Abstract: Compounds of the formula I
and disulfides thereof and salts thereof are important intermediate products for the preparation of compounds having a microbicidal and plant-immunizing action, of the formula III
In the compounds of the formulae I and III:
X is halogen,
n is 0, 1, 2 or 3;
Z is CN, CO—A or CS—A,
A is hydrogen, halogen, OR1, SR2 and N(R3)R4;
R1 to R4 are hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted, open-chain, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon radical containing not more than 8 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cyclic, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon radical containing not more than 10 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted benzyl or phenethyl, a substituted or unsubstituted alkanoyl group containing not more than 8 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted benzoyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl radical; or
R3 and R4, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded, are a 5- or 6-membered, subs