Abstract: Methyl .alpha.-arylacrylates substituted by a heterocyclic radical and having the general formula ##STR1## where R is alkyl, alkenyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, alkylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, halogen or aryl, the aromatic ring being unsubstituted or substituted, Het is a five-membered heteroaromatic ring which is unsubstituted or substituted and has from one to three heteroatoms, and A is ethenylene, ethylene, methyleneoxy or methylenethio, and fungicides and pesticides containing these compounds.

Abstract: A process for preparing 3-(2'-oxyethyl)dihydro-2(3H)furanones of the general formula I ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is hydrogen or acetyl, by reacting ethylene oxide with acetoacetic acid esters of the general formula II ##STR2## where R.sup.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, which comprises carrying out the reaction in alcoholic solutions in the presence of alkali metal alkoxides at from 20.degree. to 100.degree. C. and from 1 to 20 bar, is described.

Abstract: Oxime ether derivatives of the formula I ##STR1## where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each hydrogen or alkyl, Het is pyridyl, quinolyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, thienyl, quinoxalinyl, isoxazolyl, benzoxazolyl or benzothiazolyl, the heterocyclic ring system being unsubstituted or substituted, and X is oxygen or sulfur, their plant-tolerated acid addition salts, metal complexes and N-oxides, and fungicides containing these compounds.

Abstract: Cyclohexenone oxime ethers of the formula I ##STR1## (R.sup.1 =C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl; A=substituted or unsubstituted alkylene or alkenylene;Z=a 5-membered or 6-membered heteroaromatic structure;X=substituted or unsubstituted amino, nitro, cyano, halogen, alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylthio, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkoxy, carboxyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxycarbonyl, substituted or unsubstituted benzyloxycarbonyl and phenyl;n=0 to 3, or 1 to 4 where Z is halogen-substituted pyridyl; andR.sup.

Abstract: .alpha.-Arylacrylates substituted by a heterocyclic radical and of the general formula I ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is alkoxy or alkylthio, R.sup.2 is alkyl, Het is pyridyl, pyridone, quinolyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrimidinone, the heterocyclic ring system being unsubstituted or substituted, A is carbonyloxy, oxygen or sulfur, and n is 0 or 1, and their plant-tolerated acid addition salts and metal complexes, and the N-oxides of the heterocyclic compounds, and fungicides containing these compounds.

Abstract: Abstract of the Disclosure: .alpha.-Arylacrylic acid derivatives of the general formula I ##STR1## where X is ethylene or ethenylene;Y is a direct bond or oxygen;R.sup.1 is an unsubstituted or substituted mononuclear or dinuclear aromatic or heteroaromatic system;R.sup.2 is cyano, nitro, halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkylthio or haloalkylthio;n is 1 or 2, and the radicals may be different if n is 2, and(c m is 0, 1 or 2, and the radicals may be different if m is 2,with the proviso that R.sup.1 is not phenyl when n is 1 and m is 0, their preparation, insecticides and fungicides containing them and methods for their use.

Abstract: Methyl .alpha.-arylacrylates substituted by a heterocyclic radical and having the general formula ##STR1## where R is alkyl, alkenyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, alkylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, halogen or aryl, the aromatic ring being unsubstituted or substituted, Het is a five-membered heteroaromatic ring which is unsubstituted or substituted and has from one to three heteroatoms, and A is ethenylene, ethylene, methyleneoxy or methylenethio, and fungicides and pesticides containing these compounds.

Abstract: Abstract of the Disclosure: 3-Carbamoylisoxazole-4-carboxylic esters of the formula I ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl or a 5- to 6-membered heterocyclic radical, it being possible for the organic radicals to carry substituents which are inert under the reaction conditions;R.sup.2 is alkyl, cycloalkyl, benzyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 -alkenyl;R.sup.3 is hydrogen, alkyl or cycloalkyl andR.sup.4 is an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic radical or unsubstituted or substituted phenyl, or R.sup.4 together with R.sup.3 is a 4- to 7-membered alkylene chain which can be interrupted by oxygen, sulfur or N-methyl, are prepared by selective amidation of an isoxazole-3,4-dicarboxylic diester of the formula II ##STR2## where R.sup.2 has the meanings of R.sup.2 and is identical to or different from R.sup.2.

Abstract: A process for preparing isoxazole-3,4-dicarboxylic acid derivatives of the formula I ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl or phenyl, or a 5- to 6-membered heterocyclic radical, and the organic radicals can have substituents which are inert under the reaction conditions;R.sup.2 is hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, benzyl or C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -alkenyl;A is NR.sup.3 R.sup.4 where R.sup.3 is hydrogen or an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic radical and R.sup.4 is an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic radical or unsubstituted or substituted phenyl, or R.sup.3 forms together with R.sup.4 a 4- to 7-membered alkylene chain which can be interrupted by oxygen, sulfur or N-methyl, or is OR.sup.5 where R.sup.5 is alkyl, cycloalkyl, benzyl or alkenyl;by deprotonation of a CH-acid compound of the formula II ##STR2## using a base and reacting with hydroximyl chlorides of the formula III ##STR3## wherein a magnesium alcoholate of the formula IVMg(OR.sup.6 ).sub.2 IVwhere R.sup.

