Patent ID: 7166746

Claim:
N-aryl-cycloalkylidenyl-α-hydroxy- and α-alkoxy acetic acid amides of the general formula I including the optical isomers thereof and mixtures of such isomers, wherein R 1 is hydrogen, C 1 –C 12 alkyl; C 2 –C 12 alkenyl; C 2 –C 12 alkynyl; or C 1 –C 12 haloalkyl; R 2 is hydrogen; C 1 –C 4 alkyl; C 1 –C 4 haloalkyl; C 2 –C 5 alkenyl or C 2 –C 5 alkynyl; R 3 is aryl or heteroaryl, each optionally substituted with substituents selected from the group consisting of C 1- C 8 alkyl, C 2- C 8 alkenyl, C 2- C 8 alkynyl, C 3- C 8 cycloalkyl, C 3- C 8 cycloalkyl-C 1- C 4 alkyl, phenyl and phenylC 1- C 4 alkyl, where all these groups may be substituted with one or more halogen atoms; C 1- C 8 alkoxy, C 3- C 8 alkenyloxy; C 3- C 8 alkynyloxy; C 1- C 8 alkoxy-C 1- C 4 alkyl; C 1- C 8 haloalkyl, C 1- C 8 alkylthio; C 1- C 8 haloalkylthio, C 1- C 8 alkylsulfonyl; formyl; C 1- C 8 alkanoyl; hydroxy; cyano; nitro; amino; C 1- C 8 alkylamino; C 1- C 8 dialkylamino; carboxyl; C 1- C 8 alkoxycarbonyl; C 3- C 8 alkenyloxycarbonyl and C 3- C 8 alkynyloxycarbonyl; or A is a 1,2-cyclohexylidene or 1,2-cyclopropylidene bridge, R 4 is hydrogen C 1 –C 8 alkyl; C 2 –C 8 alkenyl; C 2 –C 8 alkynyl; C 3 –C 8 cycloalkyl; C 3 –C 8 cycloalkyl-C 1 –C 4 alkyl; C 1 –C 8 alkylthio; C 1 –C 8 alkylsulfonyl; C 1 –C 8 alkoxy; C 3 –C 8 alkenyloxy; C 3 –C 8 alkynyloxy; C 3 –C 8 cycloalkoxy; C 1 –C 8 alkoxy-C 1 –C 4 alkyl; C 1 –C 8 alkoxycarbonyl; C 3 –C 8 alkenyloxycarbonyl; C 3 –C 8 alkynyloxycarbonyl; C 1 –C 8 alkanoyl; C 1 –C 8 dialkylamino or C 1 –C 8 alkylamino, wherein in turn the alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or cycloalkyl moieties may be partially or fully halogenated; or is carboxyl; formyl; halogen; nitro; cyano; hydroxy or amino; and R 5 is hydrogen; C 1 –C 8 alkyl; C 2 –C 8 alkenyl; C 2 –C 8 alkynyl; C 3 –C 8 cycloalkyl; C 3 –C 8 cycloalkyl-C 1 –C 4 alkyl; C 1 –C 8 alkylthio; C 1 –C 8 alkylsulfonyl; C 1 –C 8 alkoxy; C 3 –C 8 alkenyloxy; C 3 –C 8 alkynyloxy; C 3 –C 8 cycloalkoxy; C 1 –C 8 alkoxy-C 1 –C 4 alkyl; C 1 –C 8 alkoxycarbonyl; C 3 –C 8 alkenyloxycarbonyl; C 3 –C 8 alkynyloxycarbonyl; C 1 –C 8 alkanoyl; C 1 –C 8 dialkylamino or C 1 –C 8 alkylamino, wherein in turn the alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or cycloalkyl moieties may be partially or fully halogenated; or is carboxyl; formyl; halogen; nitro; cyano; hydroxy or amino; and R 6 is propargyl.