Fungicidal azocyclic amides

1. A compound selected from Formula 1, an N-oxide and salt thereof,

wherein

R 1 is

each R 4 is selected from R 4a ;

each R 4a is independently C 1 -C 2 alkyl, trifluoromethyl, Cl, Br, I or methoxy;

A is CH 2 ;

W is O;

X is

the ring comprising X is saturated;

the bond of X 1 or X 2 which is identified with “t” is connected to the carbon atom identified with “q” of Formula 1, the bond which is identified with “u” is connected to the carbon atom identified with “r” of Formula 1, and the bond which is identified with “v” is connected to G;

each R 2 is independently ethyl, methoxy, cyano or hydroxy;

G is

the bond of G shown projecting to the left is bonded to X, and the bond of G shown projecting to the right is bonded to Z 1 ;

each R 3a is H;

J is

the bond of J shown projecting to the left is bonded to Z 1 ;

each R 5 is independently H, halogen, cyano, hydroxy, amino, nitro, —CHO, —C(═O)OH, —C(═O)NH 2 , —NR 25 R 26 , C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 2 -C 6 haloalkenyl, C 2 -C 6 haloalkynyl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 8 halocycloalkyl, C 4 -C 10 alkylcycloalkyl, C 4 -C 10 cycloalkylalkyl, C 6 -C 14 cycloalkylcycloalkyl, C 4 -C 10 halocycloalkylalkyl, C 5 -C 10 alkylcycloalkylalkyl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkenyl, C 3 -C 8 halocycloalkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkoxyalkyl, C 4 -C 10 cycloalkoxyalkyl, C 3 -C 8 alkoxyalkoxyalkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkylthioalkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkylsulfinylalkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkylsulfonylalkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkylaminoalkyl, C 3 -C 8 dialkylaminoalkyl, C 2 -C 6 haloalkylaminoalkyl, C 4 -C 10 cycloalkylaminoalkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkylcarbonyl, C 2 -C 6 haloalkylcarbonyl, C 4 -C 8 cycloalkylcarbonyl, C 2 -C 6 alkoxycarbonyl, C 4 -C 8 cycloalkoxycarbonyl, C 5 -C 10 cycloalkylalkoxycarbonyl, C 2 -C 6 alkylaminocarbonyl, C 3 -C 8 dialkylaminocarbonyl, C 4 -C 8 cycloalkylaminocarbonyl, C 2 -C 6 haloalkoxyalkyl, C 1 -C 6 hydroxyalkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkoxy, C 3 -C 8 halocycloalkoxy, C 4 -C 10 cycloalkylalkoxy, C 2 -C 6 alkenyloxy, C 2 -C 6 haloalkenyloxy, C 2 -C 6 alkynyloxy, C 2 -C 6 haloalkynyloxy, C 2 -C 6 alkoxyalkoxy, C 2 -C 6 alkylcarbonyloxy, C 2 -C 6 haloalkylcarbonyloxy, C 4 -C 8 cycloalkylcarbonyloxy, C 3 -C 6 alkylcarbonylalkoxy, C 1 -C 6 alkylthio, C 1 -C 6 haloalkylthio, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkylthio, C 1 -C 6 alkylsulfinyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkylsulfinyl, C 1 -C 6 alkylsulfonyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkylsulfonyl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkylsulfonyl, C 3 -C 10 trialkylsilyl, C 1 -C 6 alkylsulfonylamino, C 1 -C 6 haloalkylsulfonylamino or —Z 2 Q;

each R 25 is independently H, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkylcarbonyl, C 2 -C 6 haloalkylcarbonyl, C 2 -C 6 alkoxycarbonyl or C 2 -C 6 haloalkoxycarbonyl;

each R 26 is independently C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkylcarbonyl, C 2 -C 6 haloalkylcarbonyl, C 2 -C 6 alkoxycarbonyl, C 2 -C 6 haloalkoxycarbonyl or —Z 4 Q;

each Q is

each R 7 is independently C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, C 4 -C 10 cycloalkylalkyl, C 4 -C 10 alkylcycloalkyl, C 5 -C 10 alkylcycloalkylalkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 2 -C 6 haloalkenyl, C 2 -C 6 haloalkynyl, C 3 -C 6 halocycloalkyl, halogen, hydroxy, amino, cyano, nitro, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, C 1 -C 4 haloalkoxy, C 1 -C 4 alkylthio, C 1 -C 4 alkylsulfinyl, C 1 -C 4 alkylsulfonyl, C 1 -C 4 haloalkylthio, C 1 -C 4 haloalkylsulfinyl, C 1 -C 4 haloalkylsulfonyl, C 1 -C 4 alkylamino, C 2 -C 8 dialkylamino, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkylamino, C 2 -C 4 alkoxyalkyl, C 1 -C 4 hydroxyalkyl, C 2 -C 4 alkylcarbonyl, C 2 -C 6 alkoxycarbonyl, C 2 -C 6 alkylcarbonyloxy, C 2 -C 6 alkylcarbonylthio, C 2 -C 6 alkylaminocarbonyl, C 3 -C 8 dialkylaminocarbonyl or C 3 -C 6 trialkylsilyl; or

