Process and intermediates for the preparation of certain mesoionic pesticides

The present invention provides a method for preparing a compound of Formula B, Formula C, or Formula D: wherein Q is a 3- to 10-membered ring system containing ring members selected from carbon atoms and up to 4 heteroatoms independently selected from up to 2 O, up to 2 S, and up to 4 N, wherein up to 3 carbon atom ring members are independently selected from C(═O) and C(═S) and such ring system is optionally substituted with up to 5 substituents independently selected from R A ; each R A is independently halogen, hydroxy, SF 5 , C(O)(C 1 -C 8 alkyl), C(O)O(C 1 -C 8 alkyl), N(C 1 -C 8 alkyl)(C 1 -C 8 alkyl), C(O)N(C 1 -C 8 alkyl)(C 1 -C 8 alkyl), C(═S)N(C 1 -C 8 alkyl)(C 1 -C 8 alkyl), SO 2 N(C 1 -C 8 alkyl)(C 1 -C 8 alkyl), OC(O)(C 1 -C 8 alkyl), OC(O)O(C 1 -C 8 alkyl), OC(O)N(C 1 -C 8 alkyl)(C 1 -C 8 alkyl), N(C 1 -C 8 alkyl)C(O)O(C 1 -C 8 alkyl), N(C 1 -C 8 alkyl)C(O)N(C 1 -C 8 alkyl)(C 1 -C 8 alkyl), OSO 2 (C 1 -C 8 alkyl), OSO 2 N(C 1 -C 8 alkyl)(C 1 -C 8 alkyl), N(C 1 -C 8 alkyl)SO 2 (C 1 -C 8 alkyl), or C 1 -C 8 alkyl, C 1 -C 8 haloalkyl, C 2 -C 8 alkenyl, C 2 -C 8 alkynyl, C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 10 halocycloalkyl, C 4 -C 10 alkylcycloalkyl, C 4 -C 10 cycloalkylalkyl, C 6 -C 14 cycloalkylcycloalkyl, C 5 -C 10 alkylcycloalkylalkyl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkenyl, C 1 -C 8 alkoxy, C 1 -C 8 haloalkoxy, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkoxy, C 3 -C 8 halocycloalkoxy, C 4 -C 10 cycloalkylalkoxy, C 2 -C 8 alkenyloxy, C 2 -C 8 alkynyloxy, C 1 -C 8 alkylthio, C 1 -C 8 alkylsulfinyl, C 1 -C 8 alkylsulfonyl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkylthio, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkylsulfinyl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkylsulfonyl, C 4 -C 10 cycloalkylalkylthio, C 4 -C 10 cycloalkylalkylsulfinyl, C 4 -C 10 cycloalkylalkylsulfonyl, C 2 -C 8 alkenylthio, C 2 -C 8 alkenylsulfinyl, C 2 -C 8 alkenylsulfonyl, C 2 -C 8 alkynylthio, C 2 -C 8 alkynylsulfinyl or C 2 -C 8 alkynylsulfonyl; or two R A substituents on adjacent ring atoms are taken together to form a 5- to 7-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, each ring containing ring members selected from carbon atoms and up to 3 heteroatoms independently selected from up to 2 O, up to 2 S, and up to 3 N, wherein up to 2 carbon atom ring members are independently selected from C(O) and C(═S) and such ring is optionally substituted with up to 3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl, C 2 -C 4 alkenyl, C 2 -C 4 haloalkenyl, C 2 -C 4 alkynyl, C 2 -C 4 haloalkynyl, C 3 -C 7 cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 7 halocycloalkyl, C 4 -C 8 alkylcycloalkyl, C 4 -C 8 haloalkylcycloalkyl, C 4 -C 8 cycloalkylalkyl, C 4 -C 8 halocycloalkylalkyl, C 1 -C 8 alkoxy, C 1 -C 8 haloalkoxy, C 2 -C 8 alkoxycarbonyl, C 2 -C 6 haloalkoxycarbonyl, C 2 -C 6 alkylcarbonyl and C 2 -C 6 haloalkylcarbonyl; each of R 2 and R 3 is independently H, F, C 1 -C 4 alkyl or C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl; and M is an inorganic cation or organic cation.