abstract |
The invention relates to new substituted benzimidazoles of the general formula (I) in which R1 represents hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy or optionally substituted aryl, R2 represents hydroxyl, cyano or in each case optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkinyl, alkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkinyloxy, alkylthio, amino, aminocarbonyl, alkylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, dialkoxyphosphonyl, (hetero)aryl, (hetero)arylcarbonyl, (hetero)aryloxy-carbonyl, (hetero)arylcarbonyloxy or (hetero)arylaminocarbonylamino-carbonyloxy, and R3 represents fluoroalkyl, X1, X2, X3 and X4 independently of one another in each case represent hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, in each case optionally substituted alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, alkylsulphinyl, alkylsulphonyl or cycloalkyl, optionally substituted, fused dioxyalkylene, or represent hydroxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl or cycloalkyloxycarbonyl, in each optionally substituted amino or aminocarbonyl or in each case optionally substituted aryl, aryloxy, arylthio, arylsulphinyl, arylsulphonyl, aryl-sulphonyloxy, arylcarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, arylazo or arylthio-methylsulphonyl, but where at least one of the substituents X1, X2, X3 or X4 represents halogenoalkyl, with the exception of the chloromethyl radical, halogenoalkoxy, halogenoalkylthio, halogenoalkylsulphinyl, halogenoalkyl-sulphonyl or alkrylsulphonyl, optionally substituted, fused dioxyalkylene, or represent hydroxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl or cycloalkyloxy-carbonyl, in each case optionally substituted amino or aminocarbonyl, or in each case optionally substituted aryl, arylthio, arylsulphinyl, arylsulphonyl, arylsulphonyloxy, arylcarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, arylazo or arylthio-methylsulphonyl, their preparation and use as pesticides, and intermediates for their preparation. |