R 5 and R 7 are taken together with the atoms linking R 5 and R 7 to form a 5- to 7-membered ring containing ring members selected from carbon and optionally 1 to 3 heteroatoms selected from up to 1 O, up to 1 S and up to 1 N, and optionally including 1 to 3 ring members selected from the group consisting of C(═O), C(═S), S(O), S(O) 2 and SiR 17 R 18 , the ring optionally substituted on ring members other than the atoms linking R 5 and R 7 with up to 4 substituents selected from R 8 ;

each R 8 is independently C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, C 4 -C 10 cycloalkylalkyl, C 4 -C 10 alkylcycloalkyl, C 5 -C 10 alkylcycloalkylalkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 2 -C 6 haloalkenyl, C 2 -C 6 haloalkynyl, C 3 -C 6 halocycloalkyl, halogen, hydroxy, amino, cyano, nitro, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, C 1 -C 4 haloalkoxy, C 1 -C 4 alkylthio, C 1 -C 4 alkylsulfinyl, C 1 -C 4 alkylsulfonyl, C 1 -C 4 haloalkylthio, C 1 -C 4 haloalkylsulfinyl, C 1 -C 4 haloalkylsulfonyl, C 1 -C 4 alkylamino, C 2 -C 8 dialkylamino, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkylamino, C 2 -C 4 alkoxyalkyl, C 1 -C 4 hydroxyalkyl, C 2 -C 4 alkylcarbonyl, C 2 -C 6 alkoxycarbonyl, C 2 -C 6 alkylcarbonyloxy, C 2 -C 6 alkylcarbonylthio, C 2 -C 6 alkylaminocarbonyl, C 3 -C 8 dialkylaminocarbonyl or C 3 -C 6 trialkylsilyl;

Z 1 is a direct bond;

each Z 2 is a direct bond;

each Z 4 is independently C(═O) or SO 2 ;

k is 0, 1 or 2;

n is 0, 1 or 2;

p is 0, 1, or 2; and

x is an integer from 0 to 5.

2. A compound of claim 1 or a salt thereof, wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of:

4-[4-[(5R)-4,5-dihydro-5-phenyl-3-isoxazolyl]-2-thiazolyl]-1-[[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]acetyl]piperidine and its enantiomer,

1-[[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]acetyl]-4-[4-(5-phenyl-3-isoxazolyl)-2-thiazolyl]piperidine,

1-[4-[4-[(5R)-4,5-dihydro-5-methyl-5-phenyl-3-isoxazolyl]-2-thiazolyl]-1-piperidinyl]-2-[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]ethanone and its enantiomer,

2-[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-1-[4-[4-[(3 aS,9bR),3a,4, 5,9b-tetrahydronaphth[2,1-d]isoxazol-3-yl]-2-thiazolyl]-1-piperidinyl]ethanone and its enantiomer,

1-[4-[4-[(5R)-4,5-dihydro-5-phenyl-3-isoxazolyl]-2-thiazolyl]-1-piperidinyl]-2-[5-ethyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]ethanone and its enantiomer,

2-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-1-[4-[4-[(5R)-4, 5-dihydro-5-phenyl-3-isoxazolyl]-2-thiazolyl]-1-piperidinyl]ethanone and its enantiomer,

1-[4-[4-[(5R)-3′,4′-dihydrospiro[isoxazole-5(4H),1′,(2′H)-naphthalen]-3-yl]-2-thiazolyl]-1-piperidinyl]-2-[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]ethanone and its enantiomer,

1-[4-[4-[(5R)-2,3-dihydrospiro[1H-indene-1,5′(4′H)-isoxazol]-3′-yl]-2-thiazolyl]-1-piperidinyl]-2-[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]ethanone and its enantiomer,

2-[5-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-1-[4-[4-[(5R)-4,5-dihydro-5-phenyl-3-isoxazoly]-2-thiazolyl]-1-piperidinyl]ethanone and its enantiomer,

2-[(5R)-4,5-dihydro-3-[2-[1-[2-[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]acetyl]-4-piperidinyl]-4-thiazolyl]-5-isoxazolyl]-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione and its enantiomer,

