N-arylamidine-substituted trifluoroethyl sulfide derivatives as acaricides and insecticides

1. A process for preparing compounds of the formula (Ia-g)

in which

n represents the number 0 or 1,

A represents oxygen or sulfur,

X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , X 4 independently of one another represent hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, amino, OCN, SCN, SF 5 , trialkylsilyl, alkyl, haloalkyl, cyanoalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxycarbonylalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, cyanoalkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkynyl, cyanoalkynyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cyanoalkoxy, hydroxycarbonylalkoxy, alkoxycarbonylalkoxy, alkoxyalkoxy, alkylhydroxyimino, alkoxyimino, alkylalkoxyimino, haloalkylalkoxyimino, alkylthio, haloalkylthio, alkoxyalkylthio, alkylthioalkyl, alkylsulfinyl, haloalkylsulfinyl, alkoxyalkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfinylalkyl, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl, alkoxyalkylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonylalkyl, alkylsulfonyloxy, alkylcarbonyl, haloalkylcarbonyl, carboxyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, alkoxycarbonyl, haloalkoxycarbonyl, alkoxycarbonylalkyl, aminocarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, dialkylaminocarbonyl, alkenylaminocarbonyl, dialkenylaminocarbonyl, cycloalkylaminocarbonyl, alkylsulfonylamino, aminosulfonyl, alkylaminosulfonyl, dialkylaminosulfonyl, alkylsulfoximino, aminothiocarbonyl, alkylaminothiocarbonyl, dialkylaminothiocarbonyl,

or represent optionally substituted phenylalkyl, phenoxy, phenylalkyloxy, phenoxyalkyl, phenylthio, phenylthioalkyl, phenylsulfinyl, phenylsulfonyl, hetarylalkyl, hetaryloxy, hetarylalkyloxy, hetarylthio, hetarylsulfinyl, hetarylsulfonyl,

or represent optionally substituted saturated or unsaturated cycloalkylalkyl, cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylalkoxy, cycloalkylthio, cycloalkylalkylthio, cycloalkylsulfinyl, cycloalkylalkylsulfinyl, cycloalkylsulfonyl, cycloalkylalkylsulfonyl,

or represent NR 4 R 5 , where R 4 and R 5 independently of one another represent hydrogen, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, cyanoalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkylthioalkyl, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, cyanoalkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkynyl, cyanoalkynyl, acyl, alkoxycarbonyl, or R 4 and R 5 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached may form an optionally substituted saturated or unsaturated five-to eight-membered ring which is optionally interrupted by heteroatoms from the group consisting of O, S and N,

or represent a 3- to 6-membered saturated, partially saturated or aromatic ring which may optionally contain one to three heteroatoms from the group consisting of O, S and N and which is optionally mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, amino, carboxy, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkylthio, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonyloxy, haloalkylthio, haloalkylsulfinyl, haloalkylsulfonyl, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkylcarbonylamino, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, aminocarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, dialkylaminocarbonyl, aminothiocarbonyl, alkylaminothiocarbonyl, dialkylaminothiocarbonyl, cycloalkylamino, alkylsulfonylamino, aminosulfonyl, alkylaminosulfonyl and dialkylaminosulfonyl, or by optionally substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkoxy, cycloalkylalkyl or cycloalkylalkoxy which are optionally interrupted by heteroatoms from the group consisting of O, S and N,

or X 2 and X 3 or X 3 and X 4 , form, together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached, a 5- or 6-membered ring which is optionally substituted and optionally interrupted by heteroatoms from the group consisting of O, S, N and CO,

R 2 represents hydrogen, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, cyanoalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkylthioalkyl, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, cyanoalkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkynyl, cyanoalkynyl, represent optionally substituted alkylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, hetarylcarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, hetaryloxycarbonyl, alkylsulfinyl, haloalkylsulfinyl, arylsulfinyl, arylalkylsulfinyl, hetarylsulfinyl, hetarylalkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, arylalkylsulfonyl, hetarylsulfonyl, hetarylalkylsulfonyl,

