USOO538078A United States Patent 19 11 Patent Number: 5,380,718 Harrison et al. 45 Date of Patent: Jan. 10, 1995

54 ARTHROPODICIDAL FUSED TETRAHYDROPYRDAZINES FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS 153127B1 8/1985 European Pat. Off.. 75 Inventors: Charles R. Harrison, Newark; George 322168 6/1989 European Pat. Off.. P. Lahm; Thomas M. Stevenson, both WO88/05046 7/1988 WIPO. of Wilmington, all of Del. WO88/O7994 10/1988 WIPO . 73 Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and WO89/00562 1/1989 WIPO . Company, Wilmington, Del. WO90/03378 4/1990 WIPO . OTHER PUBLICATIONS 21) Appl. No.: 945,965 Hagiwara et al, Chemical Abstractsl , vol. 115, No. 22 PCT Filed: Apr. 30, 1991 208008 (1991) (Abstract of JP 03161478, Jul 11, 1991). W. R. Vaughan, J. Org. Chem. 20:1619-1626 (1955). 86 PCT No.: PCT/US91/02836 H. M. Hassaneen et al., J. Heterocyclic Chem. S 371 Date: Nov. 12, 1992 21:1013-1016 (Jul.-Aug. 1984). Shabarov et al Chem. Abstracts, 68(19):86912n (1968). S 102(e) Date: Nov. 12, 1992 Levina et al Chem. Abstracts 54:19544f (1960). 87 PCT Pub. No.: WO91/17983 Rudenro Chem. Abstraacts, 55:25808g (1961). Shabarov et al. Chem. Abstracts, 55:12418f (1961). PCT Pub. Date: Nov. 28, 1991 T. Shimizu, J. Org. Chem. 52:2277 (1987). T. Shimizu, Chem. Soc. Jap., 55:2450 (1982). Related U.S. Application Data Tomita et al., J. Het. Chem. 27, pp. 707-710 (1990). 63 Continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 570,103, Aug. 17, Primary Examiner-Emily Bernhardt 1990, abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of Attorney, Agent, or Firm-James A. Costello Ser. No. 523,697, May 15, 1990, abandoned. 57 ABSTRACT 51) Int. Cl6...... C07D 237/26; CO7D 491/048; CO7D 487/04; CO7D 495/04 Arthropodicidal tetrahydropyridazines of Formulae I 52 U.S.C...... 514/80; 514/81; and II, 514/85; 514/224.5; 514/230.2; 514/232.8; 514/233.2; 514/247; 514/248; 514/252; 544/34; X 544/95; 544/101; 544/115; 544/229; 544/232; 544/233; 544/234,544/238; 544/239; 544/240; o-c--G 544/241; 560/51; 562/405; 562/462; 568/326; Y 568/327 58 Field of Search ...... 544/233,232, 234, 229, X1 I 544/115, 34, 95, 101; 514/80, 81, 248, 232.8, Q-c-N-G 233.2, 224.5, 230.2 wherein QX,XY, and G are as defined in the text, 56 References Cited compositions containing them and their use in the con U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS trol of arthropods. 4,070,365 1/1978 van Daalen et al...... 548/379 4,602,019 7/1986 Sircar et al...... 514/248 11 Claims, No Drawings 5,380,718 1. 2 AR OPODCDAL FUSED where R/Ar are C6H5/C6Hs; CO2C2H5/C6Hs; C(O)NHC6H5/C6Hs; CH=CHC6H5/C6H5; and TETRAHYDROPYRIDAZINES CH3/4-NO2-C6H4. CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED 5 J. Org. Chenn., 1987, 52, 2277 discloses pyrazolidines APPLICATIONS as does Chem. Soc. Jap, 55, 2450 (1982). This is a continuation-in-part of application bearing EPA 330,678 EPA 322,168, WO 88/07994, WO U.S. Ser. No. 07/570,103 filed on 17 Aug. 1990, now 88/05046, WO 89/00562 and WO 90/03378 disclose abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of applica O insecticidal pyrazolines. tion bearing U.S. Ser. No. 07/523,697 filed on 15 May SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 1990, now abandoned. The invention pertains to compounds of Formulae I BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION and II, including all geometric and stereoisomers, agri 1. Field of the Invention 15 culturally suitable salts thereof, agricultural composi Insecticidal tetrahydropyridazines, compositions tions containing them and their use for the control of containing them and methods for controlling arthro arthropods in both agronomic and nonagronomic uses. pods employing them. The compounds are: 2. State of the Art 20 Vaughan, J. Org. Chem..., 20 (1955), pages 1619 to 1626, discloses 1,5-diphenyl-2-pyrazoline-3-carboxa mide. U.S. Pat. No. 4,070,365 discloses insecticidal com pounds of the formula: 25 X1 I

30 wherein: Q is selected from the group / N Q-1 o'-O-N 35 wherein X is halogen; and Y is halogen, NO2 or alkyl. ' EP 153,127 discloses insecticidal compounds of the formula: Z A. Q-2 A Z 45 ENR'R4 c-1 , N R5 M \ (R2) N R6, N CH2 S. R7 U1NN-B 50 h Q-3 wherein A is unsubstituted or substituted phenyl; B is unsubstituted or substituted phenyl; U is O, S or NR; 55 and R, Y and Z are broadly defined. Harihash et al., J. Heterocyclic Chem, 21 (1984), at page 1013, discloses the preparation of pyrazoline com pounds: 60 Z A Q-4 R H E R3 R8 y N NN ch: 65 (R) N Sa R9, Ar O

5,380,718 5 6 loalkoxy, Si(R32)(R33)R31, N(R26)R27, NO2, OC R18 and R19 can be taken together as (OR29 and J; -CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2- or -CH2CH2OCH2C J is selected from the group consisting of saturated, H2-: partially saturated or aromatic 5- or 6-membered R20 is selected from the group C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 heterocyclic rings, bonded through carbon or ni haloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 haloalkenyl, trogen, containing 1-4 heteroatoms independently C2-C6 alkynyl, C3-C6 haloalkynyl, C2-C6 alkoxyal selected from the group consisting of 0-2 oxygen, kyl, C2-C6 alkylthioalkyl, C1-C6 nitroalkyl, C2-C6 0-2 sulfur and 0-4 nitrogen; said J value optionally cyanoalkyl, C3-C8 alkoxycarbonylalkyl, C3-C6 containing one carbonyl and optionally substituted cycloalkyl, C3-C6 halocycloalkyl, phenyl option by one or more groups selected from W: 10 ally substituted with 1 to 3 substituents indepen R is selected from the group H, halogen, C1-C6 dently selected from W, benzyl optionally substi alkyl, CO2R, phenyl, pyridinyl and phenyl or tuted with 1 to 3 substituents independently se pyridinyl substituted with Cl, Br, F, CF3, NO2, lected from W, halogen CN, N3, SCN, NO2, OR21, OCF3, OCF2H or CN; SR21, S(O)R21, S(O)2R21, OCOR21, OSO)2R21, Rand R7 are independently selected from the group 15 COR21, COR21, C(O)NR21R22, SO2NR21R22, H and C1-C2 alkyl; NR21R22, NR22COR21, OC(O)NHR21, R is selected from the group H, C1-C6 alkyl, NR22C(O)NHR21 and NR22SOR212; or when m, CO2R2, and optionally substituted phenyl and in or p is 2, (R)2 when attached to adjacent atoms pyridinyl, wherein the substituents are selected can be taken together, or (R2)2 when attached to from Cl, Br, F, CF3, NO2, OCF3, OCF2H or CN; 20 adjacent atoms can be taken together, or (R20)2 R and Rs can be taken together to form =O; when attached to adjacent atoms can be taken to R6 and R7 can be taken together to form =O; gether as -OCH2O-, -OCF2O-, -OCH2C R8 is selected from the group H and C1-C2 alkyl; H2O-, -CH2C(CH3)2O-, -CF2CFO- or R9 is selected from the group H, C1-C2 alkyl and -OCF2CF2O- to form a cyclic bridge; provided C1-C2 alkylcarbonyl; that when R, R2 or R20 is S(O)R21, S(O)2R21, R10 is selected from the group H, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 OC(O)R21 or OS(O)2R21 then R21 is other than H; haloalkyl, C2-C4 alkylcarbonyl, C2-C4 haloalkyl R21 is selected from the group H, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 carbonyl, C2-C4 alkoxycarbonyl C2-C4 haloalkox haloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 haloalkenyl, ycarbonyl, C2-C5 alkylaminocarbonyl, C3-C6 cy C2-C6 alkynyl, C3-C6 haloalkynyl, C2-C6alkoxyal cloalkyl, C3-C6 halocycloalkyl, C4-C7 alkylcy 30 kyl, C2-C6 alkylthioalkyl, C1-C6 nitroalkyl, C2-C6 cloalkyl, C4-C7 haloalkylcycloalkyl, C1-C4 alkyl cyanoalkyl, C3-C8 alkoxycarbonylalkyl, C3-C6 sulfonyl, C1-C4 haloalkylsulfonyl and SO2Ph op cycloalkyl, C3-C6 halocycloalkyl, and optionally tionally substituted with Cl, Br or CH3; substituted phenyland benzyl wherein the substitu R11 is selected from the group H, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 35 ents are 1 to 3 substituents independently selected haloalkyl, C2-C4 alkenyl, C2-C4 haloalkenyl, SR21, from W: S(OR21, S(O)2R21, COR21, CO2R21, R22 is selected from the group H and C1-C4 alkyl; or C(O)NR21R25, C(S)NR21R25, C(S)R21, C(S)OR21, R21 and R22 when attached to the same atom can be P(O)(OR21)2, P(S)(OR21)2, P(O)(R21)OR21, taken together as -(CH2)4-, -(CH2)5-, or P(O)(R2)SR25, and optionally substituted phenyl -CH2CH2OCH2CH2-; and benzyl wherein the substituents(s) are selected R23 is selected from the group H, C1-C4 alkyl, C2-C4 from F, Cl, Br, CH3, CF3 or OCF3; provided that alkenyl, C2-C4 alkynyl, C2-C4 alkylcarbonyl, when R11 is other than C(O)R21, C(O)NR21R25 or C2-C4 alkoxycarbonyl and C1-C4 alkylsulfonyl; C(S)NR21R25then R21 is other than H: R24 is C1-C3 alkyl; R2 is selected from the group C1-C3 alkyl, benzyl 45 R25 is selected from the group H, C1-C4 alkyl, C2-C4 optionally substituted with R1, C2-C4 alkenyl, alkenyl and C2-C4 alkynyl; C2-C4 alkynyl, C1-C3 haloalkyl, C2-C4 haloalke R26 is selected from the group H, C(O)C1-C6 alkyl, nyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl and C1-C3 alkyl substituted CO2C1-C6 alkyl, optionally substituted C1-C4 al with OCH3, OCH2CH3, NO2, CN, CO2CH3, kyl, optionally substituted C2-C4 alkenyl, and op CO2CH2CH3, SCH3 or SCH2CH3; 50 tionally substituted C2-C4 alkynyl, the substituents R13 is selected from the group H, C1-C4 alkyl C1-C4 selected from C1-C2 alkoxy, CN, C(O)R3 and haloalkyl, C2-C4 alkoxycarbonyl, and optionally CO2R31; substituted phenyl and pyridinyl wherein the sub R27 is selected from the group H, C1-C3 alkyl, phenyl, stituents(s) are selected from R15; or phenyl substituted with W, benzyl and benzyl sub R12 and R13 can be taken together to form -(CH2 55 stituted with W: )4-, -(CH2)5- or -CH2CH2OCH2CH2- each R28 is selected from the group H, C1-C4 alkyl, C2-C4 of which is optionally substituted with 1 or 2 CH3 alkenyl and C2-C4 alkynyl; groups; R29 and R30 are independently selected from the R1 is selected from the group H and C1-C4 alkyl; or group H and C1-C2 alkyl; R13 and R14 can be taken together to form -(CH2 60 R3 is selected from the group C1-C3 alkyl, phenyl )4-, -(CH2)5- or CH2CH2OCH2CH2 each of and phenyl substituted with W; which is optionally substituted with 1 or 2 CH3 R32 is C1-C3 alkyl; groups; R33 is C1-C3 alkyl; R15 is selected from the group halogen, CN, C1-C3 R34 is selected from the group H, C1-C3 alkyl, phenyl haloalkyl and C1-C3 haloalkoxy; and phenyl substituted by W.; R16 is C1-C5 alkyl; W is selected from the group halogen, CN, NO2, R17 is C1-C4 alkyl; C1-C2 alkyl, C1-C2 haloalkyl, C1-C2 alkoxy, R18 and R19 are independently C1-C4 alkyl; or C1-C2 haloalkoxy, C1-C2 alkylthio, C1-C2 haloal

