Non-limiting examples of “alkylsulfinyl” include methylsulphinyl, ethylsulphinyl, propylsulphinyl, 1-methylethylsulphinyl, butylsulphinyl, 1-methylpropylsulphinyl, 2-methylpropylsulphinyl, 1,1-dimethylethylsulphinyl, pentylsulphinyl, 1-methylbutylsulphinyl, 2-methylbutylsulphinyl, 3-methylbutylsulphinyl, 2,2-dimethylpropylsulphinyl, 1-ethylpropylsulphinyl, hexylsulphinyl, 1,1-dimethylpropylsulphinyl, 1,2-dimethylpropylsulphinyl, 1-methylpentylsulphinyl, 2-methylpentylsulphinyl, 3-methylpentylsulphinyl, 4-methylpentylsulphinyl, 1,1-dimethylbutylsulphinyl, 1,2-dimethylbutylsulphinyl, 1,3-dimethylbutylsulphinyl, 2,2-dimethylbutylsulphinyl, 2,3-dimethylbutylsulphinyl, 3,3-dimethylbutylsulphinyl, 1-ethylbutylsulphinyl, 2-ethylbutylsulphinyl, 1,1,2-trimethylpropylsulphinyl, 1,2,2-trimethylpropylsulphinyl, 1-ethyl-1-methylpropylsulphinyl and 1-ethyl-2-methylpropylsulphinyl and the different isomers. The term “arylsulfinyl” includes Ar—S(O), wherein Ar can be any carbocyle or heterocylcle. This definition also applies to alkylsulphinyl as a part of a composite substituent, for example haloalkylsulphinyl etc., unless specifically defined elsewhere.

Non-limiting examples of “alkylsulfonyl” include methylsulphonyl, ethylsulphonyl, propylsulphonyl, 1-methylethylsulphonyl, butylsulphonyl, 1-methylpropylsulphonyl, 2-methylpropylsulphonyl, 1,1-dimethylethylsulphonyl, pentylsulphonyl, 1-methylbutylsulphonyl, 2-methylbutylsulphonyl, 3-methylbutylsulphonyl, 2,2-dimethylpropylsulphonyl, 1-ethylpropylsulphonyl, hexylsulphonyl, 1,1-dimethylpropylsulphonyl, 1,2-dimethylpropylsulphonyl, 1-methylpentylsulphonyl, 2-methylpentylsulphonyl, 3-methylpentylsulphonyl, 4-methylpentylsulphonyl, 1,1-dimethylbutylsulphonyl, 1,2-dimethylbutylsulphonyl, 1,3-dimethylbutylsulphonyl, 2,2-dimethylbutylsulphonyl, 2,3-dimethylbutylsulphonyl, 3,3-dimethylbutylsulphonyl, 1-ethylbutylsulphonyl, 2-ethylbutylsulphonyl, 1,1,2-trimethylpropylsulphonyl, 1,2,2-trimethylpropylsulphonyl, 1-ethyl-1-methylpropylsulphonyl and 1-ethyl-2-methylpropylsulphonyl and the different isomers. The term “arylsulfonyl” includes Ar—S(O)₂, wherein Ar can be any carbocyle or heterocylcle. This definition also applies to alkylsulphonyl as a part of a composite substituent, for example alkylsulphonylalkyl etc., unless defined elsewhere.

“Alkylamino”, “dialkylamino”, and the like, are defined analogously to the above examples.

The term “carbocycle or carbocyclic” includes “aromatic carbocyclic ring system” and “non-aromatic carbocylic ring system” or polycyclic or bicyclic (spiro, fused, bridged, nonfused) ring compounds in which ring may be aromatic or non-aromatic (where aromatic indicates that the Huckel rule is satisfied and non-aromatic indicates that the Huckel rule is not statisfied).

The term “heterocycle or heterocyclic” includes “aromatic heterocycle or heteroaryl ring system” and “non-aromatic heterocycle ring system” or polycyclic or bicyclic (spiro, fused, bridged, nonfused) ring compounds in which ring may be aromatic or non-aromatic, wherein the heterocycle ring contains at least one heteroatom selected from N, O, S(O)_0-2, and or C ring member of the heterocycle may be replaced by C(═O), C(═S), C(═CR*R*) and C═NR*, * indicates integers.

The term “non-aromatic heterocycle” or “non-aromatic heterocyclic” means three- to fifteen-membered, preferably three- to twelve-membered, saturated or partially unsaturated heterocycle containing one to four heteroatoms from the group of oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur: mono, bi- or tricyclic heterocycles which contain, in addition to carbon ring members, one to three nitrogen atoms and/or one oxygen or sulphur atom or one or two oxygen and/or sulphur atoms; if the ring contains more than one oxygen atom, they are not directly adjacent; non-limiting examples oxetanyl, oxiranyl, aziridinyl, 2-tetrahydrofuranyl, 3-tetrahydrofuranyl, 2-tetrahydrothienyl, 3-tetrahydrothienyl, 1-pyrrolidinyl, 2-pyrrolidinyl, 3-pyrrolidinyl, 3-isoxazolidinyl, 4-isoxazolidinyl, 5-isoxazolidinyl, 3-isothiazolidinyl, 4-isothiazolidinyl, 5-isothiazolidinyl, 1-pyrazolidinyl, 3-pyrazolidinyl, 4-pyrazolidinyl, 5-pyrazolidinyl, 2-oxazolidinyl, 4-oxazolidinyl, 5-oxazolidinyl, 2-thiazolidinyl, 4-thiazolidinyl, 5-thiazolidinyl, 1-imidazolidinyl, 2-imidazolidinyl, 4-imidazolidinyl, 1,2,4-oxadiazolidin-3-yl, 1,2,4-oxadiazolidin-5-yl, 1,2,4-thiadiazolidin-3-yl, 1,2,4-thiadiazolidin-5-yl, 1,2,4-triazolidin-1-yl, 1,2,4-triazolidin-3-yl, 1,3,4-oxadiazolidin-2-yl, 1,3,4-thiadiazolidin-2-yl, 1,3,4-triazolidin-1-yl, 1,3,4-triazolidin-2-yl, 2,3-dihydrofur-2-yl, 2,3-dihydrofur-3-yl, 2,4-dihydrofur-2-yl, 2,4-dihydrofur-3-yl, 2,3-dihydrothien-2-yl, 2,3-dihydrothien-3-yl, 2,4-dihydrothien-2-yl, 2,4-dihydrothien-3-yl, pyrrolinyl, 2-pyrrolin-2-yl, 2-pyrrolin-3-yl, 3-pyrrolin-2-yl, 3-pyrrolin-3-yl, 2-isoxazolin-3-yl, 3-isoxazolin-3-yl, 4-isoxazolin-3-yl, 2-isoxazolin-4-yl, 3-isoxazolin-4-yl, 4-isoxazolin-4-yl, 2-isoxazolin-5-yl, 3-isoxazolin-5-yl, 4-isoxazolin-5-yl, 2-isothiazolin-3-yl, 3-isothiazolin-3-yl, 4-isothiazolin-3-yl, 2-isothiazolin-4-yl, 3-isothiazolin-4-yl, 4-isothiazolin-4-yl, 2-isothiazolin-5-yl, 3-isothiazolin-5-yl, 4-isothiazolin-5-yl, 2,3-dihydropyrazol-1-yl, 2,3-dihydropyrazol-2-yl, 2,3-dihydropyrazol-3-yl, 2,3-dihydropyrazol-4-yl, 2,3-dihydropyrazol-5-yl, 3,4-dihydropyrazol-1-yl, 3,4-dihydropyrazol-3-yl, 3,4-dihydropyrazol-4-yl, 3,4-dihydropyrazol-5-yl, 4,5-dihydropyrazol-1-yl, 4,5-dihydropyrazol-3-yl, 4,5-dihydropyrazol-4-yl, 4,5-dihydropyrazol-5-yl, 2,3-dihydrooxazol-2-yl, 2,3-dihydrooxazol-3-yl, 2,3-dihydrooxazol-4-yl, 2,3-dihydrooxazol-5-yl, 3,4-dihydrooxazol-2-yl, 3,4-dihydrooxazol-3-yl, 3,4-dihydrooxazol-4-yl, 3,4-dihydrooxazol-5-yl, 3,4-dihydrooxazol-2-yl, 3,4-dihydrooxazol-3-yl, 3,4-dihydrooxazol-4-yl, piperidinyl, 2-piperidinyl, 3-piperidinyl, 4-piperidinyl, pyrazynyl, morpholinyl, thiomorphlinyl, 1,3-dioxan-5-yl, 2-tetrahydropyranyl, 4-tetrahydropyranyl, 2-tetrahydrothienyl, 3-hexahydropyridazinyl, 4-hexahydropyridazinyl, 2-hexahydropyrimidinyl, 4-hexahydropyrimidinyl, 5-hexahydropyrimidinyl, 2-piperazinyl, 1,3,5-hexahydrotriazin-2-yl, 1,2,4-hexahydrotriazin-3-yl, cycloserines, 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro[1H]azepin-1- or -2- or -3- or -4- or -5- or -6- or -7-yl, 3,4,5,6-tetra-hydro[2H]azepin-2- or -3- or -4- or -5- or -6- or -7-yl, 2,3,4,7-tetrahydro[1H]azepin-1- or -2- or -3- or -4- or -5- or -6- or -7-yl, 2,3,6,7-tetrahydro[1H]azepin-1- or -2- or -3- or -4- or -5- or -6- or -7-yl, hexahydroazepin-1- or -2- or -3- or -4-yl, tetra- and hexahydrooxepinyl such as 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro[1H]oxepin-2- or -3- or -4- or -5- or -6- or -7-yl, 2,3,4,7-tetrahydro[1H]oxepin-2- or -3- or -4- or -5- or -6- or -7-yl, 2,3,6,7-tetrahydro[1H]oxepin-2- or -3- or -4- or -5- or -6- or -7-yl, hexahydroazepin-1- or -2- or -3- or -4-yl, tetra- and hexahydro-1,3-diazepinyl, tetra- and hexahydro-1,4-diazepinyl, tetra- and hexahydro-1,3-oxazepinyl, tetra- and hexahydro-1,4-oxazepinyl, tetra- and hexahydro-1,3-dioxepinyl, tetra- and hexahydro-1,4-dioxepinyl. This definition also applies to heterocyclyl as a part of a composite substituent, for example heterocyclylalkyl etc., unless specifically defined elsewhere.

The term “heteroaryl” or “aromatic heterocyclic” means 5 or 6-membered, fully unsaturated monocyclic ring system containing one to four heteroatoms from the group of oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur; if the ring contains more than one oxygen atom, they are not directly adjacent; 5-membered heteroaryl containing one to four nitrogen atoms or one to three nitrogen atoms and one sulphur or oxygen atom; 5-membered heteroaryl groups which, in addition to carbon atoms, may contain one to four nitrogen atoms or one to three nitrogen atoms and one sulphur or oxygen atom as ring members, non-limiting examples furyl, thienyl, pyrrolyl, isoxazolyl, isothiazolyl, pyrazolyl, oxazolyl, thiazolyl, imidazolyl, 1,2,4-oxadiazolyl, 1,2,4-thiadiazolyl, 1,2,4-triazolyl, 1,3,4-oxadiazolyl, 1,3,4-thiadiazolyl, 1,3,4-triazolyl, tetrazolyl; nitrogen-bonded 5-membered heteroaryl containing one to four nitrogen atoms, or benzofused nitrogen-bonded 5-membered heteroaryl containing one to three nitrogen atoms: 5-membered heteroaryl groups which, in addition to carbon atoms, may contain one to four nitrogen atoms or one to three nitrogen atoms as ring members and in which two adjacent carbon ring members or one nitrogen and one adjacent carbon ring member may be bridged by a buta-1,3-diene-1,4-diyl group in which one or two carbon atoms may be replaced by nitrogen atoms, where these rings are attached to the skeleton via one of the nitrogen ring members, non-limiting examples 1-pyrrolyl, 1-pyrazolyl, 1,2,4-triazol-1-yl, 1-imidazolyl, 1,2,3-triazol-1-yl and 1,3,4-triazol-1-yl. 6-membered heteroaryl which contains one to four nitrogen atoms: 6-membered heteroaryl groups which, in addition to carbon atoms, may contain, respectively, one to three and one to four nitrogen atoms as ring members, non-limiting examples 2-pyridinyl, 3-pyridinyl, 4-pyridinyl, 3-pyridazinyl, 4-pyridazinyl, 2-pyrimidinyl, 4-pyrimidinyl, 5-pyrimidinyl, 2-pyrazinyl, 1,3,5-triazin-2-yl, 1,2,4-triazin-3-yl and 1,2,4,5-tetrazin-3-yl; benzofused 5-membered heteroaryl containing one to three nitrogen atoms or one nitrogen atom and one oxygen or sulphur atom: non-limiting examples indol-1-yl, indol-2-yl, indol-3-yl, indol-4-yl, indol-5-yl, indol-6-yl, indol-7-yl, benzimidazol-1-yl, benzimidazol-2-yl, benzimidazol-4-yl, benzimidazol-5-yl, indazol-1-yl, indazol-3-yl, indazol-4-yl, indazol-5-yl, indazol-6-yl, indazol-7-yl, indazol-2-yl, 1-benzofuran-2-yl, 1-benzofuran-3-yl, 1-benzofuran-4-yl, 1-benzofuran-5-yl, 1-benzofuran-6-yl, 1-benzofuran-7-yl, 1-benzothiophen-2-yl, 1-benzothiophen-3-yl, 1-benzothiophen-4-yl, 1-benzothiophen-5-yl, 1-benzothiophen-6-yl, 1-benzothiophen-7-yl, 1,3-benzothiazol-2-yl, 1,3-benzothiazol-4-yl, 1,3-benzothiazol-5-yl, 1,3-benzothiazol-6-yl, 1,3-benzothiazol-7-yl, 1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl, 1,3-benzoxazol-4-yl, 1,3-benzoxazol-5-yl, 1,3-benzoxazol-6-yl and 1,3-benzoxazol-7-yl; benzofused 6-membered heteroaryl which contains one to three nitrogen atoms: non-limiting examples quinolin-2-yl, quinolin-3-yl, quinolin-4-yl, quinolin-5-yl, quinolin-6-yl, quinolin-7-yl, quinolin-8-yl, isoquinolin-1-yl, isoquinolin-3-yl, isoquinolin-4-yl, isoquinolin-5-yl, isoquinolin-6-yl, isoquinolin-7-yl and isoquinolin-8-yl.

The term “trialkylsilyl” includes 3 branched and/or straight-chain alkyl radicals attached to and linked through a silicon atom such as trimethylsilyl, triethylsilyl and t-butyl-dimethylsilyl. “Halotrialkylsilyl” denotes at least one of the three alkyl radicals is partially or fully substituted with halogen atoms which may be the same or different. The term“alkoxytrialkylsilyl” denotes at least one of the three alkyl radicals is substituted with one or more alkoxy radicals which may be the same or different. The term “trialkylsilyloxy” denotes a trialkylsilyl moiety attached through oxygen.

Non-limiting examples of “alkylcarbonyl” include C(═O)CH₃, C(═O)CH₂CH₂CH₃and C(═O)CH(CH₃)₂. Non-limiting examples of “alkoxycarbonyl” include CH₃OC(═O), CH₃CH₂OC(═O), CH₃CH₂CH₂OC(═O), (CH₃)₂CHOC(═O) and the different butoxy- or pentoxycarbonyl isomers. Non-limiting examples of “alkylaminocarbonyl” include CH₃NHC(═O), CH₃CH₂NHC(═O), CH₃CH₂CH₂NHC(═O), (CH₃)₂CHNHC(═O) and the different butylamino- or pentylaminocarbonyl isomers. Non-limiting examples of “dialkylaminocarbonyl” include (CH₃)₂NC(═O), (CH₃CH₂)₂NC(═O), CH₃CH₂(CH₃)NC(═O), CH₃CH₂CH₂(CH₃)NC(═O) and (CH₃)₂CHN(CH₃)C(═O).

Non-limiting examples of “alkoxyalkylcarbonyl” include CH₃OCH₂C(═O), CH₃OCH₂CH₂C(═O), CH₃CH₂OCH₂C(═O), CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂OCH₂C(═O) and CH₃CH₂OCH₂CH₂C(═O). Non-limiting examples of “alkylthioalkylcarbonyl” include CH₃SCH₂C(═O), CH₃SCH₂CH₂C(═O), CH₃CH₂SCH₂C(═O), CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂SCH₂C(═O) and CH₃CH₂SCH₂CH₂C(═O). The term haloalkylsufonylaminocarbonyl, alkylsulfonylaminocarbonyl, alkylthioalkoxycarbonyl, alkoxycarbonylalkyl amino and the like are defined analogously Non-limiting examples of “alkylaminoalkylcarbonyl” include CH₃NHCH₂C(═O), CH₃NHCH₂CH₂C(═O), CH₃CH₂NHCH₂C(═O), CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂NHCH₂C(═O) and CH₃CH₂NHCH₂CH₂C(═O).

The term “amide” means A-R′C═ONR″—B, wherein R′ and R″ indicates substituents and A and B indicate any group.

The term “thioamide” means A-R′C═SNR″—B, wherein R′ and R″ indicates substituents and A and B indicate any group.

The total number of carbon atoms in a substituent group is indicated by the “C_i-C_j” prefix where i and j are numbers from 1 to 21. For example, C₁-C₃alkylsulfonyl designates methylsulfonyl through propylsulfonyl; C₂alkoxyalkyl designates CH₃OCH₂; C₃alkoxyalkyl designates, for example, CH₃CH(OCH₃), CH₃OCH₂CH₂or CH₃CH₂OCH₂; and C₄alkoxyalkyl designates the various isomers of an alkyl group substituted with an alkoxy group containing a total of four carbon atoms, examples including CH₃CH₂CH₂OCH₂and CH₃CH₂OCH₂CH₂. In the above recitations, when a compound of Formula I is comprised of one or more heterocyclic rings, all substituents are attached to these rings through any available carbon or nitrogen by replacement of a hydrogen on said carbon or nitrogen.

When a compound is substituted with a substituent bearing a subscript that indicates the number of said substituents can exceed 1, said substituents (when they exceed 1) are independently selected from the group of defined substituents. Further, when the subscript m in (R)_mindicates an integer ranging from for example 0 to 4 then the number of substituents may be selected from the integers between 0 and 4 inclusive.

When a group contains a substituent which can be hydrogen, then, when this substituent is taken as hydrogen, it is recognized that said group is being un-substituted.

The embodiments herein and the various features and advantageous details thereof are explained with reference to the non-limiting embodiments in the description. Descriptions of well-known components and processing techniques are omitted so as to not unnecessarily obscure the embodiments herein. The examples used herein are intended merely to facilitate an understanding of ways in which the embodiments herein may be practiced and to further enable those of skilled in the art to practice the embodiments herein. Accordingly, the examples should not be construed as limiting the scope of the embodiments herein.

The description of the specific embodiments will so fully reveal the general nature of the embodiments herein that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily modify and/or adapt for various applications such specific embodiments without departing from the generic concept, and, therefore, such adaptations and modifications should and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalents of the disclosed embodiments. It is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation. Therefore, while the embodiments herein have been described in terms of preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that the embodiments herein can be practiced with modification within the spirit and scope of the embodiments as described herein.

Any discussion of documents, acts, materials, devices, articles and the like that has been included in this specification is solely for the purpose of providing a context for the disclosure. It is not to be taken as an admission that any or all of these matters form a part of the prior art base or were common general knowledge in the field relevant to the disclosure as it existed anywhere before the priority date of this application.

The numerical values mentioned in the description and the description/claims though might form a critical part of the present invention, any deviation from such numerical values shall still fall within the scope of the present invention if that deviation follows the same scientific principle as that of the present invention disclosed in the present invention.

The inventive compound of the present invention may, if appropriate, be present as mixtures of different possible isomeric forms, especially of stereoisomers, for example E and Z, threo and erythro, and also optical isomers, but if appropriate also of tautomers. Both the E and the Z isomers, and also the threo and erythro isomers, and the optical isomers, any desired mixtures of these isomers and the possible tautomeric forms are disclosed and claimed. The term “pest” for the purpose of the present disclosure includes but is not limited to fungi, stramenopiles (oomycetes), bacteria, nematodes, mites, ticks, insects and rodents.

The term “plant” is understood here to mean all plants and plant populations, such as desired and undesired wild plants or crop plants (including naturally occurring crop plants). Crop plants may be plants which can be obtained by conventional breeding and optimization methods or by biotechnological and genetic engineering methods or combinations of these methods, including the transgenic plants and including the plant cultivars which are protectable and non-protectable by plant breeders' rights.

For the purpose of the present disclosure the term “plant” includes a living organism of the kind exemplified by trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, ferns, and mosses, typically growing in a site, absorbing water and required substances through its roots, and synthesizing nutrients in its leaves by photosynthesis.

Examples of “plant” for the purpose of the present invention include but are not limited to agricultural crops such as wheat, rye, barley, triticale, oats or rice; beet, e.g. sugar beet or fodder beet; fruits and fruit trees, such as pomes, stone fruits or soft fruits, e.g. apples, pears, plums, peaches, almonds, cherries, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries or gooseberries; leguminous plants, such as lentils, peas, alfalfa or soybeans; oil plants, such as rape, mustard, olives, sunflowers, coconut, cocoa beans, castor oil plants, oil palms, ground nuts or soybeans; cucurbits, such as squashes, cucumber or melons; fiber plants, such as cotton, flax, hemp or jute; citrus fruit and citrus trees, such as oranges, lemons, grapefruits or mandarins; any horticultural plants, vegetables, such as spinach, lettuce, asparagus, cabbages, carrots, onions, tomatoes, potatoes, cucurbits or paprika; lauraceous plants, such as avocados, cinnamon or camphor; cucurbitaceae; oleaginous plants; energy and raw material plants, such as cereals, corn, soybean, other leguminous plants, rape, sugar cane or oil palm; tobacco; nuts; coffee; tea; cacao; bananas; peppers; vines (table grapes and grape juice grape vines); hop; turf; sweet leaf (also called Stevia); natural rubber plants or ornamental and forestry plants, such as flowers, shrubs, broad-leaved trees or evergreens, e.g. conifers; and on the plant propagation material, such as seeds, and the crop material of these plants.

Preferably, the plant for the purpose of the present invention include but is not limited to cereals, corn, rice, soybean and other leguminous plants, fruits and fruit trees, grapes, nuts and nut trees, citrus and citrus trees, any horticultural plants, cucurbitaceae, oleaginous plants, tobacco, coffee, tea, cacao, sugar beet, sugar cane, cotton, potato, tomato, onions, peppers and vegetables, ornamentals, any floricultural plants and other plants for use of human and animals.

The term “plant parts” is understood to mean all parts and organs of plants above and below the ground. For the purpose of the present disclosure the term plant parts includes but is not limited to cuttings, leaves, twigs, tubers, flowers, seeds, branches, roots including taproots, lateral roots, root hairs, root apex, root cap, rhizomes, slips, shoots, fruits, fruit bodies, bark, stem, buds, auxillary buds, meristems, nodes and internodes.

The term “locus thereof” includes soil, surroundings of plant or plant parts and equipment or tools used before, during or after sowing/planting a plant or a plant part.

Application of the compounds of the present disclosure or the compound of the present disclosure in a composition optionally comprising other compatible compounds to a plant or a plant material or locus thereof include application by a technique known to a person skilled in the art which include but is not limited to spraying, coating, dipping, fumigating, impregnating, injecting and dusting.

The term “applied” means adhered to a plant or plant part either physically or chemically including impregnation.

