Substituted semi-carbazones and related compounds

Claim 1

A compound of the following formula: ##STR44## each of R 3 and R 4 is independently hydrogen or C 1-8 alkyl; R 5 is hydrogen; C 1-8 alkyl; C 1-8 haloalkyl; C 2-10 alkoxyalkyl; unsubstituted phenyl; phenyl substituted at one to three of the ring carbon atoms with a group selected from C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 haloalkyl, C 1-8 alkoxy, C 1-8 haloalkoxy or halogen; alkali cation; alkali earth cation; ammonium cation, unsubstituted or substituted by a C 1-20 alkyl, di-C 1-20 alkyl, tri-C 1-20 alkyl, tetra-C 1-20 alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-5 alkyl, di(hydroxy-C 1-5 alkyl), tri(hydroxy-C 1-5 alkyl), C 1-5 alkoxy-C 1-5 alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-5 alkoxy-C 1-5 alkyl or C 1-8 alkoxycarbonyl-C 1-5 alkyl group; phosphonium cation; tri-C 1-8 alkylsulfonium cation; tri-C 1-8 alkylsulfoxonium cation; or the group ##STR45## each of R 6 and R 9 is C 1-8 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, phenyl or benzyl; each of R 7 and R 8 is independently hydrogen or C 1-8 alkyl; or R 7 and R 8 are taken together to form a lower alkylene bridge of three to six carbon atoms, optionally including one moiety selected from the group of O, S or NH in the ring; R 10 is the group ##STR46## each of R 11 and R 12 is independently or C 1-8 alkyl or C 2-10 alkoxyalkyl; R 13 is hydrogen or C 1-8 alkyl; Q is oxygen, sulfur or N-R 13 ; W is nitrogen; each of X and X' is independently oxygen or sulfur; and each of Y, Z, Z 1 , Z 2 and Z 3 is independently hydrogen, C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 haloalkyl, C 1-8 alkoxy, C 1-8 haloalkoxy, C 2-8 alkenyloxy, C 2-8 haloalkenyloxy, C 2-8 alkynyloxy, phenyl, phenoxy, C 1-8 alkylthio, hydroxy, halogen, nitro, cyano, amino, C 1-8 alkylamino or dialkylamino.