5,380,718 9 10 kyl, C2-C6 cyanoalkyl, C3-C8 alkoxycarbonylal Alkynyl denotes straight chain or branched alkynes, kyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, C3-C6 halocycloalkyl, e.g., ethynyl, 1-propynyl, 3-propynyl and the different phenyl optionally substituted with 1 to 3 substit uents independently selected from W, benzyl butynyl, pentynyl and hexynyl isomers. optionally substituted with 1 to 3 substituents Alkylthio denotes methylthio, ethylthio and the dif independently selected from W, halogen, CN, ferent propylthio, butylthio, pentylthio and hexylthio SCN, NO2, OR2, SR21, S(O)2R21, OC(O)R21, isomers. OS(O)2R21, COR2, COR21, C(O)NR21R22, Alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, alkylamino, etc., are SO2NR21R22 and NR21R22; defined analogously to the above examples. R3 is selected from the group H, C1-C4 alkyl, C3-C4 10 alkoxycarbonylalkyl, CO2R21, C(O)R2, phenyl Cycloalkyl denotes cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclo and phenyl substituted by (R20)p; pentyl and cyclohexyl. R20is selected from the group halogen, C1-C2 haloal The term "halogen', either alone or in compound kyl and CO2R21; words such as "haloalkyl', denotes fluorine, chlorine, R21 is selected from the group C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C2 15 bromine or iodine. Further, when used in compound haloalkyl, C3-C4 alkenyl and propargyl; words such as "haloalkyl” said alkyl may be partially or R22 is selected from H and CH3; fully substituted with halogen atoms, which may be the X1 is selected from the group Cl, OR12, SR12 and same or different. Examples of haloalkyl include N(CH3)2; CH2CH2F, CF2CF3 and CH2CHFCI. The terms X2 is selected from the group R12, OR12 and N(CH3)2; “halocycloalkyl', "haloalkenyl' and "haloalkynyl' are m is 1 or 2; defined analogously to the term "haloalkyl'. n is 1 or 2; and The total number of carbon atoms in a substituent p is 1 or 2. group is indicated by the "C-C prefix where i and j Preferred Compounds B are Compounds A wherein 25 are numbers from 1 to 8. For example, C1-C3 alkylsulfo G is selected from the group G-2, G-3, G-7 and G-9. nyl designates methylsulfonyl through propylsulfonyl; Preferred Compounds Care Compounds B where G C2 alkoxyalkoxy designates OCH2OCH3; C4 alkoxyalk is G-9. Preferred Compounds D are Compounds C wherein oxy designates the various isomers of an alkoxy group J is selected from the group J-1, J-2, J-8, J-9 and J-16. 30 substituted with a second alkoxy group containing a Preferred Compounds E are Compounds D wherein total of 4 carbon atoms, examples including OCH A and E are taken together to form-O-, -CH2-, 2OCH2CH2CH3 and OCH2CH2OCH2CH3 C2 cyanoal -CH2CH2-, -OCH2-, -S-, -SCH2 kyl designates CH2CN and C3 cyanoalkyl designates N(R11)CH2 or NR11; CH2CH2CN and CH(CN)CH3;C2 alkylcarbonyl desig R11 is selected from the group H, C1-C4 alkyl 35 SOR21, COR21 and CONOR21)R25. nates COCH3 and C4 alkylcarbonyl includes Preferred Compounds F are Compounds D wherein C(O)CH2CH2CH3 and C(O)CH(CH3)2; and as a final A is H; example, C3 alkoxycarbonylalkyl designates E is selected from the group H and C1-C3 alkyl; and 40 CH2CO2CH3 and C4 alkoxycarbonylalkyl includes R2 is in the 3-position CH2CH2CO2CH3, CH2CO2CH2CH3 and Preferred Compounds G are Compounds E of For CH(CH3)CO2CH3. mula wherein Q is Q-1. Preferred Compounds H are Compounds E of For DETAILS OF THE INVENTION mula I wherein Q is Q-2. 45 Compounds of Formulae I and II are prepared as Preferred Compounds I are Compounds E of For mula II wherein Q is Q-1. described in Schemes 1 through 27 with substituents as Preferred Compounds J are Compounds E of For previously defined, unless otherwise noted. The substit mula II wherein Q is Q-2. uents R', R5, R6 and R7 have been depicted as hydrogen Preferred Compounds K are Compounds F of For 50 for the purposes of clarity but also included are the mula I wherein Q is Q-1. values of these substituents as previously defined. Preferred Compounds L are Compounds F of For Compounds of Formula II (Q-1) can be prepared by mula I wherein Q is Q-2. the reaction of imidoylhalides of Formula II (Q-1) with Preferred Compounds M are Compounds F of For sulfur, oxygen and nitrogen nucleophiles of Formula III mula II wherein Q is Q-1. 55 Preferred Compounds N are Compounds F of For as illustrated in Scheme 1. Typical reactions involve the mula II wherein Q is Q-2. combination of equimolar amounts of II (Q-1) and III in In the above recitations, the term "alkyl', used either the presence of a base such as an alkali metal, tertiary alone or in compounds words such as "alkylthio' or amine, metal hydride and the like in conventional or "haloalkyl', denotes straight chain or branched alkyl, 60 ganic solvents, including ether, tetrahydrofuran 1,2- e.g., methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl or the different dimethoxyethane, methylene chloride, chloroform, butyl, pentyl, hexyl isomers. Alkoxy denotes methoxy, ethoxy, n-propyloxy, iso N,N-dimethylformamide and dimethylsulfoxide. The propyloxy and the different butoxy, pentoxy or hex reaction can be conducted attemperatures ranging from yloxy isomers. 65 -20 C. to 100° C. with temperatures in the range of Alkenyl denotes straight chain or branched alkenes, -10° C. to 30° C. generally being preferred. One skilled e.g., vinyl, 1-propenyl, 2-propenyl, 3-propenyl and the in the art will recognize that reactions of this general different butenyl, pentenyl and hexenyl isomers. type can be extended to other nucleophilic reagents. 5,380,718 11 12 and the like. The reaction temperature can range from SCHEME 1 -10° C. to 200 C. with 35° C. to 100° C. being per ferred. The reaction is generally complete after 24 hours. SCHEME 2

halogenating II (Q-1) (R)- agent--> II(Q) X = Cl, Br

Alternatively, compounds of Formula II (Q-1), when X is equal to R12-S, can be prepared by the reaction of compounds of the Formula I (Q-1) where X is equal to S with an electrophile of the Formula IV in the pres 25 ence of a suitable base, as illustrated in Scheme 3. Typi cal reactions involve the combination of equimolar amounts of Formula I (Q-1) compounds and the appro priate electrophile of Formula IV. A base such as an alkali metal, tertiary amine or metal hydride can be 30 used.

SCHEME 3

R12 as --G-II -1 NaHO PER (R)n K2CO3 N

V L = Cl, Br, I

R12M-H base-IIQ-1) Mac IO, S, NR 11 X =TSR.2. OR12 50 NR1 The imidoylhalides of Formula II (Q-1) can be pre pared by the reaction of Formula I (Q-1) compounds with an appropriate halogenating agent such as phos- 55 phorous trichloride, phosphorous pentachloride, phos phorous tribromide, phosphorous pentabromide, thio nyl chloride, sulfuryl chloride, triphenyl phosphine and carbon tetrachloride (Wolkoff, Can. J. Chem., 1975, 53, 1333) and the like (see Fieser and Fieser, Reagents for 60 Compounds of Formula I (Q-1) where X is S or O can Organic Synthesis, Vol. I, 1967) as illustrated in Scheme be prepared by the reaction of Formula V compounds 2. Typical reactions involve the combination of For with isocyanates of Formula VI. Typical reactions in mula I (Q-1) compounds with an excess of the haloge volve the combination of equimolar amounts of V and nating agent ranging from 1.1 to 10 equivalents, with 2 VI in a conventional organic solvent such as but not to 4 equivalents being preferred. The reaction can be 65 limited to ethyl acetate, methylene chloride, chloro conducted in the absence of a solvent or in the presence form, benzene or toluene. A base such as an alkali metal, of a conventional organic solvent such as benzene, tolu tertiary amine or metal hydride can be used. Scheme 4 ene, Xylene, chloroform, methylene chloride, hexane illustrates this transformation. 5,380,718 13 14 -continued

SCHEME 4 SCHEME 6 NCX (R'),2.

-GI -ly R3 NH2NH2 -- (Q) NNo2NH2.H2O GV O (R')n 10 VIIIaO CHL NH2NH2-HOAc V X Y. S Compounds of Formula VIII where R3 is equal to H can be prepared by the reduction of Formula IX com The preparation of Formula V compounds can be 15 pounds. This transformation can be effected by catalytic accomplished by the reaction of Formula VII com hydrogenation (House, Modern Synthetic Reactions, pounds with a reducing agent such as LiAlH4 or BH3 1972, pp. 1-44) or more conveniently through the use of (see J. Org. Chem., 1973, 38,912). The typical reaction an excess of equivalents (1.5 to 4.0 equivalents) of zinc involves the combination of an excess in molar amounts 20 of the reducing agent (1.1 equivalents to 5.0 equiva in refluxing acetic acid as solvent (J. Med. Chem., 1986, lents) with 1 equivalent of a Formula VII compound. 29, 2181). The reaction is usually complete in 24 hours. Conventional aprotic organic solvents such as diethyl Scheme 7 illustrates this transformation. ether, tetrahydrofuran or 1,2-dimethoxyethane can be used. The reaction temperature can vary from 0 C. to 25 the reflux temperature of the particular solvent being SCHEME 7 used and the reaction is usually complete in less than 24 hours. Scheme 5 illustrates this transformation. 30 SCHEMES Zn G HOAc VIII CO2H O DX 35 Compounds of Formula IX can be prepared by the reaction of Formula X derivatives with Formula XI compounds. One skilled in the art will recognize this reaction as an Aldol condensation (House, Modern VII Synthetic Reactions, 1972, pp. 629-733) which is a well The preparation of Formula VII compounds can be known transformation; see Scheme 8. accomplished by the reaction of Formula VIII com pounds with an excess of equivalents (1.1 to 10.0 equiva 45 SCHEME 8 lents) of hydrazine, hydrazine monohydrate, hydrazine acetate, hydrazine hydrochloride and the like. The re action is conducted in an alcohol solvent such as metha nol, ethanol, n-propanol, isopropanol, n-butanol and the + OHC-CO2HeIX like or acetic acid and the temperature is governed by 50 acid the reflux temperature of the particular solvent. The reaction is generally complete in 24 hours. Scheme 6 XI illustrates this transformation. Alternatively, Formula V compounds can be prepared from Formula VIIIa 55 The starting ketones of Formula X are known in the derivatives as described for the preparation of Formula VII compounds (Scheme 6). art or can be obtained by methods analogous to known procedures. Those skilled in the art will recognize the SCHEME 6 Formula X compounds to include, indanones, tetra (R) lones, chromanones, thiochromanones, benzofuran 3-ones, isochromanones and others. Alternatively, compounds of Formula VIII can be prepared by hydrolysis of Formula XII compounds. OH-SSENH2NH2.H2O evil 65 One skilled in the art will recognize this transformation or as conventional and well understood. Scheme 9 illus trates this common reaction. 5,380,718 15 16