In view of the above, the present invention provides a compound formula (I),

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- wherein,
- R¹is C₁-C₂-haloalkyl;
- L¹is a direct bond, —CR²R³—, —C(═W¹)—, —O—, —S(═O)_0-2—, and —NR^4a—; wherein, an expression “-” at the start and the end of the group indicates the point of attachment to either oxadiazole ring or A;
- L²is a direct bond or —(CR^2aR^3a)_1-3—;
- A is an aromatic carbocyclic ring or aromatic heterocyclic ring; wherein the heteroatoms of the aromatic heterocyclic ring are selected from N, O and S; and the ring A is optionally substituted with one or more identical or different groups of R^A;
  - R^Ais selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, amino, hydroxy, SF₅, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkylalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxy-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₆-hydroxyalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₈-halocycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxy, C₁-C₆-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₆-haloalkoxycarbonyl, C₁-C₆-alkylthio, C₁-C₆-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₆-haloalkylsulfinyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkylsulfonyl, C₁-C₆-alkylsulfinyl, C₁-C₆-alkylsulfonyl, C₁-C₆-alkylamino, C₁-C₆-dialkylamino, C₃-C₈-cycloalkylamino, C₁-C₆-alkyl-C₃-C₈-cycloalkylamino, C₁-C₆-alkylcarbonyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxycarbonyl, C₁-C₆-alkylaminocarbonyl, C₁-C₆-dialkylaminocarbonyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxycarbonyloxy, C₁-C₆-alkylaminocarbonyloxy, C₁-C₆-dialkylaminocarbonyloxy, 5- to 11-membered spirocyclic ring, and 3- to 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring;
    - wherein, 5- to 11-membered spirocyclic ring and 3- to 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring may be optionally substituted with one or more identical or different substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkylalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxyalkyl, C₁-C₆-hydroxyalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxy, C₁-C₆-alkylthio, C₁-C₆-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₆-haloalkylsulfinyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkylsulfonyl, C₁-C₆-alkylsulfinyl, C₁-C₆-alkylsulfonyl, C₁-C₆-alkylamino, di-C₁-C₆-alkylamino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, C₁-C₆-alkyl-C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, C₁-C₆alkylcarbonyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxycarbonyl, C₁-C₆-alkylaminocarbonyl, di-C₁-C₆-alkylaminocarbonyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxycarbonyloxy, C₁-C₆-alkylaminocarbonyloxy and di-C₁-C₆-alkylaminocarbonyloxy; or
  - two R^Atogether with the atoms to which they are attached may form a 3- to 10-membered aromatic or non-aromatic carbocyclic ring or ring system, or aromatic or non-aromatic heterocyclic ring or ring system; wherein said ring or ring system may be optionally substituted with one or more identical or different groups of R^aselected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxy, C₁-C₆-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₆-alkylthio, C₁-C₆-haloalkylthio, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxy-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₃-C₈-halocycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-alkylamino, di-C₁-C₆-alkylamino and C₃-C₈-cycloalkylamino;
    - wherein, one or more C atom/s of the non-aromatic carbocyclic ring may be optionally replaced by C(═O), C(═S), C(═CR^2bR^3b) and C═NR^6a;
    - wherein, the heteroatom of the aromatic heterocyclic ring is selected from N, O and S; wherein heteroatom of the non-aromatic heterocyclic ring is selected from N, O, S(═O)₀₂, and S(═O)_0-1(═NR^6a) and one or more C atom/s of the non-aromatic heterocyclic ring may be optionally replaced by C(═O), C(═S), C(═CR^2bR^3b) and C═NR^6a;
  - R^4a, R^4b, R^6a, and R^6bare independently selected from the group of consisting of hydrogen, cyano, hydroxy, NR^bR^c, (C═O)—R^d, S(O)_0-2R^e, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxy, C₁-C₆-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₆-alkylamino, di-C₁-C₆-alkylamino, tri-C₁-C₆-alkylamino and C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl;
    - R^band R^care independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxyl, cyano, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl and C₃-C₈-halocycloalkyl;
    - R^dis selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, halogen, NR^bR^c, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxy, C₁-C₆-haloalkoxy, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl and C₃-C₈-halocycloalkyl;
    - R^eis selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, cyano, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxy, C₁-C₆-haloalkoxy, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl and C₃-C₈-halocycloalkyl;
  - R², R³, R^2a, R^3a, R^2b, R^3b, R^2c, R^3c, R^2a, R^3a, R^2e, R^3e, R^2fand R^3fare independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, cyano, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₂-C₄-alkenyl, C₂-C₄-alkynyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, C₂-C₄-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₄-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy and C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy; or
  - R²and R³; R^2aand R^3a; R^2band R^3b; R^2cand R^3c; R^2aand R^3d; and/or R^2fand R^3ftogether with the atoms to which they are attached may form 3- to 5-membered non-aromatic carbocylic ring or heterocyclic ring which may be optionally substituted with halogen, C₁-C₂-alkyl, C₁-C₂-haloalkyl or C₁-C₂-alkoxy;
- W¹is O or S;
- Q is direct bond, O, S(═O)_0-2, S(═O)_0-1(═NR^4b), NR^4b, CR^2eR^3e, —N═S(═NR^8a)(R^8b)—; —N═S(═O)_0-1(R^8c)—;
- R¹⁰is selected from the group of the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, cyano, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl, C₃-C₈-halocycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-alkyl-C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl-C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl, C₃-C₈-halocycloalkyl-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkyl-C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkenyl, C₃-C₈-halocycloalkenyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxy, C₁-C₆-alkoxy-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkoxy-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxy-C₁-C₆-alkoxy-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkyl-C₁-C₆-thioalkyl, C₁-C₆-alkylsulfinyl-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkylsulfonyl-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkylamino, di-C₁-C₆-alkylamino, C₁-C₆-alkylamino-C₁-C₆-alkyl, di-C₁-C₆-alkylamino-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkylamino-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkylamino, C₃-C₈-cycloalkylamino-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkylcarbonyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkoxy-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-hydroxyalkyl, C₂-C₆-hydroxyalkenyl, C₂-C₆-hydroxyalkynyl, C₃-C₈-halocycloalkoxy, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₆-alkoxy, C₂-C₆-alkenyloxy, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyloxy, C₂-C₆-alkynyloxy, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyloxy, C₁-C₆-alkoxy-C₁-C₆-alkoxy, C₁-C₆-alkylcarbonylalkoxy, C₁-C₆-alkylthio, C₁-C₆-haloalkylthio, C₃-C₈-cycloalkylthio, C₁-C₆-alkylsulfinyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkylsulfinyl, C₁-C₆-alkylsulfonyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkylsulfonyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkylsulfonyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkylsulfinyl, tri-C₁-C₆-alkylsilyl, C₁-C₆-alkylsulfonylamino, C₁-C₆-haloalkylsulfonylamino, C₁-C₆-alkylcarbonylthio, C₁-C₆-alkylsulfonyloxy, C₁-C₆-alkylsulfinyloxy, C₆-C₁₀-arylsulfonyloxy, C₆-C₁₀-arylsulfinyloxy, C₆-C₁₀-arylsulfonyl, C₆-C₁₀-arylsulfinyl, C₆-C₁₀-arylthio, C₁-C₆-cyanoalkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenylcarbonyloxy, C₁-C₆-alkoxy-C₁-C₆-alkylthio, C₁-C₆-alkylthio-C₁-C₆-alkoxy, C₂-C₆-haloalkenylcarbonyloxy, C₁-C₆-alkoxycarbonyl-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxy-C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₂-C₆-alkynylthio, C₃-C₈-halocycloalkylcarbonyloxy, C₂-C₆-alkenylamino, C₂-C₆-alkynylamino, C₁-C₆-haloalkylamino, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₆-alkylamino, C₁-C₆-alkoxyamino, C₁-C₆-haloalkoxyamino, C₁-C₆-alkoxycarbonylamino, C₁-C₆-alkylcarbonyl-C₁-C₆-alkylamino, C₁-C₆-haloalkylcarbonyl-C₁-C₆-alkylamino, C₁-C₆-alkoxycarbonyl-C₁-C₆-alkylamino, C₂-C₆-alkenylthio, C₁-C₆-alkoxy-C₁-C₆-alkylcarbonyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkoxycarbonylamino, di(C₁-C₆-haloalkyl)amino-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₃-C₈-halocycloalkenyloxy-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxy(C₁-C₆-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkylsulfonylaminocarbonyl, C₁-C₆-alkylsulfonylaminocarbonyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxycarbonylalkoxy, C₁-C₆-alkylaminothiocarbonylamino, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₆-alkylamino-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkylthiocarbonyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkenyloxy-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxy-C₁-C₆-alkoxycarbonyl, di-C₁-C₆-alkylaminothiocarbonylamino, C₁-C₆-haloalkoxy-C₁-C₆-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₆-alkoxy-C₁-C₆-haloalkoxy, C₃-C₈-halocycloalkoxy-C₁-C₆-alkyl,di-C₁-C₆-alkylaminocarbonylamino, C₁-C₆-alkoxy-C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₁-C₆-alkylthiocarbonyloxy, C₁-C₆-haloalkoxy-C₁-C₆-alkoxy, C₁-C₆-haloalkylsulfonyloxy, C₁-C₆-alkoxy-C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, di(C₁-C₆-haloalkyl)amino, di-C₁-C₆-alkoxy-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkylaminocarbonylamino, C₁-C₆-haloalkoxy-C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₁-C₆-alkylaminocarbonyl-C₁-C₆-alkylamino, tri-C₁-C₆-alkylsilyl-C₂-C₆-alkynyloxy, tri-C₁-C₆-alkylsilyloxy, tri-C₁-C₆-alkylsilyl-C₂-C₆-alkynyl, cyano(C₁-C₆-alkoxy)-C₁-C₆-alkyl,di-C₁-C₆-alkylthio-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxysulfonyl, C₃-C₈-halocycloalkoxycarbonyl, C₁-C₆-alkyl-C₃-C₈-cycloalkylcarbonyl, C₃-C₈-halocycloalkylcarbonyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyloxycarbonyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyloxycarbonyl, C₁-C₆-cyanoalkoxycarbonyl, C₁-C₆-alkylthio-C₁-C₆-alkoxycarbonyl, C₂-C₆-alkynylcarbonyloxy, C₂-C₆-haloalkynylcarbonyloxy, cyanocarbonyloxy, C₁-C₆-cyanoalkylcarbonyloxy, C₃-C₈-cycloalkylsulphonyloxy, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₆-alkylsulphonyloxy, C₃-C₈-halocycloalkylsulphonyloxy, C₂-C₆-alkenylsulphonyloxy, C₂-C₆-alkynylsulphonyloxy, C₁-C₆-cyanoalkylsulphonyloxy, C₂-C₆-haloalkenylsulphonyloxy, C₂-C₆-haloalkynylsulphonyloxy, C₂-C₆-alkynylcycloalkyloxy, C₂-C₆-cyanoalkenyloxy, C₂-C₆-cyanoalkynyloxy, C₁-C₆-alkoxycarbonyloxy, C₂-C₆-alkenyloxycarbonyloxy, C₂-C₆-alkynyloxycarbonyloxy, C₁-C₆-alkoxy-C₁-C₆-alkylcarbonyloxy, sulfilimines, sulfoximines, —OR¹², —NR¹³R¹⁴, nitro, —SH, —SCN, —C(═O)R¹⁵, —C(═O)OR¹², —C(═O)NR¹³R¹⁴, —NR¹³C(═O)R¹⁵, —O(C═O)R¹⁵, —O(C═O)NR¹³R¹⁴, —C(═NOR¹³)R¹⁵, —NR¹³SO₂R¹⁶, —CSR¹⁶, —C(═S)OR¹², —C(═S)NR¹³R¹⁴, —NR¹³C(═S)R¹⁵, —O(C═S)R¹⁵, —O(C═S)NR¹³R¹⁴, —O(C═S)SR¹⁶, —N═C(R¹⁵)₂, —NHCN, —SO₂NHCN, —C(═O)NHCN, —C(═S)NHCN, —C(═S(O))NHCN, —SO₂R¹⁵, —SO₂NR¹²R¹³, SF₅and Z¹Q¹;
  - Z¹is a direct bond, CR^2dR^3d, N, O, C(O), C(S), C(═CR^2dR^3d) or S(O)_0-2;
  - Q¹is selected from phenyl, benzyl, naphthalenyl, a 5- or 6-membered aromatic ring, an 8- to 11-membered aromatic multi-cyclic ring system, an 8- to 11-membered aromatic fused ring system, a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring, an 8- to 11-membered heteroaromatic multi-cyclic ring system or an 8- to 11-membered heteroaromatic fused ring system; wherein the heteroatom of the heteroaromatic rings is selected from N, O or S, and each ring or ring system may be optionally substituted with one or more groups of R⁷; or
    - Q¹is selected from a 3- to 7-membered non-aromatic carbocyclic ring, a 4-, 5-, 6- or 7-membered non-aromatic heterocyclic ring, an 8- to 15-membered non-aromatic multi-cyclic ring system, an 5- to 15 membered spirocyclic ring system, or an 8- to 15-membered non-aromatic fused ring system, wherein, the heteroatom of the non-aromatic rings is selected from N, O or S(O)_0-2, and C ring member of the non-aromatic carbocylic or non-aromatic heterocyclic rings or ring systems may be replaced with C(O), C(S), C(═CR^2cR^3c) or C(═NR^6b), and each ring or ring system may be optionally substituted with one or more groups of R⁷;
  - R⁷, R^8a, R^8band R^8care selected from hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, cyano, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl, C₃-C₈-halocycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-alkyl-C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl-C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl, C₃-C₈-halocycloalkyl-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkyl-C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkenyl, C₃-C₈-halocycloalkenyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxy, C₁-C₆-alkoxy-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkoxy-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxy-C₁-C₆-alkoxy-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkyl-C₁-C₆-thioalkyl, C₁-C₆-alkylsulfinyl-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkylsulfonyl-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkylamino, di-C₁-C₆-alkylamino, C₁-C₆-alkylamino-C₁-C₆-alkyl, di-C₁-C₆-alkylamino-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkylamino-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkylamino, C₃-C₈-cycloalkylamino-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkylcarbonyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkoxy-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-hydroxyalkyl, C₂-C₆-hydroxyalkenyl, C₂-C₆-hydroxyalkynyl, C₃-C₈-halocycloalkoxy, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₆-alkoxy, C₂-C₆-alkenyloxy, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyloxy, C₂-C₆-alkynyloxy, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyloxy, C₁-C₆-alkoxy-C₁-C₆-alkoxy, C₁-C₆-alkylcarbonylalkoxy, C₁-C₆-alkylthio, C₁-C₆-haloalkylthio, C₃-C₈-cycloalkylthio, C₁-C₆-alkylsulfinyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkylsulfinyl, C₁-C₆-alkylsulfonyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkylsulfonyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkylsulfonyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkylsulfinyl, tri-C₁-C₆-alkylsilyl, C₁-C₆-alkylsulfonylamino, C₁-C₆-haloalkylsulfonylamino, C₁-C₆-alkylcarbonylthio, C₁-C₆-alkylsulfonyloxy, C₁-C₆-alkylsulfinyloxy, C₆-C₁₀-arylsulfonyloxy, C₆-C₁₀-arylsulfinyloxy, C₆-C₁₀-arylsulfonyl, C₆-C₁₀-arylsulfinyl, C₆-C₁₀-arylthio, C₁-C₆-cyanoalkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenylcarbonyloxy, C₁-C₆-alkoxy-C₁-C₆-alkylthio, C₁-C₆-alkylthio-C₁-C₆-alkoxy, C₂-C₆-haloalkenylcarbonyloxy, C₁-C₆-alkoxycarbonyl-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxy-C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₂-C₆-alkynylthio, C₃-C₈-halocycloalkylcarbonyloxy, C₂-C₆-alkenylamino, C₂-C₆-alkynylamino, C₁-C₆-haloalkylamino, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₆-alkylamino, C₁-C₆-alkoxyamino, C₁-C₆-haloalkoxyamino, C₁-C₆-alkoxycarbonylamino, C₁-C₆-alkylcarbonyl-C₁-C₆-alkylamino, C₁-C₆-haloalkylcarbonyl-C₁-C₆-alkylamino, C₁-C₆-alkoxycarbonyl-C₁-C₆-alkylamino, C₂-C₆-alkenylthio, C₁-C₆-alkoxy-C₁-C₆-alkylcarbonyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkoxycarbonylamino, di(C₁-C₆-haloalkyl)amino-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₃-C₈-halocycloalkenyloxy-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxy(C₁-C₆-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkylsulfonylaminocarbonyl, C₁-C₆-alkylsulfonylaminocarbonyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxycarbonylalkoxy, C₁-C₆-alkylaminothiocarbonylamino, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₆-alkylamino-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkylthiocarbonyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkenyloxy-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxy-C₁-C₆-alkoxycarbonyl, di-C₁-C₆-alkylaminothiocarbonylamino, C₁-C₆-haloalkoxy-C₁-C₆-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₆-alkoxy-C₁-C₆-haloalkoxy, C₃-C₈-halocycloalkoxy-C₁-C₆-alkyl,di-C₁-C₆-alkylaminocarbonylamino, C₁-C₆-alkoxy-C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₁-C₆-alkylthiocarbonyloxy, C₁-C₆-haloalkoxy-C₁-C₆-alkoxy, C₁-C₆-haloalkylsulfonyloxy, C₁-C₆-alkoxy-C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, di(C₁-C₆-haloalkyl)amino, di-C₁-C₆-alkoxy-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkylaminocarbonylamino, C₁-C₆-haloalkoxy-C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₁-C₆-alkylaminocarbonyl-C₁-C₆-alkylamino, tri-C₁-C₆-alkylsilyl-C₂-C₆-alkynyloxy, tri-C₁-C₆-alkylsilyloxy, tri-C₁-C₆-alkylsilyl-C₂-C₆-alkynyl, cyano(C₁-C₆-alkoxy)-C₁-C₆-alkyl,di-C₁-C₆-alkylthio-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxysulfonyl, C₃-C₈-halocycloalkoxycarbonyl, C₁-C₆-alkyl-C₃-C₈-cycloalkylcarbonyl, C₃-C₈-halocycloalkylcarbonyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyloxycarbonyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyloxycarbonyl, C₁-C₆-cyanoalkoxycarbonyl, C₁-C₆-alkylthio-C₁-C₆-alkoxycarbonyl, C₂-C₆-alkynylcarbonyloxy, C₂-C₆-haloalkynylcarbonyloxy, cyanocarbonyloxy, C₁-C₆-cyanoalkylcarbonyloxy, C₃-C₈-cycloalkylsulphonyloxy, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₆-alkylsulphonyloxy, C₃-C₈-halocycloalkylsulphonyloxy, C₂-C₆-alkenylsulphonyloxy, C₂-C₆-alkynylsulphonyloxy, C₁-C₆-cyanoalkylsulphonyloxy, C₂-C₆-haloalkenylsulphonyloxy, C₂-C₆-haloalkynylsulphonyloxy, C₂-C₆-alkynylcycloalkyloxy, C₂-C₆-cyanoalkenyloxy, C₂-C₆-cyanoalkynyloxy, C₁-C₆-alkoxycarbonyloxy, C₂-C₆-alkenyloxycarbonyloxy, C₂-C₆-alkynyloxycarbonyloxy, C₁-C₆-alkoxy-C₁-C₆-alkylcarbonyloxy, sulfilimines, sulfoximines, SF₅, —OR¹², —NR¹³R¹⁴, nitro, —SH, —SCN, —C(═O)R¹⁵, —C(═O)OR¹², —C(═O)NR¹³R¹⁴, —NR¹³C(═O)R¹⁵, —O(C═O)R¹⁵, —O(C═O)NR¹³R¹⁴, —C(═NOR¹³)R¹⁵, —NR¹³SO₂R¹⁶, —CSR¹⁶, —C(═S)OR¹², —C(═S)NR¹³R¹⁴, —NR¹³C(═S)R¹⁵, —O(C═S)R¹⁵, —O(C═S)NR¹³R¹⁴, —O(C═S)SR¹⁶, —N═C(R¹⁵)₂, —NHCN, —SO₂NHCN, —C(═O)NHCN, —C(═S)NHCN, —C(═S(O))NHCN and —SO₂NR¹²R¹³; or
- R^8aand R^8b; R^8aand R¹⁰; R^8band R¹⁰; R^1cand R¹⁰; R^4band R¹⁰; R^2fand R¹⁰; and or R^3fand R¹⁰together with the atoms to which they are attached may form 3- to 8-membered heterocyclic ring or ring system, wherein the heteroatom is selected from the group consisting of N, O and S(O)_0-2, and C ring member of the heterocyclic ring or ring system may be replaced with C(O), C(S), C(═CR^2cR^3c) or C(═NR^6b), and said heterocyclic ring or ring system may be optionally substituted with halogen, cyano, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₂-C₄-alkenyl, C₂-C₄-alkynyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, C₂-C₄-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₄-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy or C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy;
  - R¹²is selected from the group consisting of C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl and C₃-C₈-halocycloalkyl;
  - R¹³and R¹⁴independently are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxyl, cyano, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxy, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl, C₃-C₈-halocycloalkyl, phenyl and 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring; wherein said phenyl, 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring may be optionally substituted with halogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxy, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl, C₃-C₈-halocycloalkyl and C₁-C₆-alkyl thio; or
  - R¹³and R¹⁴together with the N atom to which they are attached may form a 3- to 7-membered heterocyclic ring; wherein the heteroatom of the heterocyclic ring is selected from N, O or S(O)_0-2, and C ring member of the heterocyclic ring may be replaced with C(O) and C(S), wherein the said heterocyclic ring may be optionally substituted with halogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxy, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl, C₃-C₈-halocycloalkyl and C₁-C₆-alkyl thio;
  - R¹⁵represents hydrogen, hydroxy, halogen, amino, C₁-C₆-alkylamino, di-C₁-C₆-alkylamino, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxy, C₁-C₆-haloalkoxy, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl, phenyl, 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring, wherein said phenyl, 3- to 6-membered heterocyclic ring may be optionally substituted with halogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxy, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl, C₃-C₈-halocycloalkyl and C₁-C₆-alkyl thio;
  - R¹⁶represents hydrogen, halogen, cyano, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxy, C₁-C₆-haloalkoxy, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl, and C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl;
    
    and/or N-oxides, metal complexes, isomers, polymorphs or the agriculturally acceptable salts thereof.

In one embodiment, the present invention provides the compounds of formula (I), wherein,

- R¹is C₁-haloalkyl, wherein halogen is chlorine or fluorine;
- L¹is a direct bond;
- L²is a direct bond;
- A is an 3- to 6-membered aromatic carbocyclic ring or aromatic heterocyclic ring, wherein the heteroatom of the aromatic heterocyclic ring is selected from N, O and S; and A is optionally substituted with one or more identical or different groups of R^A;
  - R^Ais selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, amino, hydroxy, SF₅, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkylalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxy-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₆-hydroxyalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₈-halocycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxy, C₁-C₆-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₆-haloalkoxycarbonyl and C₁-C₆-alkylthio;
- W¹is O;
- Q is direct bond, O, S(═O)_0-2, S(═O)_0-1(═NR^4b), NR^4b, CR^2eR^3e, —N═S(═NR^8a)(R^8b)—; —N═S(═O)_0-1(R^8c)—.
- R¹⁰is selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, cyano, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl, C₃-C₈-halocycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-alkyl-C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkyl-C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkenyl, C₃-C₈-halocycloalkenyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxy, C₁-C₆-alkoxy-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkoxy-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkyl-C₁-C₆-thioalkyl, C₁-C₆-alkylsulfinyl-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkylsulfonyl-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkylamino, di-C₁-C₆-alkylamino, C₁-C₆-alkylamino-C₁-C₆-alkyl, di-C₁-C₆-alkylamino-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkylamino-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkylamino, C₃-C₈-cycloalkylamino-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkylcarbonyl, C₁-C₆-hydroxyalkyl, C₂-C₆-hydroxyalkenyl, C₂-C₆-hydroxyalkynyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyloxy, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyloxy, C₂-C₆-alkynyloxy, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyloxy, C₁-C₆-alkylcarbonylalkoxy, C₁-C₆-alkylthio, C₁-C₆-haloalkylthio, C₃-C₈-cycloalkylthio, C₁-C₆-alkylsulfinyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkylsulfinyl, C₁-C₆-alkylsulfonyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkylsulfonyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkylsulfonyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkylsulfinyl, tri-C₁-C₆-alkylsilyl, C₁-C₆-alkylsulfonylamino, C₁-C₆-haloalkylsulfonylamino, C₁-C₆-alkylcarbonylthio, C₁-C₆-alkylsulfonyloxy, C₁-C₆-alkylsulfinyloxy, C₆-C₁₀-arylsulfonyloxy, C₆-C₁₀-arylsulfinyloxy, C₆-C₁₀-arylsulfonyl, C₆-C₁₀-arylsulfinyl, C₆-C₁₀-arylthio, C₁-C₆-cyanoalkyl, C₂-C₆-alkynylthio, C₂-C₆-alkenylamino, C₂-C₆-alkynylamino, C₁-C₆-haloalkylamino, C₁-C₆-alkoxyamino, C₁-C₆-haloalkoxyamino, C₁-C₆-alkoxycarbonylamino, C₂-C₆-alkenylthio, SF₅, —OR¹², —NR¹³R¹⁴, nitro, —SH, —SCN, —C(═O)R¹⁵, —C(═O)OR¹², —C(═O)NR¹³R¹⁴, —NR¹³C(═O)R¹⁵and Z¹Q¹.