or represents a 3- to 6-membered saturated, partially saturated or aromatic ring which may optionally contain one to three heteroatoms from the group consisting of O, S and N, which may optionally be interrupted once or twice by C═O, SO or SO 2 and which is optionally mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, amino, carboxy, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkylthio, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonyloxy, haloalkylthio, haloalkylsulfinyl, haloalkylsulfonyl, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkylcarbonylamino, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, aminocarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, dialkylaminocarbonyl, aminothiocarbonyl, alkylaminothiocarbonyl, dialkylaminothiocarbonyl, cycloalkylamino, alkylsulfonylamino, aminosulfonyl, alkylaminosulfonyl and dialkylaminosulfonyl, or by optionally substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkoxy, cycloalkylalkyl or cycloalkylalkoxy which are optionally interrupted by heteroatoms from the group consisting of O, S and N,

or represents —(CH 2 ) m —R 6 , —O—(CH 2 ) m —R 6 , —(CH 2 ) m —O—R 6 , where R 6 represents a 3- to 6-membered saturated, partially saturated or aromatic ring which may optionally contain one to three heteroatoms from the group consisting of O, S and N, which may optionally be interrupted once or twice by C═O and which is optionally mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, amino, carboxy, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkylthio, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonyloxy, haloalkylthio, haloalkylsulfinyl, haloalkylsulfonyl, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkylcarbonylamino, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, aminocarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, dialkylaminocarbonyl, aminothiocarbonyl, alkylaminothiocarbonyl, dialkylaminothiocarbonyl, cycloalkylamino, alkylsulfonylamino, aminosulfonyl, alkylaminosulfonyl and dialkylaminosulfonyl, or by optionally substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkoxy, cycloalkylalkyl or cycloalkylalkoxy which are optionally interrupted by heteroatoms from the group consisting of O, S and N, where m represents the number 1, 2, 3 or 4,

and/or diastereomers, enantiomers, rotamers, tautomers, and/or salts thereof,

wherein

(A) anilines of the formula (X)

are converted with isocyanates or isothiocyanates, optionally in the presence of a base and optionally in the presence of an organic solvent, into compounds of the formula (XXXVIII),

and

(B) compounds of the formula (XXXVIII) are converted by cycloacylation into compounds of the formula (Ia-g),

2. The process according to claim 1 , further comprising

(C) oxidizing the compound of formula (Ia-g)

to a compound of formula (Ib-g)

3. The process according to claim 2 , wherein the compound of formula (Ib-g) is

4. The process according to claim 1 , wherein A represents oxygen.

5. The process according to claim 1 , wherein A represents sulfur.

6. The process according to claim 1 , wherein n represents the number 0.

7. The process according to claim 1 , wherein n represents the number 1.

8. The process according to claim 1 , wherein anilines of the formula (X)

are converted with isocyanates or isothiocyanates, in the presence of a base, into compounds of the formula (XXXVIII),

9. The process according to claim 1 , wherein anilines of the formula (X)

are converted with isocyanates or isothiocyanates, in the presence of an organic solvent, into compounds of the formula (XXXVIII),

10. The process according to claim 1 , wherein anilines of the formula (X)

are converted with isocyanates or isothiocyanates, in the presence of pyridine, into compounds of the formula (XXXVIII),

11. The process according to claim 1 , wherein X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , X 4 independently of one another represent hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, (C 1 -C 4 )-alkyl, (C 1 -C 4 )-haloalkyl, (C 2 -C 4 )-alkenyl, (C 2 -C 4 )-alkynyl, (C 1 -C 4 )-alkoxy, (C 1 -C 4 )-haloalkoxy, or aminothiocarbonyl.

12. The process according to claim 1 , wherein X 1 and X 3 represent hydrogen.

13. The process according to claim 1 , wherein X 2 and X 4 independently of one another represent hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, methyl, ethyl, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, or OCH 2 CF 3 .

14. The process according to claim 1 , wherein X 2 and X 4 represent one of the combinations X 2 /X 4 : fluorine/fluorine, chlorine/chlorine, fluorine/chlorine, chlorine/fluorine, bromine/bromine, bromine/chlorine, chlorine/bromine, bromine/fluorine, fluorine/bromine, methyl/methyl, methyl/fluorine, fluorine/methyl, methyl/chlorine, chlorine/methyl, methyl/bromine, bromine/methyl, ethyl/ethyl, ethyl/fluorine, fluorine/ethyl, ethyl/chlorine, chlorine/ethyl, ethyl/bromine, bromine/ethyl.

15. The process according to claim 2 , wherein the compound of formula (Ib-g) is selected from the group consisting of:

16. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the compound of formula (Ia-g) is

17. The process according to claim 2 , wherein the compound of formula (Ib-g) is