SCHEME 9 analogous fashion such as that described for the prepa ration of Formula II (Q-1) imidoylhalide compounds; 5 see Scheme 11. 1) NaOH, H2OAeVIII SCHEME 11

XII R = C1-C4 alkyl AER3 Formula XII compounds can be prepared by the alkylation of Formula XIII derivatives with Formula XIV compounds. The reaction can be accomplished by N the reaction of equimolar amounts of Formula XIII and 15 V XIV compounds in the presence of a base such as an N +R2MH base-IIQ-2) alkali metal, tertiary amine, metal hydride and the like in a conventional organic solvent such as, but not lim N1 Nx ited to, ether, tetrahydrofuran, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, dimethylformamide, dimethylsulfoxide, methanol, etha 20 nol and propanol. The reaction is usually conducted at temperatures between 0° C. and the reflux temperature of the solvent utilized. The reaction is usually complete (R)n in 48 hours. Scheme 10 (reaction A) illustrates this II (Q-2) III transformation. . 25 X = Cl, Br M = O, S, NR11 Additionally, the ketone XIII serves as a useful inter mediate for compounds of Formula VIIIa. Formula VIIIa compounds can be prepared by the alkylation of Formula II (Q-2) imidoylhalide compounds can be Formula XIII derivatives with Formula XIVa con pounds. The reaction can be accomplished by the reac 30 prepared from Formula I (Q-2) compounds in an analo tion of one equivalent of Formula XIII compounds and gous fashion as that described for Formula II (Q-1) one to ten equivalents of Formula XIVa compounds in the presence of a base such as an alkali metal, tertiary compounds; see Scheme 12. amine, metal hydride and the like in a conventional organic solvent such as, but not limited to, ether, tetra 35 hydrofuran, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, dimethylformamide, SCHEME 12

dimethylsulfoxide, methanol, ethanol and propanol. The reaction is usually conducted at temperatures be tween 0° C. and the reflux temperature of the solvent utilized. The reaction is usually complete in 48 hours. 40 Scheme 10 (reaction B) illustrates this transformation.

SCHEME 10 halogenating N agent -2 A. (R) H - agent-Ge1(Q-2) YN1so

50

XIII XIV (R)n J = Cl, Br, I II (Q-2) R = C1-C4 alkyl

55 Compounds of Formula I (Q-2) can be prepared by the reaction of the acid chloride XV with a substituted 1Nu-basebase VIIIa aniline of Formula XVI in equimolar proportions in the presence of an excess of an acid scavenger, such as

XII XVa. tertiary alkylamines or pyridines, but not limited to these, in an aprotic organic solvent such as ether, tetra The starting ketones of Formula XIII are known in the art or can be obtained by methods analogous to 65 hydrofuran, chloroform, methylene chloride, benzene known procedures. Compounds of Formula II (Q-2) can be prepared and/or toluene. Scheme 13 illustrates this transforma from Formula II (Q-2) imidoylhalide derivatives in an tion. 5,380,718 17 18 -continued SCHEME 13 SCHEMES

(R2) 5 V R3 n1 W -- N

O 2 c1so NCO2CH2CH3 XV

(R')n acid 15 H2N SCaVC12C G I(Q-2) XVII (where A and E are taken together to form V) XVI 20 Compounds of Formula XVIII can be prepared from Compounds of the Formula XV can be prepared compounds of the Formula XIX by the reaction with an from compounds of the Formula XVIIthrough conven equimolar amount of XX in conventional organic sol tional methodology generally used for the conversion vents such as, but not limited to, ether, tetrahydrofuran, of esters to their corresponding acid chlorides as illus methanol, ethanol, methylene chloride, benzene and trated in Scheme 14. 25 toluene. Typical reaction temperatures can range from room temperature to the reflux temperature of the par ticular solvent utilized and the reaction is usually com SCHEME 14 plete in 24 hours. Scheme 16 illustrates this reaction. (R) 30 SCHEME 16 1) NaOH 2)sile H3O+ XV

35 CH3CH2O No XVII Formula XVII derivatives (when A and E are taken 40 Formula XIX compounds can be prepared from For together to form V) can be prepared from Formula mula XXI derivatives by a diazatization/reduction re XVIII compounds by the reaction of Formula XVIII action well documented in the literature (see Organic compounds with a base such as, but not limited to, so Functional Group Preparation, 1983, pp. 452-453 and dium hydride, potassium hydride, sodium carbonate, references cited therein). Scheme 17 illustrates this potassium carbonate, sodium methoxide and lithium 45 transformation. diisopropylamide. Suitable solvents include, but are not limited to, methylene chloride, chloroform, tetrahydro furan, ether and toluene. The reaction temperature can SCHEME 7 range from 0 C. to the reflux temperature of the partic (R) ular solvent utilized and the reaction is generally com- 50 Z plete in 24 hours. Literature precedent for this diazoal - s Y-e 31) NaNO2 kene Dieis-Alder reaction is found in J. Chem. Soc. 2 R3-iss2 eXIX P. T.I., 1987,2517. Scheme 15 demonstrates the method NH2 ology used to accomplish the transformation described XXI above. 55 Formula XXI compounds are known in the art or can SCHEME 15 be obtained by methods analogous to known proce dures. Those skilled in the art will recognize Formula XXI compounds to be substituted anilines or aminopyri dines. 'se baSS G 60 R3 Compounds of Formulae I (Q-3) and II (Q-3) can be N prepared by the reaction of Formulae I (Q-1) and II (Q-1) derivatives with an oxidizing agent, such as di Br chlorodicyanobenzoquinone (DDQ) (see Fieser and 65 Fieser, Reagents for Organic Synthesis, 1967, Vol. I, pp. CO2CH2CH3 215-219). The reaction involves the combination of an XVIII excess of molar equivalents of DDQ with one molar equivalent of Formula I (Q-1) or Formula II (Q-1) com 5,380,718 19 20 pounds in a suitable solvent such as, but not limited to, -continued methanol, ethanol, acetone and benzene. The reaction is SCHEME 18 conducted at room temperature to the reflux tempera 5 (R)2 ture of the particular solvent utilized. The reaction is usually complete in 24 hours. Scheme 18 illustrates this reaction. 10

SCHEME 18 15

(R)n 20 I(Q-3)

Compounds of Formulae I (Q-4) and II (Q-4) can be 25 prepared from Formula I (Q-2) and II (Q-2) derivatives in an analogous fashion such as that described for For mulae I (Q-3) and II (Q-3) compounds; see Scheme 19. 30

SCHEME 19

I(Q-2) SO

55 5,380,718 21 22 -continued SCHEME 19 SCHEME20

-TiCl, NaBH4. SeIQ-5) 10

15

(R)n

IIQ-2) 20 Formula I (Q-5) derivatives can be converted into (R) Formula II (Q-5) compounds in an analogous fashion as described for the conversion of Formula I (Q-1) com 25 pounds into Formula II (Q-1) derivatives. Formulae I (Q-6) and II (Q-6) compounds can be prepared in an analogous fashion as described for the preparation of Formulae I (Q-5) and II (Q-5) deriva 30 tives. Additionally, compounds of Formula I, where Q is Q-1, A is H, Z is CH, E is H and R3 is Halkyl or aryl, can be prepared as outlined in Scheme 21. This is gener 35 ally accomplished by the reaction of equimolar amounts of a pyridazine such as XXII with an aryl isocyanate or isothiocyanate of Formula VI in conventional organic Compounds of Formula I (Q-5) can be prepared by solvents such as ether or tetrahydrofuran. The Formula I compounds of Scheme 21, where E is H, can be con the reaction of tri- and tetravalent metal species such as verted to the analogs where E is C1-C3 alkyl by alkyla titanium, silicon, tin and the like in combination with tion of the dianion with a C1-C3 alkyl halide as shown. reducing agents such as sodium, lithium, or zinc boro 45 This is typically done by treatment of the compound hydride, lithium aluminum hydride and the like with where E is H with at least two equivalents of a strong compounds of Formula I (Q-1) as illustrated in Scheme base such as lithium diisopropylamide at low tempera 20. Literature precedent for analogous reactions can be tures in the range of 0 to -78° C. in a solvent such as found in J. Org. Chem., 1987, 54, 3750, and Synthesis, 50 tetrahydrofuran. An alkylhalide (typically the iodide) is 1980, 695. Typical reactions involve the addition of 1 then added to the preformed dianion affording, after equivalent of a compound of Formula I (Q-1) to a solu workup, compounds of Formula I where Q is Q-1, A is tion of 1.1 to 4.0 equivalents of titanium tetrachloride, H and E is C1-C3 alkyl. with 1.5 to 2.5 equivalents being preferred, and 2.1 to 55 6.0 equivalents of sodium borohydride with 3.5 to 4.5 SCHEME 21 equivalents being preferred. R1 Conventional organic solvents such as ether, tetrahy 2 R3 drofuran, dimethoxyethane, methylene chloride and (R) NCX chloroform can be used with 1,2-dimethoxyethane - FA-Ge. N VI being preferred. The reaction can be conducted attem n N X is O or S peratures ranging from -70' C. to 50° C. with -10°C. 65 H to 30° C. being preferred. The reaction time can be 0.1 XXII hour to 48 hours with 2 to 4 hours being preferred. 5,380,718 23 24 -continued cyanate. This method is outlined in Scheme 23. This SCHEME21 reaction can be run in a variety of conventional organic solvents such as ether, tetrahydrofuran or ethyl acetate 3 and is preferably conducted at the reflux temperature of (R2) R 5 the solvent. It is also preferable, and in some cases nec l. 3 eq. essary, to add a catalytic amount of an amine base such as triethylamine, pyridine or preferably dime s - EP e. thylaminopyridine. n N x1NNH 10 SCHEME 23 I (R)n (R)n 2 R3 (R) E NCX (R) 3 E 5 -r-G-DMAP S.O N NN 20

(R')n (E is C1-C3 alkyl) 25 (R) E Alkylation of the dianion of compounds such as XXIII is another useful method for the introduction of a variety of R groups, this method is outlined in Scheme 22. The Rgroups generalily prepared by this N so method are derived from alkylating reagents R3-L 30 (where L is Cl, or I) and include e.g. alkyl halides, substituted alkyl halides, acyl halides, alkylchlorofor x-O-o-XXV mates, sulfenyl and sulfonyl halides, dialkylcarbamoyl halides and the like. Typical procedures are analogous Intermediate pyridazines, such as XXIII, are gener to that described in Scheme 21 and include the use, of 35 ally available in three steps as shown in Scheme 24. strong base at low temperature. A second substituent E Friedel-Crafts acylation of a substituted benzene (where (where E is C1-C3 alkyl), can also be introduced in a R2 is generally an ortho/para directing group) with similar fashion. 4-chlorobutyryl chloride affords the 4 chlorobutyrophenone XXVI. Treatment of XXVI with SCHEME 22 40 hydrazine in refluxing alcoholic solvents such as metha nol or ethanol followed by reaction with an aryl isocya nate as in Scheme 21 affords the pyridazines XXIII, (R) each of these reactions is well documented in the chemi cal literature. 1.3 ea. LDA G 45 3 NN N 2. R-L SCHEME 24 ossi, (R) Cl XXIII (R)n SO c11N1N1 AlCl3 G

