Patent ID: 7232792

Claim:
A 3-heterocyclyl-substituted benzoyl compound of formula I where the variables have the following meanings: R 1 , R 2 are hydrogen, nitro, halogen, cyano, C 1 –C 6 -alkyl, C 1 –C 6 -haloalkyl, C 1 –C 6 -alkoxy, C 1 –C 6 -haloalkoxy, C 1 –C 6 -alkylthio, C 1 –C 6 -haloalkylthio, C 1 –C 6 -alkylsulfinyl, C 1 –C 6 -haloalkylsulfinyl, C 1 –C 6 -alkylsulfonyl or C 1 –C 6 -haloalkylsulfonyl; R 3 is hydrogen, halogen or C 1 –C 6 -alkyl; R 4 , R 5 are hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, C 1 –C 4 -alkyl, C 1 –C 4 -alkoxy-C 1 –C 4 -alkyl, di(C 1 –C 4 -alkoxy)-C 1 –C 4 -alkyl, di(C 1 –C 4 -alkyl)-amino-C 1 –C 4 -alkyl, [2,2-di(C 1 –C 4 -alkyl)-1-hydrazino]-C 1 –C 4 -alkyl, C 1 –C 6 -alkyliminooxy-C 1 –C 4 -alkyl, C 1 –C 4 -alkoxycarbonyl-C 1 –C 4 -alkyl, C 1 –C 4 -alkylthio-C 1 –C 4 -alkyl, C 1 –C 4 -haloalkyl, C 1 –C 4 -cyanoalkyl, C 3 –C 8 -cycloalkyl, C 1 –C 4 -alkoxy, C 1 –C 4 -alkoxy-C 2 –C 4 -alkoxy, C 1 –C 4 -haloalkoxy, hydroxyl, C 1 –C 4 -alkylcarbonyloxy, C 1 –C 4 -alkylthio, C 1 –C 4 -haloalkylthio, di(C 1 –C 4 -alkyl)amino, COR 6 , phenyl or benzyl, it being possible for the two last-mentioned substituents to be fully or partially halogenated and/or to have attached to them one to three of the following groups: nitro, cyano, C 1 –C 4 -alkyl, C 1 –C 4 -haloalkyl, C 1 –C 4 -alkoxy or C 1 –C 4 -haloalkoxy; or R 4 and R 5 together form a C 2 –C 6 -alkanediyl chain which can be mono- to tetrasubstituted by C 1 –C 4 -alkyl and/or which can be interrupted by oxygen or by a nitrogen which is unsubstituted or substituted by C 1 –C 4 -alkyl; or R 4 and R 5 together with the corresponding carbon from a carbonyl or thiocarbonyl group; R 6 is hydrogen, C 1 –C 4 -alkyl, C 1 –C 4 -halogalkyl, C 1 –C 4 -alkoxy, C 1 –C 4 -alkoxy-C 2 –C 4 -alkoxy, C 1 –C 4 -haloalkoxy, C 3 –C 6 -alkenyloxy, C 3 –C 6 -alkynyloxy or NR 7 R 8 ; R 7 is hydrogen or C 1 –C 4 -alkyl; R 8 is C 1 –C 4 -alkyl; X is CR 10 R 11 ; Y is O, S, or NR 12 ; R 9 , R 12 are hydrogen or C 1 –C 4 -alkyl; R 10 , R 11 are hydrogen, C 1 –C 4 -alkyl, C 1 –C 4 -haloalkyl, C 1 –C 4 -alkoxycarbonyl, C 1 –C 4 -haloalkoxycarbonyl or CONR 7 R 8 ; or R 4 and R 9 or R 4 and R 10 or R 5 and R 12 together form a C 2 –C 6 -alkane-diyl chain which can be mono- to tetrasubstituted by C 1 –C 4 -alkyl and/or interrupted by oxygen or by a nitrogen which is unsubstituted or substituted by C 1 –C 4 -alkyl; R 15 is a pyrazole of the formula II which is linked in the 4-position where R 16 is C 1 –C 6 -alkyl; Z is H or SO 2 R 17 ; R 17 is C 1 –C 4 -alkyl, C 1 –C 4 -haloalkyl, phenyl or phenyl which is partially or fully halogenated and/or has attached to it one to three of the following groups: nitro, cyano, C 1 –C 4 -alkyl, C 1 –C 4 -haloalkyl, C 1 –C 4 -alkoxy or C 1 –C 4 -haloalkoxy; R 18 is hydrogen or C 1 –C 6 -alkyl; with the exception of 4-[2-chloro-3-(4,5-dihydrothiazol-2-yl)-4-methylsulfonylbenzoyl]-1,3-di-methyl-5-hydroxy-1H-pyrazol or an agriculturally useful salt thereof.