In another embodiment, the present invention provides the compounds of formula (I), wherein,

- R¹is C₁-haloalkyl, wherein halogen is chlorine or fluorine;
- L¹is a direct bond;
- L²is a direct bond;
- A is phenyl or pyridyl; wherein said phenyl or pyridyl ring may be optionally substituted with one or more identical or different groups of R^A;
  - R^Ais selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, amino, hydroxy, SF₅, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₁-C₆-hydroxyalkyl, C₃-C₈-halocycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxy and C₁-C₆-haloalkoxy;
- W¹is O;
- Q is direct bond, O, S(═O)_0-2, S(═O)_0-1(═NR^4b), NR^4band CR^2eR^3e;
- R¹⁰is selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, cyano, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl, C₃-C₈-halocycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-alkyl-C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkyl-C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkenyl, C₃-C₈-halocycloalkenyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxy, C₁-C₆-alkoxy-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkoxy-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkyl-C₁-C₆-thioalkyl, C₁-C₆-alkylsulfinyl-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkylsulfonyl-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkylamino, di-C₁-C₆-alkylamino, C₁-C₆-alkylamino-C₁-C₆-alkyl, di-C₁-C₆-alkylamino-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkylamino-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkylamino, C₃-C₈-cycloalkylamino-C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkylcarbonyl, C₁-C₆-hydroxyalkyl, C₂-C₆-hydroxyalkenyl, C₂-C₆-hydroxyalkynyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyloxy, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyloxy, C₂-C₆-alkynyloxy, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyloxy, C₁-C₆-alkylcarbonylalkoxy, C₁-C₆-alkylthio, C₁-C₆-haloalkylthio, C₃-C₈-cycloalkylthio, C₁-C₆-alkylsulfinyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkylsulfinyl, C₁-C₆-alkylsulfonyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkylsulfonyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkylsulfonyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkylsulfinyl, tri-C₁-C₆-alkylsilyl, C₁-C₆-alkylsulfonylamino, C₁-C₆-haloalkylsulfonylamino, C₁-C₆-alkylcarbonylthio, C₁-C₆-alkylsulfonyloxy, C₁-C₆-alkylsulfinyloxy, C₆-C₁₀-arylsulfonyloxy, C₆-C₁₀-arylsulfinyloxy, C₆-C₁₀-arylsulfonyl, C₆-C₁₀-arylsulfinyl, C₆-C₁₀-arylthio, C₁-C₆-cyanoalkyl, C₂-C₆-alkynylthio, C₂-C₆-alkenylamino, C₂-C₆-alkynylamino, C₁-C₆-haloalkylamino, C₁-C₆-alkoxyamino, C₁-C₆-haloalkoxyamino, C₁-C₆-alkoxycarbonylamino, C₂-C₆-alkenylthio, SF₅, —OR¹², —NR¹³R¹⁴, nitro, —SH, —SCN, —C(═O)R¹⁵, —C(═O)OR¹², —C(═O)NR¹³R¹⁴, —NR¹³C(═O)R¹⁵, and Z¹Q¹.

In a preferred embodiment, the compound of formula (I) is selected from 2-phenoxy-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(2-fluorophenoxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(4-methoxyphenoxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(4-bromophenoxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(4-chlorophenoxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(2,6-dichlorophenoxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(3-bromo-4-methylphenoxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(3-fluorophenoxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(4-fluorophenoxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(m-tolyloxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(2-methoxyphenoxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(4-bromo-3-fluorophenoxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((2,6-dichlorophenyl)thio)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((3-methoxyphenyl)thio)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(3,5-dichlorophenoxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(2,5-dimethylphenoxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(5-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(2,4-difluorophenoxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(2-chloro-4-fluorophenoxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(pyridin-3-yloxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(p-tolylthio)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((4-methoxyphenyl)thio)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(cyclopentylthio)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(benzo[d]oxazol-2-ylthio)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((4-methylthiazol-2-yl)thio)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((3,4-difluorophenyl)amino)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)amino)ethan-1-one; 2-((2-fluorophenyl)amino)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((3-methoxyphenyl)amino)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(2-chloro-5-methylphenoxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(p-tolyloxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(3-chlorophenoxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)ethan-1-one; 2-(3-methoxyphenoxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(2,4-dimethylphenoxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(o-tolyloxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)ethan-1-one; 2-(3-fluoro-5-methylphenoxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(3-chloro-5-fluorophenoxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(2-chloro-4-methoxyphenoxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((2-chloropyridin-4-yl)oxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((6-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)oxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((2-chloropyridin-3-yl)oxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((6-fluoropyridin-3-yl)oxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((5-bromopyridin-3-yl)oxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((6-bromopyridin-3-yl)oxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)oxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((4-chloropyridin-3-yl)oxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((3,4-dichlorophenyl)thio)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((4-chlorophenyl)thio)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((3-chlorophenyl)thio)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((3,4-difluorophenyl)thio)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(benzylthio)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((4-methoxybenzyl)thio)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((1-phenylethyl)thio)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(cyclohexylthio)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(phenylthio)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(allylthio)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)thio)ethan-1-one; 2-((2-methoxyphenyl)thio)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((3-fluorophenyl)thio)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((2-fluorophenyl)thio)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(o-tolylthio)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(m-tolylthio)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(pyridin-4-ylthio)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(isopropylthio)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(tert-butylthio)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)thio)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidin-2-yl)thio)ethan-1-one; 2-(thiazol-2-ylthio)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(pyridin-2-ylthio)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((4-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)thio)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)thio)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)benzenesulfonamide; 2-((4-chlorophenyl)sulfinyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((3,4-difluorophenyl)sulfinyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(benzylsulfinyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((4-methoxybenzyl)sulfinyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((1-phenylethyl)sulfinyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((5-methylthiazol-2-yl)sulfinyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(phenylsulfinyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)sulfinyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(p-tolylsulfinyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((3-fluorophenyl)sulfinyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((2-fluorophenyl)sulfinyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(o-tolylsulfinyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(m-tolylsulfinyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(tert-butylsulfinyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)sulfinyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(isopropylsulfinyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((3,4-dichlorophenyl)sulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((4-chlorophenyl)sulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((3,4-difluorophenyl)sulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(benzylsulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((4-methoxybenzyl)sulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((1-phenylethyl)sulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(cyclohexylsulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((5-methylthiazol-2-yl)sulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(phenylsulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)sulfonyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(o-tolylsulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((3-fluorophenyl)sulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(isopropylsulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(thiazol-2-ylsulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(tert-butylsulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)sulfonyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(m-tolylsulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((2-fluorophenyl)sulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(pyridin-4-ylsulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-hydroxy-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(2-fluorophenoxy)-1-(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one; 2-((3-fluorophenyl)thio)-1-(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one; 2-((4-methoxyphenyl)thio)-1-(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one; 2-((4-methoxybenzyl)thio)-1-(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one; 2-(benzylthio)-1-(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one; 2-(cyclopentylthio)-1-(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one; 2-((2,6-dichlorophenyl)thio)-1-(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one; 2-(benzo[d]oxazol-2-ylthio)-1-(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one; 2-((4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)thio)-1-(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one; 2-((4-methoxyphenyl)sulfonyl)-1-(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one; 2-((4-methoxybenzyl)sulfonyl)-1-(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one; 2-(benzylsulfonyl)-1-(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one; 2-(cyclopentylsulfonyl)-1-(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one; 2-((3-fluorophenyl)sulfonyl)-1-(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one; 2-((3-fluorophenyl)sulfinyl)-1-(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one; 2-((4-methoxyphenyl)sulfinyl)-1-(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one; 2-((4-methoxybenzyl)sulfinyl)-1-(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one; 2-(benzylsulfinyl)-1-(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one; 2-((2,6-dichlorophenyl)sulfinyl)-1-(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one; 2-(cyclopentylsulfinyl)-1-(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one; 4-methyl-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)benzenesulfonamide; 2-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-morpholino-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(phenylamino)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((4-fluorophenyl)amino)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((2,4-difluorophenyl)amino)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)amino)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)amino)ethan-1-one; 2-((4-chlorophenyl)amino)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((3-fluorophenyl)amino)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(m-tolylamino)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((4-methoxyphenyl)amino)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(o-tolylamino)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((2-methoxyphenyl)amino)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(pyrimidin-2-ylthio)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)sulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)sulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((4′-fluoro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-3-yl)amino)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrrolidin-2-one; 1-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)piperidin-2-one; 4-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)morpholin-3-one; 1-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)azetidin-2-one; 2-fluoro-N-methyl-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)benzenesulfonamide; N,3-dimethyl-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)benzenesulfonamide; N-methyl-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrimidine-5-sulfonamide; N-methyl-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyridazine-4-sulfonamide; N-methyl-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)benzenesulfonamide; N-methyl-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)methanesulfonamide; N-methyl-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrazine-2-sulfonamide; N-methyl-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyridine-4-sulfonamide; N,1-dimethyl-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-sulfonamide; N-methyl-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)-1-phenylmethanesulfonamide; 3-(dimethylamino)-N-methyl-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)benzenesulfonamide; 4-chloro-N-methyl-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)benzenesulfonamide; 4-methoxy-N-methyl-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)benzenesulfonamide; N-methyl-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)ethanesulfonamide; 2,4-difluoro-N-methyl-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)benzenesulfonamide; N,2-dimethyl-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)propane-2-sulfonamide; 1-cyclopropyl-N-methyl-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)methanesulfonamide; N,1-dimethyl-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)-1H-imidazole-4-sulfonamide; N-methyl-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)isoxazole-4-sulfonamide; 2-fluoro-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)benzenesulfonamide; 3-methyl-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)benzenesulfonamide; N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrimidine-5-sulfonamide; N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyridazine-4-sulfonamide; N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)benzenesulfonamide; N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)methanesulfonamide; N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrazine-2-sulfonamide; N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyridine-4-sulfonamide; 1-methyl-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-sulfonamide; N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)-1-phenylmethanesulfonamide; 3-(dimethylamino)-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)benzenesulfonamide; 4-chloro-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)benzenesulfonamide; 4-methoxy-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)benzenesulfonamide; N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)ethanesulfonamide; 2,4-difluoro-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)benzenesulfonamide; 2-methyl-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)propane-2-sulfonamide; 1-cyclopropyl-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)methanesulfonamide; 1-methyl-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)-1H-imidazole-4-sulfonamide; N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)isoxazole-4-sulfonamide; 2-fluoro-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)benzamide; 3-methyl-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)benzamide; N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrimidine-5-carboxamide; N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyridazine-4-carboxamide; N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)benzamide; N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)acetamide; N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyrazine-2-carboxamide; N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)isonicotinamide; 1-methyl-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide; N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)-2-phenylacetamide; 3-(dimethylamino)-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)benzamide; 4-chloro-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)benzamide; 4-methoxy-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)benzamide; N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)propionamide; 2,4-difluoro-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)benzamide; N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pivalamide; 2-cyclopropyl-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)acetamide; 1-methyl-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)-1H-imidazole-4-carboxamide; N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)isoxazole-4-carboxamide; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(phenylamino)ethan-1-one; 2-((2-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)amino)-1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(pyridin-3-ylamino)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(pyrimidin-5-ylamino)ethan-1-one; 2-((2-chloro-6-methoxyphenyl)amino)-1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((2,4-dichlorophenyl)amino)ethan-1-one; 2-((2-chloro-4-methoxyphenyl)amino)-1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(p-tolylamino)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((2,4-difluorophenyl)amino)ethan-1-one; 2-((3-chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)amino)-1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((4-methoxyphenyl)amino)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((2,6-dichlorophenyl)amino)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((4-fluorophenyl)amino)ethan-1-one; 2-((2-chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)amino)-1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)amino)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(pyrimidin-5-ylsulfonyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((2,6-dichlorophenyl)sulfonyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)sulfonyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(methylsulfonyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((4-fluorophenyl)sulfonyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(pyridin-3-ylsulfonyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(phenylsulfonyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(isopropylsulfonyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((2-chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)sulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)sulfonyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((2-chloro-6-methoxyphenyl)sulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((2,4-difluorophenyl)sulfonyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((4-methoxyphenyl)sulfonyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((3-chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)sulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(tert-butylsulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((2-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)sulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((2-methoxyethyl)sulfonyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(benzylsulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((cyclopropylmethyl)sulfonyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(ethylsulfonyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((4-chlorobenzyl)sulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((4-methylbenzyl)sulfonyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((4-methoxybenzyl)sulfonyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(((1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)methyl)sulfonyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(((1-methyl-1H-imidazol-4-yl)methyl)sulfonyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(((1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)methyl)sulfonyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(((1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)methyl)sulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((oxazol-4-ylmethyl)sulfonyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((isoxazol-4-ylmethyl)sulfonyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((thiazol-4-ylmethyl)sulfonyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(pyrimidin-5-ylthio)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((2,6-dichlorophenyl)thio)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)thio)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(methylthio)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((4-fluorophenyl)thio)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(pyridin-3-ylthio)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(phenylthio)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(isopropylthio)ethan-1-one; 2-((2-chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)thio)-1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)thio)ethan-1-one; 2-((2-chloro-6-methoxyphenyl)thio)-1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((2,4-difluorophenyl)thio)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((4-methoxyphenyl)thio)ethan-1-one; 2-((3-chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)thio)-1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(tert-butylthio)-1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((2-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)thio)-1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((2-methoxyethyl)thio)ethan-1-one; 2-(benzylthio)-1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((cyclopropylmethyl)thio)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(ethylthio)ethan-1-one; 2-((4-chlorobenzyl)thio)-1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((4-methylbenzyl)thio)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((4-methoxybenzyl)thio)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(((1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)methyl)thio)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(((1-methyl-1H-imidazol-4-yl)methyl)thio)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(((1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)methyl)thio)ethan-1-one; 2-(((1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)methyl)thio)-1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((oxazol-4-ylmethyl)thio)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((isoxazol-4-ylmethyl)thio)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((thiazol-4-ylmethyl)thio)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(pyrimidin-5-yloxy)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(2,6-dichlorophenoxy)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(3,3,3-trifluoropropoxy)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-methoxyethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(4-fluorophenoxy)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(pyridin-3-yloxy)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-phenoxyethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-isopropoxyethan-1-one; 2-(2-chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)-1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenoxy)ethan-1-one; 2-(2-chloro-6-methoxyphenoxy)-1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(2,4-difluorophenoxy)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(4-methoxyphenoxy)ethan-1-one; 2-(3-chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)-1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(tert-butoxy)-1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(2-chloro-4-fluorophenoxy)-1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethan-1-one; 2-(benzyloxy)-1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(cyclopropylmethoxy)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-ethoxyethan-1-one; 2-((4-chlorobenzyl)oxy)-1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((4-methylbenzyl)oxy)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((4-methoxybenzyl)oxy)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)methoxy)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((1-methyl-1H-imidazol-4-yl)methoxy)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)methoxy)ethan-1-one; 2-((1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)methoxy)-1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(oxazol-4-ylmethoxy)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy)ethan-1-one; 1-(4-(5-(chlorodifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(thiazol-4-ylmethoxy)ethan-1-one; 1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(pyridin-3-ylthio)ethan-1-one; 1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((4-methoxybenzyl)thio)ethan-1-one; 2-((2-chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)thio)-1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(pyrimidin-5-ylthio)ethan-1-one; 1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((4-methoxyphenyl)thio)ethan-1-one; 2-((2-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)thio)-1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(tert-butylthio)-1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((4-fluorophenyl)thio)ethan-1-one; 2-(benzylthio)-1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((4-methylbenzyl)thio)ethan-1-one; 2-((2,6-dichlorophenyl)thio)-1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((4-chlorobenzyl)thio)-1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((2-chloro-6-methoxyphenyl)thio)-1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)thio)ethan-1-one; 1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(((1-methyl-1H-imidazol-4-yl)methyl)thio)ethan-1-one; 2-((3-chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)thio)-1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((2,4-difluorophenyl)thio)-1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(((1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)methyl)thio)ethan-1-one; 1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(phenylthio)ethan-1-one; 1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((thiazol-4-ylmethyl)thio)ethan-1-one; 1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((oxazol-4-ylmethyl)thio)ethan-1-one; 2-(((1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)methyl)thio)-1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((isoxazol-4-ylmethyl)thio)ethan-1-one; 1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(((1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)methyl)thio)ethan-1-one; 1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)thio)ethan-1-one; 1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(methylthio)ethan-1-one; 2-(ethylthio)-1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(isopropylthio)ethan-1-one; 1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((2-methoxyethyl)thio)ethan-1-one; 2-((cyclopropylmethyl)thio)-1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(3-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(pyridin-3-yloxy)ethan-1-one; 1-(3-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((4-methoxybenzyl)oxy)ethan-1-one; 2-(2-chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)-1-(3-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(3-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(pyrimidin-5-yloxy)ethan-1-one; 1-(3-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(4-methoxyphenoxy)ethan-1-one; 2-(2-chloro-4-fluorophenoxy)-1-(3-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(tert-butoxy)-1-(3-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(3-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(4-fluorophenoxy)ethan-1-one; 2-(benzyloxy)-1-(3-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(3-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((4-methylbenzyl)oxy)ethan-1-one; 2-(2,6-dichlorophenoxy)-1-(3-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((4-chlorobenzyl)oxy)-1-(3-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(2-chloro-6-methoxyphenoxy)-1-(3-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(3-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenoxy)ethan-1-one; 1-(3-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((1-methyl-1H-imidazol-4-yl)methoxy)ethan-1-one; 2-(3-chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)-1-(3-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(2,4-difluorophenoxy)-1-(3-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(3-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)methoxy)ethan-1-one; 1-(3-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-phenoxyethan-1-one; 1-(3-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(thiazol-4-ylmethoxy)ethan-1-one; 1-(3-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(oxazol-4-ylmethoxy)ethan-1-one; 2-((1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)methoxy)-1-(3-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(3-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy)ethan-1-one; 1-(3-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)methoxy)ethan-1-one; 1-(3-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(3,3,3-trifluoropropoxy)ethan-1-one; 1-(3-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-methoxyethan-1-one; 2-ethoxy-1-(3-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(3-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-isopropoxyethan-1-one; 1-(3-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethan-1-one; 2-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-1-(3-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(pyridin-3-yloxy)ethan-1-one; 1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((4-methoxybenzyl)oxy)ethan-1-one; 2-(2-chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)-1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(pyrimidin-5-yloxy)ethan-1-one; 1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(4-methoxyphenoxy)ethan-1-one; 2-(2-chloro-4-fluorophenoxy)-1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(tert-butoxy)-1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(4-fluorophenoxy)ethan-1-one; 2-(benzyloxy)-1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((4-methylbenzyl)oxy)ethan-1-one; 2-(2,6-dichlorophenoxy)-1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-((4-chlorobenzyl)oxy)-1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(2-chloro-6-methoxyphenoxy)-1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenoxy)ethan-1-one; 1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((1-methyl-1H-imidazol-4-yl)methoxy)ethan-1-one; 2-(3-chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)-1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 2-(2,4-difluorophenoxy)-1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)methoxy)ethan-1-one; 1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-phenoxyethan-1-one; 1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(thiazol-4-ylmethoxy)ethan-1-one; 1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(oxazol-4-ylmethoxy)ethan-1-one; 2-((1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)methoxy)-1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy)ethan-1-one; 1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)methoxy)ethan-1-one; 1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(3,3,3-trifluoropropoxy)ethan-1-one; 1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-methoxyethan-1-one; 2-ethoxy-1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-isopropoxyethan-1-one; 1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethan-1-one; 2-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-1-(2-fluoro-4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one; 1-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)piperazin-2-one and 4-methyl-1-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)piperazin-2-one.

The compound of the present invention can exist as one or more stereoisomers. The various stereoisomers include enantiomers, diastereomers, atropisomers and geometric isomers. One skilled in the art will appreciate that one stereoisomer may be more active and/or may exhibit beneficial effects when enriched relative to the other stereoisomer(s) or when separated from the other stereoisomer(s). Additionally, the skilled artisan knows how to separate, enrich, and/or to selectively prepare said stereoisomers. The compound of the present invention may be present as a mixture of stereoisomers, individual stereoisomers or as an optically active form.

An anion part of the salt in case the compound of formula (I) is a cationic or capable of forming a cation can be inorganic or organic. Alternatively, a cation part of the salt in case the compound of formula (I) is an anionic or capable of forming anion can be inorganic or organic. Examples of inorganic anion part of the salt include but are not limited to chloride, bromide, iodide, fluoride, sulfate, phosphate, nitrate, nitrite, hydrogen carbonates, hydrogen sulfate. Examples of organic anion part of the salt include but are not limited to formate, alkanoates, carbonates, acetates, trifluoroacetate, trichloroacetate, propionate, glycolate, thiocyanate, lactate, succinate, malate, citrates, benzoates, cinnamates, oxalates, alkylsulphates, alkylsulphonates, arylsulphonates aryldisulphonates, alkylphosphonates, arylphosphonates, aryldiphosphonates, p-toluenesulphonate, and salicylate. Examples of inorganic cation part of the salt include but are not limited to alkali and alkaline earth metals. Examples of organic cation part of the salt include but are not limited to pyridine, methyl amine, imidazole, benzimidazole, hitidine, phosphazene, tetramethyl ammonium, tetrabutylammonium, choline and trimethylamine.

Metal ions in metal complexes of the compound of formula (I) are especially the ions of the elements of the second main group, especially calcium and magnesium, of the third and fourth main group, especially aluminium, tin and lead, and also of the first to eighth transition groups, especially chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc and others. Particular preference is given to the metal ions of the elements of the fourth period and the first to eighth transition groups. Here, the metals can be present in the various valencies that they can assume.

The compound selected from formula (I), (including all stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof), typically may exist in more than one form. Formula I thus includes all crystalline and non-crystalline forms of the compound that formula (I) represents. Non-crystalline forms include embodiments which are solids such as waxes and gums as well as embodiments which are liquids such as solutions and melts. Crystalline forms include embodiments which represent essentially a single crystal type and embodiments which represent a mixture of polymorphs (i.e. different crystalline types). The term “polymorph” refers to a particular crystalline form of a chemical compound that can crystallize in different crystalline forms, these forms having different arrangements and/or conformations of the molecules in the crystal lattice. Although polymorphs can have the same chemical composition, they can also differ in composition due to the presence or absence of co-crystallized water or other molecules, which can be weakly or strongly bound in the lattice. Polymorphs can differ in such chemical, physical and biological properties as crystal shape, density, hardness, color, chemical stability, melting point, hygroscopicity, suspensibility, dissolution rate and biological availability. One skilled in the art will appreciate that a polymorph of a compound represented by formula (I) can exhibit beneficial effects (e.g., suitability for preparation of useful formulations, improved biological performance) relative to another polymorph or a mixture of polymorphs of the same compound represented by formula (I). Preparation and isolation of a particular polymorph of a compound represented by formula (I) can be achieved by methods known to those skilled in the art including, for example, crystallization using selected solvents and temperatures.

In an embodiment, the present invention provides a process for preparing the compound of formula (I).

In one embodiment, the present invention provides a process for preparing a compound of formula (I), comprising the steps of:

- a) protecting the carbonyl group of a compound of formula 1 by using a suitable protecting agent to afford a compound of formula 2;

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- wherein, L¹is direct bond; A is aryl and L²is direct bond;
- b) reacting the compound of formula 2 with a hydroxyl amine to afford a compound of formula 3;

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- wherein, L¹is direct bond; A is aryl and L²is direct bond;
- c) reacting the compound of formula 3 with a suitable carboxylic acid anhydride of formula a or carboxylic acid chloride of formula b to afford a compound of formula 4;

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- wherein, L¹is direct bond; A is aryl and L²is direct bond;
- d) deprotecting the compound of formula 4 in the presence of a suitable deprotecting agent to afford compound of formula 5;

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- wherein, L¹is direct bond; A is aryl and L²is direct bond;
- e) halogenating the compound of formula 5 in the presence of a suitable halogenating agent to afford a compound of formula 6;

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- wherein, L¹is direct bond; A is aryl and L²is direct bond;
- f) reacting the compound of formula 6 with the compound of formula (c) to afford a compound of formula (I);

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- wherein, L¹is direct bond; A is aryl; L²is direct bond; X is Br, Cl or I; W¹is O; R¹, W¹, R^2f, R^3f, Q and R¹⁰are having the same meaning as defined in detailed description above.

In another embodiment, the present invention provides a process for preparing a compound of formula (I), comprising the steps of:

- a) reacting a compound of formula 7 with a compound of formula (e) to afford a compound of formula 8;

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wherein, L¹is direct bond; A is aryl or pyridyl; L²is direct bond and X is Br, Cl or I;

- b) reacting the compound of formula 8 with a hydroxyl amine to afford a compound of formula 9;

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- - wherein, L¹is direct bond; A is aryl or pyridyl and L²is direct bond;
- c) reacting the compound of formula 9 with a suitable carboxylic acid anhydride of formula a or a carboxylic acid chloride of formula b to afford a compound of formula 10;

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- - wherein, L¹is direct bond; A is aryl or pyridyl and L²is direct bond;
- d) halogenating the compound of formula 10 in the presence of suitable halogenating agent to afford compound of formula 6;

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- - wherein, L¹is direct bond; A is aryl or pyridyl; L²is direct bond and X is Br, Cl or I;
- e) reacting the compound of formula 6 with a compound of formula (c) to afford a compound of formula (I);

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wherein, L¹is direct bond; A is aryl or pyridyl; L²is direct bond; X is Br, Cl or I; W¹is O; R¹, R^2f, R^3f, Q and R¹⁰are having the same meaning as defined in detailed description above.