Abstract: Sulfonamides of the formula I ##STR1## where A is an unsubstituted or substituted aromatic or heteroaromatic radical; W is oxygen or sulfur; B is an unsubstituted or substituted furyl, thienyl, pyrrolyl, oxazolyl, isothiazolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, thiadiazolyl, oxadiazolyl or triazolyl radical, and the environmentally compatible salts thereof are prepared as described and are used as herbicides.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of 4-hydroxymethyltetrahydropyrans of the formula I ##STR1## where R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are hydrogen, C.sub.1 - to C.sub.12 -alkyl, C.sub.3 - to C.sub.8 -cycloalkyl, aryl or C.sub.7 - to C.sub.20 -aralkyl, comprises reacting a tetrahydropyrancarboxylic ester of the formula II ##STR2## where R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are as defined above, and R.sup.5 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 - to C.sub.12 -alkyl, at from 50.degree. to 400.degree. C. and at from 1 to 400 bar in the presence of hydrogen and a hydrogenation catalyst.

Abstract: Cyclohexenone oxime ethers I ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, A is unsubstituted or substituted C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -alkynylene, Z is unsubstituted or substituted phenyl an unsubstituted or substituted 6-membered or 7-membered saturated or monounsaturated or diunsaturated heterocyclic structure having one or two hetero atoms selected from the group consisting of oxygen and sulfer, and their agriculturally useful salts and esters of C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 -carboxylic acids and inorganic acids, are suitable as herbicides.

Abstract: Methyl .alpha.-arylacrylates substituted by a heterocyclic radical and having the general formula ##STR1## where R is alkyl, alkenyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, alkylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, halogen or aryl, the aromatic ring being unsubstituted or substituted, Het is a five-membered heteroaromatic ring which is unsubstituted or substituted and has from one to three heteroatoms, and A is ethenylene, ethylene, methyleneoxy or methylenethio, and fungicides and pesticides containing these compounds.

Abstract: Cyclohexenone oxime ethers of the formula I ##STR1## (R.sup.1 =C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl; A=substituted or unsubstituted alkylene or alkenylene;Z=a 5-membered or 6-membered heteroaromatic structure;X=substituted or unsubstituted amino, nitro, cyano, halogen, alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylthio, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkoxy, carboxyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxycarbonyl, substituted or unsubstituted benzyloxycarbonyl and phenyl;n=0 to 3, or 1 to 4 where Z is halogen-substituted pyridyl; andR.sup.

Abstract: An alkoxycoumarin substituted by a heterocyclic radical, or the formula ##STR1## R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently of one another are each hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 -alkyl, trifluoromethyl, phenyl or halogen, or together form a C.sub.3 -C.sub.5 -alkylene chain, R.sup.3 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 -alkyl or halogen, n is an integer of from 0 to 3, R.sup.4 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.

Abstract: E-oxime ethers of phenylglyoxylic esters of the formula I ##STR1## where X and Y are each halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy or trifluoromethyl;m is an integer from 0 to 4;n is an integer from 0 to 3;are prepared.

Abstract: 4-Aryl-2-haloimidazole-5-carboxylic esters of the general formula Ia and Ib ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -alkenyl or C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -alkynyl,R.sub.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -alkenyl or C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -alkynyl,Hal is chlorine or bromine,n is 0 to 3,x is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylthio, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylsulfinyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylsulfonyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkylthio, cyano, nitro, carbo-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, N,N-di-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylcarbamoyl and/or halogen,processes for their manufacture, and their use in herbicidal agents as safeners in combination with at least one herbicidal active ingredient from the group consisting ofa) 2-(4-heteroaryloxy)- or 2-(4-aryloxy)-phenoxyacetic acid or -propionic acid derivatives andb) cyclohexenone derivatives.

Abstract: Isoxazole(isothiazole)-5-carboxamides, having herbicidal activity, of the formula ##STR1## where X is oxygen or sulfur,R.sup.1 is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkoxy, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic radical having one or two heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen, and which may be substituted, or substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, orR.sup.2 is formyl, 4,5-dihydrooxazol-2-yl or a radical of the formula COYR.sup.5 or CONR.sup.6 R.sup.7.

Abstract: Isoxazole- and isothiazole-5-carboxamides of the formula I ##STR1## where X is oxygen or sulfur, R.sup.1 is halogen, alkylthio, haloalkoxy, haloalkylthio, cyano, formyl, alkanoyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, di-(C.sub.1 -C.sub.3)-alkylaminocarbonyl, cyclopropylaminocarbonyl, methylsulfonyl, trifluoromethylsulfonyl, unsubstituted or substituted phenoxy or phenylthio; R.sup.2 is formyl, haloformyl, 4,5-dihydro-2-oxazolyl, COOR.sup.5, COSR.sup.5 or CONR.sup.6 R.sup.7, and R.sup.3 to R.sup.7 have the meanings specified in the description, are suitable as herbicides.

Abstract: Carboxamides Ia, Ib, Ic and Id ##STR1## (X=O, S; R.sup.1 =H, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted benzyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, haloalkoxy, haloalkylthio, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, substituted or unsubstituted phenoxy or phenylthio, a substituted or unsubstituted 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic radical containing one or two heteroatoms, cycloalkyl-substituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl which may be epoxidized, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl; R.sup.1 '=cycloalkyl-substituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl which may be epoxidized, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkenyl; R.sup.2 =CHO, 4,5-dihydrooxazol-2-yl, COYR.sup.5, CONR.sup.6 R.sup.7 ; Y=O, S; R.sup.