2-[5-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-1-[4-[4-[(1R)-2,3-dihydrospiro[1H-indene-1,5′(4′H)-isoxazol]-3′-yl]-2-thiazolyl]-1-piperidinyl]ethanone and its enantiomer,

2-[5-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-1-[4-[4-[(1′R)-3′,4′-dihydrospiro[isoxazole-5(4′H),1′(2′H)-naphthalen]-3-yl]-2-thiazolyl]-1-piperidinyl]ethanone and its enantiomer,

2-[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-1-[4-[4-(3R)-spiro[benzofuran-3(2H),5′(4′H)-isoxazol]-3′-yl-2-thiazolyl]-1-piperidinyl]ethanone and its enantiomer,

1-[4-[4-[(1R)-2,3-dihydrospiro[1H-indene-1,5′(4′H)-isoxazol]-3′-yl]-2-thiazolyl]-1-piperidinyl]-2-(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)ethanone and its enantiomer,

2-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-1-[4-[4-[(1′R)-3′,4′-dihydrospiro[isoxazole-5(4′H),1′(2′H)-naphthalen]-3-yl]-2-thiazolyl]-1-piperidinyl]ethanone and its enantiomer,

2-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-1-[4-[4-[(1R)-2,3-dihydrospiro[1H-indene-1,5′(4′H)-isoxazol]-3′-yl]-2-thiazolyl]-1-piperidinyl]ethanone and its enantiomer,

1-[4-[4-[(5R)-5-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-isoxazolyl]-2-thiazolyl]-1-piperidinyl]-2-[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]ethanone and its enantiomer,

1-[4-[4-[(5R)-4,5-dihydro-5-(2-fluorophenyl-3-isoxazolyl]-2-thiazolyl]-1-piperidinyl]-2-[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]ethanone and its enantiomer,

1-[4-[4-[(5R)-4,5-dihydro-5-(2-methylphenyl)-3-isoxazolyl]-2-thiazolyl]-1-piperidinyl]-2-[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]ethanone and its enantiomer,

1-[4-[4-[(5R)-5-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-isoxazolyl]-2-thiazolyl]-1-piperidinyl]-2-[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]ethanone and its enantiomer,

1-[4-[4-[(1′R)-3′,4′-dihydrospiro[isoxazole-5(4H),1′(2′H)-naphthalen]-3-yl]-2-thiazolyl]-1-piperidinyl]-2-(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)ethanone and its enantiomer,

1-[4-[4-[(5R)-5-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-isoxazolyl]-2-thiazolyl]-1-piperidinyl]-2-[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]ethanone and its enantiomer,

2-[(5R)-4,5-dihydro-3-[2-[1-[2-[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]acetyl]-4-piperidinyl]-4-thiazolyl]-5-isoxazolyl]benzonitrile and its enantiomer,

2-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-1-[4-[4-[(5R)-4, 5-dihydro-5-methyl-5-phenyl-3-isoxazolyl]-2-thiazolyl]-1-piperidinyl]ethanone and its enantiomer,

1-[4-[4-[(5R)-5-(2-chlorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-isoxazolyl]-2-thiazolyl]-1-piperidinyl]-2-[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]ethanone and its enantiomer,

1-[4-[4-[(5R)-4,5-dihydro-5-phenyl-3-isoxazolyl]-2-thiazolyl]-1-piperidinyl]-2-[3-methyl-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]ethanone and its enantiomer,

1-[4-[4-[(4S)-2,3-dihydrospiro[4H-1-benzopyran-4,5′(4′H)-isoxazol]-3′-yl]-2-thiazolyl]-1-piperidinyl]-2-[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]ethanone and its enantiomer, and

(5R)-4,5-dihydro-3-[2-[1-[2-[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]acetyl]-4-piperidinyl]-4-thiazolyl]-5-phenyl-5-isoxazolecarbonitrile and its enantiomer.

3. A method for controlling plant diseases caused by Oomycete fungal plant pathogens comprising applying to the plant or portion thereof, or to the plant seed, a fungicidally effective amount of a compound or salt of claim 1 .

4. A fungicidal composition comprising

(1) a compound or salt of claim 1 , and

(2) at least one other fungicide.

5. A fungicidal composition comprising

(1) a fungicidally effective amount of a compound or salt of claim 1 ; and

(2) at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of surfactants, solid diluents and liquid diluents.