In yet another embodiment, the present invention provides a process for preparing a compound of formula (I), comprising the steps of:

- a) reacting the compound of formula 11 with hydroxyl amine to afford compound of formula 12;

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- wherein, L¹is direct bond; A is aryl or pyridyl and L²is direct bond;
- b) reacting the compound of formula 12 with a suitable carboxylic acid anhydride of formula a or a carboxylic acid chloride of formula b to afford a compound of formula 13;

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- wherein, L¹is direct bond; A is aryl or pyridyl and L²is direct bond;
- c) reacting the compound of formula 13 with of a suitable oxidizing agent to afford a compound of formula 14;

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- wherein, L¹is direct bond; A is aryl or pyridyl and L²is direct bond;
- d) hydrolyzing the compound of formula 14 in the presence of a suitable hydrolyzing agent to afford a compound formula 15;

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- wherein, L¹is direct bond; A is aryl or pyridyl and L²is direct bond;
- e) oxidizing the compound of formula 15 in the presence of a suitable oxidizing agent to afford a compound of formula 16;

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- wherein, L¹is direct bond; A is aryl or pyridyl and L²is direct bond;
- f) reacting the compound of formula 16 with a compound of formula (c) to afford a compound of formula (I);

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wherein, L¹is direct bond; A is aryl or pyridyl; L²is direct bond; W¹is O; R¹, R^2f, R^3f, Q and R¹⁰are having the same meaning as defined in detailed description above.

The compounds of the present invention as defined by general formula (I) and/or in the tables 1 to 8 may be prepared, in known manner, in a variety of ways as described in the schemes 1-3.

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wherein, L¹is direct bond; A is aryl; L²is direct bond; X is Br, Cl or I and W¹is O; R¹, R^2f, R^3f, R¹⁰and Q are having the same meaning as defined in detailed description above.

The compound of formula 2 can be prepared by protection of carbonyl compound of formula 1 with ethylene glycol in the presence of N-bromosuccinimide and trimethyl orthoformate at ambient to refluxing temperature.

The compound of formula 3 can be prepared by reacting nitrile compound of formula 2 with the hydroxyl amine in polar protic solvents such as ethanol, methanol, etc. Alternatively, this reaction can also be carried out by using hydroxylamine hydrochloride in the presence of organic and inorganic bases such as triethylamine, diisopropyl amine, sodium bicarbonate, etc.

The compound of formula 4 can be obtained by reacting the compound of formula 3 and carboxylic acid anhydride of formula a. Alternatively, the compound of formula 4 can also be prepared by reacting with carboxylic acid chloride of formula b. These reactions are typically performed in aprotic solvents such as tetrahydrofuran, 1, 4-dioxane, dichloromethane, etc. optionally in the presence of bases such as triethylamine, diisopropyl amine, etc. at 0-50° C.

The compound of formula 5 can be obtained by deprotecting the ketal compound of formula 4 in the presence suitable deprotecting agent such as catalytic iodine or acid in solvents such as acetone. Typically this reaction is carried out at 0-30° C.

The compound of formula 6 can be obtained by alpha halogenation of carbonyl compound 5 by using the appropriate halogenating agent such as bromine, N-bromosuccinimide, N-chlorosuccinimide, etc. This reaction is typically performed in solvents such as dichloromethane at 0-30° C.

The compound of formula (I) can be prepared by reacting the alpha-halo compound of formula 6 with the compound of formula R¹⁰-QH in the presence of inorganic base such as potassium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate in solvents such as acetonitrile, dimethylformamide, ethanol, etc. This reaction can be performed at 0-25° C. optionally in the presence of potassium iodide, sodium iodide etc.

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wherein, L¹is direct bond; A is aryl or pyridyl; L²is direct bond; X is Br, Cl or I and W¹is O; R¹, R^2f, R^3f, R¹⁰and Q are having the same meaning as defined in detailed description above.

The compound of formula 8 can be obtained by reacting the compound of formula 7 with the organo stanane compound of formula e in the presence of Pd (II) reagents such as bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II)dichloride. This reaction is typically carried out in solvents such as toluene at temperature 50-80° C.

The compound of formula 9 can be prepared by reaction of nitrile compound of formula 8 with hydroxyl amine in polar protic solvents such as ethanol, methanol, etc. Alternatively, this reaction can also be carried out by using hydroxylamine hydrochloride in the presence of organic and inorganic bases such as triethylamine, diisopropyl amine, sodium bicarbonate, etc.

The compound of formula 10 can be obtained by reacting the compound of formula 9 and carboxylic acid anhydride of formula a. Alternatively, the compound of formula 10 can also be prepared by reacting with carboxylic acid chloride of formula b. These reactions are typically performed in aprotic solvents such as tetrahydrofuran, 1, 4-dioxane, dichloromethane, etc. optionally in the presence of bases such as triethylamine, diisopropyl amine, etc. at 0-50° C.

The compound of formula 6 can be obtained by reaction of the compound of formula 10 with halogenating reagent such as N-bromosuccinimide in the presence of water. This reaction is typically performed in solvents such as tetrahydrofuran at 0-25° C.

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wherein, L¹is direct bond; A is aryl or pyridyl; L²is direct bond; X is Br, Cl or I and W¹is O; R¹, R^2f, R^3f, R¹⁰and Q are having the same meaning as defined in detailed description above.

The compound of formula 12 can be prepared by reaction of nitrile compound of formula 11 with hydroxyl amine in polar protic solvents such as ethanol, methanol, etc. Alternatively, this reaction can also be carried out by using hydroxylamine hydrochloride in the presence of organic and inorganic bases such as triethylamine, diisopropyl amine, sodium bicarbonate, etc.

The compound of formula 13 can be obtained by reacting the compound of formula 12 and carboxylic acid anhydride of formula a. Alternatively, the compound of formula 13 can also be prepared by reacting with carboxylic acid chloride of formula b. These reactions are typically performed in aprotic solvents such as tetrahydrofuran, 1, 4-dioxane, dichloromethane, etc. optionally in the presence of bases such as triethylamine, diisopropyl amine, etc. at 0-50° C.

The compound of formula 14 can be prepared by reaction of compound of formula 13 with a suitable oxidizing agent such as m-chloroperoxybenzoic acid. This reaction is typically performed in solvents such as dichloromethane at 0-30° C.

The diol compound of formula 15 can be obtained by reaction of compound of formula 14 with a suitable hydrolyzing agent such as water in the presence of ceric ammonium nitrate at 10-30° C.

The compound of formula 16 can be prepared by reaction of compound of formula 15 with a suitable oxidizing agent such as oxone in the presence of sodium bromide and water. This reaction is typically performed in solvents such as acetonitrile at 0-25° C.

The compound of formula (I) can be prepared by reacting the compound of formula 16 with compound of formula R¹⁰-QH by Mitsunobou reaction condition. This reaction is typically performed in the presence of triphenylphosphine, diisopropyl azodicarboxylate or diethyl azodicarboxylate in solvents such as tetrahydrofuran, dichloromethane, etc.

In one embodiment, the present invention provides a compound of formula (B),

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In another embodiment, the present invention provides a compound of formula (C),

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- R^2iais selected from the group consisting of CH₂and O;
- R^2ibis selected from the group consisting of methyl and halogen.

In another embodiment the present invention relates to a composition comprising a compound of formula (I), agriculturally acceptable salts, metal complexes, constitutional isomers, stereo-isomers, diastereoisomers, enantiomers, chiral isomers, atropisomers, conformers, rotamers, tautomers, optical isomers, polymorphs, geometric isomers, or N-oxides thereof, optionally with one or more additional active ingredient with the auxiliary such as inert carrier or any other essential ingredient such as surfactants, additives, solid diluents and liquid diluents.

The compound of formula (I) and the composition according to the invention, respectively, are suitable as fungicides. They are distinguished by an outstanding effectiveness against a broad spectrum of phytopathogenic fungi, including soil-borne fungi, which derive especially from the classes of the Plasmodiophoromycetes, Peronosporomycetes (syn. Oomycetes), Chytridiomycetes, Zygomycetes, Ascomycetes, Basidiomycetes and Deuteromycetes (syn. Fungi imperfecti). Some are systemically effective and they can be used in crop protection as foliar fungicides, fungicides for seed dressing and soil fungicides. Moreover, they are suitable for controlling harmful fungi, which inter alia occur in wood or roots of plants.

The compound of formula (I) and the composition according to the invention are particularly important in the control of a multitude of phytopathogenic fungi on various cultivated plants, such as cereals, e. g. wheat, rye, barley, triticale, oats or rice; beet, e. g. sugar beet or fodder beet; fruits, such as pomes, stone fruits or soft fruits, e. g. apples, pears, plums, peaches, almonds, cherries, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries or gooseberries; leguminous plants, such as lentils, peas, alfalfa or soybeans; oil plants, such as rape, mustard, olives, sunflowers, coconut, cocoa beans, castor oil plants, oil palms, ground nuts or soybeans; cucurbits, such as squashes, cucumber or melons; fiber plants, such as cotton, flax, hemp or jute; citrus fruit, such as oranges, lemons, grapefruits or mandarins; vegetables, such as spinach, lettuce, asparagus, cabbages, carrots, onions, tomatoes, potatoes, cucurbits or paprika; lauraceous plants, such as avocados, cinnamon or camphor; energy and raw material plants, such as corn, soybean, rape, sugar cane or oil palm; corn; tobacco; nuts; coffee; tea; bananas; vines (table grapes and grape juice grape vines); hop; turf; sweet leaf (also called Stevia); natural rubber plants or ornamental and forestry plants, such as flowers, shrubs, broad-leaved trees or evergreens, e. g. conifers; and on the plant propagation material, such as seeds, and the crop material of these plants. Particularly, the compound of Formula I and the composition according to the invention are important in the control of phytopathogenic fungi on soybeans and on the plant propagation material, such as seeds, and the crop material of soybeans. Accordingly, the present invention also includes a composition comprising at least one compound of Formula I and seed. The amount of the compound of Formula I in the composition ranges from 0.1 gai (gram per active ingredient) to 10 kgai (kilogram per active ingredient) per 100 kg of seeds.

Preferably, the compound of formula (I) and composition thereof, respectively are used for controlling a multitude of fungi on field crops, such as potatoes sugar beets, tobacco, wheat, rye, barley, oats, rice, corn, cotton, soybeans, rape, legumes, sunflowers, coffee or sugar cane; fruits; vines; ornamentals; or vegetables, such as cucumbers, tomatoes, beans or squashes.

The term “plant propagation material” is to be understood to denote all the generative or reproductive parts of the plant such as seeds and vegetative plant material such as cuttings and tubers (e. g. potatoes), which can be used for the multiplication of the plant. This includes seeds, roots, fruits, tubers, bulbs, rhizomes, shoots, sprouts, twigs, flowers, and other parts of plants, including seedlings and young plants, which are to be transplanted after germination or after emergence from soil.

These young plants may also be protected before transplantation by a total or partial treatment by immersion or pouring.

Preferably, treatment of plant propagation materials with the compound of Formula I, the combination and or the composition thereof, respectively, is used for controlling a multitude of fungi on cereals, such as wheat, rye, barley and oats; rice, corn, cotton and soybeans.

The term “cultivated plants” is to be understood as including plants which have been modified by breeding, mutagenesis or genetic engineering including but not limiting to agricultural biotech products on the market or in development (cf. http://cera-gmc.org/, see GM crop database therein). Genetically modified plants are plants, which genetic material has been so modified by the use of recombinant DNA techniques that under natural circumstances cannot readily be obtained by cross breeding, mutations or natural recombination. Typically, one or more genes have been integrated into the genetic material of a genetically modified plant in order to improve certain properties of the plant. Such genetic modifications also include but are not limited to targeted post-translational modification of protein(s), oligo- or polypeptides e. g. by glycosylation or polymer additions such as prenylated, acetylated or farnesylated moieties or PEG moieties. Plants that have been modified by breeding, mutagenesis or genetic engineering, e. g. have been rendered tolerant to applications of specific classes of herbicides, such as auxin herbicides such as dicamba or 2,4-D; bleacher herbicides such as hydroxylphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) inhibitors or phytoene desaturase (PDS) inhibitors; acetolactate synthase (ALS) inhibitors such as sulfonyl ureas or imidazolinones; enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) inhibitors, such as glyphosate; glutamine synthetase (GS) inhibitors such as glufosinate; protoporphyrinogen-IX oxidase inhibitors; lipid biosynthesis inhibitors such as acetyl CoA carboxylase (ACCase) inhibitors; or oxynil (i. e. bromoxynil or ioxynil) herbicides as a result of conventional methods of breeding or genetic engineering. Furthermore, plants have been made resistant to multiple classes of herbicides through multiple genetic modifications, such as resistance to both glyphosate and glufosinate or to both glyphosate and a herbicide from another class such as ALS inhibitors, HPPD inhibitors, auxin herbicides, or ACCase inhibitors. These herbicide resistance technologies are e. g. described in Pest Managem. Sci. 61, 2005, 246; 61, 2005, 258; 61, 2005, 277; 61, 2005, 269; 61, 2005, 286; 64, 2008, 326; 64, 2008, 332; Weed Sci. 57, 2009, 108; Austral. J. Agricult. Res. 58, 2007, 708; Science 316, 2007, 1 185; and references quoted therein. Several cultivated plants have been rendered tolerant to herbicides by conventional methods of breeding (mutagenesis), e. g. Clearfield® summer rape (Canola, BASF SE, Germany) being tolerant to imidazolinones, e. g. imazamox, or ExpressSun® sunflowers (DuPont, USA) being tolerant to sulfonyl ureas, e. g. tribenuron. Genetic engineering methods have been used to render cultivated plants such as soybean, cotton, corn, beets and rape, tolerant to herbicides such as glyphosate and glufosinate, some of which are commercially available under the trade names RoundupReady® (glyphosate-tolerant, Monsanto, U.S.A.), Cultivance® (imidazolinone tolerant, BASF SE, Germany) and LibertyLink® (glufosinate-tolerant, Bayer CropScience, Germany).

Furthermore, plants are also covered that are by the use of recombinant DNA techniques capable to synthesize one or more insecticidal proteins, especially those known from the bacterial genus Bacillus, particularly from Bacillus thuringiensis, such as δ-endotoxins, e. g. CrylA(b), CrylA(c), CrylF, CrylF(a2), CryllA(b), CrylllA, CrylllB(b1) or Cry9c; vegetative insecticidal proteins (VIP), e. g. VIP1, VIP2, VIP3 or VIP3A; insecticidal proteins of bacteria colonizing nematodes, e. g. Photorhabdus spp. or Xenorhabdus spp.; toxins produced by animals, such as scorpion toxins, arachnid toxins, wasp toxins, or other insect-specific neurotoxins; toxins produced by fungi, such Streptomycetes toxins, plant lectins, such as pea or barley lectins; agglutinins; proteinase inhibitors, such as trypsin inhibitors, serine protease inhibitors, patatin, cystatin or papain inhibitors; ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIP), such as ricin, maize-RIP, abrin, luffin, saporin or bryodin; steroid metabolism enzymes, such as 3-hydroxysteroid oxidase, ecdysteroid-IDP-glycosyl-transferase, cholesterol oxidases, ecdysone inhibitors or HMG-CoA-reductase; ion channel blockers, such as blockers of sodium or calcium channels; juvenile hormone esterase; diuretic hormone receptors (helicokinin receptors); stilbene synthase, bibenzyl synthase, chitinases or glucanases. In the context of the present invention these insecticidal proteins or toxins are to be understood expressly also as pre-toxins, hybrid proteins, truncated or otherwise modified proteins. Hybrid proteins are characterized by a new combination of protein domains, (see, e. g. WO02/015701). Further examples of such toxins or genetically modified plants capable of synthesizing such toxins are disclosed, e. g., in EP374753, WO93/007278, WO95/34656, EP427 529, EP451 878, WO03/18810 und WO03/52073. The methods for producing such genetically modified plants are generally known to the person skilled in the art and are described, e. g. in the publications mentioned above. These insecticidal proteins contained in the genetically modified plants impart to the plants producing these proteins tolerance to harmful pests from all taxonomic groups of arthropods, especially to beetles (Coeloptera), two-winged insects (Diptera), and moths (Lepidoptera) and to nematodes (Nematoda). Genetically modified plants capable to synthesize one or more insecticidal proteins are, e. g., described in the publications mentioned above, and some of which are commercially available such as YieldGard® (corn cultivars producing the CrylAb toxin), YieldGard® Plus (corn cultivars producing CrylAb and Cry3Bb1 toxins), Starlink® (corn cultivars producing the Cry9c toxin), Herculex® RW (corn cultivars producing Cry34Ab1, Cry35Ab1 and the enzyme phosphinothricin-N-acetyltransferase [PAT]); NuCOTN® 33B (cotton cultivars producing the CrylAc toxin), Bollgard® I (cotton cultivars producing the Cry1 Ac toxin), Bollgard® II (cotton cultivars producing CrylAc and Cry2Ab2 toxins); VIPCOT® (cotton cultivars producing a VIP-toxin); NewLeaf® (potato cultivars producing the Cry3A toxin); Bt-Xtra®, NatureGard®, KnockOut®, BiteGard®, Protecta®, Btl 1 (e. g. Agrisure® CB) and Bt176 from Syngenta Seeds SAS, France, (corn cultivars producing the CrylAb toxin and PAT enyzme), MIR604 from Syngenta Seeds SAS, France (corn cultivars producing a modified version of the Cry3A toxin, c.f. WO 03/018810), MON 863 from Monsanto Europe S.A., Belgium (corn cultivars producing the Cry3Bb1 toxin), IPC 531 from Monsanto Europe S.A., Belgium (cotton cultivars producing a modified version of the CrylAc toxin) and 1507 from Pioneer Overseas Corporation, Belgium (corn cultivars producing the Cry1 F toxin and PAT enzyme).

Furthermore, plants are also covered that are by the use of recombinant DNA techniques capable to synthesize one or more proteins to increase the resistance or tolerance of those plants to bacterial, viral or fungal pathogens. Examples of such proteins are the so-called “pathogenesis-related proteins” (PR proteins, see, e. g. EP392225), plant disease resistance genes (e. g. potato cultivars, which express resistance genes acting against Phytophthora infestans derived from the Mexican wild potato Solanum bulbocastanum) or T4-lysozym (e. g. potato cultivars capable of synthesizing these proteins with increased resistance against bacteria such as Erwinia amylvora). The methods for producing such genetically modified plants are generally known to the person skilled in the art and are described, e. g. in the publications mentioned above.

Furthermore, plants are also covered that are by the use of recombinant DNA techniques capable to synthesize one or more proteins to increase the productivity (e. g. bio mass production, grain yield, starch content, oil content or protein content), tolerance to drought, salinity or other growth-limiting environmental factors or tolerance to pests and fungal, bacterial or viral pathogens of those plants.

Furthermore, plants are also covered that contain by the use of recombinant DNA techniques a modified amount of substances of content or new substances of content, specifically to improve human or animal nutrition, e. g. oil crops that produce health-promoting long-chain omega-3 fatty acids or unsaturated omega-9 fatty acids (e. g. Nexera® rape, DOW Agro Sciences, Canada).

Furthermore, plants are also covered that contain by the use of recombinant DNA techniques a modified amount of substances of content or new substances of content, specifically to improve raw material production, e. g. potatoes that produce increased amounts of amylopectin (e. g. Amflora® potato, BASF SE, Germany).

