Patent ID: 7902233

Claim:
A process of applying a compound of the formula wherein Q can be any five- or six membered heterocyclic ring, X is N, CR, COR, CSO n R (where n=0, 1, or 2), CN(R) 2 , C(C═O)R, C(C═S)R, C(C═NR)R, CP(═O) m (R) 2 (where m=0 or 1), or CP(═S) m (R) 2 (where m=0 or 1), wherein each R independently can be (a) a C 1-10 , branched or unbranched, alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkylthio, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, alkylcarbonyl, alkylcarbonothioyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylthiocarbonyl, alkoxycarbonothioyl, alkylthiocarbonothioyl, or HC(═NH)—, (b) a C 3-10 , cycloalkyl, or cycloalkenyl, (c) an aryl, heterocyclyl, aryloxy, heterocyclyloxy, arylthio, heterocyclylthio, arylamino, or heterocyclylamino, or (d) a hydro, hydroxy, mercapto, amino, cyano, formyl, nitro, halo, or aminocarbonyl, Z is CN or NO 2 , R 1 and R 2 each independently can be (a) a C 1-10 , branched or unbranched, alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkylthio, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, alkylcarbonyl, alkylcarbonothioyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylthiocarbonyl, alkoxycarbonothioyl, alkylthiocarbonothioyl, or HC(═NH)—, (b) a C 3-10 , cycloalkyl, or cycloalkenyl, (c) an aryl, heterocyclyl, aryloxy, heterocyclyloxy, arylthio, heterocyclylthio, arylamino, or heterocyclylamino, or (d) a hydro, hydroxy, mercapto, amino, cyano, formyl, nitro, halo, or aminocarbonyl, R 1 and R 2 can optionally be linked together with either a bond or a chain of 1-4 atoms, where such atoms can be carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus and oxygen, R 3 and R 4 independently can be, (a) a C 1-10 , branched or unbranched, alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkylthio, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, alkylcarbonyl, alkylcarbonothioyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylthiocarbonyl, alkoxycarbonothioyl, alkylthiocarbonothioyl, or HC(═NH)—, (b) a C 3-10 , cycloalkyl, or cycloalkenyl, (c) an aryl, heterocyclyl, aryloxy, heterocyclyloxy, arylthio, heterocyclylthio, arylamino, or heterocyclylamino, or (d) a hydro, hydroxy, mercapto, amino, cyano, formyl, nitro, halo, or aminocarbonyl, R 2 and R 3 can optionally be linked together with a chain of 1-4 atoms, where such atoms can be carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus and oxygen, R 3 and R 4 can optionally be linked together with a chain of 1-4 atoms, where such atoms can be carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus and oxygen, Each member of Q, X, R, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 , which may have a hydrogen atom in a certain position, may instead of having such hydrogen atom, have a, (a) a C 1-10 , branched or unbranched, alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkylthio, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, alkylcarbonyl, alkylcarbonothioyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylthiocarbonyl, alkoxycarbonothioyl, alkylthiocarbonothioyl, HC(═NH)—, dialkylphosphonyl, or dialkylphosphatyl, (b) a C 3-10 , cycloalkyl, or cycloalkenyl, (c) an aryl, heterocyclyl, aryloxy, heterocyclyloxy, arylthio, heterocyclylthio, arylamino, or heterocyclylamino, or (d) a hydro, hydroxy, mercapto, amino, cyano, formyl, nitro, halo, or aminocarbonyl, in such position, to a locus in an amount effective to control pests.