QUINOLINE, QUINAZOLINE, AND CINNOLINE FUNGICIDES

Compounds of the formula (1) wherein X is CR or N, where R is H, Cl, or CH3; Y is CR min if X is N, and Y is CR min or N if X is CR , where R min is H, Cl, or Br; Z is O, S, SO, SO2, NR , where R is H, (C1-C4) alkyl, or (C1-C4) acyl, or CR R , where R and R are independently H, (C1-C4) acyl, (C1-C4) alkyl, (C1-C4) alkenyl, (C2-C4) alkynyl, CN, or OH, or R and R combine to form a carbocyclic rirg containing four to six carbon atoms; R to R are independently H, OH, NO2, halo, I, (C1-C4) alkyl, (C3-C4) branched alkyl, (C1-C4) alkoxy, halo (C1-C4) alkyl, halo (C1-C4) alkoxy, or halo (C1-C4) alkylthio; or R and R or R and R combine to form a carbocyclic ring containing 4 to 6 carbon atoms; A is (a) a C1-C18 saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon chain, straight chain or branched, optionally including a hetero atom selected from O, S, SO, SO2, or Si, and optionally substituted with halo, halo (C1-C4) alkoxy, hydroxy, or (C1-C4) acyl; (b) (C3-C8) cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl; (c) a phenyl group of the formula (2) wherein R to R are independently H, CN, NO2, OH, halo, I, (C1-C4) alkyl, (C3-C4) branched alkyl, (C2-C4 ) acyl, halo (C1-C4) alkyl, hydroxy (C1-C4) alkyl, (C1-C4) alkoxy, halo (C1-C4) alkoxy, (C1-C4) alkylthio, halo (C1-C4) alkylthio, phenyl, substituted phenyl, phenoxy, substituted phenoxy, phenylthio, substituted phenylthio, phenyl (C1-C4) alkyl, substituted phenyl (C1-C4) alkyl, benzoyl, substituted benzoyl, SiR R R or OSiR R R , where R , R , and R are H, a C1-C6 alkyl group, straight chain or branched, phenyl, or substituted phenyl, provided that at least one of R , R , and R is other than H, or R and R or R and R combine to form a carbocyclic ring, provided that unless all of R to R are H or F, then at least two of R to R are H; (d) a furyl group of formula (3) wherein R is H, halo, halomethyl, CN, NO2, (C1-C4) alkyl, (C3-C4) branched alkyl, phenyl, or (C1-C4) alkoxy, (e) a thienyl group of formula (4) wherein R is H, halo, halomethyl, CN, NO2, (C1-C4) alkyl, (C3-C4) branched alkyl, phenyl, or (C1-C4) alkoxy; (f) a group of formula (5) or (5a) wherein R is H, halo, halomethyl, CN, NO2, (C1-C4) alkyl, (C3-C4) branched alkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, or (C1-C4) alkoxy, and F is N or CH and G is O, NR or CH, provided that either F is N or G is NR , where R is H, (C1-C4) alkyl, (C1-C4) acyl, phenylsulfonyl, or substituted phenylsulfonyl; (g) a group selected from 1-naphthyl, substituted 1-naphthyl, 4-pyrazolyl, 3-methyl-4-pyrazolyl, 1,3-benzodioxolyl, t