The present invention also relates to a method for controlling or preventing infestation of plants by phytopathogenic micro-organisms in agricultural crops and or horticultural crops wherein an effective amount of at least one compound of formula I or the combination of the present invention or the composition of the present invention, is applied to the seeds of plants. The compound, the combination and the composition of the present invention can be used for controlling or preventing plant diseases. The compound of formula I, the combination and or the composition thereof, respectively, are particularly suitable for controlling the following plant diseases: Albugo spp. (white rust) on ornamentals, vegetables (e. g. A. Candida) and sunflowers (e. g. A. tragopogonis); Altemaria spp. (Alternaria leaf spot) on vegetables, rape (A. brassicola or brassicae), sugar beets (A. tenuis), fruits, rice, soybeans, potatoes (e. g. A. solani or A. alternata), tomatoes (e. g. A. solani or A. alternata) and wheat; Aphanomyces spp. on sugar beets and vegetables; Ascochyta spp. on cereals and vegetables, e. g. A. tritici (anthracnose) on wheat and A. hordei on barley; Bipolaris and Drechslera spp. (teleomorph: Cochliobolus spp.), e. g. Southern leaf blight (D. maydis) or Northern leaf blight (B. zeicola) on corn, e. g. spot blotch (B. sorokiniana) on cereals and e. g. B. oryzae on rice and turfs; Blumeria (formerly Erysiphe) graminis (powdery mildew) on cereals (e. g. on wheat or barley); Botrytis cinerea (teleomorph: Botryotinia fuckeliana: grey mold) on fruits and berries (e. g. strawberries), vegetables (e. g. lettuce, carrots, celery and cabbages), rape, flowers, vines, forestry plants and wheat; Bremia lactucae (downy mildew) on lettuce; Ceratocystis (syn. Ophiostoma) spp. (rot or wilt) on broad-leaved trees and evergreens, e. g. C. ulmi (Dutch elm disease) on elms; Cercospora spp. (Cercospora leaf spots) on corn (e. g. Gray leaf spot: C. zeae-maydis), rice, sugar beets (e. g. C. beticola), sugar cane, vegetables, coffee, soybeans (e. g. C. sojina or C. kikuchii) and rice; Cladosporium spp. on tomatoes (e. g. C. fulvum: leaf mold) and cereals, e. g. C. herbarum (black ear) on wheat; Claviceps purpurea (ergot) on cereals; Cochliobolus (anamorph: Helminthosporium of Bipolaris) spp. (leaf spots) on corn (C. carbonum), cereals (e. g. C. sativus, anamorph: B. sorokiniana) and rice (e. g. C. miyabeanus, anamorph: H. oryzae); Colletotrichum (teleomorph: Glomerella) spp. (anthracnose) on cotton (e. g. C. gossypii), corn (e. g. C. graminicola: Anthracnose stalk rot), soft fruits, potatoes (e. g. C. coccodes: black dot), beans (e. g. C. lindemuthianum) and soybeans (e. g. C. truncatum or C. gloeosporioides); Corticium spp., e. g. C. sasakii (sheath blight) on rice; Corynespora cassiicola (leaf spots) on soybeans and ornamentals; Cycloconium spp., e. g. C. oleaginum on olive trees; Cylindrocarpon spp. (e. g. fruit tree canker or young vine decline, teleomorph: Nectria or Neonectria spp.) on fruit trees, vines (e. g. C. liriodendri, teleomorph: Neonectria liriodendri: Black Foot Disease) and ornamentals; Dematophora (teleomorph: Rosellinia) necatrix (root and stem rot) on soybeans; Diaporthe spp., e. g. D. phaseolorum (damping off) on soybeans; Drechslera (syn. Helminthosporium, teleomorph: Pyrenophora) spp. on corn, cereals, such as barley (e. g. D. teres, net blotch) and wheat (e. g. D. tritici-repentis: tan spot), rice and turf; Esca (dieback, apoplexy) on vines, caused by Formitiporia (syn. Phellinus) punctata, F. mediterranea, Phaeomoniella chlamydospora (earlier Phaeoacremonium chlamydosporum), Phaeoacremonium aleophilum and/or Botryosphaeria obtusa; Elsinoe spp. on pome fruits (£. pyri), soft fruits (£. veneta: anthracnose) and vines (£. ampelina: anthracnose); Entyloma oryzae (leaf smut) on rice; Epicoccum spp. (black mold) on wheat; Erysiphe spp. (powdery mildew) on sugar beets (£. betae), vegetables (e. g. E. pisi), such as cucurbits (e. g. E. cichoracearum), cabbages, rape (e. g. E. cruciferarum); Eutypa lata (Eutypa canker or dieback, anamorph: Cytosporina lata, syn. Libertella blepharis) on fruit trees, vines and ornamental woods; Exserohilum (syn. Helminthosporium) spp. on corn (e. g. E. turcicum); Fusarium (teleomorph: Gibberella) spp. (wilt, root or stem rot) on various plants, such as F. graminearum or F. culmorum (root rot, scab or head blight) on cereals (e. g. wheat or barley), F. oxysporum on tomatoes, F. solani (f. sp. glycines now syn. F. virguliforme) and F. tucumaniae and F. brasiliense each causing sudden death syndrome on soybeans, and F. verticillioides on corn; Gaeumannomyces graminis (take-all) on cereals (e. g. wheat or barley) and corn; Gibberella spp. on cereals (e. g. G. zeae) and rice (e. g. G. fujikuroi: Bakanae disease); Glomerella cingulata on vines, pome fruits and other plants and G. gossypii on cotton; Grainstaining complex on rice; Guignardia bidwellii (black rot) on vines; Gymnosporangium spp. on rosaceous plants and junipers, e. g. G. sabinae (rust) on pears; Helminthosporium spp. (syn. Drechslera, teleomorph: Cochliobolus) on corn, cereals and rice; Hemileia spp., e. g. H. vastatrix (coffee leaf rust) on coffee; Isariopsis clavispora (syn. Cladosporium vitis) on vines; Macrophomina phaseolina (syn. phaseoli) (root and stem rot) on soybeans and cotton; Microdochium (syn. Fusarium) nivale (pink snow mold) on cereals (e. g. wheat or barley); Microsphaera diffusa (powdery mildew) on soybeans; Monilinia spp., e. g. M. laxa, M. fructicola and M. fructigena (bloom and twig blight, brown rot) on stone fruits and other rosaceous plants; Mycosphaerella spp. on cereals, bananas, soft fruits and ground nuts, such as e. g. M. graminicola (anamorph: Septoria tritici, Septoria blotch) on wheat or M. fijiensis (black Sigatoka disease) on bananas; Peronospora spp. (downy mildew) on cabbage (e. g. P. brassicae), rape (e. g. P. parasitica), onions (e. g. P. destructor), tobacco (P. tabacina) and soybeans (e. g. P. manshurica); Phakopsora pachyrhizi and P. meibomiae (soybean rust) on soybeans; Phialophora spp. e. g. on vines (e. g. P. tracheiphila and P. tetraspora) and soybeans (e. g. P. gregata: stem rot); Phoma lingam (root and stem rot) on rape and cabbage and P. betae (root rot, leaf spot and damping-off) on sugar beets; Phomopsis spp. on sunflowers, vines (e. g. P. viticola: can and leaf spot) and soybeans (e. g. stem rot: P. phaseoli, teleomorph: Diaporthe phaseolorum); Physoderma maydis (brown spots) on corn; Phytophthora spp. (wilt, root, leaf, fruit and stem root) on various plants, such as paprika and cucurbits (e. g. P. capsici), soybeans (e. g. P. megasperma, syn. P. sojae), soybeans, potatoes and tomatoes (e. g. P. infestans: late blight) and broad-leaved trees (e. g. P. ramorum: sudden oak death); Plasmodiophora brassicae (club root) on cabbage, rape, radish and other plants; Plasmopara spp., e. g. P. viticola (grapevine downy mildew) on vines and P. halstedii on sunflowers; Podosphaera spp. (powdery mildew) on rosaceous plants, hop, pome and soft fruits, e. g. P. leucotricha on apples; Polymyxa spp., e. g. on cereals, such as barley and wheat (P. graminis) and sugar beets (P. betae) and thereby transmitted viral diseases; Pseudocercosporella herpotrichoides (eyespot, teleomorph: Tapesia yallundae) on cereals, e. g. wheat or barley; Pseudoperonospora (downy mildew) on various plants, e. g. P. cubensis on cucurbits or P. humili on hop; Pseudopezicula tracheiphila (red fire disease or .rotbrenner', anamorph: Phialophora) on vines; Puccinia spp. (rusts) on various plants, e. g. P. triticina (brown or leaf rust), P. striiformis (stripe or yellow rust), P. hordei (dwarf rust), P. graminis (stem or black rust) or P. recondita (brown or leaf rust) on cereals, such as e. g. wheat, barley or rye, P. kuehnii (orange rust) on sugar cane and P. asparagi on asparagus; Pyrenophora (anamorph: Drechslera) tritici-repentis (tan spot) on wheat or P. teres (net blotch) on barley; Pyricularia spp., e. g. P. oryzae (teleomorph: Magnaporthe grisea, rice blast) on rice and P. grisea on turf and cereals; Pythium spp. (damping-off) on turf, rice, corn, wheat, cotton, rape, sunflowers, soybeans, sugar beets, vegetables and various other plants (e. g. P. ultimum or P. aphanidermatum); Ramularia spp., e. g. R. collo-cygni (Ramularia leaf spots, Physiological leaf spots) on barley and R. beticola on sugar beets; Rhizoctonia spp. on cotton, rice, potatoes, turf, corn, rape, potatoes, sugar beets, vegetables and various other plants, e. g. R. solani (root and stem rot) on soybeans, R. solani (sheath blight) on rice or R. cerealis (Rhizoctonia spring blight) on wheat or barley; Rhizopus stolonifer (black mold, soft rot) on strawberries, carrots, cabbage, vines and tomatoes; Rhynchosporium secalis (scald) on barley, rye and triticale; Sarocladium oryzae and S. attenuatum (sheath rot) on rice; Sclerotinia spp. (stem rot or white mold) on vegetables and field crops, such as rape, sunflowers (e. g. S. sclerotiorum) and soybeans (e. g. S. rolfsii or S. sclerotiorum); Septoria spp. on various plants, e. g. S. glycines (brown spot) on soybeans, S. tritici (Septoria blotch) on wheat and S. (syn. Stagonospora) nodorum (Stagonospora blotch) on cereals; Uncinula (syn. Erysiphe) necator (powdery mildew, anamorph: Oidium tuckeri) on vines; Setospaeria spp. (leaf blight) on corn (e. g. S. turcicum, syn. Helminthosporium turcicum) and turf; Sphacelotheca spp. (smut) on corn, (e. g. S. reiliana: head smut), sorghum und sugar cane; Sphaerotheca fuliginea (powdery mildew) on cucurbits; Spongospora subterranea (powdery scab) on potatoes and thereby transmitted viral diseases; Stagonospora spp. on cereals, e. g. S. nodorum (Stagonospora blotch, teleomorph: Leptosphaeria [syn. Phaeosphaeria] nodorum) on wheat; Synchytrium endobioticum on potatoes (potato wart disease); Taphrina spp., e. g. T. deformans (leaf curl disease) on peaches and T. pruni (plum pocket) on plums; Thielaviopsis spp. (black root rot) on tobacco, pome fruits, vegetables, soybeans and cotton, e. g. T. basicola (syn. Chalara elegans); Tilletia spp. (common bunt or stinking smut) on cereals, such as e. g. T. tritici (syn. T. caries, wheat bunt) and T. controversa (dwarf bunt) on wheat; Typhula incarnata (grey snow mold) on barley or wheat; Urocystis spp., e. g. U. occulta (stem smut) on rye; Uromyces spp. (rust) on vegetables, such as beans (e. g. U. appendiculatus, syn. U. phaseoli) and sugar beets (e. g. U. betae); Ustilago spp. (loose smut) on cereals (e. g. U. nuda and U. avaenae), corn (e. g. U. maydis: corn smut) and sugar cane; Venturia spp. (scab) on apples (e. g. V. inaequalis) and pears; and Verticillium spp. (wilt) on various plants, such as fruits and ornamentals, vines, soft fruits, vegetables and field crops, e. g. V. dahliae on strawberries, rape, potatoes and tomatoes.

The compound of Formula I, the combination or the composition thereof may be used to treat several fungal pathogens. Non-limiting examples of pathogens of fungal diseases which can be treated in accordance with the invention include:

- Ustilaginales such as Ustilaginoidea virens, Ustilago nuda, Ustilago tritici, Ustilago zeae, rusts for example those caused by Pucciniales such as Cerotelium fici, Chrysomyxa arctostaphyli, Coleosporium ipomoeae, Hemileia vastatrix, Puccinia arachidis, Puccinia cacabata, Puccinia graminis, Puccinia recondita, Puccinia sorghi, Puccinia hordei, Puccinia striiformis f.sp. Hordei, Puccinia striiformis f.sp. Secalis, Pucciniastrum coryli, or Uredinales such as Cronartium ribicola, Gymnosporangium juniperi-viginianae, Melampsora medusae, Phakopsora pachyrhizi, Phragmidium mucronatum, Physopella ampelosidis, Tranzschelia discolor and Uromyces viciae-fabae; and other rots and diseases such as those caused by Cryptococcus spp., Exobasidium vexans, Marasmiellus inoderma, Mycena spp., Sphacelotheca reiliana, Typhula ishikariensis, Urocystis agropyri, ltersonilia perplexans, Corticium invisum, Laetisaria fuciformis, Waitea circinata, Rhizoctonia solani, Thanetephorus cucurmeris, Entyloma dahliae, Entylomella microspora, Neovossia moliniae and Tilletia caries. Blastocladiomycetes, such as Physoderma maydis. Mucoromycetes, such as Choanephora cucurbitarum; Mucor spp.; and Rhizopus arrhizus,
- In another embodiment diseases caused by rust disease pathogens, for example Gymnosporangium species, for example Gymnosporangium sabinae; Hemileia species, for example Hemileia vastatrix; Phakopsora species, for example Phakopsorapachyrhizi or Phakopsora meibomiae; Puccinia species, for example Puccinia recondita, Puccinia graminis oder Puccinia striiformis; Uromyces species, for example Uromyces appendiculatus;
- In particular, Cronartium ribicola (White pine blister rust); Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae (Cedar-apple rust); Hemileia vastatrix (Coffee rust); Phakopsora meibomiae and P. pachyrhizi (Soybean rust); Puccinia coronata (Crown Rust of Oats and Ryegrass); Puccinia graminis (Stem rust of wheat and Kentucky bluegrass, or black rust of cereals); Puccinia hemerocallidis (Daylily rust); Puccinia persistens subsp. triticina (wheat rust or ‘brown or red rust’); Puccinia sorghi (rust in corn); Puccinia striiformis (‘Yellow rust’ in cereals); Uromyces appendiculatus (rust of beans); Uromyces phaseoli (Bean rust); Puccinia melanocephala (‘Brown rust’ in sugarcane); Puccinia kuehnii (‘Orange rust’ in sugarcane).

Plants which can be treated in accordance with the invention include the following: cotton, flax, grapevine, fruits, vegetables, such as Rosaceae sp (for example pome fruits such as apples, pears, apricots, cherries, almonds and peaches), Ribesioidae sp., Juglandaceae sp., Betulaceae sp., Anacardiaceae sp., Fagaceae sp., Moraceae sp., Oleaceae sp., Actinidaceae sp., Lauraceae sp., Musaceae sp. (for example banana trees and plantations), Rubiaceae sp. (for example coffee), Theaceae sp., Sterculiceae sp., Rutaceae sp. (for example lemons, oranges and grapefruit); Vitaceae sp. (for example grapes); Solanaceae sp. (for example tomatoes, peppers), Liliaceae sp., Asteraceae sp. (for example lettuce), Umbelliferae sp., Cruciferae sp., Chenopodiaceae sp., Cucurbitaceae sp. (for example cucumber), Alliaceae sp. (for example leek, onion), Papilionaceae sp. (for example peas); major crop plants, such as Poaceae/Gramineae sp. (for example maize, turf, cereals such as wheat, rye, rice, barley, oats, millet and triticale), Asteraceae sp. (for example sunflower), Brassicaceae sp. (for example white cabbage, red cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, pak choi, kohlrabi, radishes, and oilseed rape, mustard, horseradish and cress), Fabacae sp. (for example bean, peanuts), Papilionaceae sp. (for example soya bean), Solanaceae sp. (for example potatoes), Chenopodiaceae sp. (for example sugar beet, fodder beet, swiss chard, beetroot); Malvaceae (for example cotton); useful plants and ornamental plants for gardens and wooded areas; and genetically modified varieties of each of these plants.

More preference is given to controlling the following diseases of soya beans: Fungal diseases on leaves, stems, pods and seeds caused, for example, by Altemaria leaf spot (Altemaria spec. atrans tenuissima), Anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporoides dematium var. truncatum), brown spot (Septoria glycines), cercospora leaf spot and blight (Cercospora kikuchii), choanephora leaf blight (Choanephora infundibulifera trispora (Syn.)), dactuliophora leaf spot (Dactuliophora glycines), downy mildew (Peronospora manshurica), drechslera blight (Drechslera glycini), frogeye leaf spot (Cercospora sojina), leptosphaerulina leaf spot (Leptosphaerulina trifolii), phyllostica leaf spot (Phyllosticta sojaecola), pod and stem blight (Phomopsis sojae), powdery mildew (Microsphaera diffusa), pyrenochaeta leaf spot (Pyrenochaeta glycines), rhizoctonia aerial, foliage, and web blight (Rhizoctonia solani), rust (Phakopsora pachyrhizi, Phakopsora meibomiae), scab (Sphaceloma glycines), stemphylium leaf blight (Stemphylium botryosum), target spot (Corynespora cassiicola).

Fungal diseases on roots and the stem base caused, for example, by black root rot (Calonectiia crotalariae), charcoal rot (Macrophomina phaseolina), fusarium blight or wilt, root rot, and pod and collar rot (Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium orthoceras, Fusarium semitectum, Fusarium equiseti), mycoleptodiscus root rot (Mycoleptodiscus terrestris), neocosmospora (Neocosmospora vasinfecta), pod and stem blight (Diaporthe phaseolorum), stem canker (Diaporthe phaseolorum var. caulivora), phytophthora rot (Phytophthora megasperma), brown stem rot (Phialophora gregata), pythium rot (Pythium aphanidennatum, Pythium irregulare, Pythium debaryanum, Pythium myriotylum, Pythium ultimum), rhizoctonia root rot, stem decay, and damping-off (Rhizoctonia solani), sclerotinia stem decay (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum), sclerotinia southern blight (Sclerotinia rolfsii), thielaviopsis root rot (Thielaviopsis basicola).

The present invention also relates to the use of the compound of Formula I, the combination or the composition thereof for controlling or preventing the following plant diseases: Puccinia spp. (rusts) on various plants, for example, but not limited to P. triticina (brown or leaf rust), P. striiformis (stripe or yellow rust), P. hordei (dwarf rust), P. graminis (stem or black rust) or P. recondita (brown or leaf rust) on cereals, such as e. g. wheat, barley or rye and Phakopsoraceae spp. on various plants, in particular Phakopsora pachyrhizi and P. meibomiae (soybean rust) on soybeans, Hemileia vastatrix (Coffee rust), Uromyces appendiculatus, Uromyces fabae and Uromyces phaseoli (rust of beans).

The present invention further relates to the use of the compound of formula I, the combination or the composition thereof for controlling or preventing against phytopathogenic fungi such as Phakopsora pachyrhizi, Phakopsora meibomiae, of agricultural crops and or horticultural crops.

The compound of formula I, the combination and the composition thereof, respectively, are also suitable for controlling harmful fungi in the protection of stored products or harvest and in the protection of materials. The term “protection of materials” is to be understood to denote the protection of technical and non-living materials, such as adhesives, glues, wood, paper and paperboard, textiles, leather, paint dispersions, plastics, cooling lubricants, fiber or fabrics, against the infestation and destruction by harmful microorganisms, such as fungi and bacteria.

As to the protection of wood and other materials, the particular attention is paid to the following harmful fungi: Ascomycetes such as Ophiostoma spp., Ceratocystis spp., Aureobasidium pullulans, Sclerophoma spp., Chaetomium spp., Humicola spp., Petriella spp., Trichurus spp.; Basidiomycetes such as Coniophora spp., Coriolus spp., Gloeophyllum spp., Lentinus spp., Pleurotus spp., Poria spp., Serpula spp. and Tyromyces spp., Deuteromycetes such as Aspergillus spp., Cladosporium spp., Penicillium spp., Trichoderma spp., Altemaria spp., Paecilomyces spp. and Zygomycetes such as Mucor spp., and in addition in the protection of stored products and harvest the following yeast fungi are worthy of note: Candida spp. and Saccharomyces cerevisae.

In one embodiment the compound of formula I, the combination and the composition thereof, respectively, are particularly suitable for controlling the following plant diseases: Phakopsora pachyrhizi and P. meibomiae (soybean rust) on soybeans.

The present invention further relates to a method for controlling or preventing phytopathogenic fungi. The method comprises treating the fungi or the materials, plants, plant parts, locus thereof, soil or seeds to be protected against fungal attack, with an effective amount of at least one compound of Formula I or the combination or the composition comprising at least one compound of formula I.

The method of treatment according to the invention can also be used in the field of protecting stored products or harvest against attack of fungi and microorganisms. According to the present invention, the term “stored products” is understood to denote natural substances of plant or animal origin and their processed forms, which have been taken from the natural life cycle and for which long-term protection is desired. Stored products of crop plant origin, such as plants or parts thereof, for example stalks, leafs, tubers, seeds, fruits or grains, can be protected in the freshly harvested state or in processed form, such as pre-dried, moistened, comminuted, ground, pressed or roasted, which process is also known as post-harvest treatment. Also falling under the definition of stored products is timber, whether in the form of crude timber, such as construction timber, electricity pylons and barriers, or in the form of finished articles, such as furniture or objects made from wood. Stored products of animal origin are hides, leather, furs, hairs and the like. The combination according the present invention can prevent disadvantageous effects such as decay, discoloration or mold. Preferably “stored products” is understood to denote natural substances of plant origin and their processed forms, more preferably fruits and their processed forms, such as pomes, stone fruits, soft fruits and citrus fruits and their processed forms.

The compound of Formula I, the combination and the composition thereof, respectively, may be used for improving the health of a plant. The invention also relates to a method for improving plant health by treating a plant, its propagation material and/or the locus where the plant is growing or is to grow with an effective amount of compound I and the composition thereof, respectively.

The term “plant health” is to be understood to denote a condition of the plant and/or its products which is determined by several indicators alone or in combination with each other such as yield (e. g. increased biomass and/or increased content of valuable ingredients), plant vigor (e. g. improved plant growth and/or greener leaves (“greening effect”)), quality (e. g. improved content or composition of certain ingredients) and tolerance to abiotic and/or biotic stress. The above identified indicators for the health condition of a plant may be interdependent or may result from each other.

The compound of formula I can be present in different crystal modifications or polymorphs whose biological activity may differ. They are likewise subject matter of the present invention.

The compound of Formula I are employed as such or in the form of composition for treating the fungi or the plants, plant propagation materials, such as seeds, soil, surfaces, materials or rooms to be protected from fungal attack with a fungicidally effective amount of the active ingredients. The application can be carried out both before and after the infection of the plants, plant propagation materials, such as seeds, soil, surfaces, materials or rooms by the fungi.

Plant propagation materials may be treated with the compound of Formula I, the combination and the composition thereof protectively either at or before planting or transplanting.

The invention also relates to an agrochemical composition comprising an auxiliary and at least one compound of formula I.

An agrochemical composition comprises a fungicidally effective amount of a compound of formula I. The term “effective amount” denotes an amount of the composition or of the compound of formula I, which is sufficient for controlling harmful fungi on cultivated plants or in the protection of materials and which does not result in a substantial damage to the treated plants. Such an amount can vary in a broad range and is dependent on various factors, such as the fungal species to be controlled, the treated cultivated plant or material, the climatic conditions and the specific compound of formula I used.

The compound of formula I, their N-oxides, metal complexes, isomers, polymorphs or the agriculturally acceptable salts thereof can be converted into customary types of agrochemical compositions, e. g. solutions, emulsions, suspensions, dusts, powders, pastes, granules, pressings, capsules, and mixtures thereof. Examples for composition types are suspensions (e. g. SC, OD, FS), emulsifiable concentrates (e. g. EC), emulsions (e. g. EW, EO, ES, ME), capsules (e. g. CS, ZC), pastes, pastilles, wettable powders or dusts (e. g. WP, SP, WS, DP, DS), pressings (e. g. BR, TB, DT), granules (e. g. WG, SG, GR, FG, GG, MG), insecticidal articles (e. g. LN), as well as gel Formulations for the treatment of plant propagation materials such as seeds (e. g. GF). These and further compositions types are defined in the “Catalogue of pesticide Formulation types and international coding system”, Technical Monograph No. 2, 6^thEd. May 2008, CropLife International.

The compositions are prepared in a known manner, such as described by Mollet and Grubemann, Formulation technology, Wiley VCH, Weinheim, 2001; or Knowles, New developments in crop protection product Formulation, Agrow Reports DS243, T&F Informa, London, 2005.

Suitable auxiliaries are solvents, liquid carriers, solid carriers or fillers, surfactants, dispersants, emulsifiers, wetters, adjuvants, solubilizers, penetration enhancers, protective colloids, adhesion agents, thickeners, humectants, repellents, attractants, feeding stimulants, compatibilizers, bactericides, anti-freezing agents, anti-foaming agents, colorants, tackifiers and binders.

Suitable solvents and liquid carriers are water and organic solvents, such as mineral oil fractions of medium to high boiling point, e. g. kerosene, diesel oil; oils of vegetable or animal origin; aliphatic, cyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons, e. g. toluene, paraffin, tetrahydronaphthalene, alkylated naphthalenes; alcohols, e. g. ethanol, propanol, butanol, benzyl alcohol, cyclohexanol; glycols; DMSO; ketones, e. g. cyclohexanone; esters, e. g. lactates, carbonates, fatty acid esters, gamma-butyrolactone; fatty acids; phosphonates; amines; amides, e. g. N-methyl pyrrolidone, fatty acid dimethyl amides; and mixtures thereof. Suitable solid carriers or fillers are mineral earths, e. g. silicates, silica gels, talc, kaolins, limestone, lime, chalk, clays, dolomite, diatomaceous earth, bentonite, calcium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, magnesium oxide; polysaccharides, e. g. cellulose, starch; fertilizers, e. g. ammonium sulfate, ammonium phosphate, ammonium nitrate, ureas; products of vegetable origin, e. g. cereal meal, tree bark meal, wood meal, nutshell meal, and mixtures thereof.

Suitable surfactants are surface-active compounds, such as anionic, cationic, nonionic and amphoteric surfactants, block polymers, polyelectrolytes, and mixtures thereof. Such surfactants can be used as emulsifier, dispersant, solubilizer, wetter, penetration enhancer, protective colloid, or adjuvant. Examples of surfactants are listed in McCutcheon's, Vol. 1: Emulsifiers & Detergents, McCutcheon's Directories, Glen Rock, USA, 2008 (International Ed. or North American Ed.).

Suitable anionic surfactants are alkali, alkaline earth or ammonium salts of sulfonates, sulfates, phosphates, carboxylates, and mixtures thereof. Examples of sulfonates are alkylaryl sulfonates, diphenyl sulfonates, alpha-olefin sulfonates, lignin sulfonates, sulfonates of fatty acids and oils, sulfonates of ethoxylated alkylphenols, sulfonates of alkoxylated arylphenols, sulfonates of condensed naphthalenes, sulfonates of dodecyl- and tridecylbenzenes, sulfonates of naphthalenes and alkyl naphthalenes, sulfosuccinates or sulfosuccinamates. Examples of sulfates are sulfates of fatty acids and oils, of ethoxylated alkylphenols, of alcohols, of ethoxylated alcohols, or of fatty acid esters. Examples of phosphates are phosphate esters. Examples of carboxylates are alkyl carboxylates, and carboxylated alcohol or alkylphenol ethoxylates.

Suitable nonionic surfactants are alkoxylates, N-substituted fatty acid amides, amine oxides, esters, sugar-based surfactants, polymeric surfactants, and mixtures thereof. Examples of alkoxylates are compounds such as alcohols, alkylphenols, amines, amides, arylphenols, fatty acids or fatty acid esters which have been alkoxylated with 1 to 50 equivalents. Ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide may be employed for the alkoxylation, preferably ethylene oxide.

Examples of N-substituted fatty acid amides are fatty acid glucamides or fatty acid alkanolamides. Examples of esters are fatty acid esters, glycerol esters or monoglycerides. Examples of sugar-based surfactants are sorbitans, ethoxylated sorbitans, sucrose and glucose esters or alkylpolyglucosides. Examples of polymeric surfactants are home- or copolymers of vinyl pyrrolidone, vinyl alcohols, or vinyl acetate.

Suitable cationic surfactants are quaternary surfactants, for example quaternary ammonium compounds with one or two hydrophobic groups, or salts of long-chain primary amines. Suitable amphoteric surfactants are alkylbetains and imidazolines. Suitable block polymers are block polymers of the A-B or A-B-A type comprising blocks of polyethylene oxide and polypropylene oxide, or of the A-B-C type comprising alkanol, polyethylene oxide and polypropylene oxide. Suitable polyelectrolytes are polyacids or polybases. Examples of polyacids are alkali salts of polyacrylic acid or polyacid comb polymers. Examples of polybases are polyvinyl amines or polyethylene amines.