6. A composition of claim 4 wherein component (2) includes at least one compound selected from acibenzolar, aldimorph, amisulbrom, anilazine, azaconazole, azoxystrobin, benalaxyl, benodanil, benomyl, benthiavalicarb, benthiavalicarb-isopropyl, binapacryl, biphenyl, bitertanol, bixafen, blasticidin-S, Bordeaux mixture (tribasic copper sulfate), boscalid/nicobifen, bromuconazole, bupirimate, buthiobate, carboxin, carpropamid, captafol, captan, carbendazim, chloroneb, chlorothalonil, 5-chloro-6-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)-7-(4-methylpiperidin-1-yl)[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine, chlozolinate, clotrimazole, copper oxychloride, copper salts such as copper sulfate and copper hydroxide, cyazofamid, cyflufenamid, cymoxanil, cyproconazole, cyprodinil, dichlofluanid, diclocymet, diclomezine, dicloran, diethofencarb, difenoconazole, diflumetorim, dimethirimol, N-[2-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)phenyl]-5-fluoro-1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-carboxamide, dimethomorph, dimoxystrobin, diniconazole, diniconazole-M, dinocap, discostrobin, dithianon, dodemorph, dodine, econazole, edifenphos, enestroburin, epoxiconazole, etaconazole, ethaboxam, ethirimol, ethridiazole, famoxadone, fenamidone, fenarimol, fenbuconazole, fencaramid, fenfuram, fenhexamide, fenoxanil, fenpiclonil, fenpropidin, fenpropimorph, fentin acetate, fentin chloride, fentin hydroxide, ferbam, ferfurazoate, ferimzone, fluazinam, fludioxonil, flumetover, flumorph, fluopicolide, fluopyram, fluoxastrobin, fluquinconazole, fluquinconazole, flusilazole, flusulfamide, flutolanil, flutriafol, folpet, fosetyl-aluminum, fuberidazole, furalaxyl, furametapyr, hexaconazole, hymexazole, guazatine, imazalil, imibenconazole, iminoctadine, iodicarb, ipconazole, iprobenfos, iprodione, iprovalicarb, isoconazole, isoprothiolane, isotianil, kasugamycin, kresoxim-methyl, mancozeb, mandipropamid, maneb, mapanipyrin, mefenoxam, mepronil, meptyldinocap, metalaxyl, metconazole, methasulfocarb, metiram, metominostrobin, mepanipyrim, metiram, metrafenone, miconazole, myclobutanil, naftifine, neo-asozin (ferric methanearsonate), nuarimol, octhilinone, ofurace, orysastrobin, oxadixyl, oxolinic acid, oxpoconazole, oxycarboxin, oxytetracycline, paclobutrazol, penconazole, pencycuron, penthiopyrad, perfurazoate, phosphonic acid, phthalide, picobenzamid, picoxystrobin, piperalin, polyoxin, probenazole, prochloraz, procymidone, propamocarb, propamocarb-hydrochloride, propiconazole, propineb, proquinazid, prothiocarb, prothioconazole, pyraclostrobin, pryazophos, pyribencarb, pyrifenox, pyrimethanil, pyrifenox, pyrolnitrine, pyroquilon, quinconazole, quinoxyfen, quintozene, silthiofam, simeconazole, spiroxamine, streptomycin, sulfur, tebuconazole, techrazene, tecloftalam, tecnazene, terbinafine, tetraconazole, thiabendazole, thifluzamide, thiophanate, thiophanate-methyl, thiram, tiadinil, tolclofos-methyl, tolyfluanid, triadimefon, triadimenol, triarimol, triazoxide, tricyclazole, tridemorph, triflumizole, trimoprhamide tricyclazole, trifloxystrobin, triforine, triticonazole, uniconazole, validamycin, vinclozolin, zineb, ziram and zoxamide.

7. A compound or salt of claim 1 wherein:

G is G-1;

each R 5 is independently H, cyano, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy, —NR 25 R 26 or Z 2 Q;

each R 7 is independently C 1 -C 3 alkyl, C 1 -C 3 haloalkyl, halogen, hydroxy, amino, cyano, nitro, C 1 -C 2 alkoxy or C 1 -C 2 haloalkoxy; or

R 5 and R 7 are taken together with the atoms linking R 5 and R 7 to form a 5- to 7-membered ring containing as ring members 2 to 7 carbon atoms and optionally 1 to 3 heteroatoms selected from up to 1 O, up to 1 S and up to 1 N, optionally substituted with up to 2 substituents selected from R 8 ;

each R 8 is independently C 1 -C 3 alkyl;

n is 0; and

x is 1 or 2.

8. A compound or salt of claim 7 wherein:

R 1 is U-1;

each R 4a is independently C 1 -C 2 alkyl, trifluoromethyl, Cl or Br; and

X is X 1 .

9. A compound or salt of claim 8 wherein:

J is J-29, and the 3-position of J-29 is connected to Z 1 and the 5-position of J-29 is connected to R 5 ;

R 5 is Z 2 Q;

each R 7 is independently methyl, F, Cl, Br, hydroxy, cyano or methoxy; and

x is 1.