximoyl-tetrazole derivatives

1. A hydroximoyl-tetrazole compound of formula (I):

wherein:

A is a member selected from tetrazoyl groups of formula (A 1 ) and (A 2 ):

wherein:

Y is an alkyl group;

each X is independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, hydroxycarbonyl, C 1 -C 8 -alkoxycarbonyl, an amino group, a sulfenyl group, a formyl group, a substituted or non-substituted carbaldehyde O—(C 1 -C 8 -alkyl)oxime, a formyloxy group, a formylamino group, a carbamoyl group, a N-hydroxycarbamoyl group, a pentafluoro-λ 6 -sulfenyl group, a formylamino group, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkoxyamino group, substituted or non-substituted N—C 1 -C 8 -alkyl-(C 1 -C 8 -alkoxy)-amino group, substituted or non-substituted (C 1 -C 8 -alkylamino)-amino group, substituted or non-substituted N—C 1 -C 8 -alkyl-(C 1 -C 8 -alkylamino)-amino group, a substituted or non-substituted (hydroxyimino)-C 1 -C 6 -alkyl group, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkyl, substituted or non-substituted tri(C 1 -C 8 -alkyl)silyl-C 1 -C 8 -alkyl, substituted or non-substituted C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl, substituted or non-substituted tri(C 1 -C 8 -alkyl)silyl-C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halogenocycloalkyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, a C 2 -C 8 -alkenyl, substituted or non-substituted C 2 -C 8 -alkynyl, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkylamino, substituted or non-substituted di-C 1 -C 8 -alkylamino, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkoxy, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkoxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkylsulfenyl, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkylsulfenyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C 2 -C 8 -alkenyloxy, substituted or non-substituted C 2 -C 8 -halogenoalkenyloxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C 3 -C 8 -alkynyloxy, substituted or non-substituted C 3 -C 8 -halogenoalkynyloxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkylcarbonyl, substituted or non-substituted N—(C 1 -C 8 -alkoxy)-C 1 -C 8 -alkanimidoyl, substituted or non-substituted N—(C 1 -C 8 -alkoxy)-C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkanimidoyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkylcarbonyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkylcarbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted di-C 1 -C 8 -alkylcarbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted N—C 1 -C 8 -alkyloxycarbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkoxycarbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted N—C 1 -C 8 -alkyl-C 1 -C 8 -alkoxycarbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkoxycarbonyl, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkoxycarbonyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkylcarbonyloxy, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkylcarbonyloxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkylcarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkylcarbonylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkylcarbamoylamino, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkylcarbamoylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted di-C 1 -C 8 -alkylcarbamoylamino, substituted or non-substituted di-C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkylcarbamoylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted N—C 1 -C 8 -alkyl-(C 1 -C 8 -alkylcarbamoyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted N—C 1 -C 8 -alkyl-(C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkylcarbamoyl)amino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted N—C 1 -C 8 -alkyl-(di-C 1 -C 8 -alkylcarbamoyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted N—C 1 -C 8 -alkyl-(di-C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkylcarbamoyl)amino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkylaminocarbonyloxy, substituted or non-substituted di-C 1 -C 8 -alkylaminocarbonyloxy, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkylcarbamothioyl, substituted or non-substituted di-C 1 -C 8 -alkylcarbamothioyl, substituted or non-substituted N—C 1 -C 8 -alkyloxycarbamothioyl, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkoxycarbamothioyl, substituted or non-substituted N—C 1 -C 8 -alkyl-C 1 -C 8 -alkoxycarbamothioyl, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkylthioylamino, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkylthioylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted (C 1 -C 8 -alkyl-carbamothioyl)-oxy, substituted or non-substituted (di-C 1 -C 8 -alkyl-carbamothioyl)-oxy, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkylsulfinyl, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkylsulfinyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkylsulfonyl, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkylsulfonyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkylaminosulfamoyl, substituted or non-substituted di-C 1 -C 8 -alkylaminosulfamoyl, substituted or non-substituted (C 1 -C 6 -alkoxyimino)-C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, substituted or non-substituted (C 1 -C 6 -alkenyloxyimino)-C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, substituted or non-substituted (C 1 -C 6 -alkynyloxyimino)-C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, substituted or non-substituted (benzyloxyimino)-C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, substituted or non-substituted benzyloxy, substituted or non-substituted benzylsulfenyl, substituted or non-substituted benzylamino, substituted or non-substituted phenoxy, substituted or non-substituted phenylsulfenyl, substituted or non-substituted phenylamino, substituted or non-substituted aryl, substituted or non-substituted aryl-[C 1 -C 8 ]-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted tri(C 1 -C 8 -alkyl)-silyloxy, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkylsulfenylamino, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkylsulfinylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkylsulfonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkylsulfonylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkoxysulfonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halogenoxysulfonylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted tri(C 1 -C 8 -alkyl)-silyl, substituted or non-substituted (C 1 -C 6 -alkylideneamino)oxy, substituted or non-substituted (C 1 -C 6 -alkenylideneamino)oxy, substituted or non-substituted (C 1 -C 6 -alkynylideneamino)oxy, substituted or non-substituted (benzylideneamino)oxy, substituted or non-substituted [(arylcarbonyl)amino]-[C 1 -C 8 ]-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted [{C 1 -C 8 -alkyl(C 1 -C 8 -alkylcarbonyl)amino}]-[C 1 -C 8 ]-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted [{C 1 -C 8 -alkyl(arylcarbonyl)amino}]-[C 1 -C 8 ]-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted [(C 1 -C 8 -alkylcarbonyl)amino]-[C 1 -C 8 ]-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted heterocyclyl, and substituted or non-substituted heterocyclyloxy;

