Abstract: Ortho-substituted benzyl esters of cyclopropanecarboxylic acids I ##STR1## where X is N or CH and A is one of the following cyclopropane radicals: ##STR2## where R.sup.1 is CN, C.sub.2 -C.sub.8 -alkyl, CF.sub.3, C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 -alkenyl, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxycarbonyl, unsubstituted or substituted phenyl-C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl or phenyl-C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -alkenyl, ethoxyphenyl, 2- or 3-bromophenyl, 2- or 4-trifluoromethylphenyl, 2,4- or 2,6-difluorophenyl, 2-fluoro-6-chlorophenyl, 2,4- or 2,6-dimethylphenyl, 2,3,6-trichlorophenyl or trimethylsilyl, R.sup.2 is H or halogen, R.sup.3 is unsubstituted or substituted phenyl, R.sup.4 is CH.sub.3 or halogen and Hal is halogen, with the proviso that X is CH when R.sup.1 is CF.sub.3 or trimethylsilyl, are suitable as fungicides and for controlling pests.

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: Alpha-Arylacrylic acid derivatives of the general formula I ##STR1## where X is ethylene or ethenylene; n is 0 or 1;m is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;R.sup.1 is cyano, cyanato, thiocyanato, nitro, hydroxyl, carboxyl, haloalkyl, haloalkoxy, unsubstituted or substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, cycloalkadienyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or amino, alkylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, dialkylaminocarbonyl, unsubstituted or substituted benzyloxycarbonyl, benzoyl, phenylalkyl, phenylalkoxy or phenoxyalkyl,or R.sup.1 together with one of the radicals R.sup.2 forms an unsubstituted or substituted 1,3-butadiene-1,4-diyl group or an unsubstituted or substituted chain consisting of carbon members and an oxygen member, andR.sup.2 is halogen, unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy, alkadienyloxy, benzyloxy or benzylthio, are used for controlling pests.

Abstract: Hydroxypyridonecarboxamides of the formula I ##STR1## where: X is oxygen or sulfur;R.sup.1, R.sup.2 independently of each other are hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl or alkoxy, and these organic radicals are substituted or unsubstituted;R.sup.3 is hydrogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkylthio, haloalkylthio, halogen or nitro;R.sup.4 is alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, phenyl or a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic, aliphatic or aromatic radical containing from one to three heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen, and these radicals are substituted or unsubstituted;with the exception of 6-methyl-4-hydroxypyrid-2-one-3-carboxamide and 6-methyl-4-hydroxypyrid-2-one-3-carboxylic acid-tert-butylamide.

Abstract: Phenoxyalkyl-substituted heteroaromatics of the formulae Ia and Ib ##STR1## where the substituents have the following meanings: R.sup.1 C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 -alkenyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 -alkynyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -haloalkyl,C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 -haloalkenyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 -haloalkynyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.12 -alkoxyalkyl,C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 -cycloalkyl, C.sub.4 -C.sub.12 -cycloalkylalkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 -halocycloalkyl,C.sub.4 -C.sub.12 -halocycloalkylalkyl, C.sub.4 -C.sub.12 -cycloalkylhaloalkyl orC.sub.4 -C.sub.12 -halocycloalkylhaloalkyl;Z hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkoxy, C.sub.3 -C.sub.10 -cycloalkyl, nitro or cyano in the case of Ia and hydrogen, halogen, or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl in the case of Ib;X O, S, SO.sub.2 ;Q.sub.a substituted or unsubstituted azole;Q.sub.b substituted or unsubstituted heteroaromatic;methods of manufacturing compounds Ia and Ib, and their use for combating pests.

Abstract: Glycol aldehyde and lactic acid derivatives and their sulfur analogs of the formula I ##STR1## where R.sup.1 to R.sup.3 have the meanings given in the specification, X is oxygen, sulfur or a single bond, and Y is a C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -alkylene or C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -alkenylene chain where in each case a methylene group may be substituted by an oxo group (.dbd.O), environmentally compatible salts of the compounds I, methods of preparing the compounds I, and their use as herbicides.