Suitable adjuvants are compounds, which have a negligible or even no pesticidal activity themselves, and which improve the biological performance of the compound of Formula I on the target. Examples are surfactants, mineral or vegetable oils, and other auxiliaries. Further examples are listed by Knowles, Adjuvants and additives, Agrow Reports DS256, T&F Informa UK, 2006, chapter 5.

Suitable thickeners are polysaccharides (e. g. xanthan gum, carboxymethyl cellulose), inorganic clays (organically modified or unmodified), polycarboxylates, and silicates.

Suitable bactericides are bronopol and isothiazolinone derivatives such as alkylisothiazolinones and benzisothiazolinones.

Suitable anti-freezing agents are ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, urea and glycerin.

Suitable anti-foaming agents are silicones, long chain alcohols, and salts of fatty acids.

Suitable colorants (e. g. in red, blue, or green) are pigments of low water solubility and water-soluble dyes. Examples are inorganic colorants (e. g. iron oxide, titan oxide, iron hexacyanoferrate) and organic colorants (e. g. alizarin-, azo- and phthalocyanine colorants).

Suitable tackifiers or binders are polyvinyl pyrrolidones, polyvinyl acetates, polyvinyl alcohols, polyacrylates, biological or synthetic waxes, and cellulose ethers.

Examples for composition types and their preparation are:

i) Water-Soluble Concentrates (SL, LS)

10-60 wt % of a compound of Formula I and 5-15 wt % wetting agent (e. g. alcohol alkoxylates) are dissolved in water and/or in a water-soluble solvent (e. g. alcohols) ad 100 wt %. The active substance dissolves upon dilution with water.

ii) Dispersible Concentrates (DC)

5-25 wt % of a compound of Formula I and 1-10 wt % dispersant (e. g. polyvinyl pyrrolidone) are dissolved in organic solvent (e. g. cyclohexanone) ad 100 wt %. Dilution with water gives a dispersion.

iii) Emulsifiable Concentrates (EC)

15-70 wt % of a compound of Formula I and 5-10 wt % emulsifiers (e. g. calcium dodecylbenzenesulfonate and castor oil ethoxylate) are dissolved in water-insoluble organic solvent (e. g. aromatic hydrocarbon) ad 100 wt %. Dilution with water gives an emulsion.

iv) Emulsions (EW, EO, ES)

5-40 wt % of a compound of Formula I and 1-10 wt % emulsifiers (e. g. calcium dodecylbenzenesulfonate and castor oil ethoxylate) are dissolved in 20-40 wt % water-insoluble organic solvent (e. g. aromatic hydrocarbon). This mixture is introduced into water ad 100 wt % by means of an emulsifying machine and made into a homogeneous emulsion. Dilution with water gives an emulsion.

v) Suspensions (SC, OD, FS)

In an agitated ball mill, 20-60 wt % of a compound of Formula I are comminuted with addition of 2-10 wt % dispersants and wetting agents (e. g. sodium lignosulfonate and alcohol ethoxylate), 0.1-2 wt % thickener (e. g. xanthan gum) and water ad 100 wt % to give a fine active substance suspension. Dilution with water gives a stable suspension of the active substance. For FS type composition up to 40 wt % binder (e. g. polyvinyl alcohol) is added.

vi) Water-Dispersible Granules and Water-Soluble Granules (WG, SG)

50-80 wt % of a compound of Formula I are ground finely with addition of dispersants and wetting agents (e. g. sodium lignosulfonate and alcohol ethoxylate) ad 100 wt % and prepared as water-dispersible or water-soluble granules by means of technical appliances (e. g. extrusion, spray tower, fluidized bed). Dilution with water gives a stable dispersion or solution of the active substance. vii) Water-dispersible powders and water-soluble powders (WP, SP, WS) 50-80 wt % of a compound of Formula I are ground in a rotor-stator mill with addition of 1-5 wt % dispersants (e. g. sodium lignosulfonate), 1-3 wt % wetting agents (e. g. alcohol ethoxylate) and solid carrier (e. g. silica gel) ad 100 wt %. Dilution with water gives a stable dispersion or solution of the active substance.

viii) Gel (GW, GF)

In an agitated ball mill, 5-25 wt % of a compound of Formula I are comminuted with addition of 3-10 wt % dispersants (e. g. sodium lignosulfonate), 1-5 wt % thickener (e. g. carboxymethyl cellulose) and water ad 100 wt % to give a fine suspension of the active substance. Dilution with water gives a stable suspension of the active substance.

ix) Microemulsion (ME)

5-20 wt % of a compound of Formula I are added to 5-30 wt % organic solvent blend (e. g. fatty acid dimethyl amide and cyclohexanone), 10-25 wt % surfactant blend (e. g. alcohol ethoxylate and arylphenol ethoxylate), and water ad 100%. This mixture is stirred for 1 h to produce spontaneously a thermodynamically stable microemulsion.

x) Microcapsules (CS)

An oil phase comprising 5-50 wt % of a compound of Formula I, 0-40 wt % water insoluble organic solvent

(e. g. aromatic hydrocarbon), 2-15 wt % acrylic monomers (e. g. methylmethacrylate, methacrylic acid and a di- or triacrylate) are dispersed into an aqueous solution of a protective colloid (e. g. polyvinyl alcohol). Radical polymerization results in the formation of poly(meth)acrylate microcapsules.

Alternatively, an oil phase comprising 5-50 wt % of a compound of Formula I according to the invention, 0-40 wt % water insoluble organic solvent (e. g. aromatic hydrocarbon), and an isocyanate monomer (e. g. diphenylmethene-4,4′-diisocyanatae) are dispersed into an aqueous solution of a protective colloid (e. g. polyvinyl alcohol). The addition of a polyamine (e. g. hexamethylenediamine) results in the formation of polyurea microcapsules. The monomers amount to 1-10 wt %. The wt % relate to the total CS composition.

xi) Dustable Powders (DP, DS)

1-10 wt % of a compound of Formula I are ground finely and mixed intimately with solid carrier (e. g. finely divided kaolin) ad 100 wt %.

xii) Granules (GR, FG)

0.5-30 wt % of a compound of Formula I are ground finely and associated with solid carrier (e. g. silicate) ad 100 wt %. Granulation is achieved by extrusion, spray-drying or fluidized bed.

xiii) Ultra-Low Volume Liquids (UL)

1-50 wt % of a compound of Formula I are dissolved in organic solvent (e. g. aromatic hydrocarbon) ad 100 wt %.

The compositions types i) to xiii) may optionally comprise further auxiliaries, such as 0.1-1 wt % bactericides, 5-15 wt % anti-freezing agents, 0.1-1 wt % anti-foaming agents, and 0.1-1 wt % colorants.

The agrochemical compositions generally comprise between 0.01 and 95%, preferably between 0.1 and 90%, and in particular between 0.5 and 75%, by weight of active ingredient (ai). The active ingredients (ai) are employed in a purity of from 90% to 100%, preferably from 95% to 100% (according to NMR spectrum).

For the purposes of treatment of plant propagation materials, particularly seeds, solutions for seed treatment (LS), Suspoemulsions (SE), flowable concentrates (FS), powders for dry treatment (DS), water-dispersible powders for slurry treatment (WS), water-soluble powders (SS), emulsions (ES), emulsifiable concentrates (EC), and gels (GF) are usually employed. The compositions in question give, after two-to-tenfold dilution, active substance concentrations of from 0.01 to 60% by weight, preferably from 0.1 to 40%, in the ready-to-use preparations.

Application can be carried out before or during sowing. Methods for applying the compound of Formula I, the combination and the composition thereof, respectively, onto plant propagation material, especially seeds, include dressing, coating, pelleting, dusting, and soaking as well as in-furrow application methods. Preferably, the compound of Formula I, the combination and the composition thereof, respectively, are applied on to the plant propagation material by a method such that germination is not induced, e. g. by seed dressing, pelleting, coating and dusting.

When employed in plant protection, the amounts of active substances applied are, depending on the kind of effect desired, from 0.001 to 2 kg per ha, preferably from 0.005 to 2 kg per ha, more preferably from 0.05 to 1.0 kg per ha, and in particular from 0.1 to 1.0 kg per ha.

In treatment of plant propagation materials such as seeds, e. g. by dusting, coating or drenching seed, amounts of active substance of from 0.1 to 1000 g, preferably from 1 to 1000 g, more preferably from 1 to 100 g and most preferably from 5 to 100 g, per 100 kg of plant propagation material (preferably seeds) are generally required.

When used in the protection of materials or stored products, the amount of active substance applied depends on the kind of application area and on the desired effect. Amounts customarily applied in the protection of materials are 0.001 g to 2 kg, preferably 0.005 g to 1 kg, of active substance per cubic meter of treated material.

Various types of oils, wetters, adjuvants, fertilizer, or micronutrients, and further pesticides (e. g. herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, growth regulators, safeners, biopesticides) may be added to the active substances or the compositions comprising them as premix or, if appropriate not until immediately prior to use (tank mix). These agents can be mixed with the composition according to the invention in a weight ratio of 1:100 to 100:1, preferably 1:20 to 20:1.

A pesticide is generally a chemical or biological agent (such as pesticidally active ingredient, compound, composition, virus, bacterium, antimicrobial or disinfectant) that through its effect deters, incapacitates, kills or otherwise discourages pests. Target pests can include insects, plant pathogens, weeds, mollusks, birds, mammals, fish, nematodes (roundworms), and microbes that destroy property, cause nuisance, spread disease or are vectors for disease. The term “pesticide” includes also plant growth regulators that alter the expected growth, flowering, or reproduction rate of plants; defoliants that cause leaves or other foliage to drop from a plant, usually to facilitate harvest; desiccants that promote drying of living tissues, such as unwanted plant tops; plant activators that activate plant physiology for defense of against certain pests; safeners that reduce unwanted herbicidal action of pesticides on crop plants; and plant growth promoters that affect plant physiology e.g. to increase plant growth, biomass, yield or any other quality parameter of the harvestable goods of a crop plant.

The user applies the composition according to the invention usually from a predosage device, a knapsack sprayer, a spray tank, a spray plane, or an irrigation system. Usually, the agrochemical composition is made up with water, buffer, and/or further auxiliaries to the desired application concentration and the ready-to-use spray liquor or the agrochemical composition according to the invention is thus obtained. Usually, 20 to 2000 liters, preferably 50 to 400 liters, of the ready-to-use spray liquor are applied per hectare of agricultural useful area.

According to one embodiment, individual components of the composition according to the invention such as parts of a kit or parts of a binary or ternary mixture may be mixed by the user himself in a spray tank or any other kind of vessel used for applications (e. g. seed treater drums, seed pelleting machinery, knapsack sprayer) and further auxiliaries may be added, if appropriate.

Consequently, one embodiment of the invention is a kit for preparing a usable pesticidal composition, the kit comprising a) a composition comprising component 1) as defined herein and at least one auxiliary; and b) a composition comprising component 2) as defined herein and at least one auxiliary; and optionally c) a composition comprising at least one auxiliary and optionally a further active component 3) as defined herein.

The compound of formula (I), the combination and the composition thereof comprising them in the use as fungicides with other fungicides may result in an expansion of the fungicidal spectrum of activity being obtained or in a prevention of fungicide resistance development. Furthermore, in many cases, extraordinary effects are obtained.

The present invention also relates to the combination comprising at least one compound of formula I and at least one further pesticidally active substance selected from the group of fungicides, insecticides, nematicides, acaricides, biopesticides, herbicides, safeners, plant growth regulators, antibiotics, fertiliers and nutrients. The pesticidally active substances reported in WO2015185485 pages 36-43 and WO2017093019 pages 42-56 can be used in conjunction with which the compound of formula (I).

The active substances referred to as component 2, their preparation and their activity e. g. against harmful fungi is known (cf.: http://www.alanwood.net/pesticides/); these substances are commercially available. The compounds described by IU PAC nomenclature, their preparation and their pesticidal activity are also known (cf. Can. J. Plant Sci. 48(6), 587-94, 1968; EP141317; EP152031; EP226917; EP243970; EP256503; EP428941; EP532022; EP1028125; EP1035122; EP1201648; EP1122244, JP2002316902; DE19650197; DE10021412; DE102005009458; U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,296,272; 3,325,503; WO9846608; WO9914187; WO9924413; WO9927783; WO0029404; WO0046148; WO0065913; WO0154501; WO 0156358; WO0222583; WO0240431; WO0310149; WO0311853; WO0314103; WO0316286; WO0353145; WO0361388; WO0366609; WO0374491; WO0449804; WO0483193; WO05120234; WO05123689; WO05123690; WO0563721; WO0587772; WO0587773; WO0615866; WO0687325; WO0687343; WO0782098; WO0790624; WO11028657; WO2012168188; WO2007006670; WO201177514; WO13047749; WO10069882; WO13047441; WO0316303; WO0990181; WO13007767; WO1310862; WO13127704; WO13024009; WO13024010; WO13047441; WO13162072; WO13092224 and WO11135833.

The present invention furthermore relates to agrochemical mixtures comprising at least one compound of formula I (component 1) and at least one further active substance useful for plant protection, By applying the compound of formula I together with at least one pesticidally active compound an additional effect can be obtained.

This can be obtained by applying the compound of Formula I and at least one further pesticidally active substance simultaneously, either jointly (e. g. as tank-mix) or separately, or in succession, wherein the time interval between the individual applications is selected to ensure that the active substance applied first still occurs at the site of action in a sufficient amount at the time of application of the further pesticidally active substance(s). The order of application is not essential for working of the present invention.

When applying the compound of formula I and a pesticidally active substance sequentially the time between both applications may vary e. g. between 2 hours to 7 days. Also a broader range is possible ranging from 0.25 hour to 30 days, preferably from 0.5 hour to 14 days, particularly from 1 hour to 7 days or from 1.5 hours to 5 days, even more preferred from 2 hours to 1 day. In the binary mixtures and the composition according to the invention the weight ratio of the component 1) and the component 2) generally depends from the properties of the active components used, usually it is in the range of 1:1000 to 1000:1, often in the range of 1:100 to 100:1, regularly in the range of 1:50 to 50:1, preferably in the range of 1:20 to 20:1, more preferably in the range of 1:10 to 10:1, even more preferably in the range of 1:4 to 4:1 and in particular in the range of 1:2 to 2:1.

According to a further embodiment of the binary mixtures and the composition thereof, the weight ratio of the component 1) and the component 2) usually is in the range of 1000:1 to 1:1000, often in the range of 100:1 to 1:100, regularly in the range of 50:1 to 1:50, preferably in the range of 20:1 to 1:20, more preferably in the range of 10:1 to 1:10, even more preferably in the range of 4:1 to 1:4 and in particular in the range of 2:1 to 1:2.

In the ternary mixtures, i.e. the composition according to the invention comprising the component 1) and component 2) and a compound III (component 3), the weight ratio of component 1) and component 2) depends from the properties of the active substances used, usually it is in the range of 1:100 to 100:1, regularly in the range of 1:50 to 50:1, preferably in the range of 1:20 to 20:1, more preferably in the range of 1:10 to 10:1 and in particular in the range of 1:4 to 4:1, and the weight ratio of component 1) and component 3) usually it is in the range of 1:100 to 100:1, regularly in the range of 1:50 to 50:1, preferably in the range of 1:20 to 20:1, more preferably in the range of 1:10 to 10:1 and in particular in the range of 1:4 to 4:1.

Any further active components are, if desired, added in a ratio of 20:1 to 1:20 to the component 1).

These ratios are also suitable for inventive mixtures applied by seed treatment.

The present invention also relates to a process for preparing the compound of the present invention. The process for preparing the compound of the present invention is described in the experimental section in more detail.

The invention disclosed in the present disclosure shall now be elaborated with the help of non-limiting schemes and examples.

CHEMISTRY EXAMPLES
Example 1: Preparation of 2-(2-chloro-5-methylphenoxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one (compound no. 33)
a) Step-1:—4-(2-Methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)benzonitrile

To a stirred solution of 4-acetylbenzonitrile (10 g, 69 mmol) and ethylene glycol (80 mL, 1.4 mol), trimethyl orthoformate (50 mL, 0.9 mol) and N-bromosuccinimide (1.2 g, 7 mmol) were added at 25° C. The resulting reaction mixture was stirred at 65° C. for 12 h. After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was diluted with dichloromethane (120 mL) and washed with water (80 mL). The dichloromethane layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain 4-(2-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)benzonitrile (12 g, 92% yield).

b) Step-2:—N′-Hydroxy-4-(2-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)benzimidamide

To a stirred solution of 4-(2-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)benzonitrile (12 g, 63 mmol) and ethanol (80 mL), sodium bicarbonate (9.6 g, 114 mmol) and hydroxylamine hydrochloride (5.3 g, 76 mmol) were added at 0° C. The resulting reaction mixture was stirred at 65° C. for 4 h. After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain N′-hydroxy-4-(2-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)benzimidamide (12 g, 85% yield).

c) Step-3:—3-(4-(2-Methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)phenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole

To a stirred solution of N′-hydroxy-4-(2-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)benzimidamide (0.3 g, 1.4 mmol) and tetrahydrofuran (30 mL), trifluoroacetic anhydride (0.25 mL, 1.8 mmol) was added at 0° C. and stirred at 25° C. for 16 h. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate (40 mL) and washed twice with sodium bicarbonate solution (40 mL). The ethyl acetate layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain the crude product. The crude product was purified by column chromatography using 30% ethyl acetate in hexane as an eluent on silica gel to obtain 3-(4-(2-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)phenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole (0.2 g, 49% yield).

d) Step-4:—1-(4-(5-(Trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one

To a stirred solution of 3-(4-(2-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)phenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole (10 g, 33 mmol) and acetone (50 mL), iodine (0.5 g, 2 mmol) was added at 25° C. for 3 h. After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, diluted with ethyl acetate (80 mL) and washed with water (40 mL). The ethyl acetate layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain the crude product. The crude residue was purified by column chromatography using 30% ethyl acetate in hexane as an eluent on silica gel to obtain 1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one (6 g, 70% yield).

e) Step-5:—2-Bromo-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one

To a stirred solution of 1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one (16 g, 63 mmol) and dichloromethane (100 mL), bromine (2.3 mL, 43 mmol) was added at 0° C. The resulting reaction mixture was stirred for 3 h at 25° C. After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was diluted with dichloromethane (120 mL) and washed with water (80 mL). The dichloromethane layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude residue was purified by column chromatography using 10% ethyl acetate in hexane as an eluent on silica gel to obtain 2-bromo-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one (11 g, 53% yield).

f) Step-6:—2-(2-Chloro-5-methylphenoxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one

To a stirred solution of 2-bromo-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one (0.2 g, 0.6 mmol) and acetonitrile (8 mL), potassium carbonate (0.18 g, 1.3 mmol) and 2-chloro-5-methylphenol (0.17 g, 1.2 mmol) were added at 0° C. under nitrogen atmosphere. The resulting reaction mixture was stirred for 1 h at 25° C. After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate (10 mL) and washed with water (10 mL). The ethyl acetate layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude residue was purified by column chromatography using 20% ethyl acetate in hexane as an eluent on silica gel to obtain 2-(2-chloro-5-methylphenoxy)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one (0.15 g, 63% yield). ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.26-8.21 (m, 4H), 7.30 (d, 1H), 7.00 (d, 1H), 6.77 (dd, 1H), 5.75 (s, 2H), 2.24 (s, 3H).

TABLE 1

The following compounds were prepared by using the

analogous procedure as described in example 1

Compd

no.
IUPAC Name
Analytical data

1
2-(2-fluorophenoxy)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CHLOROFORM-D) δ 8.28-8.14

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
(m, 4H), 7.14-6.94 (m, 4H), 5.36 (s, 2H); LCMS (M −

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
H): 365

2
2-(4-methoxyphenoxy)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CHLOROFORM-D) δ 8.24-8.27

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
(m, 2H), 8.15 (d, 2H), 6.81-6.92 (m, 4H), 5.23 (s, 2H),

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
3.77 (s, 3H); LCMS (M − H): 377.05

3
2-(3-fluorophenoxy)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.26-8.21 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
7.31 (td, 1H), 6.94 (dt, 1H), 6.87-6.84 (m, 1H), 6.80-

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
6.75 (m, 1H), 5.68 (s, 2H); LCMS (M − H): 364.9

4
2-(4-fluorophenoxy)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.25-8.21 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
7.14-7.08 (m, 2H), 7.04-7.00 (m, 2H), 5.62 (s, 2H);

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
LCMS (M − H): 364.9

5
2-(4-bromophenoxy)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CHLOROFORM-D) δ 8.26-8.28

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
(m, 2H), 8.12-8.15 (m, 2H), 7.37-7.41 (m, 2H), 6.82-

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
6.85 (m, 2H), 5.27 (s, 2H); LCMS (M − H): 426.85

6
2-(4-chlorophenoxy)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CHLOROFORM-D) δ 8.27

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
(d, 2H), 8.15-8.12 (m, 2H), 7.27-7.23 (m, 2H), 6.90-

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
6.86 (m, 2H), 5.27 (s, 2H); LCMS (M − H): 380.9

7
2-(2,6-dichlorophenoxy)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CHLOROFORM-D) δ 8.29-8.26

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
(m, 2H), 8.21-8.18 (m, 2H), 7.34 (d, 2H), 7.07 (dd,

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
1H), 5.29 (s, 2H); LCMS (M − H): 414.9

8
2-(3-bromo-4-methylphenoxy)-1-(4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CHLOROFORM-D) δ 8.29-8.23

(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-
(m, 2H), 8.15-8.12 (m, 2H), 7.16-7.13 (m, 2H), 6.82

3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
(dd, 1H), 5.25 (s, 2H), 2.29-2.33 (m, 3H); LCMS (M −

H): 440.85

9
2-(4-chloro-3-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.26-8.21 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)-1-(4-(5-
7.62 (d, 1H), 7.47 (d, 1H), 7.36 (dd, 1H), 5.82 (s, 2H);

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
LCMS (M − H): 449.1

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one

10
2-(m-tolyloxy)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.26-8.22 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
7.15 (t, 1H), 6.83 (s, 1H), 6.78-6.76 (m, 2H), 5.59 (s,

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
2H), 2.26 (s, 3H); LCMS (M − H): 361.15

11
2-(2-methoxyphenoxy)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.25-8.23 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
6.99 (dd, 1H), 6.92 (qd, 2H), 6.83 (td, 1H), 5.58 (s,

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
2H), 3.78 (s, 3H); LCMS (M − H): 379.15

12
2-(4-bromo-3-fluorophenoxy)-1-(4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.26-8.20 (m, 4H),

(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-
7.60-7.56 (m, 1H), 7.20-7.16 (m, 1H), 6.89-6.86 (m,

3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
1H), 5.71 (s, 2H); LCMS (M − H): 442.95

15
2-(3,5-dichlorophenoxy)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.26-8.21 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
7.19-7.17 (m, 3H), 5.76 (s, 2H); LCMS (M − H): 415

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one

16
2-(2,5-dimethylphenoxy)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.26-8.24 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
7.02 (d, 1H), 6.77 (s, 1H), 6.66 (d, 1H), 5.60 (s, 2H),

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
2.22 (s, 3H), 2.16 (s, 3H); LCMS (M − H): 375.2

17
2-(5-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)-1-(4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.22 (d, J = 8.8 Hz,

(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-
4H), 7.19-7.11 (m, 2H), 6.91 (dd, 1H), 5.71 (s, 2H),

3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
2.20 (s, 3H)

18
2-(2,4-difluorophenoxy)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.26-8.20 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
7.34-7.20 (m, 2H), 7.01-6.95 (m, 1H), 5.75 (s, 2H);

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
LCMS (M − H): 383.1

19
2-(2-chloro-4-fluorophenoxy)-1-(4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.26-8.21 (m, 4H),

(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-
7.48-7.44 (m, 1H), 7.25-7.15 (m, 2H), 5.78 (s, 2H);

3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
LCMS (M − H): 398.65

20
2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.26-8.19 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
7.60-7.59 (m, 1H), 7.32 (dd, 1H), 7.19-7.17 (m, 1H),

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
5.84-5.80 (m, 2H); LCMS (M − H): 414.65

21
2-(pyridin-3-yloxy)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.29 (ddd, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
7.38-7.31 (m, 3H), 6.97 (td, 1H), 6.06 (s, 2H); LCMS

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
(M + H): 349.35

30
2-phenoxy-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CHLOROFORM-D) δ 8.28-8.25