(R) R3 (R), 55 N Ol- 1. NH2NH2.H2O I Cl2. NCO 2 O XXVI I (R')m (R)n (R3 is e.g. CO2R21, COR2, CONR21R22, SR31, SOR31) XXIII Compounds of Formula I, where Q is Q-1 and R6and 65 Intermediate pyridazines, such as XXII, where R3is Rare taken together to form a carbonyl group (such as H, alkyl or aryl can be prepared by the reduction of compound XXV) can be prepared by the reaction of an pyridazinones, such as XXVII, with reducing agents amide such as XXIV with an aryl isocyanate or isothio such as lithium aluminum hydride or borane in tetrahy 5,380,718 25 26 drofuran as outlined in Scheme 25. Both of these reduc -continued tive methods are documented in the chemical literature SCHEME 27 and are also described in more detail in Scheme 5. (R2)

SCHEME 25

2 R3 LiAlH4 (R) -i >XXII 10 NN N

N oes NN No I H XXVI 15 In a manner similar to that described for compounds where Q is Q-1 and Ais Hthe application of the chemis try described in Schemes 11 through 20 can be used to Intermediate pyridazinones of Formula XXVII can prepare compounds where A is H for the Qvalues Q-2, be prepared in three steps from substituted acetophe Q-3, Q-4, Q-5, and Q-6. nones or deoxybenzoins (R3 is H, alkyl or phenyl) of 20 Formula I compounds, where Y is other than H, can Formula XXVIII as shown in Scheme 26. Alkylation of be prepared by standard alkylation, acylation or sulfe XXVIII with, e.g., ethyl bromoacetate under typical nylation methods well documented in the literature. alkylation conditions such as sodium hydride in tet It is recognized that in many of the transformations described it will be necessary to utilize appropriate rahyrofuran or dimethylformamide followed by basic 25 protecting groups to prevent unwanted side reactions hydrolysis of the ester and subsequent acidification or use reagents that do not affect functionality other affords the intermediate acid XXIX. Treatment of than that desired. One skilled in the art will be able to XXIX with hydrazine in refluxing alcoholic solvents select appropriate protecting groups and reagents to this end. such as ethanol or isopropanol affords the pyridazi 30 nones of Formula XXVII. The following Examples further illustrate the inven tion.

