Patent ID: 7271130

Claim:
A compound of the formula (1): wherein X, Y and Z are independently H, halogen, C 1-4 alkyl, halo(C 1-4 )alkyl, C 2-4 alkenyl, halo(C 2-4 )alkenyl C 2-4 alkynyl, halo(C 2-4 )alkynyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, halo(C 1-4 )alkoxy, —S(O) n (C 1-4 )alkyl where n is 0, 1 or 2 and the alkyl group is optionally substituted with fluoro, —OSO 2 (C 1-4 )alkyl where the alkyl group is optionally substituted with fluoro, cyano, nitro, C 1-4 alkoxycarbonyl, —CONR′R″, —COR′, —NR′COR″ or —NR′COOR′″ where R′ and R″ are independently H or C 1-4 alkyl and R′″ is C 1-4 alkyl, provided that at least one of X and Z is other than H; R 1 is alkoxyalkyl, alkylthioalkyl, alkylsulphinylalkyl or alkylsulphonylalkyl in which the total number of carbon atoms is 2 or 3; R 2 is H, C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxymethyl or benzyloxymethyl in which the phenyl ring of the benzyl moiety is optionally substituted with C 1-4 alkoxy; R 3 and R 4 are independently H, C 1-3 alkyl, C 2-3 alkenyl or C 2-3 alkynyl provided that both are not H and that when both are other than H their combined total of carbon atoms does not exceed 4, or R 3 and R 4 join with the carbon atom to which they are attached to form a 3 or 4 membered carbocyclic ring optionally containing one O, S or N atom and optionally substituted with halo or C 1-4 alkyl; and R 5 is H, C 1-4 alkyl or C 3-6 cycloalkyl in which the alkyl or cycloalkyl group is optionally substituted with halo, hydroxy, C 1-6 alkoxy, cyano, C 1-4 alkylcarbonyloxy, aminocarbonyloxy, mono- or di(C 1-4 )alkylaminocarbonyloxy, —S(O) n (C 1-6 )alkyl where n is 0, 1 or 2, triazolyl, tri(C 1-4 )alkylsilyloxy, optionally substituted phenoxy, optionally substituted thienyloxy, optionally substituted benzyloxy or optionally substituted thienylmethoxy, or R 5 is optionally substituted phenyl, optionally substituted thienyl or optionally substituted benzyl, in which the optionally substituted phenyl and thienyl rings of the R 5 values are optionally substituted with one, two or three substituents selected from halo, hydroxy, mercapto, C 1-4 alkyl, C 2-4 alkenyl, C 2-4 alkynyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, C 2-4 alkenyloxy, C 2-4 alkynyloxy, halo(C 1-4 )alkyl, halo(C 1-4 )alkoxy, C 1-4 alkylthio, halo(C 1-4 )alkylthio, hydroxy(C 1-4 )alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy(C 1-4 )alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl(C 1-4 )alkyl, phenoxy, benzyloxy, benzoyloxy, cyano, isocyano, thiocyanato, isothiocyanato, nitro, —NR m R n , —NHCOR m , —NHCONR m R n , —CONR m R n , —SO 2 R m , —OSO 2 R m , —COR m , —CR m ═NR n or —N═CR m R n , in which R m and R n are independently hydrogen, C 1-4 alkyl, halo(C 1-4 )alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, halo(C 1-4 )alkoxy, C 1-4 alkylthio, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl(C 1-4 )alkyl, phenyl or benzyl, the phenyl and benzyl groups being optionally substituted with halogen, C 1-4 alkyl or C 1-4 alkoxy.