1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-
(m, 2H), 8.16 (d, 2H), 7.33-7.28 (m, 2H), 7.03-6.99 (m,

one
1H), 6.97-6.94 (m, 2H), 5.28 (s, 2H); LCMS (M − H):

346.95

34
2-(p-tolyloxy)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.27-8.22 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
7.09 (dd, 2H), 6.91-6.88 (m, 2H), 5.59 (s, 2H), 2.29 (d,

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
3H)

35
2-(3-chlorophenoxy)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.26 (dd, 4H), 7.33

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
(t, 1H), 7.17 (t, 1H), 7.05-6.99 (m, 2H), 5.72 (s, 2H);

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
LCMS (M − H) 380.7

36
1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.26 (dd, 4H), 7.67

oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(4-
(d, 2H), 7.21 (d, 2H), 5.81 (s, 2H); LCMS (M − H) 415

(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)ethan-1-one

37
2-(3-methoxyphenoxy)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.28-8.18(m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
7.21-7.17 (m, 1H), 6.60-6.54 (m, 3H), 5.62 (s, 2H),

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
3.72 (d, 3H); LCMS (M − H) 377

38
2-(2,4-dimethylphenoxy)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.27-8.22 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
6.98 (s, 1H), 6.91 (d, 1H), 6.81 (d, 1H), 5.58 (s, 2H),

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
2.34-2.20 (m, 6H); LCMS (M − H) 375

39
2-(o-tolyloxy)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.30-8.19 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
7.18-7.03 (m, 2H), 6.98-6.68 (m, 2H), 5.65 (s, 2H),

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
2.29-2.24 (m, 3H); LCMS (M − H) 361

40
1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.27-8.22 (m, 4H),

oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-(3-
7.52 (t, 1H), 7.37 (s, 1H), 7.33-7.30 (m, 2H), 5.79 (s,

(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)ethan-1-one
2H)

41
2-(3-fluoro-5-methylphenoxy)-1-(4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.26-8.21 (m, 4H),

(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-
6.74-6.71 (m, 2H), 6.62 (d, 1H), 5.65 (s, 2H), 2.27 (s,

3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
3H),; LCMS(M − 1): 378.75

42
2-(3-chloro-5-fluorophenoxy)-1-(4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.26-8.21 (m, 4H),

(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-
7.06-7.05 (m, 1H), 7.01-6.97 (m, 2H), 5.75 (s, 2H),;

3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
LCMS(M − 1): 398.85

43
2-(2-chloro-4-methoxyphenoxy)-1-(4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.26-8.13 (m, 4H),

(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-
7.08-7.05 (m, 2H), 6.82 (dd, 1H), 5.66 (d, 2H), 3.71 (s,

3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
3H),; LCMS (M − 1):410.95

44
2-((2-chloropyridin-4-yl)oxy)-1-(4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CHLOROFORM-D) δ 8.29 (d,

(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-
2H), 8.22 (d, 1H), 8.11 (d, 2H), 6.86 (d, 1H), 6.81 (d,

3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
1H), 5.40 (s, 2H),; LCMS(M − 1): 381.80

45
2-((6-methyl-3-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.19-8.25 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)oxy)-1-
8.00 (d, 1H), 7.02 (d, 1H), 5.86 (s, 2H), 2.29 (s, 3H),;

(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
LCMS(M + 1): 431.85

oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one

46
2-((2-chloropyridin-3-yl)oxy)-1-(4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.24 (ddd, 4H), 7.99

(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-
(dd, 1H), 7.60 (dd, 1H), 7.35 (dd, 1H), 5.88 (s, 2H),;

3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
LCMS(M − 1): 381.70

47
2-((6-fluoropyridin-3-yl)oxy)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.26-8.20 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
7.99 (dd, 1H), 7.71-7.66 (m, 1H), 7.14-7.11 (m, 1H),

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
5.76 (s, 2H),; LCMS(M + 1): 367.70

48
2-((5-bromopyridin-3-yl)oxy)-1-(4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.41 (d, 1H), 8.33

(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-
(d, 1H), 8.23-8.29 (m, 4H), 7.90 (dd, 1H), 5.83 (s, 2H),;

3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
LCMS(M + 1): 429.70

49
2-((6-bromopyridin-3-yl)oxy)-1-(4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.28-8.22 (m, 5H),

(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-
7.57 (dd, 1H), 7.50 (dd, 1H), 5.81 (s, 2H);

3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
LCMS(M + 1): 429.65

50
2-((1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)oxy)-1-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, CHLOROFORM-D) δ 8.24 (dt,

(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
2H), 8.15-8.12 (m, 2H), 7.13 (d, 1H), 5.74 (d, 1H), 5.46

oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
(s, 2H), 3.70 (s, 3H),; LCMS(M + 1): 352.27

51
2-((4-chloropyridin-3-yl)oxy)-1-(4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.46 (s, 1H), 8.27-

(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-
8.21 (m, 4H), 8.17 (d, 1H), 7.57 (d, 1H), 5.95 (s, 2H),;

3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
LCMS(M + 1): 383.85

Example 2:—Preparation of 2-((4-methoxyphenyl)thio)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one (Compound 23)

To a stirred solution of 2-bromo-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one (0.3 g, 0.9 mmol) and acetonitrile (8 mL), potassium carbonate (0.27 g, 2 mmol) and 4-methoxybenzenethiol (0.13 g, 0.9 mmol) were added at 0° C. The resulting reaction mixture was stirred for 1 h at 25° C. After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate (10 mL) and washed with water (10 mL). The ethyl acetate layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude residue was purified by column chromatography using 20% ethyl acetate in hexane as an eluent on silica gel to obtain 2-((4-methoxyphenyl)thio)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one (0.19 g, 54% yield).

TABLE 2

The following compounds were prepared by the analogous procedure as described in example 2

Compd

no.
IUPAC Name
Analytical data

13
2-((2,6-dichlorophenyl)thio)-1-(4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.23 (dd, 4H), 7.67

(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
(d, 1H), 7.55 (d, 1H), 7.35 (dd, 1H), 4.90 (s, 2H);

oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
LCMS(M − 1): 430.80

14
2-((3-methoxyphenyl)thio)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.24-8.19 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
7.23-7.19 (m, 1H), 6.91-6.89 (m, 2H), 6.78-6.75 (m,

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
1H), 4.73 (s, 2H), 3.72 (s, 3H); LCMS (M − H): 392.9

22
2-(p-tolylthio)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.24-8.19 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
7.27 (d, 2H), 7.13 (d, 2H), 4.63 (s, 2H), 2.27 (s, 3H);

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
LCMS (M − H): 377

24
2-(cyclopentylthio)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.24-8.19 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
4.09 (s, 2H), 3.13-3.06 (m, 1H), 1.99-1.91 (m, 2H),

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
1.68-1.38 (m, 6H); LCMS (M − H): 354.7

25
2-(benzo[d]oxazol-2-ylthio)-1-(4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.33-8.27 (m, 4H),

(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
7.67-7.60 (m, 2H), 7.36-7.31 (m, 2H), 5.27 (s, 2H);

oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
LCMS (M + H): 406.1

26
2-((4-methylthiazol-2-yl)thio)-1-(4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.28-8.23 (m, 4H),

(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
7.18 (t, 1H), 5.01 (s, 2H), 2.26 (d, 3H); LCMS

oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
(M + H): 386.35

52
2-((3,4-dichlorophenyl)thio)-1-(4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.23 (dd, 4H), 7.67

(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
(d, 1H), 7.55 (d, 1H), 7.35 (dd, 1H), 4.90 (s, 2H),;

oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
LCMS(M − 1): 430.80

53
2-((4-chlorophenyl)thio)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.21 (s, 4H), 7.35-

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
7.39 (m, 4H), 4.77 (s, 2H),; LCMS(M − 1): 396.80

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one

54
2-((3-chlorophenyl)thio)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.20-8.26 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
7.45-7.46 (m, 1H), 7.31-7.32 (m, 2H), 7.23-7.26 (m,

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
1H), 4.86 (s, 2H),; LCMS(M − 1): 396.70

55
2-((3,4-difluorophenyl)thio)-1-(4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.17-8.23 (m, 4H),

(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
7.51-7.56 (m, 1H), 7.34-7.42 (m, 1H), 7.18-7.22 (m,

oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
1H), 4.81 (s, 2H),; LCMS(M − 1): 398.95

56
2-(benzylthio)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.15-8.21 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
7.22-7.32 (m, 5H), 3.95 (s, 2H), 3.73 (d, 2H),; LCMS

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
(M − 1): 376.80

57
2-((4-methoxybenzyl)thio)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.17-8.23 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
7.22-7.27 (m, 2H), 6.87-6.90 (m, 2H), 3.95 (s, 2H),

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
3.74 (d, 3H), 3.70 (d, 2H),; LCMS (M − 1): 406.80

58
2-((1-phenylethyl)thio)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.16-8.19 (m, 2H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
8.09-8.12 (m, 2H), 7.29-7.35 (m, 4H), 7.21-7.26 (m,

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
1H), 3.98-4.08 (m, 2H), 3.72 (d, 1H), 1.51 (d, 3H),;

LCMS (M − 1): 390.80

59
2-(cyclohexylthio)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.17-8.23 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
4.07 (s, 2H), 2.66-2.72 (m, 1H), 1.88-1.91 (m, 2H),

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
1.52-1.66 (m, 3H), 1.16-1.30 (m, 5H),; LCMS (M − 1):

368.80

60
2-(phenylthio)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.18-8.23 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
7.28-7.37 (m, 4H), 7.18-7.22 (m, 1H), 4.72 (s, 2H),;

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
LCMS (M − 1): 362.80

61
2-(allylthio)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.17-8.23 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
5.71-5.81 (m, 1H), 5.09-5.17 (m, 2H), 4.00 (s, 2H),

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
3.14 (ddt, 2H),; LCMS (M − 1): 326.80

62
1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.20-8.25 (m, 4H),

oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((3-
7.71 (d, 1H), 7.64-7.67 (m, 1H), 7.50-7.55 (m, 2H),

(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)thio)ethan-
4.87-4.95 (m, 2H),; LCMS (M − 1): 430.80

1-one

63
2-((2-methoxyphenyl)thio)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.18-8.22 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
7.18-7.26 (m, 2H), 6.87-6.99 (m, 2H), 4.56 (s, 2H),

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
3.78 (s, 3H),; LCMS (M − 1): 392.75

64
2-((3-fluorophenyl)thio)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.23 (qd, 4H), 7.33

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
(td, 1H), 7.26 (dt, 1H), 7.17 (dq, 1H), 6.98-7.03 (m,

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
1H), 4.85 (s, 2H),; LCMS (M − 1): 380.90

65
2-((2-fluorophenyl)thio)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.17-8.21 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
7.42 (td, 1H), 7.12-7.30 (m, 3H), 4.70 (s, 2H),; LCMS

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
(M − 1): 380.95

66
2-(o-tolylthio)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 7.37-7.42 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
6.50 (dd, 1H), 6.37-6.38 (m, 1H), 6.27-6.36 (m, 2H),

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
3.85 (s, 2H), 1.44 (s, 3H),; LCMS (M − 1): 376.75

67
2-(m-tolylthio)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.18-8.23 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
7.13-7.20 (m, 3H), 7.00-7.02 (m, 1H), 4.69 (s, 2H),

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
2.25 (s, 3H),; LCMS (M − 1): 376.95

68
2-(pyridin-4-ylthio)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.36 (dd, 2H), 8.27-

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
8.30 (m, 2H), 8.22-8.25 (m, 2H), 7.32 (dd, 2H), 4.98

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
(s, 2H),; LCMS (M − 1): 363.95

69
2-(isopropylthio)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.20 (s, 4H), 4.09

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
(s, 2H), 2.87-2.94 (m, 1H), 1.20 (d, 6H),; LCMS (M −

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
1): 329.00

70
2-(tert-butylthio)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.16-8.22 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
4.13 (s, 2H), 1.29 (s, 9H),; LCMS (M − 1): 343.00

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one

71
1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.21-8.27 (m, 4H),

oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((4-
7.63 (d, 2H), 7.54 (d, 2H), 4.94 (s, 2H),; LCMS (M − 1):

(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)thio)ethan-
430.90

1-one

72
1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.94 (d, 1H), 8.23-

oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((4-
8.28 (m, 4H), 7.69 (d, 1H), 4.93 (s, 2H),; LCMS (M −

(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidin-2-
1): 432.90

yl)thio)ethan-1-one

73
2-(thiazol-2-ylthio)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.24 (dd, 4H), 7.67

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
(d, 1H), 7.64 (d, 1H), 5.05 (s, 2H),; LCMS (M − 1):

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
369.90

74
2-(pyridin-2-ylthio)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.30 (dq, 1H), 8.17-

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
8.27 (m, 4H), 7.62-7.66 (m, 1H), 7.37-7.42 (m, 1H),

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
7.09 (ddd, 1H), 4.85 (s, 2H),; LCMS (M − 1): 363.70

75
2-((4-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.53 (s, 1H), 8.22

yl)thio)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-
(s, 4H), 4.91 (s, 2H), 3.60 (s, 3H),; LCMS (M − 1):

1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-
367.75

1-one

76
2-((1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)thio)-1-(4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.50 (s, 1H), 8.24-

(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
8.29 (m, 4H), 5.21 (s, 2H),; LCMS (M + 1): 372.95

oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one

149
2-((1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)thio)-1-(4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 13.98 (s, 1H), 8.39

(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
(s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 4H), 4.85 (s, 2H), LCMS (M −

oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
1): 353.70

150
2-((5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.25 (s, 4H), 5.13

yl)thio)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-
(s, 2H), 2.47 (s, 3H),; LCMS (M + 1): 370.95

1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-

1-one

151
2-((4-methylpyridin-2-yl)thio)-1-(4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.21-8.26 (m, 4H),

(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
8.16 (dd, 1H), 7.22 (t, 1H), 6.92-6.93 (m, 1H), 4.82 (s,

oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
2H), 2.25 (s, 3H),; LCMS (M + 1): 380.00

152
2-((2-hydroxyethyl)thio)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.17-8.22 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
4.80 (t, 1H), 4.08 (s, 2H), 3.50-3.55 (m, 2H), 2.57 (t,

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
2H),; LCMS (M − 1): 330.95

Example 3:—Preparation of 2-((3,4-difluorophenyl)amino)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one (Compound 27)

To a stirred solution of 3,4-difluoroaniline (0.1 g, 0.8 mmol) and N,N-dimethyl formamide (8 mL), sodium bicarbonate (0.11 g, 1.3 mmol) and potassium iodide (0.02 g, 0.1 mmol) were added at 0° C. The mixture was stirred for 15 min at 25° C. Then 2-bromo-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one (0.22 g, 0.7 mmol) was added at 0° C. and the resulting reaction mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 1 h. After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate (10 mL) and washed with water (10 mL). The ethyl acetate layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude residue was purified by column chromatography using 20% ethyl acetate in hexane as an eluent on silica gel to obtain 2-((3,4-difluorophenyl)amino)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one (0.12 g, 0.3 mmol, 47% yield).

TABLE 3

The following compounds were prepared by the

analogous procedure as described in example 3

Compd

no.
IUPAC Name
Analytical data

28
1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.31-8.25

oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((4-
(m, 4H), 7.40 (d, 2H), 6.83 (d, 2H), 6.71-

(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)amino)ethan-1-
6.68 (m, 1H), 4.87 (d, 2H); LCMS (M + H):

one
415.95

Example 4:—Synthesis of 2-(phenylamino)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one (Compound 137)

To a stirred solution of 2-bromo-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one (0.2 g, 0.6 mmol) and ethanol (10 me) under nitrogen atmosphere, aniline (0.056 g, 0.6 mmol) and sodium bicarbonate (0.060 g, 0.72 mmol) were added at 25° C. The resulting reaction mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 12 h. After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was quenched by adding water (10 mL) and the product was extracted thrice with ethyl acetate (20 mL). The combined ethyl acetate layers were dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain a crude product. The crude product was purified by preparative HPLC to obtain 2-(phenylamino)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one (0.14 g, 0.4 mmol, 67% yield).

TABLE 4

The following compounds were prepared by the analogous procedure as described in example 4

Compd

No.
IUPAC Name
Analytical data

32
2-((3-methoxyphenyl)amino)-1-(4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.27-8.29 (m, 2H),

(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
8.22 (dd, 2H), 6.97 (t, 1H), 6.27-6.30 (m, 2H), 6.15

oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
(ddd, 1H), 5.90 (t, 1H), 4.72 (d, 2H), 3.67 (s, 3H);

LCMS (M + H) 377.95

138
2-((4-fluorophenyl)amino)-1-(4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.25 (ddd, 4H),

(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
6.89-6.95 (m, 2H), 6.67-6.72 (m, 2H), 5.86 (t, 1H),

oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
4.72 (d, 2H); LCMS (M − H): 363.75

139
2-((2,4-difluorophenyl)amino)-1-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.25 (dd, 4H),

(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
7.09-7.15 (m, 1H), 6.83-6.87 (m, 1H), 6.76 (td, 1H),

oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
5.49 (s, 1H), 4.79 (d, 2H); LCMS (M + H) 384

140
2-((4-chloro-3-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.17-8.31 (m, 5H),

(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)amino)-1-
7.37 (d, 1H), 7.21 (d, 1H), 6.98 (dd, 1H), 6.66 (t, 1H),

(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
4.87 (t, 2H); LCMS (M + H) 450

oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one

141
1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.29 (dd, 2H), 8.24

oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((3-
(dd, 2H), 7.28 (t, 1H), 7.03 (s, 1H), 6.96-6.99 (m, 1H),

(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)amino)ethan-
6.85 (d, 1H), 6.43 (t, 1H), 4.85 (d, 2H); LCMS

1-one
(M + H): 415.95

143
2-((3-fluorophenyl)amino)-1-(4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.28 (dd, 2H), 8.23

(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
(dd, 2H), 7.04-7.10 (m, 1H), 6.50-6.56 (m, 2H), 6.30-

oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
6.34 (m, 1H), 6.26 (t, 1H), 4.77 (d, 2H); LCMS

(M + H): 366

144
2-(m-tolylamino)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.26-8.29 (m, 2H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-
8.21-8.24 (m, 2H), 6.95 (t, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H), 6.48-6.51

3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
(m, 2H), 6.39 (d, 1H), 5.78 (t, 1H), 4.72 (d, 2H), 2.18 (s,

3H); LCMS (M + H): 361.75

145
2-((4-methoxyphenyl)amino)-1-(4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.26-8.28 (m, 2H),

(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
8.21-8.23 (m, 2H), 6.70-6.74 (m, 2H), 6.62-6.67 (m,

oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
2H), 5.50 (t, 1H), 4.68 (d, 2H), 3.63 (s, 3H); LCMS

(M + H): 377.75

146
2-(o-tolylamino)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.29 (ddd, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-
7.01 (t, 2H), 6.54-6.58 (m, 2H), 5.18 (t, 1H), 4.79

3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
(d, 2H), 2.18 (s, 3H); LCMS (M + H): 361.75

147
2-((2-methoxyphenyl)amino)-1-(4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.28-8.31 (m, 2H),

(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
8.23 (dd, 2H), 6.85 (dd, 1H), 6.78 (td, 1H), 6.64 (dd,

oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
1H), 6.60 (td, 1H), 5.32 (t, 1H), 4.77 (d, 2H), 3.83-3.88

(m, 3H); LCMS (M + H) 377.8

148
4-amino-1-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.30 (dd, 2H), 8.24

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-
(dd, 2H), 7.62-7.65 (m, 2H), 7.23-7.27 (m, 2H), 7.16

3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)pyridin-1-ium
(t, 1H), 6.96 (t, 1H), 6.82-6.84 (m, 1H), 6.72 (dd, 1H),

bromide
6.01 (t, 1H), 4.84 (d, 2H); LCMS (M + H) 441.95

Example 5:—Preparation of 2-((4-chlorophenyl)sulfinyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one (Compound 78)

To a stirred solution of 2-((4-chlorophenyl)thio)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one (0.2 g, 0.502 mmol) in Methanol (6 ml), water (1 mL) solution of oxone (0.262 g, 0.426 mmol) was added at 0° C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 30 min at 0° C. After completion of reaction, reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate (8 mL) and washed with water (10 mL). The ethyl acetate layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain crude. The crude residue was purified by column chromatography using 15% ethyl acetate in hexane as an eluent on silica gel to obtain 2-((4-chlorophenyl)sulfinyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one (115 mg, 0.277 mmol, 55% yield). ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.15-8.20 (m, 4H), 7.76 (dt, 2H), 7.66 (dt, 2H), 4.91 (d, 1H), 4.80 (d, 1H); LCMS (M−1) 412.85.

TABLE 5

The following compounds were prepared by the analogous procedure as described in example 5

Compd

no.
IUPAC Name
Analytical data

79
2-((3,4-difluorophenyl)sulfinyl)-1-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-D6) δ 8.16-8.21 (m,

(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
4H), 7.83-7.88 (m, 1H), 7.66-7.73 (m, 1H), 7.60-

oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
7.64 (m, 1H), 4.94 (d, 1H), 4.85 (d, 1H),; LCMS

(M − 1): 414.80

80
2-(benzylsulfinyl)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-D6) δ 8.19-8.25 (m,

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
4H), 7.33-7.42 (m, 5H), 4.71 (d, 1H), 4.60 (d, 1H),

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
4.35 (d, 1H), 4.16 (d, 1H),; LCMS (M − 1): 393

81
2-((4-methoxybenzyl)sulfinyl)-1-(4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-D6) δ 8.18-8.25 (m,

(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
4H), 7.26-7.35 (m, 2H), 6.92-6.98 (m, 2H), 4.66 (d,

oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
1H), 4.54 (d, 1H), 4.28 (d, 1H), 4.10 (d, 1H), 3.74

(s, 3H); LCMS (M − 1): 422.85

82
2-((1-phenylethyl)sulfinyl)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-D6) δ 8.18-8.22 (m,

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
2H), 8.12-8.16 (m, 2H), 7.32-7.42 (m, 5H), 4.52 (d,

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
1H), 4.42 (d, 1H), 4.33 (q, 1H), 1.67 (dd, 3H),;

LCMS (M − 1): 406.80

83
2-((5-methylthiazol-2-yl)sulfinyl)-1-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-D6) δ 8.16-8.21 (m,

(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
4H), 7.69 (d, 1H), 5.11 (dd, 2H), 2.41 (dd, 3H),;

oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
LCMS (M − 1): 399.75

84
2-(phenylsulfinyl)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-D6) δ 8.15-8.20 (m,

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
4H), 7.72-7.75 (m, 2H), 7.52-7.60 (m, 3H), 4.85 (d,

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
1H), 4.79 (d, 1H),; LCMS (M − 1): 378.85

85
1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-D6) δ 8.14-8.19 (m,

oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((3-
4H), 8.03-8.08 (m, 2H), 7.92 (dd, 1H), 7.82 (t, 1H),

(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)sulfinyl)ethan-
4.99 (d, 1H), 4.90 (d, 1H),; LCMS (M − 1): 446.80

1-one

86
2-(p-tolylsulfinyl)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-D6) δ 8.14-8.20 (m,

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
4H), 7.61-7.63 (m, 2H), 7.38 (d, 2H), 4.78 (dd, 2H),

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
2.32-2.39 (m, 3H),; LCMS (M − 1): 392.80

87
2-((3-fluorophenyl)sulfinyl)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-D6) δ 8.16-8.21 (m,

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
4H), 7.57-7.66 (m, 3H), 7.37-7.41 (m, 1H), 4.92 (d,

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
1H), 4.84 (d, 1H),; LCMS (M − 1): 396.85

88
2-((2-fluorophenyl)sulfinyl)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-D6) δ 8.15-8.20 (m,

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
4H), 7.74 (td, 1H), 7.60-7.66 (m, 1H), 7.46 (td, 1H),

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
7.36-7.40 (m, 1H), 4.97 (d, 1H), 4.84 (d, 1H),;

LCMS (M − 1): 396.85

89
2-(o-tolylsulfinyl)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-D6) δ 8.14-8.20 (m,

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
4H), 7.78 (dt, 1H), 7.41-7.46 (m, 2H), 7.29-7.32

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
(m, 1H), 4.81 (d, 1H), 4.66 (d, 1H), 2.38 (s, 3H),;

LCMS (M − 1): 392.90

90
2-(m-tolylsulfinyl)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-D6) δ 8.15-8.20 (m,

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
4H), 7.55 (s, 1H), 7.51 (d, 1H), 7.45 (t, 1H), 7.34

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
(d, 1H), 4.79 (dd, 2H), 2.37 (d, 3H),; LCMS (M − 1):

392.90

91
2-(tert-butylsulfinyl)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-D6) δ 8.26 (s, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
4.55 (d, 1H), 4.30 (d, 1H), 1.27 (s, 9H),; LCMS (M −

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
1): 359.05

92
1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-D6) δ 8.17-8.22 (m,

oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((4-
4H), 7.98 (s, 4H), 5.00 (d, 1H), 4.88 (d, 1H),;

(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)sulfinyl)ethan-
LCMS (M − 1): 446.95

1-one

93
2-(isopropylsulfinyl)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-D6) δ 8.24 (s, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
4.64 (d, 1H), 4.50 (d, 1H), 3.02-3.09 (m, 1H), 1.24

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
(dd, 6H); LCMS (M + 1) 347

Example 6:—Preparation of 2-((3-fluorophenyl)sulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one (Compound 105)

To a stirred solution of 2-((3-fluorophenyl)thio)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one (0.15 g, 0.39 mmol) in a mixture of methanol (8 ml) and water (2 ml), oxone (0.482 g, 0.785 mmol) was added at 0° C. The resulting reaction mixture was further stirred at 25° C. for 30 min and then heated at 60° C. for 3h. After completion, the reaction was quenched with water (50 ml) and extracted thrice with ethyl acetate (50 ml). Combined ethyl acetate layer was washed twice with brine (25 ml), dried over sodium sulphate and evaporated under reduced pressure to dryness to obtain 2-((3-fluorophenyl)sulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one (120 mg, 0.29 mmol, 75% yield). ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.16-8.21 (m, 4H), 7.77-7.80 (m, 2H), 7.71 (td, 1H), 7.60-7.64 (m, 1H), 5.55 (s, 2H); LCMS (M−1): 412.95.