SCHEME 26 EXAMPLE 1. Step A: (2,3,-Dihydro-1-oxo-1H-indenylidene)acetic 1. BrCH2CO2Et 35 acid 2 NaH (R) 2. NaOH G To a solution of 1.3 mL of H2SO4 dissolved in 75 mL. R33. HCl H2O was added 11.3 g (0.053 mol) of sodium periodate. O The reaction mixture was cooled to 0° C. and 8.0 g XXVII (0.053 mol) of tartaric acid was added all at once and stirred for 15 min. at room temperature. 5.0 g (0.038 CO2H mol) of 1-indanone was added all at once followed by NH2NH2 H2O the dropwise addition of 19.0 g (0.24 mol) of 50% NaOH dissolved in 40 mL of H2O. A white precipitate o'-(Olu? R3 - a seXXVII 45 was formed and 75 mL of ethanol was added. The reac O tion mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour, XXIX acidified to pH -2 with concentrated HCl and stirred for 18 hours at room temperature, filtered and dried to Compounds of Formula I, where Q is Q-1 and G is an afford 3.3g of a yellow solid. 1H NMR (CDCl3) 8: 4.08 aromatic heterocycle, can be prepared by treating inter 0 (s, 2H), 6.54 (s, 1H), 7.4-7.8 (m, 5H). mediates of Formula V (as the hydrochloric acid addi Step B: 2,3-Dihydro-1-oxo-1H-indene-2-acetic acid tion salt) with triphosgene (O=C(OCCl3)2) and NH2-G To a solution of 1.9 g (0.031 mol) of zinc dust sus in the presence of a base such as pyridine as outlined in pended in 10 mL of HOAc was added 2.3 g (0.012 mol) Scheme 27. 55 of the product from Step A. The reaction mixture was refluxed for 1 hour, cooled, filtered and rinsed wtih acetic acid. The acetic acid solution was poured into SCHEME 27 200 mL of H2O and extracted with ethyl acetate (3 X50 Z. A. mL), washed with H2O (2x50 mL), dried over anhy 2 E (CCl3CCl3O)2CO drous magensium sulfate, filtered and concentrated (R) R3 Pyridine G under vacuum to afford 1.9 g of a yellow solid. H NH2-G NMR (CDCl3) 8: 2.6-3.5 (m, 5H), 7.4-7.8 (m, 4H), 12.2 (s, 1H). N Step C: 65 2,4,4a,5-Tetrahydro-3H-indeno1,2-c-pyrodazin-3-one HHC1 To a solution of 0.53 g (0.011 mol) of hydrazine hy drate dissolved in 25 mL ethanol was added 1.2 g 5,380,718 27 28 (0.0089 mol) of the product from step B. The reaction and the combined toluene extracts were then washed mixture was refluxed for 18 hours, cooled to room tem with 5% aqueous NaHCO3. The toluene extracts were perature, concentrated under vacuum, added 100 mL. then dried over MgSO4, filtered, concentrated and H2O and extracted with ethyl acetate (3x50 mL), chromatographed on silica gel with 10% ethyl acetate washed wtih brine (1x100 mL), dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under in hexane as the eluent to afford, after trituration with vacuum to afford 1.0 g of a yellow solid. 1H NMR hexane, 26.98 g of a yellow solid; mp 72-74 C. H (CDCl3) 8: 2.36 (t, 1H), 2.78 (dd, 1H), 2.90 (dd, 1H), NMR (CDCl3) 8; 3.22 (dd, 1H), 3.70 (dd, 1H), 3.94 (dd, 3.20 (m, 1H), 3.41 (dd, 1H), 7.35 (m, 3H), 7.75 (d, 1H), 1H), 7.0-7.3 (m, 5H), 7.82 (dd, 1H). 8.45 (s, 1H). IR (mineral oil): 3213, 1702 cm-l. O Step C: Ethyl Step D: 5-fluoro-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-oxo-1H 3,4,4a,5-Tetrahydro-N-4-(trifluoromethyl)-phenyl indene-2-acetate 2H-indeno1,2-clpyridazin-2-carboxamide To a solution of 0.720 g (0.018 mol) of 60% sodium To a solution of 0.204 g (0.0053 mol) of lithium alumi 15 hydride suspended in 50 mL DMF at 10° C. was added num hydride suspended in 20 mL THF was added drop dropwise 4.0 g (0.0164 mol) of the product from step B wise 1.0 g (0.0053 mol) of the product from step C dissolved in 25 mL DMF. The reaction mixture was dissolved in 10 mL THF. The dark reaction mixture stirred at 10 C. for 20 min. and 3.1 g (0.0164 mol) ethyl was refluxed for 1 hour, cooled to 0 C. and 50 mL of a bronoacetate was added all at once. The reaction was saturated solution of ammonium chloride was added. heated at 60° C. for 15 min, cooled to room tempera The reaction was extracted with ethyl acetate (3x50 ture, poured into 200 mL 10% HCl, extracted with mL), washed with brine (1X 100 mL), dried over anhy ethyl acetate (3X50 mL), washed with brine (1x100 drous magnesium sulfate, filtered into a flask and added 1.0 g (0.0053 mol) a,a,a-trifluoro-p-tolyisocyanate all mL), dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered at once. The reaction was stirred for 0.5 hours, concen and concentrated under vacuum to afford 4.0 g of a trated under vacuum and chromatographed using 30% 25 viscous oil. H NMR (CDCl3) 8: 1.10 (t, 3H), 3.18 (s, ethyl acetate/70% hexanes as eluent to afford 0.250 g of 2H), 3.63 (s, 2H), 4.18 (q, 2H), 6.95–7.30 (m, 6H), 7.80 a purple solid, mp 136-138 C. 1H NMR (CDCl3) 8: (dd, 1H). IR (neat): 1720, 1676 cm-1. 1.71 (ddd, 1H), 2.45 (m, 1H), 2.79 (dd, 1H), 2.95 (m, 1H), Step D: 3.35 (dd, 1H), 3.38 (dt, 1H), 4.58 (ddd, 1H), 7.32-7.4 (m, 5-Fluoro-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-3-dihydro-1-oxo-1H 3H), 7.57 (d, 2H), 7.69 (d, 2H), 7.70 (d, 1H), 8.83 (s, 1H). indene-2-acetic acid IR (mineral oil): 3362, 1679 cm-1. To a solution of 100 mL of 1N sodium hydroxide EXAMPLE 2 dissolved in 100 mL of CH3OH was added 4.0 g of the Step A: 3-Fluoro-a-(4-fluorophenyl)-benzenepropanoic 35 product obtained from step C. The reaction mixture acid was refluxed for 45 min., cooled to room temperature, To a solution of 10.8g of 60% sodium hydride in 400 poured into 200 mL H2O, extracted with ethyl acetate mL of tetrahydrofuran was added 44.7 g of methyl (3X50 mL), acidified the aqueous phase with 1N HCl, 4-fluorophenylacetate dropwise. Then, 50g of 3-fluoro and extracted with ethyl acetate (3X50 mL), washed benzyl bromide was added dropwise. The mixture was 40 with brine (1X100 mL), dried over anhydrous magne then heated to reflux for approximately 18 hours. After sium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under vacuum to this time, the reaction was cooled to room temperature afford 3.1 g of a yellow solid. H NMR (Me2SO-d6) 8: and filtered. The filtrate was partitioned between ether 3,14 (d, 2H), 3.61 (d, 2H), 7.02-7.40 (m, 5H), 7.50 (dd, and 5% aqueous sodium bicarbonate, and the ether 1H), 7.78 (dd, 1H). IR (mineral oil): 3300-2600, 1739, extracts were dried over magnesium sulfate and concen 45 1677 cm-1. trated to 77.57 g of a yellow oil. The crude product was combined with 275 mL of methanol, 20 mL of 50% Step E: 7-Fluoro-4a aqueous NaOH and 50 mL of H2O and the mixture was -(4-fluorophenyl)-2,4,4a,5-tetrahydro-3H-indeno1,2- refluxed for about 18 hours. The reaction was then clpyridazin-3-one cooled to room temperature, concentrated and parti 50 3.1 g (0.010 mol) of the product from step D was tioned between water and ether. The aqueous extracts were made acidic with concentrated HCl and extracted subjected to the same procedure as described in Exam with ether. The ether extracts were dried over MgSO4, ple 1, step C, to afford 2.0 g of a yellow solid. 1H NMR filtered, concentrated and the crude product was tritu (CDCl3) 8:2.83 (d, 2H), 3.30 (d, 2H), 6.95–7.20 (m, 6H), rated with hexane to afford 43.62 g of a white solid; mp 55 7.80 (dd, 1H), 8.48 (s, IH). 92-94 C. H NMR (CDCl3) 8; 3.00 (dd, 1H), 3.38 (dd, Step F:7-Fluoro-4a 1H), 3.83 (t, 1H), 6.8-7.4 (m, 6H). -(4-fluorophenyl)-3,4,4a,5-tetra-hydro-N-4-(tri Step B: fluoromethyl)phenyl-2H-indeno1,2-c-pyridazine-2- 5-Fluoro-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden carboxamide 1-one 2.0 g (0.007 mol) of the product from step E was A solution of 500 g of polyphosphoric acid was subjected to the same procedure as described in Exam heated to 60° C. and 43.0 g of the acid from step A was ple 1, step D, to afford 0.10 g of a white solid: mp added. The mixture was then heated to 110° C. for 1 224227 C. 1H NMR (CDCl3) 8: 2.07 (dt, 1H), 2.60 hour. After this time, the reaction was cooled to about 65 (ddd, 1H), 2.85 (dt, 1H), 3.32 (d, 1H), 3.44 (d, 1H), 4.33 60° C. and 400 mL of water was added rapidly with (ddd, 1H), 6.9–7.2 (m, 6H), 7.58 (d, 2H), 7.68 (d, 2H), externalcooling. The mixture was then partitioned be 7.75 (dd, 1H), 8.82 (s, 1H). IR (mineral oil): 3328, 1667 tween toluene and water, washed twice with toluene cm-l. 5,380,718 29 30 and filtered and the solids were washed with water and EXAMPLE 3 then cold isopropyl alcohol. This afforded 2.32 g of a Step A: white solid, mp. 221-223° C. H. NMR (CDCl3) 8: 2.80 (1,2,3,4-Tetrahydro-1-oxo-2-naphthalenylidene)-acetic (d, 1H), 3.05 (dd, 1H), 4.50 (d, 1H), 7.1-7.5 (m, 8H), 7.69 acid 5 (m, 2H), 8.76 (bs, 1H). 10.0 g (0.068 mol) of 1-tetralone was subjected to the same procedure as described in Example 1, step A, to Step C: afford 2.8g of an orange solid. H NMR (CDCl3) 8: 3.0 5,6-Dihydro-6-oxo-3,4-diphenyl-N-(4-(trifluorome (m, 2H), 3.32 (m, 2H), 6.69 (s, 1H), 7.40 (m, 2H), 7.6 (t, thyl)phenyl-1 (4H)-pyridazinecarboxamide 1H), 7.98 (d, 1H). 10 To a mixture of 0.27g of the product from Step B and Step B: 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydro-1-oxo-2-naphthalene-acetic 0.19 g of 4-trifluoromethyl isocyanate in 2 ml of THF acid was added 50 mg of dimethylaminopyridine and the 2.80 g (0.014 mol) of the product from step A was mixture was heated under nitrogen for 4 hrs. The mix Subjected to the same procedure as described in Exam ture was then concentrated and chromatographed on ple 1, step B, to afford 2.0 g of a viscous oil. H NMR silica gel to afford 0.10g of a yellow solid; mp 164-166 (CDCl3) 8: 2.0 (m, 1H), 2.25 (m, 1H), 2.50 (m, 1H), 3.0 C. H NMR (CDCl3) 8: 3.04 (dd, 1H), 3.23 (dd, 1H), (m, 4H), 7.28 (m, 2H), 7.45 (t, 1H), 8.0 (d, 1H), 11.2 (s, 4.52(bd, 1H), 7.1-7.5 (m, 8H), 7.60 (d, 2H), 7.73 (d, 2H), 1H). 7.88 (d, 2H), 10.95 (bs, 1H). 20 Step C: EXAMPLE 5 2,4,4a,5-Tetrahydro-3H-indeno1,2-c-pyridazin-3-one Step A: 2.0 g (0.0098 mol) of the product from step B was 5,6-Dihydro-3,4-diphenyl-N-(4-(trifluoromethyl) subjected to the same procedure (n-butanol was substi phenyl-1(4H)-pyridazine carboxamide tuted for ethanol as the solvent) as described in Exam 25 ple 1, step 3, to afford 1.0 g of an orange solid. HNMR To a mixture of 1.1 g of the product from Example 4, (CDCl3) 8: 1.62 (m, 1H), 2.2 (m, 2H), 2.6-3.0 (m, 4H), Step B in 10 ml of THF was added slowly 4.0 ml of 1.0 7.1-7.4 (m, 3H), 8.04 (d, 1H), 8.59 (s, 1H). Milithium aluminum hydride in THF, a 10' C. exothern was observed. The reaction was then stirred under Step D: 30 nitrogen at ambient temperature overnight. After this 3,4,4a,5-Tetrahydro-N-4-(trifluoromethyl)-phenyl time, the reaction was cooled to 0 C. and 5.0 ml of 2H-indeno1,2-cpyridazine-2-carboxamide water was added. The reaction was stirred for 10 min. 1.0 g (0.0046 mol) of the product from step C was and then partitioned between ethyl acetate an 5% so subjected to the same procedure as described in Exam dium bicarbonate. The organic extracts were dried over ple 1, step D, to afford 1.0 g of a white solid; mp 122' 35 magnesium sulfate and concentrated to 1.09 g of a yel C.-124 C. H NMR (CDCl3) 8: 1.6 (m 2H), 2.2 (m, low oil. The crude product was dissolved in THF, 0.75 2H),2.45 (m. 2H), 1H), 2.95 (m, 2H), 3.28 (dt, 1H), 4.64 g of 4-trifluoromethylphenyl isocyanate was added and ddd, 1H), 7.18 (m, 1H), 7.3 (m, 2H), 7.57 (d, 2H), 7.79 (d, the mixture was stirred under nitrogen overnight. The 2H), 8.05 (m, 1H), 8.92 (s, 1H). IR (mineral oil): 3375, reaction was then concentrated and the crude product 1697 cm-1. chromatographed on silica gel. Trituration with hexane EXAMPLE 4 afforded 0.7 g of a beige solid, mp 171-173 C. HNMR Step A: 3-Phenyl-4-oxo-benzenebutanoic acid (CDCl3) 8: 2.2 (m, 2H), 3.18 (m, 1H) 4.3-4.5 (m, 2H), To a solution of 6.0 g of 60% sodium hydride in 150 7.1-7.4 (m, 8H) (m, 6HO, 9.02 (S, 1H). ml of THF was added dropwise a solution of 29.4 g of 45 EXAMPLE 6 deoxybenzoin in 150 ml THF. The mixture was stirred for 10 min, 16.8 ml of ethylbronoacetate was added Step A: dropwise, and the reaction was then heated at reflux Methyl-2-(2-bromomethyl)-S-chloro-2,3-dihydro-1- under nitrogen overnight. The reaction was then parti oxo-1H-indene-2-carboxylate tioned between ether and 5% aqueous sodium bicarbon 50 To 50 mL of DMF was added 0.640 g (0.016 mol) ate, washed twice with ether dried over magnesium 60% sodium hydride. 3.0 g (0.013 mol) methyl S sulfate, filtered and concentrated to 41.08g of a brown chloro-2,3-dihydro-1-oxo-1H-indene-2carboxylate dis oil. The crude product was mixed with 200 ml of metha solved in 10 mL DMF was added dropwise over 10 nol, 30 ml of water and 10 ml of 50% sodium hydroxide minutes. The reaction mixture was stirred for 15 min and then heated to reflux under nitrogen overnight. 55 utes and 10.0 g (0.053 mol) 1,2-dibromoethane was After this time the reaction was concentrated, parti added all at once. The reaction mixture was heated at tioned between water and ether, washed twice with ether and dried over magnesium sulfate. The ether ex 80 C. for 2h, cooled to room temperature, poured into tracts were then concentrated and the residue triturated 200 mL 5% HCl solution and extracted with ether with cold ether to afford 6.45gms of a yellow solid, mp (3x100ml). The ether layer was washed with water 137-139° C. 1H NMR (CDCl3) 8: 2.74 (did, 1H), 3.43 (100mL) and brine (100mL), dried over anhydrous mag (dd, 1H), 5.04 (dd, 1H), 7.1-7.5 (m, 8H), 7.93 (d, 2H). nesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to afford a viscous oil. The crude product was chromato Step B: 4,5-dihydro-5,6-diphenyl-3(2H)-pyridazinone graphed with 25% ethyl acetate/75% hexane as eluent To a mixture of 3.0 gms of the product from Step A 65 which afforded 2.2 g of a yellow solid. 1H NMR in 25 ml ofisopropyl alcohol was added 1.0 ml of hydra (CDCl3) 8: 2.4 (m, 1H), 2.65 (m, 1H), 3.18 (d, 1H), 3.4 zine hydrate and the mixture was refluxed under nitro (m, 2H), 3.70 (s, 3H), 3.75 (d, 1H), 7.3–7.6 (m, 2H), 7.7 gen overnight. The reaction was then cooled to 0 C. (d, 1H). 5,380,718 31 32 Step B: Methyl 7-chloro-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro 2 1H NMR (CDCl3) 6: 1.39 (t, 3H), 1.8-2.3 (m, 3H), 2.7 4(trifluoromethoxy)phenylaminocarbonyl)-4ah (d, 1H), 4.35 (m, 2H), 5.12 (bs, 1H), 6.95 (m, 1H), 7.0–7.4 indenel,2-cpyridazine-4a-carboxylate. (m, 8H). To a solution of 4.1 g (0.083 mol) hydrazine and 5.0 g 5 Step B: (0.083 mol) acetic acid dissolved in 250 mL method was 1-(3-Chlorophenyl)-1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-6-phenyl-3- added 5.0 g (0.015 mol) of the product obtained from pyridazinecarboxylic acid Step A. The reaction mixture was refluxed for 18h, To 3.2 g (0.0093 mol) of the product from Step A was concentrated in vacuo and ice and 200 mL saturated added 100 mL methanol and 100 mL 1N sodium hy sodium bicarbonate was added. The crude product was droxide. The reaction mixture was heated at reflux for extracted with ethyl acetate (3x100 mL) washed with 18 h, cooled to room temperature, poured into 200 mL. water (100 mL) and brine (100 mL), dried over anhy water and extracted with ether (1x100 mL). The aque drous magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to ous phase was acidified with concentrated HCl and afford 1.3 g of a yellow solid which was added to 50 mL. extracted with ether (3x100 mL), washed with water ethyl acetate. This solution was treated with 3.25 g 15 (1x100 mL) and brine (1X 100 mL), dried over anhy (0.016 mol) 4-trifluroomethoxyphenylisocyanate. The drous magnesium sulfate and concentrated under re reaction mixture was stirred for 15 min, concentrated in duced pressure to afford 3.0 g of a yellow solid, mp vacuo, triturated with ether and filtered to afford 0.20 g 157-158° C. 1H NMR (CDCl3) 8: 1.6 (bs, 1H), 1.8-24 of an off-white solid, melting point, 192-194° C. H. (m, 3H), 2.8 (d, 1H), 5.3 (bs, 1H), 7.0-7.4 (m, 9H). NMR (CDCl3) 8: 1.78 (dt, 1H), 2.8 (m, 1H), 3.01 (d, 1H), 3.30 (dt, 1H), 3.55 (d, 1H), 3.66(s, 3H), 4.50 (ddd, Step C: 1H), 7.1-7.4 (m, 4H), 7.55 (d, 2H), 7.65 (d, 1H), 8.58 (s, 1-(3-Chlorophenyl)-1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-6-phenyl-N-(4- 1H), IR (mineral oil) 3366, 1720, 1692 cm-1. (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-3-pyridazinecarboxamide To 0.70 g (0.0022 mol) of the product obtained in EXAMPLE 7 25 Step B, dissolved in 10 mL toluene, was added 0.625g Step A: (0.0030 mol) a,a,a-trifluoro-p-tolylisocyanate and 0.30 1-(3-Chlorophenyl)-1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-6-phenyl-3- g (0.0029 mol) triethylamine. The reaction mixture was pyridazinecarboxylic acid, ethyl ester heated at reflux for 18 h, cooled to room temperature To 12.0 g (0.112 mol) of sodium carbonate suspended and concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude in 50 mL THF was added 5.0 g (0.028 mol) 3 30 product was triturated with ether to afford 0.50 g of a chlorophenyl hydrazine hydrochloride, 6.5 g (0.033 white solid, mp 183-184° C. 1H NMR (CDCl3) 8: mol) ethyl bromopyruvate and 44.0 g (0.42 mol) sty 1.8–2.4 (m, 3H), 2.9 (d, 1H), 5.25 (bs, 1H), 6.95-7.4 (m, rene. The reaction mixture was stirred at room tempera 9H), 7.7 (ABq, 4H), 9.02 (bs, 1H). IR (mineral oil): 3300, ture for 18 h, filtered through a plug of celite, rinsed 1663 cm-1. with methylene chloride and concentrated under re 35 By the general procedures described herein, or obvi duced pressure. The crude reaction mixture was flash ous modifications thereof, the compounds of Tables 1 chromatographed using 10% EtOAc/90% hexanes as through 12 can be prepared. eluent to afford 3.2 g of a yellow solid, mp 125-126 C.