Abstract: Thiocarboxylic acid derivatives useful as herbicides or plant growth regulators are of the general formula I ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, unsubstituted or substituted alkenyl or alkynyl or unsubstituted or substituted phenyl;R.sup.2 is halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy or alkylthio;X is nitrogen or CR.sup.6, where R.sup.6 is hydrogen or, together with R.sup.3, forms a C.sub.3 - or C.sub.4 -alkylene chain or C.sub.3 - or C.sub.4 -alkenylene chain in which a methylene group is replaced with oxygen;R.sup.3 is halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy or alkylthio or R.sup.3 is bonded to R.sup.6 as stated above to give a 5-membered or 6-membered ring;R.sup.

Abstract: Phenoxyalkyl-substituted heteroaromatics of the general formulae Ia and Ib ##STR1## where A is an unsubstituted or substituted heteroaromatic radical having 6 5 ring members and 1, 2 or 3 nitrogen atoms in the ring, R.sup.1 is hydrogen, halogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 -alkyl. R.sup.2 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl. Q.sub.a is an unsubstituted or substituted azole radical and Q.sub.b is a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaromatic radical which has a five-membered ring,and their use for combating pests.

Abstract: Abstract of the Disclosure: N-Hetaryl-2-nitroanilines Ia and Ib ##STR1## (R.sup.1 =H, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy; R.sup.2 =NO.sub.2, CN, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkyl; R.sup.3 =NO.sub.2, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkyl; R.sup.4 =CO--R.sup.5,CO--OR.sup.5, SO.sub.2 R.sup.5 with R.sup.5 =C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl or naphthyl; Q=H, alkali metal or alkaline earth metal ion, substituted or unsubstituted ammonium ion, phosphonium, sulfonium or sulfoxonium ion, one equivalent of a transition metal cation; Het=thienyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl or thiadiazolyl, each of which is linked via a ring carbon to the basic element, which can be fused to a non-aromatic C.sub.5 -C.sub.8 -ring and/or can additionally carry on each other carbon one of the following: CN, SCN, NO.sub.2, halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, naphthyl, benzyl or thienyl, CO--R.sup.5, CO--OR.sup.5, NR.sup.6 R.sup.7 ; R.

Abstract: .alpha.-Phenylacrylic acid derivatives I ##STR1## n=0 to 4; y=a;R.sup.1 =H; alkyl; alkenyl; alkynyl; substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl; vinyl or ethynyl when W is a direct bond;R.sup.2 =CN; alkenyl; alkynyl; substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl; substituted or unsubstituted alkyl;R.sup.3 =H; NO.sub.2 ; CN; halogen; alkyl; alkoxy; haloalkyl; haloalkoxy; alkylthio;or when n is 2, 3 or 4, two adjacent substituents R.sup.3 together form substituted or unsubstituted 1,3-butadien-1,4-diyl;R.sup.4 is phenyl which carries a radical --CR.sup.7 .dbd.NO--R.sup.8 and which may further carry one or two radicals;W=direct bond; oxygen; sulfur; substituted or unsubstituted nitrogen;and A can be an oxygen or sulfur radical.

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: O-Benzyloxime ethers of the formula I ##STR1## where 5 X is substituted or unsubstituted CH.sub.2, NOalkylY is O, S, NR.sup.5R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.5 are H, alkylZ.sup.1, Z.sup.2 are H, halogen, methyl, methoxy, cyanoR.sup.3, R.sup.4 are hydrogen, cyano, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkylthio, benzylthio, alkylcarbonyl, substituted or unsubstituted phenylcarbonyl, substituted or unsubstituted benzylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, substituted or unsubstituted phenoxycarbonyl, substituted or unsubstituted benzyloxycarbonyl,N(R.sup.6).sub.2, where R.sup.6 is H, alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl,--CO--N(R.sup.7).sub.2, where R.sup.

Abstract: 1-Alkoxy-1,3-diazacycloalkane derivatives of the formula I ##STR1## where: n is 0 or 1;R.sup.1 is substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkylcarbonyl, cycloalkylcarbonyl, alkenyl or alkynyl, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic radical or a group --C(.dbd.O)--R, where R is substituted or unsubstituted phenyl or a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic or aromatic heterocyclic structure,X ishydrogen; halogen; alkoxy; alkylthio; alkylcarbonyl; haloalkylcarbonyl; alkoxycarbonyl;substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, phenyl, phenoxy, phenylthio, benzoyl or phenyloxycarbonyl; andR.sup.2 ishydrogen or alkyl,processes and intermediates for their manufacture, and their use in pesticides.

Abstract: N-substituted azoles of the formula I ##STR1## where R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 are each hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkoxy, C.sub.3 -C.sub.10 -cycloalkyl, nitro or cyano,Q is an unsubstituted or substituted azole group of the formulae IIa-IIf ##STR2## R.sup.4 to R.sup.15 denoting hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, C.sub.3 -C.sub.10 -cycloalkyl or aryl which is unsubstituted or mono-, di- or trisubstituted by halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkoxy, andX is, in the case of the azole group IIa, --CH.sub.2 -- or --O(CH.sub.2).sub.n --, n being one of the integers 1, 2 or 3, or, in the case of the azole groups IIb-IIf, --OCH.sub.2 --,pesticides containing compounds I as active ingredients, and a process for combating pests.

Abstract: Phenoxyalkyl-substituted heteroaromatics of the general formulae Ia and Ib ##STR1## where A is an unsubstituted or substituted heteroaromatic radical having 6 ring members and 1, 2 or 3 nitrogen atoms in the ring, R.sup.1 is hydrogen, halogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 -alkyl, R.sup.2 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, Q.sub.a is an unsubstituted or substituted azole radical and Q.sub.b is a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaromatic radical which has a five-membered ring, and their use for combating pests.

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: Hydroquinone diethers of the formula I ##STR1## where A.sup.1 and A.sup.2 are substituted or unsubstituted alkylene;R.sup.1 is hydrogen, halogen or alkyl;R.sup.2 is substituted or unsubstituted pyrazolyl or pyridyl;X is a substituted or unsubstituted 5-membered heteroaromatic radical, are prepared as described using the described intermediates, and are used as pesticides.

Abstract: N-substituted azoles of the formula I ##STR1## where R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 are each hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkoxy, C.sub.3 -C.sub.10 -cycloalkyl, nitro or cyano,Q is an unsubstituted or substituted azole group of the formulae IIa-IIf ##STR2## R.sup.4 to R.sup.15 denoting hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, C.sub.3 -C.sub.10 -cycloalkyl or aryl which is unsubstituted or mono-, di- or trisubstituted by halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkoxy, andX is, in the case of the azole group IIa, --CH.sub.2 -- or --O(CH.sub.2).sub.n --, n being one of the integers 1, 2 or 3, or, in the case of the azole groups IIb-IIf,pesticides containing compounds I as active ingredients, and a process for combating pests.

Abstract: Phenoxyalkyl-substituted heteroaromatics of the formulae Ia and Ib ##STR1## where the substituents have the following meanings: R.sup.1 C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 -alkenyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 -alkynyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -haloalkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 -haloalkenyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 -haloalkynyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.12 -alkoxyalkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 -cycloalkyl, C.sub.4 -C.sub.12 -cycloalkylalkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 -halocycloalkyl, C.sub.4 -C.sub.12 -halocycloalkylalkyl, C.sub.4 -C.sub.12 -cycloalkylhaloalkyl or C.sub.4 -C.sub.12 -halocycloalkylhaloalkyl;Z hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkoxy, C.sub.3 -C.sub.10 -cycloalkyl, nitro or cyano in the case of Ia and hydrogen, halogen, or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl in the case of Ib;X O, S, SO.sub.2 ;Q.sub.a substituted or unsubstituted azole;Q.sub.