TABLE 6

The following compounds were prepared by the analogous procedure as described in example 6

Compd

No.
IUPAC Name
Analytical data

94
2-((3,4-dichlorophenyl)sulfonyl)-1-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.15-8.22 (m, 5H),

(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
7.95 (d, 1H), 7.89 (dd, 1H), 5.62 (s, 2H),; LCMS (M −

oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
1) 462.70

95
2-((4-chlorophenyl)sulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.15-8.21 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
7.92-7.97 (m, 2H), 7.73 (dt, 2H), 5.51 (s, 2H),; LCMS

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
(M − 1): 428.75

96
2-((3,4-difluorophenyl)sulfonyl)-1-(4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.16-8.22 (m, 4H),

(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-
8.05-8.10 (m, 1H), 7.81-7.84 (m, 1H), 7.72-7.78 (m,

3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
1H), 5.56 (s, 2H),; LCMS (M − 1): 430.80

97
2-(benzylsulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.16-8.30 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
7.40-7.50 (m, 5H), 5.09 (s, 2H), 4.70 (d, 2H),; LCMS

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
(M − 1): 409

98
2-((4-methoxybenzyl)sulfonyl)-1-(4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.25 (d, 4H), 7.33-

(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-
7.35 (m, 2H), 6.96-6.99 (m, 2H), 5.04 (s, 2H), 4.63 (d,

3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
2H), 3.74 (d, 3H),; LCMS (M − 1): 438.80

99
2-((1-phenylethyl)sulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.15-8.23 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
7.37-7.56 (m, 5H), 4.96 (t, 2H), 4.81 (q, 1H) 1.65-

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
1.72 (m, 3H),; LCMS (M − 1): 422.85

100
2-(cyclohexylsulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.15-8.35 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
5.11-5.28 (m, 2H), 3.32-3.35 (m, 1H), 3.26-3.32 (m,

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
1H), 2.11-2.17 (m, 2H), 1.84 (dd, 2H), 1.65 (d, 1H),

1.11-1.46 (m, 5H),; LCMS (M − 1): 400.95

101
2-((5-methylthiazol-2-yl)sulfonyl)-1-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.16-8.21 (m, 4H),

(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
7.86 (d, 1H), 5.70 (d, 2H), 2.41 (dd, 3H),; LCMS (M −

oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
1): 415.80

102
2-(phenylsulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.15-8.19 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
7.90-7.93 (m, 2H), 7.71-7.75 (m, 1H), 7.61-7.66 (m,

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
2H), 5.43 (s, 2H),; LCMS (M − 1): 394.80

103
1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.24-8.26 (m, 2H),

oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((3-
8.13-8.20 (m, 5H), 7.91 (t, 1H), 5.65 (s, 2H),; LCMS

(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)sulfonyl)ethan-
(M − 1): 462.75

1-one

104
2-(o-tolylsulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.15-8.20 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
7.80 (dd, 1H), 7.61 (td, 1H), 7.40-7.46 (m, 2H), 5.34

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
(s, 2H), 2.67 (s, 3H),; LCMS (M − 1): 408.95

106
2-(isopropylsulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.23-8.28 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
5.14 (s, 2H), 3.49-3.56 (m, 1H), 1.30-1.34 (m, 6H),;

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
LCMS (M − 1): 360.75

107
2-(thiazol-2-ylsulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.30 (d, 1H), 8.14-

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
8.22 (m, 5H), 5.70 (d, 2H),; LCMS (M − 1): 401.70

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one

108
2-(tert-butylsulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.24 (s, 4H), 5.03

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
(s, 2H), 1.39 (s, 9H),; LCMS (M − 1): 374.80

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one

109
1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.18 (dd, 6H), 8.05

oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-2-((4-
(d, 2H), 5.62 (s, 2H),; LCMS (M − 1): 462.85

(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)sulfonyl)ethan-

1-one

110
2-(m-tolylsulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.14-8.19 (m, 4H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
7.68-7.72 (m, 2H), 7.49-7.55 (m, 2H), 5.39 (s, 2H),

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
2.38 (s, 3H),; LCMS (M − 1): 408.85

111
2-((2-fluorophenyl)sulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.20 (s, 4H), 7.79-

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
7.86 (m, 2H), 7.50-7.55 (m, 1H), 7.44-7.48 (m, 1H),

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
5.46 (s, 2H): LCMS (M − 1): 412.75

112
2-(pyridin-4-ylsulfonyl)-1-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.93 (dd, 2H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
8.16-8.22 (m, 4H), 7.91 (dd, 2H), 5.67 (s, 2H). LCMS

yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
(M − 1): 395.85

Example 7: Preparation of 2-((3-fluorophenyl)thio)-1-(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one (compound no 115)
a) Step-1:—6-(1-ethoxyvinyl)nicotinonitrile

To a stirred solution of 6-chloronicotinonitrile (15 g, 108 mmol) in toluene (120 mL), (1-ethoxyvinyl)tributylstannane (40 mL, 119 mmol) and bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II)dichloride (3.8 g, 5.4 mmol) were added at 25° C. The reaction mixture was degassed by nitrogen for 15 min, and then the reaction mixture was heated at 80° C. for 16 h. The reaction mixture was filtered through celite bed and filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain a crude product. The crude was purified by column chromatography on silica gel using eluent 10% ethyl acetate in hexane to obtain 6-(1-ethoxyvinyl)nicotinonitrile (16 g, 87% yield).

b) Step-2:—6-(1-ethoxyvinyl)-N′-hydroxynicotinimidamide

To a stirred solution of 6-(1-ethoxyvinyl)nicotinonitrile (16 g, 95 mmol) in ethanol (120 mL), hydroxylamine (7 mL, 114 mmol) was added at 25° C. Then reaction was stirred at 25° C. for 12 h. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain 6-(1-ethoxyvinyl)-N′-hydroxynicotinimidamide (19 g, 98% yield).

c) Step-3:—3-(6-(1-ethoxyvinyl)pyridin-3-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole

To a stirred solution of 6-(1-ethoxyvinyl)-N′-hydroxynicotinimidamide (18 g, 87 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (160 mL), triethylamine (15 mL, 104 mmol) was slowly added at 0° C., then trifluoroacetic anhydride (15 mL, 104 mmol) was slowly added at 0° C. The reaction mixture was allowed to stirred 12 h at 25° C. After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate (200 mL) and washed twice with saturated sodium bicarbonate (200 mL); organic layer was separated, dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate, concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain a crude product. The crude was purified by column chromatography on silica gel using eluent 15% ethyl acetate in hexane to obtain 3-(6-(1-ethoxyvinyl)pyridin-3-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole (11 g, 40 mmol, 46% yield).

d) Step-4:—2-bromo-1-(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one

To a stirred solution of 3-(6-(1-ethoxyvinyl)pyridin-3-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole (11 g, 38.6 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (100 mL), water (4 mL), N-bromosuccinimide (5.8 g, 33 mmol) was slowly added at 0° C., The reaction mixture was allowed to stirred 2 h at 25° C. After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate (200 mL) and washed by water (200 mL), organic layer was separated, dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate, concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain a crude product. The crude product was purified by column chromatography on silica gel using eluent 10% ethyl acetate in hexane to obtain 2-bromo-1-(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one (8 g, 24 mmol, 63% yield).

e) Step-6:—2-((3-fluorophenyl)thio)-1-(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one

To a stirred solution of 3-fluorobenzenethiol (0.06 mL, 0.71 mmol) in acetonitrile (8 mL), potassium carbonate (0.1 g, 0.7 mmol) was added at 25° C., then 2-bromo-1-(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one (0.2 g, 0.6 mmol) was added at 25° C. The reaction was stirred at 25° C. for 4 h. After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was diluted with dichloromethane (20 mL) and washed twice with water (20 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain a crude product. The crude was purified by prep HPLC to obtain 2-((3-fluorophenyl)thio)-1-(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one (65 mg, 28% yield).

TABLE 7

The following compounds were prepared by the analogous procedure as described in example 7

Compd

no.
IUPAC Name
Analytical data

115
2-((3-fluorophenyl)thio)-1-(5-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.36 (q, 1H), 8.65

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
(dd, 1H), 8.20 (dd, 1H), 7.34 (td, 1H), 7.26 (dt, 1H),

yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one
7.18 (dq, 1H), 7.05-6.99 (m, 1H), 4.80 (s, 2H),;

LCMS(M + 1): 383.95

116
2-((4-methoxyphenyl)thio)-1-(5-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.31 (q, 1H), 8.64

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
(dd, 1H), 8.17 (dd, 1H), 7.35-7.31 (m, 2H), 6.91-6.87

yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one
(m, 2H), 4.49 (s, 2H), 3.78-3.73 (m, 3H),;

LCMS(M + 1): 396.00

117
2-((4-methoxybenzyl)thio)-1-(5-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.33 (q, 1H), 8.65

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
(dd, 1H), 8.22 (dd, 1H), 7.26-7.22 (m, 2H), 6.88-6.84

yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one
(m, 2H), 3.97 (s, 2H), 3.72-3.69 (m, 5H),;

LCMS(M + 1): 409.75

118
2-(benzylthio)-1-(5-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.33 (q, 1H), 8.65

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
(dd, 1H), 8.22 (dd, 1H), 7.35-7.22 (m, 5H), 3.99 (s,

yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one
2H), 3.76 (s, 2H),; LCMS(M + 1): 379.95

119
2-(cyclopentylthio)-1-(5-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.33 (q, 1H), 8.64

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
(dd, 1H), 8.22 (dd, 1H), 4.11 (s, 2H), 3.16-3.10 (m,

yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one
1H), 1.99-1.91 (m, 2H), 1.69-1.59 (m, 2H), 1.58-1.47

(m, 2H), 1.45-1.37 (m, 2H),; LCMS(M + 1): 357.70

120
2-((2,6-dichlorophenyl)thio)-1-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.23 (q, 1H), 8.64

(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
(dd, 1H), 8.18 (dd, 1H), 7.56 (dd, 2H), 7.42 (dd, 1H),

oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-
4.47 (s, 2H),; LCMS(M + 1): 435.65

1-one

121
2-(benzo[d]oxazol-2-ylthio)-1-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.43 (q, 1H), 8.69

(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
(dd, 1H), 8.24 (dd, 1H), 7.67-7.56 (m, 2H), 7.33-7.29

oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-
(m, 2H), 5.28 (d, 2H),; LCMS(M + 1): 406.70

1-one

122
2-((4-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.34 (q, 1H), 8.65

(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)thio)-1-
(dd, 1H), 8.19 (dd, 1H), 7.51-7.48 (m, 2H), 7.31 (dd,

(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
2H), 4.77 (s, 2H),; LCMS(M − 1): 447.90

oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-

1-one

123
2-((4-methoxyphenyl)sulfonyl)-1-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.26 (q, 1H), 8.63

(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
(dd, 1H), 8.15 (dd, 1H), 7.82-7.78 (m, 2H), 7.13-7.09

oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-
(m, 2H), 5.35 (s, 2H), 3.83 (s, 3H),; LCMS(M + 1):

1-one
428.05

124
2-((4-methoxybenzyl)sulfonyl)-1-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.39 (q,, 1H), 8.69

(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
(dd, 1H), 8.26 (dd, 1H), 7.36-7.27 (m, 2H), 6.98-6.92

oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-
(m, 2H), 5.10 (s, 2H), 4.62 (d, 2H), 3.75 (d, 3H),;

1-one
LCMS(M − 1): 439.75

125
2-(benzylsulfonyl)-1-(5-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.38 (dq, 1H),

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
8.70-8.65 (m, 1H), 8.28-8.20 (m, 1H), 7.45-7.37 (m,

yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one
5H), 5.13 (d, 2H), 4.79-4.63 (m, 2H),; LCMS(M − 1):

409.75

126
2-(cyclopentylsulfonyl)-1-(5-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.41 (q, 1H), 8.68

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
(dd, 1H), 8.26 (dd, 1H), 5.16 (s, 2H), 3.91-3.83 (m,

yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one
1H), 2.02-1.90 (m, 4H), 1.58-1.67 (m, 4H),;

LCMS(M − 1): 387.90

127
2-((3-fluorophenyl)sulfonyl)-1-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.29 (q, 1H), 8.64

(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
(dd, 1H), 8.17 (dd, 1H), 7.80-7.76 (m, 2H), 7.73-7.68

oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-
(m, 1H), 7.65-7.59 (m, 1H), 5.53 (s, 2H),; LCMS(M −

1-one
1): 413.70

128
2-((3-fluorophenyl)sulfinyl)-1-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.29 (q, 1H), 8.64

(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
(dd, 1H), 8.18 (dd,, 1H), 7.65-7.55 (m, 3H), 7.40-

oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-
7.35 (m, 1H), 4.90 (dd, 2H),; LCMS(M + 1): 399.70

1-one

129
2-((4-methoxyphenyl)sulfinyl)-1-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.29 (q, 1H), 8.62

(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
(dd, 1H), 8.14 (dd, 1H), 7.65-7.61 (m, 2H), 7.09 (dt,

oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-
2H), 4.86 (d, 1H), 4.75 (d, 1H), 3.78 (s, 3H),;

1-one
LCMS(M + 1): 411.95

130
2-((4-methoxybenzyl)sulfinyl)-1-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.36 (q, 1H), 8.66

(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
(dd, 1H), 8.20 (dd, 1H), 7.29-7.27 (m, 2H), 6.93 (dd,

oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-
2H), 4.73 (d, 1H), 4.59 (d, 1H), 4.29 (d, 1H), 4.12 (d,

1-one
1H), 3.75 (s, 3H); LCMS(M + 1): 425.95

131
2-(benzylsulfinyl)-1-(5-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.36 (q, 1H), 8.67

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
(dd, 1H), 8.21 (dd, 1H), 7.40-7.34 (m, 5H), 4.77 (d,

yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one
1H), 4.64 (d, 1H), 4.36 (d, 1H), 4.19 (d, 1H);

LCMS(M + 1): 396.05

132
2-((2,6-dichlorophenyl)sulfinyl)-1-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.32 (q, 1H), 8.65

(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-
(dd, 1H), 8.19 (dd, 1H), 7.59-7.52 (m, 3H), 5.50 (d,

oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-
1H), 5.16 (d, 1H),; LCMS(M − 1): 449.50

1-one

133
2-(cyclopentylsulfinyl)-1-(5-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.38 (q, 1H), 8.67

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
(dd, 1H), 8.23 (dd,, 1H), 4.71 (d, 1H), 4.55 (d, 1H),

yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one
3.41-3.34 (m, 1H), 2.06-1.85 (m, 3H), 1.65-1.57 (m,

5H),; LCMS(M − 1): 372.00

Example 8:—Preparation of 2-(2-fluorophenoxy)-1-(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one (Compound 114)

To a stirred solution of 2-fluorophenol (0.08 g, 0.71 mmol) in acetonitrile (8 mL) under nitrogen atmosphere, potassium carbonate (0.18 g, 1.3 mmol) was added at 0° C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 15 min at 0° C., then 2-bromo-1-(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one (0.2 g, 0.6 mmol) was added at 0° C. The reaction mixture was allowed to stir for 4 h at 25° C. After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate (10 mL) and washed with water (20 mL). The organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate; solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure to obtain crude. The crude was purified by prep HPLC to obtain 2-(2-fluorophenoxy)-1-(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one (55 mg, 25% yield). ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.37 (t, 1H), 8.68 (dd, 1H), 8.19 (d, 1H), 7.26-7.20 (m, 1H), 7.14 (td, 1H), 7.06 (t, 1H), 6.97-6.92 (m, 1H), 5.85 (s, 2H); LCMS (M+1): 367.95.

Example 9:—Preparation of 2-((2-fluorophenyl)amino)-1-(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one (compound 153)

To the solution of 2-bromo-1-(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one (0.35 g, 1.04 mmol) in ethanol (8 mL), sodium bicarbonate (0.17 g, 2.08 mmol) and 2-fluoroaniline (0.14 g, 1.25 mmol) were added at 25° C., the reaction was stirred at 25° C. for 12 h. After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was diluted by ethyl acetate (25 mL) and washed by water (30 mL); organic layer was separated, dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate, concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain a crude product. The crude product was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel using eluent 10% ethyl acetate in hexane to obtain 2-((2-fluorophenyl)amino)-1-(5-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one (60 mg, 0.164 mmol, 16% yield). ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.39 (q, 1H), 8.67 (dd, 1H), 8.19 (dd, 1H), 7.05 (ddd, 1H), 6.93 (t, 1H), 6.70-6.66 (m, 1H), 6.61-6.55 (m, 1H), 5.59-5.56 (m, 1H), 4.92 (d, 2H); LCMS (M+1): 366.85.

Example 10: Preparation of N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)benzenesulfonamide (compound 77)

To a stirred solution of benzenesulfonohydrazide (0.2 g, 1.15 mmol) in methanol (5 mL), 3-bromobenzaldehyde (0.135 mL, 1.15 mmol) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred at 65° C. for 2 h. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain a crude product, then crude compound was dissolved in acetonitrile (5 mL), 2-bromo-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one (0.35 g, 1.04 mmol), caesium carbonate (0.034 g, 0.104 mmol) were added, then reaction mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 30 min. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate (25 mL) and washed with water (20 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain a crude product. The crude product was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel using eluent 30% ethyl acetate in hexane to obtain N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethyl)benzenesulfonamide (67 mg, 0.16 mmol, 16% yield). ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.10-8.19 (m, 5H), 7.84 (dt, J=6.6, 1.7 Hz, 2H), 7.55-7.65 (m, 3H), 4.54 (d, J=5.6 Hz, 2H); LCMS (M−1):409.85.

TABLE 8

The following compounds were prepared by the analogous procedure as described in example 10

Compd

no.
IUPAC Name
Analytical data

134
4-methyl-N-(2-oxo-2-(4-(5-
¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.17 (dd, J = 6.8,

(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
2.0 Hz, 2H), 8.11 (dd, J = 6.7, 2.1 Hz, 2H), 8.05 (t,

yl)phenyl)ethyl)benzenesulfonamide
J = 5.7 Hz, 1H), 7.72 (dd, J = 6.5, 1.8 Hz, 2H),

7.36-7.38 (m, 2H), 4.49 (d, J = 5.9 Hz, 2H), 2.37 (s,

3H),; LCMS(M − 1): 425.95

Example 11: Preparation of 2-hydroxy-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one (compound 154)
a) Step-1:—N′-hydroxy-4-vinylbenzimidamide

To a stirred solution of 4-vinylbenzonitrile (10 g, 77 mmol) and ethanol (200 mL), 50% aq. solution of hydroxylamine (4.74 ml, 77 mmol) was added at 0° C. The resulting reaction mixture was stirred at 65° C. for 12 h. After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain hydroxy-4-vinylbenzimidamide (10.5 g, 84% yield).

b) Step-2:—5-(trifluoromethyl)-3-(4-vinylphenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole

To a stirred solution of hydroxy-4-vinylbenzimidamide (10.5 g, 64.7 mmol) and tetrahydrofuran (100 mL), trifluoroacetic anhydride (13.5 mL, 97 mmol) was added at 0° C. and stirred at 25° C. for 12 h. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate (150 mL) and washed twice with sodium bicarbonate solution (40 mL). The organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain the 5-(trifluoromethyl)-3-(4-vinylphenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole (11.6 g, 75% yield).

c) Step-3:—3-(4-(oxiran-2-yl)phenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole

To a stirred solution of 5-(trifluoromethyl)-3-(4-vinylphenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole (12 g, 50 mmol) and dichloromethane (150 mL), 3-chlorobenzoperoxoic acid (33.2 g, 125 mmol) was added at 25° C. for 12 h. After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, diluted with hexane (80 mL) and filtered. The organic layer was washed twice with 10% sodium hydroxide solution (50 mL) and the organic layer dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain 3-(4-(oxiran-2-yl)phenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole (10.5 g, 91% yield).

d) Step-5:—1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethane-1,2-diol

To a stirred solution of 3-(4-(oxiran-2-yl)phenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole (0.3 g, 1.171 mmol) and water (20 mL), ceric ammonium nitrate (0.128 g, 0.234 mmol) was added at 25° C. The resulting reaction mixture was stirred for 6 h at 25° C. After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate (50 mL) and washed with water (50 mL). The ethyl acetate layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude residue was purified by trituration using hexane (100 mL) to obtain 1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethane-1,2-diol (0.25 g, 92% yield).

e) Step-6:—2-hydroxy-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one

To a stirred solution of 1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethane-1,2-diol (0.5 g, 1.823 mmol) in acetonitrile (5 mL) and water (5 mL), sodium bromide (0.375 g, 3.65 mmol) and oxone (1.121 g, 1.823 mmol) were added at 0° C. under nitrogen atmosphere. The resulting reaction mixture was stirred for 6 h at 25° C. After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate (10 mL) and washed with sodium thiosulfate solution (80 mL) (10 mL). The ethyl acetate layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude residue was purified by column chromatography using 18% ethyl acetate in hexane as an eluent on silica gel to obtain 2-hydroxy-1-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one. (0.20 g, 40% yield). ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.19-8.23 (d, 2H), 8.13 (d, 2H), 5.23 (t, 1H), 4.84 (d, 2H); LCMS (M−1): 270.75.

BIOLOGY EXAMPLES

As described herein the compounds of general formula (I) show fungicidal activities which are exerted with respect to numerous phytopathogenic fungi which attack on important agricultural crops. The compounds of the present invention were assessed for their activity as described in the following tests:

Biological Test Examples for Fungal Pathogens
Example 1: Pyricularia oryzae (Rice Blast)

Compounds were dissolved in 0.3% dimethyl sulfoxide and then added to potato dextrose agar medium just prior to dispensing it into petri dishes. 5 mL medium with the compound in the desired concentration was dispensed into 60 mm sterile petri-plates. After solidification each plate was seeded with a 5 mm size mycelial disc taken from the periphery of an actively growing virulent culture plate. Plates were incubated in growth chambers at 25° C. temperature and 60% relative humidity for seven days and then the radial growth was measured and compared to that of the untreated control.

Compounds

49
66
69
70
71
73
80
83
91
106

110
112
114
118
119
128
133
145
148
149

150

at 300 ppm gave a minimum of 70% control in these tests when compared to the untreated check which showed extensive disease development.

Example 2: Botrytis cinerea (Gray Mold)

Compounds were dissolved in 0.3% dimethyl sulfoxide and then added to potato dextrose agar medium just prior to dispensing it into petri dishes. 5 mL medium with the compound in the desired concentration was dispensed into 60 mm sterile petri-plates. After solidification each plate was seeded with a 5 mm size mycelial disc taken from the periphery of an actively growing virulent culture plate. Plates were incubated in growth chambers at 22° C. temperature and 90% relative humidity for seven days and then the radial growth was measured and compared to that of the untreated control. Compounds 114 at 300 ppm gave a minimum of 70% control in these tests when compared to the untreated check which showed extensive disease development.

Example 3: