Patent ID: 8158560

Claim:
A compound of formula (I) or a salt or N-oxide thereof, wherein A 1 , A 2 , A 3 , and A 4 independently represent a group C—H, C—R 4 , or nitrogen; L for is a single bond, —CH 2 C(O)NH—, C 1 -C 8 alkylene, C 1 -C 8 haloalkylene, C 2 -C 8 alkenylene, C 2 -C 8 haloalkenylene, C 2 -C 8 alkynylene, or C 2 -C 8 haloalkynylene; R 1 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 8 alkyl, C 1 -C 8 alkylcarbonyl, or C 1 -C 8 alkoxycarbonyl; R 2 is hydrogen or C 1 -C 8 alkyl; R 3 is aryl optionally substituted by one to four X or heterocyclyl optionally substituted by one to three X; Y 1 , Y 2 , and Y 3 are each independently CR 5 R 6 , C═O, C═N—OR 7 , N—R 7 , S(O) n , S═N—R 7 , or S(O)═N—R 7 ; wherein n is 0, 1, or 2 and wherein Y 1 , Y 2 , and Y 3 are not CR 5 R 6 at the same time; R 4 is halogen, cyano, nitro, C 1 -C 8 alkyl, C 1 -C 8 haloalkyl, C 2 -C 8 alkenyl, C 2 -C 8 haloalkenyl, C 2 -C 8 alkynyl, C 2 -C 8 haloalkynyl, C 1 -C 8 alkoxy, C 1 -C 8 haloalkoxy, C 1 -C 8 alkoxycarbonyl, aryl optionally substituted by one to three R 8 , heteroaryl optionally substituted by one to three R 8 , or two adjacent R 4 together with the carbon atoms to which they are bound form a 5-membered ring, wherein the 5-membered ring comprises a —OCH═N—, —SCH═N—, —OCR 8 ═N—, or —SCR 8 ═N—; X is halogen, cyano, nitro, C 1 -C 8 alkyl, C 1 -C 8 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 8 alkoxy, C 1 -C 8 haloalkoxy, or C 1 -C 8 alkoxycarbonyl; R 5 and R 6 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, C 1 -C 8 alkyl, or C 1 -C 8 haloalkyl; R 7 is hydrogen, cyano, nitro, C 1 -C 8 alkyl, C 1 -C 8 haloalkyl, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl-C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 8 alkylcarbonyl, C 1 -C 8 haloalkylcarbonyl, C 1 -C 8 alkoxycarbonyl, C 1 -C 8 haloalkoxycarbonyl, C 1 -C 8 alkylsulfonyl, C 1 -C 8 haloalkylsulfonyl, aryl-C 1 -C 4 alkyl wherein the aryl moiety is optionally substituted by one to three R 9 , or heteroaryl-C 1 -C 4 alkyl wherein the heteroaryl moiety is optionally substituted by one to three R 9 ; R 8 is halogen, cyano, nitro, C 1 -C 8 alkyl, C 1 -C 8 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 8 alkoxy, C 1 -C 8 haloalkoxy, or C 1 -C 8 alkoxycarbonyl; and R 9 is hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, C 1 -C 8 alkyl, C 1 -C 8 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 8 alkoxy, C 1 -C 8 haloalkoxy, or C 1 -C 8 alkoxycarbonyl; with the proviso that the compound of formula (I) is not: (a) a compound wherein R 3 is 3,5-dichlorophenyl, A 1 is C—CH 3 , A 2 , A 3 , and A 4 are each C—H, R 1 is H, L is a single bond, Y 1 and Y 3 are each CH 2 , Y 2 is SO 2 , and R 2 is H; (b) a compound wherein R 3 is 3,5-dichlorophenyl, A 1 is C—CH 3 , A 2 , A 3 , and A 4 are each C—H, R 1 is H, L is a single bond, Y 1 and Y 3 are each CH 2 , Y 2 is S, and R 2 is CH 3 ; (c) a compound wherein R 3 is 3,5-dichlorophenyl, A 1 is C—CH 3 , A 2 , A 3 , and A 4 are each C—H, R 1 is H, L is a single bond, Y 1 and Y 3 are each CH 2 , Y 2 is SO, and R 2 is H; and (d) a compound wherein R 3 is 3,5-dichlorophenyl, A 1 is C—CH 3 , A 2 , A 3 , and A 4 are each C—H, R 1 is H, L is a single bond, Y 1 and Y 3 are each CH 2 , Y 2 is S, and R 2 is H.