TABLE 1.

C C Cl Cl CO2Me Cl Cl 4-FP Cl 4-Clso Ph C Me C iPr Cl n-Pr C CO2Me C P

5,380,718 79 80 TABLE 11-continued R2

E. R3

H1NNN H S. R NN YS O

R1 E is H E is Me RI R2 R3 Ri R2 R3 OCF3 OCH2CF3 n-Pr OCFs OCH2CF3 Pr OCF3 OCH2CF3 i-P OCFs OCH2CF3 iPr OCF3 OCH2CF3 CO2Me OCF3 OCH2CF3 CO2Me OCF3 OCH2CF3 4-F Ph OCF3 OCH2CF3 4-F-Ph OCF3 CF3 4-F-Ph OCF3 CF3 4-F-Ph OCF3 CF CO2Me OCF3 CF3 CO2Me

TABLE 12 R2 R3

M O N-N H NN1son

R1 R R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 CF3 F n-Pr OCF3 F n-Pr CF3 F iPr OCF3 F i-Pr CF3 F Ph OCF3 F Ph CF3 F 4-F-Ph OCF3 F 4-F-Ph CF3 Cl n-Pr OCF3 C -Pr CF3 C i-Pr OCF3 Cl iPr CF3 Cl Ph OCF3 Cl Ph CF3 Cl 4-F-Ph OCF Cl 4-F-Ph CF3 CF3 n-Pr OCF3 CF3 n-Pr CF3 CF3 i-Pr OCF3 CF3 i-Pr CF3 CF3 Ph OCF3 CF3 Ph CF3 CF3 4-F-mph OCF3 CF3 4-F-Ph CF3 OCH2CF3 n-Pr OCF3 OCH2CF3 In-Pr CF3 OCH2CF3 i-Pr OCF3 OCH2CF3 i-Pr CF3 OCH2CF3 Ph OCF3 OCH2CF3 Ph CF3 OCH2CF3 4-F-Ph OCF3 OCH2CF3 4-F-Ph.

Formulation and Use The compounds of this invention will generally be 60 used in formulation with an agriculturally suitable car extended in suitable media and used at spray volumes of rier comprising a liquid or solid diluent or an organic from about one to several hundred liters per hectare. solvent. Useful formulations of the compounds of For High strength compositions are primarily used as inter mulas I and II can be prepared in conventional ways. mediates for further formulation. The formulations, They include dusts, granules, baits, pellets, solutions, 65 broadly, contain from less than about 1% to 99% by suspensions, emulsions, wettable powders, emulsifiable weight of active ingredient(s) and at least one of a) concentrates, dry flowables and the like. Many of these about 0.1% to 20% surfactant(s) and b) about 5% to can be applied directly. Sprayable formulations can be 99% solid or liquid diluent(s). More specifically, they 5,380,718 81. 82 will contain effective amounts of these ingredients in cluded in packaging operation to insure the absence of the following approximate proportions: any extraneous undissolved material in the product. Example B Percent by Weight 5 Active Wettable Powder Ingredient Diluent(s) Surfactants(s) Wettable Powders 25-90 0-74 1-10 7-fluoro-4a-(4-fluorophenyl)-3,4,4a,5- 30% Oil Suspensions, 5-50 40-95 0-15 tetrahydro-N-(4-(trifluoromethyl)- Emulsions, Solutions, phenyl-2H-indeno)1,2-c-pyridazine (including Emulsifiable O 2-carboxamide Concentrates) sodium alkylnaphthalenesulfonate 2% Dusts 1-2S 70-99 05 sodium ligninsulfonate 2% Granules, Baits 0.01-95 5-99 0-15 synthetic amorphous silica 3% and Pellets kaolinite 63% High Strength 90-99 0-10 0-2 Compositions 15 The active ingredient is mixed with the inert materi Lower or higher levels of active ingredient can, of als in a blender. After grinding in a hammermill, the course, be present depending on the intended use and material is re-blended and sifted through a 50 mesh the physical properties of the compound. Higher ratios SCTeen. of surfactant to active ingredient are sometimes desir 20 Example C able, and are achieved by incorporation into the formu lation or by tank mixing. Dust Typical solid diluents are described in Watkins, et al., “Handbook of Insecticide Dust Diluents and Carriers', Wettable powder of Example B 10% 2nd Ed., Dorland Books, Caldwell, N. J. The more 25 pyrophyllite (powder) 90% absorptive diluents are preferred for wettable powders and the denser ones for dusts. Typical liquid diluents and solvents are described in Marsden, "Solvents The wettable powder and the pyrophyllite diluent are Guide, 2nd Ed., Interscience. New York, 1950. Solu thoroughly blended and then packaged. The product is bility under 0.1% is preferred for suspension concen 30 suitable for use as a dust. trates; solution concentrates are preferably stable Example D against phase separation at 0°C. "McCutcheon's Deter gents and Emulsifiers Annual', Allured Publ. Corp., Granule Ridgewood, N.J., as well as Sisely and Wood, “Ency clopedia of Surface Active Agents”, Chemical Publ. 35 7-fluoro-4a-(4-fluorophenyl)-3,4,4a,5- 10% Co., Inc., New York, 1964, list surfactants and recom tetrahydro-N-4-(trifluoromethyl)- mended uses. All formulations can contain minor phenyl)2H-indeno1,2-c-pyridazine 2-carboxamide amounts of additives to reduce foam, caking, corrosion, attapulgite granules (low volative 90% microbiological growth, etc. Preferably, ingredients matter, 0.71/0.30 mm; U.S.S. No. should be approved by the U.S. Environmental Protec 25-50 sieves) tion Agency for the use intended. The methods of making such compositions are well known. Solutions are prepared by simply mixing the The active ingredient is dissolved in a volatile solvent ingredients. Fine solid compositions are made by blend such as acetone and sprayed upon dedusted and pre ing and, usually, grinding as in a hammer or fluid energy 45 warmed attapulgite granules in a double cone blender. mill. Suspensions are prepared by wet milling (see, for The acetone is then driven off by heating. The granules example, U.S. Pat. No. 3,060,084). Granules and pellets are then allowed to cool and are packaged. can be made by spraying the active material upon pre Example E formed granular carriers or by agglomeration tech niques. See J. E. Browning, "Agglomeration', Chemi 50 Granule cal Engineering, Dec. 4, 1967, pages 147 and following, and “Perry's Chemical Engineer's Handbook”, 4th Ed., Wettable powder of Example B 15% McGraw-Hill, New York, 1963, pages 8 to 59 and fol gypsum 69% lowing. potassium sulfate 16% 55 Example A The ingredients are blended in a rotating mixer and Emulsifiable Concentrate water sprayed on to accomplish granulation. When most of the material has reached the desired range of 0.1 7-fluoro-4a-(4-fluorophenyl)-3,4,4a,5- 20% to 0.42 mm (U.S.S. No. 18 to 40 sieves), the granules are tetrahydro-N-4-(trifluoromethyl)- removed, dried, and screened. Oversize material is phenyl-2H-indeno1,2-c-pyridazine crushed to produce additional material in the desired 2-carboxamide range. These granules contain 4.5% active ingredient. blend of oil soluble sulfonates 10% and polyoxyethylene ethers Example F isophorone 70% 65 Solution The ingredients are combined and stirred with gentle warming to speed solution. A fine screen filter is in 7-fluoro-4a-(4-fluorophenyl)-3,4,4-a-5- 25% 5,380,718 83 84 Insecticides: -continued 3-hydroxy-N-methylcrotonamide(dimethylphos tetrahydro-N-4-(trifluoromethyl)- phenyl-2H-indeno1,2-c-pyridazine phate)ester (monocrotophos) 2-carboxanide methylcarbamic acid, ester with 2,3-dihydro-2,2- N-methyl-pyrrollidone 75% dimethyl-7-benzofuranol (carbofuran) O-2,4,5-trichloro-a-(chloromethyl)benzylphos phoric acid, O'O'-dimethyl ester (tetrachlorvinphos) The ingredients are combined and stirred to produce 2-mercaptosuccinic acid, diethyl ester, S-ester with a solution suitable for direct, low volume application. thionophosphoric acid, dimethyl ester (malathion) Example G O phosphorothioic acid, O,O-dimethyl, O-p-nitrophe nyl ester (methyl parathion) Aqueous Suspension methylcarbamic acid, ester with a-naphthol (carba ryl) m 7-fluoro-4a-(4-fluorophenyl)-3,4,4a,5- 40% methyl O-(methylcarbamoyl)thiolacetohydroxamate tetrahydro-N-4-(trifluoromethyl)- 15 (methomy) phenyl-2H-indeno1,2-c-pyridazine N'-(4-chloro-o-tolyl)-N,N-dimethylformamidine 2-carboxanide polyacrylic acid thickener 0.3% (chlordineform) dodecyclophenol polyethylene glycol 0.5% O,O-diethyl-O-(2-isopropyl-4-methyl-6-pyrimidyl ether phosphorothioate (diazinon) disodium phosphate 1.0% octachlorocamphene (toxaphene) monosodium phosphate 0.5% polyvinyl alcohol 1.0% O-ethyl-O-p-nitrophenyl phenylphosphonothioate water 56.7% (EPN) (S)-a-cyano-m-phenoxybenzyl(1R,3R)-3-(2,2- dibromovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate The ingredients are blended and ground together in a 25 (deltamethrin) sand mill to produce particles substantially all under 5 Methyl-N',N'-dimethyl-N-(methylcarbamoyl)oxy microns in size. 1-thiooxamimidate (oxany) Example H cyano (3-phenoxyphenyl)-methyl-4-chloro-a-(1- methylethyl)benzeneacetate (fenvalerate) Oil Suspension 30 (3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl(--)-cis,trans-3-(2,2- dichloro ethenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxy 7-fuoro-4a-(4-fluorophenyl)-3,4,4a,5- 35.0% late (permethrin) tetrahydro-N-4-(trifluoromethyl)- ol-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl 3-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2- phenyl-2H-indeno1,2-c-pyridazine dimethylcyclopropane carboxylate (cypermethrin) 2-carboxamide 35 O-ethyl-S-(p-chlorophenyl)ethylphosphonodithioate blend of polyalcohol carboxylic 6.0% esters and oil soluble petroleum (profenofos) sulfonates phosphorothiolothionic acid, xylene range solvent 59.0% O-ethyl-O-4-(methylthio)-phenyl-S-n-propyl ester (sulprofos). The ingredients are combined and ground together in 40 Additional insecticides are listed hereafter by their common names: trifumuron, diflubenzuron, metho a sand mill to produce particles substantially all below 5 prene, buprofezin, thiodicarb, acephate, azinphos microns. The product can be used directly, extended methyl, chlorpyrifos, dimethoate, fonophos, isofenphos, with oils, or emulsified in water. methidathion, methamidiphos, monocrotphos, phosmet, Example I 45 phosphamidon, phosalone, pirimicarb, phorate, ter bufos, trichlorfon, methoxychlor, bifenthrin, biphenate, Bait Granules cyfluthrin, fenpropathrin, fluvalinate, flucythrinate, tralomethrin, metal-dehyde and rotenone. 7-fluoro-4a-(4-fluorophenyl)-3,4,4a,5- 3.0% Fungicides: tetrahydro-N-4-(trifluoromethyl)- phenyl-2H-indeno1,2-c-pyridazine 50 methyl 2-benzimidazolecarbamate (carbendazim) 2-carboxamide tetramethylthiuram disulfide (thiuram) blend of polyethoxylated nonyl 9.0% n-dodecylguanidine acetate (dodine) phenols and sodium dodecyl manganese ethylenebisdithiocarbamate (maneb) benzene sulfonates 1,4-dichloro-2,5-dimethoxybenzene (chloroneb) ground up corn cobs 88.0% 55 methyl 1-(butylcarbamoyl)-2-benzimidazolecarba mate (benomy) The active ingredient and surfactant blend are dis 1-2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-propyl-1,3-dioxolan-2yl solved in a suitable solvent such as acetone and sprayed methyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole (propiconazole) onto the ground corn cobs. The granules are then dried 2-cyano-N-ethylcarbamoyl-2-methoxyiminoaceta and packaged. mide (cymoxanil) Compounds of Formulas I and II can also be mixed 1-(4-chlorophenoxy)-3,3-dimethyl-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol with one or more other insecticides, fungicides, nemato 1-yl)-2-butanone (triadimefon) cides, bactericides, acaricides, or other biologically N-(trichloromethylthio)tetrahydrophthalimide (cap active compounds to form a multi-component pesticide tan) giving an even broader spectrum of effective agricul 65 N-(trichloromethylthio)phthalimide (folpet) tural protection. Examples of other agricultural protec 1-bis (4-fluorophenyl)methylsilyl)methyl)-1H tants with which compounds of this invention can be 1,2,4-triazole. formulated are: Nematocides: 5,380,718 85 86 S-methyl 1-(dimethylcarbamoyl)-N-(methylcar cicadas (cicadidae), spittlebugs (cercopids), squash bugs bamoyloxy)thioformimidate (coreidae), red bugs and cotton stainers (pyrr S-methyl 1-carbamoyl-N-(methylcarbamoyloxy)thi hocoridae); oformimidate adults and larvae of the order acari (mites) including N-isopropylphosphoramidic acid O-ethyl O'-4-(me European red mite, two spotted spider mite, rust mites, thylthio)-m-tolyldiester (fenamiphos) McDaniel mite, and foliar feeding mites; Bactericides: adults and immatures of the order Orthoptera includ tribasic copper sulfate ing grasshoppers; streptomycin sulfate adults and immatures of the order Diptera including Acaricides: O leafminers, midges, fruitflies (tephritidae), and soil mag senecioic acid, ester with 2-sec-butyl-4,6-dinitro gots; phenol (binapacryl) adults and immatures of the order Thysanoptera in 6-methyl-1,3-cithiolo4,5-3quinoxalin-2-one (oxythi cluding onion thrips and other foliar feeding thrips. oquinox) The compounds are also active against economically ethyl 4,4'-dichlorobenzilate (chlorobenzilate) 15 important livestock, household, public and animal 1,1-bis(p-chlorophenyl)-2,2,2-trichloroethanol (dico health pests such as: fol) insect pests of the order Hymenoptera including car bis(pentachloro-2,4-cyclopentadien-1-yl) (dieno penter ants, bees, hornets, and wasps; chlor) tricyclohexyltin hydroxide (cyhexatin) insect pests of the order Diptera including house flies, trans-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-N-cyclohexyl-4-methyl-2- 20 stable flies, face flies, horn flies, blow flies, and other oxothiazolidine-3-carboxamide (hexythiazox) muscoid fly pests, horse flies, deer flies and other Bra amitraz chycera, mosquitoes, black flies, biting midges, sand propargite flies, sciarids, and other Nematocera; fenbutatin-oxide insect pests of the order Orthoptera including cock Biological 25 roaches and crickets; Bacillus thuringiensis insect pests of the order Isoptera including the East Avermectin B. ern subterranean termite and other termites; Utility insect pests of the order Mallophaga and Anoplura The compounds of this invention exhibit activity including the head louse, body louse, chicken head against a wide spectrum of foliar and soil inhabiting 30 louse and other sucking and chewing parasitic lice that arthropods which are pests of growing and stored agro attack man and animals; nomic crops, forestry, greenhouse crops, ornamentals, insect pests of the order Siphonoptera including the nursery crops, stored food and fiber products, livestock, cat flea, dog flea and other fleas. household, and public and animal health. Those skilled The specific species for which control is exemplified in the art will recognize that not all compounds are 35 are: fall armyworm, Spodoptera fruigiperda tobacco equally effective against all pests but the compounds of budworm, Hellothis virescens, boll weevil, Anthonomus this invention display activity against economically grandis; aster leafhopper, Macrosteles fascifrons, black important agronomic, forestry, greenhouse, ornamental bean aphid, (Aphis Fabae); southern corn rootworm, food and fiber product, stored product, domestic struc Diabrotica undecimpunctata. The pest control protec ture, and nursery pests, such as: tion afforded by the compounds of the present inven larvae of the order Lepidoptera including fall and tion is not limited, however, to these species. The com beet armyworm and other Spodoptera spp., to pounds of this invention may also be utilized as rodenti bacco budworm, corn earworm and other Helio cides. this spp., European corn borer, navel orangeworm, stalk/stem borers and other pyralids, cabbage and 45 Application soybean loopers and other loopers, codling moth, Arthropod pests are controlled and protection of grape berry moth and other tortricids, black cut agronomic crops, animal and human health is achieved worm, spotted cutworm, other cutworms and by applying one or more of the Formula I or II com other noctuids, diamondback moth, green clover pounds of this invention, in an effective amount, to the worm, velvetbean caterpillar, green cloverworm, 50 environment of the pests including the agronomic and pink bollworm, gypsy moth, and spruce budworm: /or nonagronomic locus of infestation, to the area to be foliar feeding larvae and adults of the order Cole protected, or directly on the pests to be controlled. optera including Colorado potato beetle, Mexican Because of the diversity of habitat and behavior of these bean beetle, flea beetle, Japanese beetles, and other arthropod pest species, many different methods of ap leaf beetles, boll weevil, rice water weevil, granary 55 plication are employed. A preferred method of applica weevil, rice weevil and other weevil pests, and soil tion is by spraying with equipment that distributes the inhabiting insects such as Western corn rootworm compound in the environment of the pests, on the fo and other Diabrotica spp., Japanese beetle, Euro liage, animal, person, or premise, in the soil or animal, to pean chafer and other coleopteran grubs, and wire the plant part that is infested or needs to be protected. worms; Alternatively, granular formulations of these toxicant adults and larvae of the orders Hemiptera and Ho compounds can be applied to or incorporated into the moptera including tarnished plant bug and other plant soil. Other methods of application can also be employed bugs (miridae), aster leafhopper and other leafhoppers including direct and residual sprays, aerial sprays, baits, (cicadellidae), rice planthopper, brown planthopper, eartags, boluses, foggets, aerosols, and many others. and other planthoppers (fulgoroidea), psylids, whiteflies 65 The compounds can be incorporated into baits that are (aleurodidae), aphids (aphidae), scales (coccidae and consumed by the arthropods or in devices such as traps diaspididae), lace bugs (tingidae), stink bugs (pen and the like which entice them to ingest or otherwise tatomidae), cinch bugs and other seed bugs (lyaaefdae), contact the compounds. 5,380,718 87 88 The compounds of this invention can be applied in time of year, host crop or animal, feeding behavior, their pure state, but most often application will be of a mating behavior, ambient moisture, temperature, etc. In formulation comprising one or more compounds with general, application rates of 0.01 to 2 kg of active ingre suitable carriers, diluents, and surfactants and possibly dient per hectare are sufficient to provide large-scale in combination with a food depending on the contem- 5 effective control of pests in agronomic ecosystems plated end use. A preferred method of application in- under normal circumstances, but as little as 0.001 volves spraying a water dispersion or refined oil solu- kg/hectare or as much as 8 kg hectare may be required. tion of the compounds. Combinations with spray oils, For nonagronomic applications, effective use rates will spray oil concentrations, and synergists such as pipero- range from about 1.0 to 50 mg/sguare meter but as little nyl butoxide often enhance the efficacy of the com- 10 as about 0.1 mg/square meter or as much as 150 pounds of Formulae I and II. mg/square meter may be required. The rate of application of the Formula I and II com- The following Tests demonstrate the control efficacy pounds required for effective control will depend on of compounds of Formulae I and II on specific pests; see such factors as the species of arthropod to be con- Index Tables A, B, C and D for compound descriptions. trolled, the pest's life cycle, life stage, its size, location, 15 INDEX TABLE A R2 6 7 A P3R