q is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, provided that if q is 2, 3, 4, or 5, then each X is independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom and a halogen atom;

Het is selected from the group consisting of (Het 1 ) and (Het 3 ):

 wherein

Z is selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, a cyano group, a substituted or non-substituted carbaldehyde O—(C 1 -C 8 -alkyl)oxime, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkoxyamino group, substituted or non-substituted N—C 1 -C 8 -alkyl-(C 1 -C 8 -alkoxy)-amino group, a substituted or non-substituted C 2 -C 8 -alkenyl, substituted or non-substituted C 2 -C 8 -alkynyl, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkylthioylamino, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkylthioylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkylsulfenylamino, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkylsulfinylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkylsulfonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkylsulfonylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkoxysulfonylamino, and substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halo genoxysulfonylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms,

each R is independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, an amino group, a substituted or non-substituted carbaldehyde O—(C 1 -C 8 -alkyl)oxime, a formyloxy group, a formylamino group, a carbamoyl group, an N-hydroxycarbamoyl group, a pentafluoro-λ 6 -sulfenyl group, a formylamino group, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkoxyamino group, substituted or non-substituted N—C 1 -C 8 -alkyl-(C 1 -C 8 -alkoxy)-amino group, substituted or non-substituted (C 1 -C 8 -alkylamino)-amino group, substituted or non-substituted N—C 1 -C 8 -alkyl-(C 1 -C 8 -alkylamino)-amino group, a substituted or non-substituted (hydroxyimino)-C 1 -C 6 -alkyl group, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkyl, substituted or non-substituted C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halogenocycloalkyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, a substituted or non-substituted C 2 -C 8 -alkenyl, substituted or non-substituted C 2 -C 8 -alkynyl, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkylamino, substituted or non-substituted di-C 1 -C 8 -alkylamino, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkoxy, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkoxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkylsulfenyl, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkylsulfenyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C 2 -C 8 -alkenyloxy, substituted or non-substituted C 2 -C 8 -halogenoalkenyloxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C 3 -C 8 -alkynyloxy, substituted or non-substituted C 3 -C 8 -halogenoalkynyloxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkylcarbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted di-C 1 -C 8 -alkylcarbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted N—C 1 -C 8 -alkyloxycarbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkoxycarbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted N—C 1 -C 8 -alkyl-C 1 -C 8 -alkoxycarbamoyl, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkoxycarbonyl, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkoxycarbonyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkylcarbonyloxy, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkylcarbonyloxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkylcarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkylcarbonylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkoxycarbonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkoxycarbonylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkylcarbamoylamino, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkylcarbamoylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted di-C 1 -C 8 -alkylcarbamoylamino, substituted or non-substituted di-C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkylcarbamoylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted N—C 1 -C 8 -alkyl-(C 1 -C 8 -alkylcarbamoyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted N—C 1 -C 8 -alkyl-(C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkylcarbamoyl)amino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted N—C 1 -C 8 -alkyl-(di-C 1 -C 8 -alkylcarbamoyl)amino, substituted or non-substituted N—C 1 -C 8 -alkyl-(di-C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkylcarbamoyl)amino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkylaminocarbonyloxy, substituted or non-substituted di-C 1 -C 8 -alkylaminocarbonyloxy, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkylcarbamothioyl, substituted or