Claims
- 1. A process for the preparation of a compound having the structural formula ##STR122## wherein X and Y are each independently hydrogen, halogen, nitro, cyano, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkoxy or S(O).sub.m R.sub.2 ;
- m is an integer of 0, 1 or 2;
- R.sub.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkyl;
- R is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 alkoxyalkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.12 alkylcarbonylalkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.12 haloalkylcarbonylalkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.12 alkoxycarbonylalkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.12 haloalkoxycarbonylalkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 alkenyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 alkynyl,
- phenyl optionally substituted with one to three halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkoxy groups, or
- benzyl optionally substituted with one to three halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkoxy groups;
- R.sub.1 is hydrogen, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 alkenyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 alkynyl, cyano,
- C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms, or one cyano, C(O)R.sub.3, OC(O)R.sub.5, CH.sub.2 OC(O)R.sub.5, OR.sub.4, CH.sub.2 OR.sub.4 or CR.sub.6 (OR.sub.7).sub.2 group, or one phenyl group optionally substituted with one to three halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkoxy groups, or
- phenyl optionally substituted with one to three halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkoxy groups;
- R.sub.3 is OR.sub.8, SR.sub.8 or NR.sub.9 R.sub.10 ;
- R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are each independently hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkyl;
- R.sub.7 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl;
- R.sub.8 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl optionally substituted with C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylthio, halogen, hydroxy, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 cycloalkyl, furyl or phenyl optionally substituted with one or more halogen, cyano, nitro, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkoxy groups,
- C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 alkenyl optionally substituted with C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, halogen, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 cycloalkyl or phenyl optionally substituted with one or more halogen, cyano, nitro, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkoxy groups,
- C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 alkynyl optionally substituted with C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy or halogen, or
- C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 cycloalkyl;
- R.sub.9 and R.sub.10 are each independently hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl,
- benzyl optionally substituted with one or more halogen, cyano, nitro, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkoxy groups, or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkoxy groups;
- R.sub.11 and R.sub.12 are each independently hydrogen,
- C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms, or
- C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 cycloalkyl optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms; and
- A, A.sub.1, and A.sub.2 are each independently O or S, which comprises reacting an isothiocyanate having the structural formula ##STR123## wherein X, Y, R, R.sub.1, A, A.sub.1 and A.sub.2 are described above with an amine having the structural formula R.sub.11 NH.sub.2
- wherein R.sub.11 is described above to form a thiourea having the structural formula ##STR124## wherein X, Y, R, R.sub.1, R.sub.11, A, A.sub.1 and A.sub.2 are as described above, and cyclizing the thiourea with an .alpha.-halocarbonyl halide having the structural formula ##STR125## wherein R.sub.12 is as described above and X.sub.1 is Cl, Br or I in the presence of a base.
- 2. The process according to claim 1 wherein
- X is hydrogen or halogen;
- Y is hydrogen, halogen, nitro or cyano;
- R is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxymethyl, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy) carbonylmethyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 alkenyl or C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 alkynyl;
- R.sub.1 is hydrogen, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 alkenyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 alkynyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl optionally substituted with one CO.sub.2 R.sub.8 group;
- R.sub.8 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl;
- R.sub.11 and R.sub.12 are each independently hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl; and
- A, A.sub.1, and A.sub.2 ar O.
Parent Case Info
This is a divisional of application(s) Ser. No. 08/690,270 filed on Jul. 24, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,705,644, which is a divisional of Ser. No. 08/459,567, filed on Jun. 2, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,612,481.
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