Patent ID: 7037930

Claim:
A 3-arylphenyl sulfide derivative represented by formula (I): wherein R is a C 2 -C 6 alkyl group (which may be mono- or poly-substituted by halogen atoms or cyano groups), a C 2 -C 6 alkenyl group (which may be mono- or poly-substituted by halogen atoms or cyano groups), a C 2 -C 6 alkynyl group (which may be mono- or poly-substituted by halogen atoms or cyano groups), a C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl group (which may be mono- or poly-substituted by halogen atoms or cyano groups) or a C 4 -C 9 cycloalkylalkyl group (which may be mono- or poly-substituted by halogen atoms or cyano groups), n is an integer of from 0 to 2, wherein A 11 and B 0 are hydrogen atoms, halogen atoms, amino groups, cyano groups, nitro groups, C 1 -C 6 alkyl groups, C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl groups, C 1 -C 6 alkylthio groups (which may be mono- or poly-substituted by halogen atoms) or C 1 -C 6 alkoxy groups, B 1 , B 2 and B 3 are hydrogen atoms, halogen atoms, cyano groups, nitro groups, C 1 -C 6 alkyl groups (which may be mono- or poly-substituted by halogen atoms, hydroxyl groups, cyano groups, C 2 -C 7 alkoxycarbonyl groups or C 1 -C 6 alkoxy groups), C 2 -C 6 alkenyl groups (which may be mono- or poly-substituted by halogen atoms or cyano groups), C 2 -C 6 alkynyl groups (which may be mono- or poly-substituted by halogen atoms or cyano groups), C 1 -C 6 alkoxy groups (which may be mono- or poly-substituted by halogen atoms, cyano groups, C 2 -C 5 alkoxycarbonyl groups or C 1 -C 3 alkoxy groups), C 1 -C 6 alkylthio groups (which may be mono- or poly-substituted by halogen atoms or C 1 -C 3 alkoxy groups), C 1 -C 6 alkylsulfinyl groups (which may be mono- or poly-substituted by halogen atoms or C 1 -C 3 alkoxy groups), C 1 -C 6 alkylsulfonyl groups (which may be mono- or poly-substituted by halogen atoms or C 1 -C 3 alkoxy groups), C 1 -C 7 acyl groups, C 2 -C 5 haloalkylcarbonyl groups, carboxyl groups, C 2 -C 7 alkoxycarbonyl groups or NR 1 R 2 ; wherein R 1 and R 2 are independently hydrogen atoms, C 1 -C 6 alkyl groups (which may be mono- or poly-substituted by halogen atoms, cyano groups, hydroxyl groups, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy groups or C 1 -C 6 alkylthio groups), C 2 -C 6 alkenyl groups (which may be mono- or poly-substituted by halogen atoms or cyano groups), C 2 -C 6 alkynyl groups (which may be mono- or poly-substituted by halogen atoms or cyano groups), C 1 -C 7 acyl groups or C 2 -C 7 alkoxycarbonyl groups or may form a 5 to 6-membered ring together with the nitrogen atom attached thereto, and A 10 is a hydrogen atom, a C 1 -C 6 alkyl group (which may be mono- or poly-substituted by halogen atoms or C 1 -C 3 alkoxy groups), a C 1 -C 7 acyl group, a C 2 -C 5 haloalkylcarbonyl group, a carboxyl group or a C 2 -C 7 alkoxycarbonyl group.