8 R6 V N-N 7 Y NN1so

R1 CMPLD A. R1 R2 R3 Y R6/R7 mp (C) CH2 CF3 H H H H. H. 136-138 2 CH2 CF3 7-F 4-F-n-Ph H H. H. 224-227 3 CH2CH2 CF3 H H H H. H. 22-124 4. CH2 CF3 7-F H H H. H. 126-164 5 CH2 OCF3 7-OMe 4-F-Ph H H. H. 150-152 6 CH2 CF3 H CO2Me H H. H. 188-191 7 CH2 OCF3 7.F 4-F-Ph H H. H. 216-218 8 CH2 CF3 H Ph H H. H. 222-223 9 CH2 CF3 7F CO2Me H H. H. 22-215 10 CH2 CF3 7-Cl 4-Cl-Ph H H. H. 135-138 11 CH2 OCF3 7-Cl CO2Me H H. H. 196-198 12 CH2 OCF3 7-OCH2CF3 CO2Me H H. H. 170-71 13 CH2 Cl 7.C. CO2Me H H. H. 185-186 14 CH2 Br 7-C CO2Me H H. H. 196-97 15 CH2 OCF3 7-F CO2Me H H. H. 173-174 16 CH2 CF3 7-OCH2CF3 CO2Me H H. H. 218-219 17 CH2 Br 7-OCH2CF3 CO2Me H H. H. 189-90 8 CH2 CF3 6-Cl CO2Me H H. H. 233-235 19 CH2 OCH3 6-Cl CO2Me H H. H. 190-191 20 CH2 OCF3 7-Cl CO2Me H EO 172-176 21 CH2 CF3 7-OCH2CF3 4-F-Ph H H. H. 218 22 CH2 CF3 7-F Et H H. H. 154-155 23 CH2 Br 7-F Et H H. H. 124-125 24 CH2 CF3 7F Me H H. H. 172 25 CH2 C 7-F Et H H. H. 128-130 26 CH2 OCF3 7-F Et H H. H. 15-18 27 CH2 CF3 7-OCH2CF3 Et H H. H. 169-173 28 CH2 Br 7-F Me H H. H. S0-151 29 CH2 CF3 7-F n-Pr H H. H. 210-218 30 CH2 CF3 7-OCH2CF3 Me H H. H. 79-180 3. CH2 Br 7-OCH2CF3 Me H H. H. 163-64 32 CH2 Br 7.F n-Pr H H. H. 190-92 33 CH2 OCF 7-F Me H H. H. 148-149 34 CH2 Br 7-F i-Pr H H. H. 190-193 35 CH2 CF3 7-F iPr H H. H. 214-215 36 CH2 OCF3 7-F n-P H H. H. 194-195 37 CH2 CF3 7-OCH2CF3 n-Pr H H. H. 167-168 38 CH2 Br 7-OCH2CF3 In-Pr H H. H. 118-120 39 CH2 OCF3 7-OCH2CF3 n-Pr H H. H. 123-135 40 CH2 OCF3 7-F Me H H. H. 119-120 41 CH2 OCF3 7F i-Pr H H. H. 189-190 42 CH2 OCF3 7-OCH2CF3 Et H H. H. 105-107 43 CH2 OCF3 7-OCH2CF3 4-F-Ph H H. H. 192-195