non-substituted di-C 1 -C 8 -alkylcarbamothioyl, substituted or non-substituted N—C 1 -C 8 -alkyloxycarbamothioyl, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkoxycarbamothioyl, substituted or non-substituted N—C 1 -C 8 -alkyl-C 1 -C 8 -alkoxycarbamothioyl, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkylthioylamino, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkylthioylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkylsulfenyl, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkylaminosulfamoyl, substituted or non-substituted di-C 1 -C 8 -alkylaminosulfamoyl, substituted or non-substituted (C 1 -C 6 -alkoxyimino)-C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, substituted or non-substituted (C 1 -C 6 -alkenyloxyimino)-C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, substituted or non-substituted (C 1 -C 6 -alkynyloxyimino)-C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, substituted or non-substituted (benzyloxyimino)-C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, substituted or non-substituted benzyloxy, substituted or non-substituted benzylsulfenyl, substituted or non-substituted benzylamino, substituted or non-substituted phenoxy, substituted or non-substituted phenylsulfenyl, substituted or non-substituted phenylamino, substituted or non-substituted aryl, substituted or non-substituted heterocyclyl, substituted or non-substituted aryl-(C 1 -C 8 )-alkyl, substituted or non-substituted tri(C 1 -C 8 -alkyl)-silyloxy, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkylsulfenylamino, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkylsulfinylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkylsulfonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkylsulfonylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkoxysulfonylamino, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halogenoxysulfonylamino having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted tri(C 1 -C 8 -alkyl)-silyl, substituted or non-substituted (C 1 -C 6 -alkylideneamino)oxy, substituted or non-substituted (C 1 -C 6 -alkenylideneamino)oxy, substituted or non-substituted (C 1 -C 6 -alkynylideneamino)oxy, and substituted or non-substituted (benzylideneamino)oxy;

n is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and

R′ is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkyl, substituted or non-substituted C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halogenocycloalkyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, a C 2 -C 8 -alkenyl, substituted or non-substituted C 2 -C 8 -alkynyl, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkoxy, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkoxy having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted aryl, and substituted or non-substituted heterocyclyl;

or a salt, N-oxide, metallic complex or metalloidic complex thereof.

2. The compound of claim 1 wherein Y is selected from the group consisting of a methyl group, an ethyl group, an n-propyl group and an isopropyl group.

3. The compound of claim 1 wherein each X is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom; a chlorine atom; a fluorine atom; an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; an alkoxy group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms; a phenyl group; a 4-methylphenyl group; a 4-chlorophenyl group; and a substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkylsulfenyl.

4. The compound of claim 1 wherein q is 1 or 2.

5. The compound of claim 1 wherein each R is independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a substituted or non-substituted carbaldehyde O—(C 1 -C 8 -alkyl)oxime, a formylamino group, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkyl, substituted or non-substituted C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms, substituted or non-substituted C 2 -C 8 -alkynyl, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkoxy, and a substituted or non-substituted C 3 -C 8 -alkynyloxy.

6. The compound of claim 1 wherein n is 0 or 1.

7. The compound of claim 1 wherein R′ is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkyl, and substituted or non-substituted C 1 -C 8 -halogenoalkyl having 1 to 5 halogen atoms.

8. A method for controlling the phytopathogenic fungi or damaging insects of plants, crops or seeds comprising applying an agronomically effective and substantially non-phytotoxic quantity of the compound of claim 1 as seed treatment, foliar application, stem application, drench or drip application or chemigation to the seed, the plant or to the fruit of the plant or to soil or to inert substrate, Pumice, Pyroclastic materials or stuff, synthetic organic substrates organic substrates or to a liquid substrate wherein the plant is growing or wherein it is desired to grow.