Abstract: The invention relates to novel substituted 1,3-dioxan-5-ylamino-heterocyclic compounds of the formula in which A is CH or N; X is NH, O or S(O)q, where q=0-2; Y is O or S(O)m, where m=0-2, and R1, R2, R3, R4, R4′ and R5 have the meanings given in the description, processes for their preparation and their use as pest control compositions and fungicides.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing 4-substituted cis-cyclohexylamines of high cis-selectivity by reductive amination of cyclohexanones which are substituted in position 4 by an organic radical.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are H, halogen, an aliphatic radical or an aromatic radical, X is O, S or optionally substituted imino, Y is a bond or a bivalent optionally substituted hydrocarbon radical and Z is optionally substituted cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl. The invention furthermore relates to processes for their preparation and their use as pesticides, in particular as insecticides, acaricides and fungicides.

Abstract: Cyclohexylamino and cycloalkoxy nitrogen heterocycles, processes for their preparation, and their use as pesticides and fungicides.The invention relates to compounds of the formulaAr--X-E-Qin which Ar is substituted or unsubstituted 4-pyridyl or 4-pyrimidinyl; X is NH, O, S, SO or SO.sub.2 ; E is a bond or alkanediyl; and Q is a substituted cycloalkyl or 4-piperidyl.The invention also relates to processes and intermediates for their preparation, to compositions comprising them and to their use as pesticides and fungicide.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel substituted N-(4-pyridyl)carboxamides of the formula ##STR1## in which Q is substituted 4-pyridyl, A is hydrogen, alkyl, acyl or aralkyl and Y-Z is an optionally modified hydrocarbon radical or Y is a bond or a bivalent radical and Z is aryl, O-aryl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl or heterocyclyl, all of which are optionally substituted, to processes for their preparation, to intermediates during their preparation, and to their use as pesticides, in particular as insecticides, acaricides and nematicides, and also as fungicides.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of 1-hydroxy-2-pyridones is described in which a pyrone is reacted with a hydroxyl-ammonium salt in the presence of basic compounds, solvents and organic acids or salts thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of 1-hydroxy-2-pyridones of the formula I ##STR1## by reaction of a pyrone of the formula II ##STR2## with a hydroxylammonium salt in the presence of basic compounds, which comprises carrying out the reaction in the presence of a distillable, filterable or extractable acid or a salt thereof in an amount of 0.01 to 20 equivalents with respect to the pyrone of the formula II, and employing as the basic compounds an alkali metal carbonate and/or alkali metal bicarbonate in an amount of 0.8 to 5 equivalents with respect to the hydroxylammonium salt, the radicals R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 in the formulae I and II are described herein.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are H, halogen, an aliphatic radical or an aromatic radical, X is O, S or optionally substituted imino, Y is a bond or an optionally substituted bivalent hydrocarbon radical and Z is optionally substituted cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl. The invention furthermore relates to processes for their preparation and their use as pesticides, in particular as insecticides, acaricides and fungicides.

Abstract: Substituted pyridines, their preparation, and their use as pesticides and fungicides.The invention relates to compounds of the formula ##STR1## and to salts thereof in which 1, 2, 3 or 4 of the radicals R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are an aliphatic, alicyclic or araliphatic radical bonded by a --O--CH.sub.2 -- or --O--CO--, and the remaining ones of these radicals are H, halogen or an aliphatic or aromatic radical, X is O, S or optionally substituted imino, Y is a bond or a bivalent radical and Z is an aromatic radical or optionally substituted cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl. The invention furthermore relates to processes for their preparation and to their use as pesticides, in particular as insecticides, acaricides and fungicides.