5,380,718 93 94 INDEX TABLE C-continued 0.5 pounds of active ingredient per acre (about 0.55 R3 kg/ha) at 30 p.s. i. (207 kPa). The cups were then cov R2 ered and held at 27°C. and 50% relative humidity for 72 3. hours, after which time readings were taken. Of the 4 2 compounds tested, the following resulted in greater E than or equal to 80% mortality: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, N 33, 34, 35,36, 37,38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, N 49, 50, 51, 52,53,54, 55,56, 57,58, 59, 60', 66,74, 75, Sa 10 76, 78, 83, 88, 89,90,91, 92,95, 96, 97,98,99, 100, 101, 105", 106", 109, 112, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122*, YN1so 123, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148*, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156 and 157. 15 *Only one replicate at 1000 ppm. *Only one replicate at 250 ppm. TEST B R Tobacco Budworm CMPD RI R2 R3 E Y mp (C) 20 The test procedure of Test 1 was repeated for effi 143 OCF3 3-OCH3 H H H 156-157 144 OCF3 H 4-F H. H. 131-132 cacy against third-instar larvae of the tobacco budworm 145 CF3 H 4-F H. H. 168-169 (Hellothis virescens) except that mortality was assessed at 146 Br H 4-F H. H. 178-179 48 hours. Of the compounds tested, the following re 147 OCF3 3-CF3 4-Cl H. H. 118-119 sulted in greater than or equal to 80% mortality: 2, 6, 13, 148 CF3 3-CF3 4-Cl H. H. 139-140 25 149 OCF3 3-CF3 4-Br H. H. 122-124 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 150 OCF3 3-Cl 4-Me H. H. 138-140 30, 31, 32, 34, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45,46, 47, 48, 15 Br 3-Cl 4-Me H. H. 147-148 152 CF3 3-Cl 4-Me H. H. 144-145 49, 50, 51, 52,53,55, 56,58, 59, 60*, 77,78, 89,91, 96, 153 CF3 3-Br 4-Br H. H. 155-156 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 105, 106, 112, 117, 118, 119, 128, 154 OCF3 3-Br 4-Br H. H. 133-134 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 142, 144, 155 Br 3-Br 4-Br H. H. 98-99 30 145, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155 and 157. 156 CF3 3-F 4-Me H h 180-181 "Only one replicate at 250 ppm. 157 OCF3 3-F 4-Me H. H. 144-45 158 Br 3-F 4-Me H. H. 166-67 TEST C Southern Corn Rootworm INDEX TABLED 35 Test units, each consisting of an 8-ounce (230 mL) R2 plastic cup containing 1 sprouted corn seed, were pre 6 pared. Sets of three test units were sprayed as described in Test A with individual solutions of the test com r A. R3 pounds. After the spray on the cups had dried, five N third-instar larvae of the southern corn rootworm (Dia V brotica undecimpunctata howardi) were placed into each N F. cup. A moistened dental wick was inserted into each cup to prevent drying and the cups were then covered. "N so 45 The cups were then held at 27 C. and 50% relative humidity for 48 hours, after which time mortality read ings were taken. Of the compounds tested, the follow ing resulted in greater than or equal to 80% mortality: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 50 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, R1 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, CMPD A R1 R2 R3 mp ('C) 60*, 66,74, 77,78, 83, 89,91, 92,95, 96, 97,98, 99, 100, 101, 105, 106, 107, 112, 116, 118, 127, 128, 129, 130, 134, 159 OCH2 OCF3 H Me 142-143 136, 137, 138, 139, 142, 144, 145, 146, 147 and 159. 55 "Only one replicate at 250 ppm. TEST A TEST D Fall Armyworm Aster Leafhopper Test units, each consisting of an 8-ounce (230 mL) Test units were prepared from a series of 12-ounce plastic cup containing a layer of wheat germ diet, ap 60 (350 mL) cups, each containing oat (Avena Satiya) seed proximately 0.5 cm thick, were prepared. Ten third lings in a 1-inch (2.54 cm) layer of sterilized soil. The instar larvae of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) test units were sprayed as described in Test A with were placed into each cup. Solutions of each of the test individual solutions of the below-listed compounds. compounds (acetone/distilled water 75/25 solvent) After the oats had dried from the spraying, between 10 were sprayed into the cups, a single solution per set of 65 and 15 adult aster leafhoppers (Mascrosteles fascifrons) three cups. Spraying was accomplished by passing the were aspirated into each of the covered cups. The cups cups, on a conveyer belt, directly beneath a flat fan were held at 27 C. and 50% relative humidity for 48 hydraulic nozzle which discharged the spray at a rate of hours, after which time mortality readings were taken. 5,380,718 95 96 Of the compounds tested, the following resulted in -continued greater than or equal to 80% mortality: 2, 13, 14, 15, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34,35, 36,38, Z A E R3 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45,46, 47,49, 50, 51, 52, 59, 60', 66, R8 74, 77, 78, 89,90,96, 100, 101, 105, 106, 130, 144, 145, N 147, 148 and 149. (R2) *Only one replicate at 250 ppm. N R9, TEST E O Boll Weevi Z A. Five adult boll weevils (Anthononus grandis grandis) were placed into each of a series of 9 ounce (260 mL) El-R R4 cups. The test procedure employed was then otherwise the same as in Test A with three cups per treatment. 15 Mortality readings were taken 48 hours after treatment. Of the compounds tested, the following resulted in greater than or equal to 80% mortality: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32,33, 34, 35, 20 and 36, 37,38, 39, 40, 41, 42,43, 44, 45,46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52,53,55, 56, 57,58, 59, 60%, 70, 74, 77,78, 89,90,91, Z A. 92, 95, 96, 97,98, 99, 100, 105, 112, 127, 130, 131, 134, E R3 R4 135, 137, 138, 139, 141, 142, 144 and 145. "Only one replicate at 250 ppm. 25 N R5 What is claimed is: 2 (R )n 101 s R6; 1. A compound selected from groups having Formu R7 lae I and II: 30 A and E are taken together to form V; X I V is selected from the group -CH2-, -CH2CH2-, o-c-f-g -O-, -S-, -SO-, -SO2-, -NR11-, Y -OCH2-, -SCH2-, -N(R1)CH2-, substi 35 tuted -CH2-, and substituted -CH2CH2-, the X1 I substituents independently selected from 1-2 halo gen and 1-2 methyl; provided that when V is Q-C=N-G -OCH2-, -SCH2- or -N(R1)CH2-, either wherein: atom can be attached to the aromatic moiety; Q is selected from the group 40 G is selected from the group

Q-1 G-1

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Z. A. Q-2 E R3 R4 N R5 55 (R2) N R6, S. R7

Q-3 60

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5,380,718 101 102 R21 is selected from the group H, C1-C5 alkyl, C1-C6 substituent in the 4-position, or when m is 2 then haloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 haloalkenyl, (R)2 when attached to adjacent atoms can be taken C2-C6 alkynyl, C3-C6 haloalkynyl, C2-C6alkoxyal together as -CH2C(CH3)2O-, -OCH2CH2O-, kyl, C2-C6 alkylthioalkyl, C1-C6 nitroalkyl, C2-C6 -OCF2CF2O-, or -CF2CFO- to form a 5- or cyanoalkyl, C3-C8 alkoxycarbonylalkyl, C3-C6 6-membered fused ring; cycloalkyl, C3-C6 halocycloalkyl, and optionally R2 is selected from the group H, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 substituted phenyl and benzyl wherein the substitu haloalkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 haloalkenyl, ents are 1 to 3 substituents independently selected C2-C6alkynyl, C3-C6 haloalkynyl, C2-C6 alkoxyal from W: kyl, C2-C6 alkylthioalkyl, C1-C6 nitroalkyl, C2-C6 R22 is selected from the group H and C1-C4 alkyl; or O cyanoalkyl, C3-C8 alkoxycarbonylalkyl, C3-C6 R21 and R22, when attached to the same atom, can cycloalkyl, C3-C6 halocycloalkyl, phenyl option be taken together as -(CH2)4-, -(CH2)5-, or ally substituted with 1 to 3 substituents indepen -CH2CH2OCH2CH2; dently selected from W, benzyl optionally substi R23 is selected from the group H, C1-C4 alkyl, C2-C4 tuted with 1 to 3 substituents independently se alkenyl, C2-C4 alkynyl, C2-C4 alkylcarbonyl, S lected from W, halogen, CN, SCN, NO2, OR21, C2-C4 alkoxycarbonyl and C1-C4 alkylsulfonyl; SR21, S(O)2R21, OC(OR21, OS(O)2R21, COR21, R2 is C1-C3 alkyl; COR21, C(O)NR21R22, SO2NR21R22 and R25 is selected from the group H, C1-C4 alkyl, C2-C4 NR21R22; alkenyl and C2-C4 alkynyl; R is selected from the group H, C1-C4 alkyl, C3-C4 R26 is selected from the group H, C(O)C1-C6 alkyl, 20 CO2C1-C6 alkyl, optionally substituted C1-C4 al alkoxycarbonylalkyl, CO2R21 COR21, phenyl and kyl, optionally substituted C2-C4 alkenyl, and op phenyl substituted by (R20)p; tionally substituted C2-C4 alkynyl, the substituents R20is selected from the group halogen, C1-C2 haloal selected from C-C2 alkoxy, CN, COR3 and kyl and CO2R21; CO2R31; 25 R21 is selected from the group C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C2 R27 is selected from the group H, C1-C3 alkyl, phenyl, haloalkyl, C3-C4 alkenyl and propargyl; phenyl substituted with W, benzyl and benzyl sub R22 is selected from Hand CH3; stituted with W: X1 is selected from the group C1, OR12, SR12 and R28 is selected from the group H, C1-C4 alkyl, C2-C4 N(CH3)2 alkenyl and C2-C4 alkynyl; 30 X2 is selected from the group R12, OR12 and N(CH3)2; R29 and R30 are independently selected from the m is 1 or 2; group H and C1-C2 alkyl; n is 1 or 2; and R31 is selected from the group C1-C3 alkyl, phenyl p is 1 or 2. and phenyl substituted with W: 3. A compound according to claim 1 wherein J is R32 is C1-C3 alkyl; 35 selected from the group J-1, J-2, J-8, J-9 and J-16. R33 is C1-C3 alkyl; 4. A compound according to claim 2 wherein G is Ris selected from the group H, C1-C3 alkyl, phenyl selected from the group G-2, G-3, G-7 and G-9. and phenyl substituted by W; 5. A compound according to claim 4 wherein W is selected from the group halogen, CN, NO2, A and E are taken together to form -O-, -CH2-, C1-C2 alkyl, C1-C2 haloalkyl, C1-C2 alkoxy, -CH2CH2-, -OCH2-, -S-, -SCH2-, C1-C2 haloalkoxy, C1-C2 alkylthio, C1-C2 haloal N(R11)CH2 or NR11; kylthio, C1-C2 alkylsulfonyl and C1-C2 haloalkyl R1 is selected from the group H, C1-C4 alkyl sulfonyl; SOR21, CO2R21 and CONOR21)R25. m is 1 to 3; 6. A compound according to claim 5 of Formula I n is 1 to 3; 45 wherein Q is Q-1. p is 1 to 3; 7. A compound according to claim 5 of Formula I u is 1 or 2; and wherein Q is Q-2. Z is C or N. 8. A compound according to claim 5 of Formula II 2. A compound according to claim 1 wherein: wherein Q is Q-1. R1 is selected from the group H, C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 50 9. A compound according to claim 5 of Formula II haloalkyl, C2-C6alkenyl, C2-C6 haloalkenyl, Cphd wherein Q is Q-2. 2-C6 alkenyl, C3-C6 haloalkynyl, C2-C6 alkoxyal 10. An arthropodicidal composition comprising an kyl, C2-C6 alkylthioalkyl, C1-C6 nitroalkyl, C2-C6 arthropodicidally effective amount of a compound ac cyanoalkyl, C3-C8 alkoxycarbonylalkyl, C3-C6 cording to any one of claims 2 to 5 and 6 to 9 and a cycloalkyl, C3-C6 halocycloalkyl, phenyl option 55 carrier therefor. ally substituted with 1 to 3 substituents indepen 11. A method for controlling arthropods comprising dently selected from W, benzyl optionally substi applying to them or to their environment an arthropodi tuted with 1 to 3 substituents independently se cidally effective amount of a compound according to lected from W, halogen, CN, SCN, NO2, OR21, any one of claims 1 to 2 and 6 to 9. SR21, SO2R21, CO2R21, and COR2, with one R1 is a